Text: Acts 8: 4-6, 9-10, 12-13, 15-24; 26-27, 29-31, 34-39 Last week, the Jerusalem community of disciples was shaken when Stephen, one of the first deacons, was killed for his beliefs. The church scattered and one of those deacons, Philip, found himself in Samaria, preaching Christ. That moment of tragedy and the threat of persecution…
Ordinary Time
Go. Do. Teach
Acts 6:8-15, 7:51-8:3 A father was trying to teach his three sons to do their fair share of the house cleaning. The first place that he started was the bathroom. Dad crammed the three boys into the room and proceeded to clean the toilet in front of them. Alright, I’ve showed them, the father…
Real Church is Messy
Acts 5:1-11, 6:1-7 This summer, as we study together through the book of Acts, I wish that we could talk about every single verse… but we simply don’t have time. So I hope that you are checking out our daily video devotion – which can be found on our facebook page OR on our church…
The Wise and the Lazy
Text: Matthew 25 This morning in worship, we are actually covering the three discussions of the Kingdom of Heaven we find in Matthew chapter 25. The ten bridesmaids. The valuable coins. And the sheep and the goats. So often when we look at these stories, we examine them in isolation. We look at them one…
A Feast of Terror and Abundance
Text: Matthew 22:1-14; Isaiah 25:1-10 So, all month long in our daily devotions we are focusing on where the Kingdom of Heaven shows up in the gospel of Matthew. What we discover is an awful lot about how we should live right here and right now. The Sermon on the Mount is filled with ethical…
To Whom does the Kingdom Belong?
Text: Matthew 5:1-12 A month or so, one of you asked me a pretty simple and yet very difficult question: Why don’t we talk more about heaven? One reason is there is simply a lot we don’t know about the life that awaits us. We have a lot of metaphor and imagery in our scripture…
Rejoice With Me!
Text: Psalm 98: 7-9, Luke 15:3-6, 8-9, 11-13, 20, 24, 28, 31 Every year, our congregation has a charge conference. It is our annual meeting to elect leadership, set goals for the future, care for those called into ministry, and more. And it’s happening in just one week! Next Sunday, November 1, we will have…
Symphony of Creation
Text: Psalm 98:4-6, Genesis 1-2, selected verses Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; Break forth into joyous song and sing praises. Can you hear the earth, the planet, the creation beneath and around us is bursting forth in song? Do you hear the praise in the rustle of the wind in…