Dec 16, 2019
In the third part of our Advent series we looked at the angel's announcement to Joseph in Matthew 1. Jesus entered the world through a situation that would have been scandalous, but God's love has always been scandalous. One modern example of this is the forgiveness of the Amish community following the tragedy in...
Dec 9, 2019
In part two of our Advent series, we looked at how the first Christmas came from a situation that was anything but "perfect." We so often try to have a flawless Christmas - or at least, one that appears to be so. But Christmas is so much more than projecting perfect circumstances, it is about celebrating God's presence...
Dec 2, 2019
On the first Sunday of Advent we began a new series that seeks to refocus Christmas on the message of Jesus. Drawing on Isaiah 9:2, 6-7, we looked at how miracles are not just something God did in the past, but something God desires to do today through us!
We also announced our Christmas Miracle Offering,...
Nov 25, 2019
We concluded the Convergence series in November by continuing in Acts 2 and looking at how the three streams of Sacrament, Scripture, and Spirit are present both in the earliest church and in the life of God's people today. This convergence of biblical and historical streams of worship frames our own approach to worship...
Nov 18, 2019
In part three of the Convergence series we celebrated the gift of the Holy Spirit both in Scripture and in the life of the church. We read and explored the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit is poured out on the early Christians in Jerusalem. We also looked at the the modern day Pentecostal/Charismatic...