In worship, we celebrate the revelation of God among all people. We ask for reminders of God’s mercy and pray that God can preserve the people who are church throughout the world, those who trust that God is God. In our Hebrew Scripture from Exodus, we hear the exchange between God and Moses on the […]
In worship we continued our journey with the relationship we have with God and what is required of us. We heard the prayer that we could be united in spirit by the teaching of the prophets who have preceded us. We are also reminded that the church brings support for our lives both inside and […]
In worship, we are reminded that everything we need (not want) is known to God. Yet, even when we ask for the wrong things, God provides what we need not what we ask for or what we merit. In our reading from Hebrew Scripture from Amos God serves a reminder that there has been abundance […]
In worship we celebrated the Baptism of our Lord, the first Sunday after the Epiphany. We heard the call to remember that all who are baptized in Jesus’ name are part of the same family. And all who are family have the benefits of community. Our Hebrew scripture lesson from the prophet Isaiah painted a […]
In worship we are reminded that the saints in our midst are a model of God’s love and mercy. Our collect writer paints the picture of a Christian community as one that shares communion and fellowship as a reminder of our part of the greater body of Christ. We are joined to build ourselves into […]
Today’s sermon – I think what I preached got lost in the translation from concept to spoken word. But that doesn’t change the truth of God’s word in scripture. Our worship began with a call for restoration of humanity to full relationship with God. The prophet Jeremiah reminds us that we should sing out with […]
In worship, we heard about Solomon’s dedication of the temple and Paul’s encouragement to prepare for the work of God in the world. In our gospel reading we heard the conclusion of Jesus’ parables about being the bread of life. Jesus challenged his time to live a changed life and to do the hard work […]