Arise, Shine: for your light has come.

January 6, 2019 Isaiah 60:1–6Ephesians 3:1–12Matthew 2:1–12 Sometimes people truly miss the light altogether. Maybe the light is so bright in their darkness, they choose to run or turn away. They sit in darkness, and dwell. The darkness is what they have known and they refuse to see the light. Sometimes, they dwell so long … [Read more…]

Love and Forgiveness

December 30th, 2019 1 Samuel 2:18–20, 26Colossians 3:12–17Luke 2:41–52

The Gift

Christmas Eve Worship 2018Isaiah 9:2–7Titus 2:11–14Luke 2:1–20

Come as children

Sunday, September 23, 2018 | After Pentecost Proper 20 Year B  Old Testament  Jeremiah 11:18–20 New Testament James 3:13–4:3, 4:7–8a Gospel Mark 9:30–37  Revised Common Lectionary (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2009).

It’s about a loving response

August 26th 2018 Psalm 14Isaiah 29:11-19Ephesians 5:22-33Mark 7:1-13

God is Bigger than the Boogey Man (Satan)

Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17  

God’s in charge!

Palm Sunday 2018 Isaiah 50:4-9a Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 15:1-47

It Takes not One, but Many

Sunday, February 4, 2018 | Epiphany Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Year B Old Testament Isaiah 40:21–31 New Testament 1 Corinthians 9:16–23 Gospel Mark 1:29–39  

Who needs the Kingdom of God

Sunday, January 28, 2018 | Epiphany Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Year B Gospel Mark 1:21–28 Jesus starts his ministry with four fishermen and he takes his ministry to the neediest. The neediest are the ones that can see the kingdom of God, most readily. It is easier to see what you need, when you … [Read more…]

Baptized into the Spirit

Sunday, January 7, 2018 | Epiphany Baptism of the Lord First Sunday After the Epiphany Year B Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 Click here for an audio only version. Doubtless in Paul’s mind they were not re-baptized but baptized into Christ once and for all. John himself, pointed to beyond himself, to Jesus and … [Read more…]