In worship today we heard the stories both of Palm Sunday and Jesus’ Passion, which will be celebrated again on Thursday. We heard Psalmist’s cry for mercy and protection from God when they felt put upon and forgotten; persecuted by their society. Paul’s letter to the Philippians described the “why” and “what we need to […]
Worship today was the celebration of the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord; otherwise known as the First Sunday after the Epiphany. Themes today included: God showing no partiality toward Gentile or Christian; that God is worthy of our rejoicing; that God’s beloved son is Jesus and that we need to pay attention to […]
In worship today we heard stories of listening as it impacts our faith. Samuel (meaning God has heard) listens to Eli’s counsel to invite God to speak to him (Samuel). We realized that Eli was effective in leading Samuel, almost in spite of his waning faith and awareness of God. Jesus also listened to Nathanael […]