Text | Isaiah 55:6-11; Matthew 14:13-21 Focus Verse | Matthew 14:15-17 A few of you have been around recently as some neighbors have stopped in looking for some financial assistance. I’ve watched as you have greeted them with kindness and respect and helped them find their way to my office. I often sit down and…
Ordinary Time
Take Our Bread: Imagine the Multitudes
Text | Isaiah 55:1-6, 12; Matthew 14:13-21 Focus Verse | Matthew 14:13 There’s hope for the hopeless And all those who’ve strayed Come sit at the table Come taste the grace There’s rest for the weary Rest that endures Earth has no sorrow That heaven can’t cure Dave Crowder – “Come as You Are”…
We’re All Here
Text: Romans 8:38-39, Acts 16:22-34 The first thing I want to prayerfully acknowledge this morning is that we are all entering this space from different places. Some of you may be concerned about a family member or friend who you worry are having suicidal thoughts. I know that some of us have lost a loved…
A Nap and a Snack
Text: Psalm 42 and 1 Kings 19:1-15a Blessed are the crazy. Blessed are those who experience feelings of anxiety and are consumed by worry. Blessed are those who have suicidal thoughts. Blessed are those who have survived trauma. Blessed are those are trapped in cycles of addiction. Blessed are the crazy. Blessed. That isn’t the…
Sing! Play! Summer! – How Great Thou Art
Text: Psalm 8 There are moments in our lives when we cannot help but sing our praises to the Creator of the universe. Maybe you’ve felt it standing on the side of a mountain… resting on the sand with your toes in the ocean… quietly sitting on a deer stand in the middle of the…
Sing! Play! Summer! – Lord of the Dance
Text: 2 Samuel 6:14-22 There was a stately, beautiful church on the corner of Main and Broad streets. The members were known for their love and care for one another. On Easter Sunday, the pews were full of folks in their Sunday best, smiling graciously to one another and all of the guests who were…
Sing! Play! Summer! – My Lighthouse
Text: Matthew 14:22-33 For the last couple of weeks it has been so incredibly dry around here. It was such a blessing this morning to wake up around 5am with the sounds of thunder gentle rolling and raindrops hitting the earth. You know… it was in a dark hour like that – during the fourth…
Sing! Play! Summer! – Hymn of Promise / In the Garden
Text: Isaiah 46:8-13 I’m just going to say it out loud… these have been some difficult weeks we have shared together: The loss and grief we have experienced… The pain in the world in the wake of mass shootings and the crisis of migration and climate… The sense of helplessness about being able to do…