Can we discern the true essence of our existence in the midst of our possessions? Join us this week as we delve into the Parable of the Rich Fool from Luke 12:13-31, where a man's quest for material wealth intersects with Jesus' timeless teachings. The familiar prayer, "Give us this day our daily bread," takes on a profound significance, challenging us to consider its layers of meaning in our spiritual and practical journey. Be part of this exploration as we unravel the connection between our relationship with God, the pursuit of wealth, and the call to be rich toward God in a world often marked by greed.
Join us this Sunday with Rev. Val Stewart's sermon, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread."
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What significance is hidden within the simple plea, 'Give us This Day Our Daily Bread'? In a world enamored with material abundance, we'll unravel the parable of the rich fool and Jesus' warning against the pitfalls of greed. Explore the intricate connections between seeking God's daily provision, cultivating gratitude, and living a life of purpose.
Join us this Sunday with Dr. Kevin Tully's sermon, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread."
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Jesus' disciples pose a big question: who ranks greatest in the kingdom? He doesn't point to himself or to God the Father. Instead, Jesus calls a small child into the middle of the room and says whoever humbles themselves like this child becomes greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Loving these kids well starts with empathy, not lessons; we have to feel what they feel before we teach them anything.
This Children's Sabbath, a day set aside to honor and care for our children, we remember our role as stewards of a faith handed down to us. We owe the same gift to every child still to come.
Picture your worshipping community for a second. Most of us picture one room, one hour, the same familiar faces in the same familiar seats. Paul writes to Philemon from prison, begging him to welcome Onesimus home as he'd welcome Paul himself. Miles apart, they still belonged to the same family in Christ. On World Communion Sunday, we remember that our table connects us to believers past our own sanctuary walls. Come Oct. 4 and pull up a seat at that same table — it reaches farther than these walls ever could.
This Sunday is our final sermon in our Jonah series. In our story timeline, Nineveh gets spared, and Jonah wants no part of celebrating it. His anger exposes the real issue: Jonah can't stomach a God who forgives people he's already decided don't deserve it. Most of us carry a version of Jonah's list — people or groups we've quietly written off as beyond grace. God never argues Jonah out of his anger; God keeps asking questions until Jonah faces why he still holds onto it. Will we be able to celebrate God's mercy, even when we don't agree?
This Sunday, we continue with week 3 of our Jonah series. Jonah finally obeys God, but only just — he delivers a five-word warning and immediately turns to leave Nineveh. Somehow that half-hearted sermon works: the entire city repents, and the king orders sackcloth and fasting for people and livestock alike.
God's mercy clearly doesn't depend on how enthusiastically Jonah shows up, which raises an uncomfortable question for the rest of us. How often does grace work despite us, rather than because of anything we did right?
Come reflect with us, Sunday at 8:30, 11:00, or 11:15 am. See you there!
Last week, Jonah's story took a turn — swallowed whole after asking to be thrown overboard. This week, from inside the fish, he prays a psalm of thanksgiving instead of the death he asked for. He remembers God in the depths and rejects the idols around him (Jonah 2:6-9). The fish spits him out, and God asks him to do the one thing he already refused. Join us Sunday for a new take on an old story.
Our new sermon series opens with a challenge: do you really know the stories you THINK you know? The story we are "diving" into is the story of Jonah and the Big Fish.
Jonah runs the moment God calls him. God tells him to preach repentance in Nineveh, the capital of Israel's fiercest enemy, and Jonah bolts for a ship heading the opposite direction. A storm nearly sinks the whole crew, and desperate sailors cast lots to find the cause — landing squarely on Jonah. Jonah asks the sailors to throw him overboard, expecting death, and a great fish swallows him instead. But that's not the end of the story...
