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, […]
As we gathered to signal the last Sunday after the Epiphany, we prayed that we would recognize God’s presence as the light of our salvation and that we could be strengthened to stay the course that lies ahead. The Psalmist sang a song of the power of God and how we are responsible for proclaiming […]
In worship, today was a day where we are reminded that love is the centerpiece of all that we are as a community of faith. That without love, nothing we do is a real worth. Our ability to reflect God’s love is what makes us different and inviting. Our Hebrew Scripture was taken from the […]
The 6th Sunday after The Epiphany gives us the reminder that God is our strength when we trust in God’s providence. Likewise, without God’s strength we are unable to do or want to do things that please God. It is through God’s grace that we thrive. Our Psalmist sang to remind us that the wicked […]
As we continue our worship journey in the Epiphany season, we were reminded today that God rules all creation and that God answers the prayers of those who call on God. Our purpose in our prayers is to find wholeness in God’s presence through our petition. Our Psalmist tells us that the Lord is our […]