In worship we were reminded that we need to resist trusting in our own strength to be successful. We know that the true success comes from accepting God’s grace and mercy on a daily basis. Our lesson from Hebrew Scripture comes from the prophet Jeremiah as he addressed Israel while they were questioning whether God […]
In worship today we began with the reminder that God’s love is grafted into our hearts, not something that just happens to be there but is part and parcel of who we are. We also remember that our good works are the fruits of our relationship with God. Our Psalmist sang a song that tells […]
As we began our worship we offered the prayer which reminds us that God’s grace gives us the spirit to think and to do the things that are right. But not that we can think and do right on our own, we can only do that by the grace of God in Christ. Our lesson […]
In worship, we were reminded by the collect writer that our continued safety of worship and gathering comes through God’s goodness. Our relationship with Jesus and our attempt to be Jesus’ witness in the world keeps us safe for the long haul. Our Hebrew bible reading was another passage from the prophet Hosea. Hosea served […]
In worship, we were reminded that on our own, separated from God, noting is strong or holy. But when we count on God we live through the temporal things and live eternally with God in heaven. Our Hebrew scripture was taken from the prophet Hosea and God’s command to Hosea to “take a wife of […]
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 […]
Our worship began with the reminder that we have been given two simple commands to be followers of God: to love God and love our neighbor. Our life is supported when we trust the Holy Spirit to lead us into true community. Our Hebrew Scripture from 2nd Kings was the story of Naaman and Elisha. […]
In worship we began by being reminded that Jesus is the cornerstone of the Church and that the apostles (and us) are ones who are called to share witness to God’s grace and offer hope to the hopeless. Our Hebrew scripture reading was the story of Elijah being whisked away to heaven and Elisha receiving […]
In worship, we celebrate the remembrance that God’s love is always present and that we, by our relationship with God, need to revere God and all that God stands for. We need to remember the loving kindness of God on our lives. Our Psalmist sang that a human’s soul craves a relationship with God, and […]
In worship, we took a journey into the incomprehensible world of the Trinity. While we celebrate and profess a belief in the doctrine of the Trinity, we are no closer to understanding what it actually means. Our collect helps us by saying what we can’t, that God’s presence is united and that God’s grace comes […]