This Lent, we’ll enjoy a series called, Garden to Garden. This sermon series will explore how our spiritual practices can nourish our souls and bear fruit for God's Kingdom. During this time, many of us consider the spiritual practice of fasting. But remember, fasting isn't just about going through the motions—it's about aligning our hearts with God's call for justice and righteousness. 

We’re called to remember that we sometimes wander from what God asks of us: to seek justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our Creator. Join us, starting Ash Wednesday and continuing through Easter as we tend to the soil of our hearts and walk alongside our neighbors who thirst for justice and mercy.

Throughout this series, we've journeyed from the prophets' promises of light through the psalms of David, and now we arrive at the mountain where it all began—Moses receiving God's commandments. Moses spent forty days on the mountain with God, just as Jesus would later spend forty days in the wilderness, showing us how Christ fulfills everything the Law and Prophets pointed toward. Before Moses climbed that mountain, he sprinkled the blood of the covenant on God's people, but in Christ, we receive a New Covenant. Join us for this final sermon as we discover how Christ brings forth God's New Creation, making us heirs to every promise God ever made.

Over the past weeks, we've explored what living in God's light truly requires, and now, as we approach Lent, a season traditionally marked by fasting, this passage from Isaiah challenges us to examine our own spiritual practices closely. Do they draw us closer to God and push us toward justice and mercy, or do they make us only look religious on the outside? God cares less about what we give up and more about what we replace it with—acts of justice, compassion for the hurting, and breaking chains of oppression. Join us as we discover that true worship transforms not just our hearts but our actions toward everyone around us.

This week, the sermon will look to Psalm 15 and examine a crucial question: "Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?" The answer might surprise you. While the Old Testament imagined God confined to a tent or temple on a hill, Jesus flipped that picture upside down by descending from the hill to meet people right where they lived—especially those society pushed to the margins. When we recognize Christ's deep compassion and care for all creation, including us, how will we respond? Join us this Sunday back in person (!) as we explore what truly allows us to abide in God's presence.

After three weeks with the prophet Isaiah, we shift to the songs of King David, a man who knew both triumph and failure in his walk with God. David rose from shepherd boy to king, yet his story includes serious mistakes that remind us how easily we lose our way when we take our eyes off God's light. In Psalm 27, David declares a powerful truth that echoes through generations all the way to Jesus: "The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?" Join us as we explore how David's honest song of trust in God's light and salvation resonates directly with our own struggles. We'll see you at worship on Sunday!