We gathered in worship and were reminded of the new covenant in Christ, the covenant of reconciliation. God’s gift of Christ on the cross serves as a sign of our continuing relationship with God for all eternity. Our Psalmist sang the song that affirms God as our strength and salvation. Because we live there is […]
In worship today we were reminded that, through Jesus’ death human death has been declared powerless. Our death to sin is no more if we live in Christ and modeling our life after Christ. Our Psalmist sang a song that tells us to give thanks to God for God is good. No matter how inconsequential […]
May your journey this Holy Week continue to be blessed by God’s presence as our Lenten reflections become clearer. We gathered in spirit and remembering that wherever “2 or 3 are gathered” in God’s name, God is in the midst of them. Our journey this Maundy Thursday began with the reminder of the power of […]
In worship we were reminded of our connection to God through Jesus on the cross. Our journey through life is sustained by the passion and death of Christ as the means to restore our relationship with God. Our Hebrew scripture was taken from the Prophet Isaiah, the 3rd Servant song. Isaiah reminds us and his […]
In worship, we asked to love what God commands and desire what God promises – to be steadfast in following God’s guidance and passionate about what God calls us to do. Our Psalmist sings a song praising God and how God has delivered the Israelites from their oppression. Because God has been faithful, God’s people […]
In worship today, we opened with the reminder that Jesus is the one that brings true life to the world. Our job and our mission is to live in the world as Christ did and to make the saving grace of God in Christ known. Our psalmist sang a song that tells the world that […]
In worship we gathered to remember our faith journey in this period of Lent. Our first reminder of the counterculture our true nature is came when the collect writers reminded us that we have no personal power to save ourselves. God alone is the source of our salvation. Our Hebrew scripture reading from Exodus was […]
In worship we heard the reminder that’s God’s glory, the way God’s grace shines, is through the mercy we are given. Yet that mercy isn’t without some cost, we have to return from going astray and forgetting God’s unchangeable truth. Our Psalmist sang the song to remind us that God is our light, and if […]
In worship we began with the recitation of the 10 Commandments along with the collect reminding us that the journey of Lent is one which is led and guided by the active participation of the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit’s assistance, we will find a less meaningful experience in our journey. Our lesson from Hebrew […]
Grace to you as we begin our Lenten journey today. We met in the Parish Hall today, partly in recognition of our desire to include more people in our worship. We were invited to the observation of a holy Lent as we gathered. We were reminded that it is the combination of prayer, fasting, study, […]