On All Saints Sunday, we reflected on the Beatitudes from Luke 6:20-31. April Karli explores Jesus’s teaching on being blessed. “Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now, … Read More
April Karli helps us see what the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14) can teach us about God’s mercy. He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax … Read More
Reflecting of the story known as “The Persistent Widow” from Luke 18:1-8, Chris Morton delves into the question “How do we pray and never give up. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor … Read More
The text this week was Luke 17:11-19.April discussed the story of Jesus healing the 10 lepers and the relationship between gratitude and faith. Quotes from this week’s sermon: “This rhythm of faith and gratitude simply is what being a Christian in the first century, or twenty-first century is all about.” – N.T. Wright, Luke for Everyone “God wants to redeem it … Read More
Pastor April teaches on the gift of lament. The text was the Lectionary Old Testament reading for Sunday, October 6 — Lamentions 1:1-6 & 3:19-26. Quotes included in this week’s sermon: “In the American Christian narrative, the stories of the dominant culture are placed front and center while stories from the margins are often ignored. As we rush toward a … Read More
The text was 1 Timothy 6:6-19.This week our kids, elementary aged and older, joined us for the sermon. We looked at how the love of money and the pursuit of wealth can lead us down a destructive path and spent time imagining what God’s invitation to take hold of true life looks like.