Our scripture reading this week takes us to the central story of God's deliverance of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt (Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8). In her message, Pastor Cara Scriven focuses on an easy to miss element of the story, a reminder for us today as we engage in the important work of liberation that God calls us to.
Sermon: Choose Abundance
In Genesis 37 we encounter a fair amount of family drama. While most siblings can relate to conflict, this story takes it to another level. In her message this week, Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to explore the dysfunctional family tree of Abraham and the science of scarcity.
Sermon: A Future Promise
For many, it's been a challenging year where we have been given some reason to question God's promises to us.
Sermon: Chosen to Love
Beginning a new sermon series entitled "The Wonder of Choice," Pastor Cara Scriven finds meaning for us in the creation story found in Genesis (2:4b-7,15-17,3:1-8). What does the familiar story of humanity's 'fall' tell us about God's boundless love?
Sermon: Unexpected Adundance
This week, Pastor Melinda Giese shares two ways of understanding the miracle of Jesus' feeding of the multitudes (Matthew 14:13-21). She helps us to understand how God can take what we offer – even an empty parking lot – and turn it into a blessing for others.
Sermon: Just Do This One Thing
In this week's sermon, guest preacher, Rev. Dione Corsilles, explores the greatest commandment--to love one another--and how it is lived out in our world today.
Sermon: Get Out of the Boat!
Our guest preacher, Pastor Karen Yokota Love, explores the story of Peter walking on water and what happens when we have the courage to step out of the boat of our faith.
Sermon: A Mountain Meal
In this week's sermon — the final in our 'Virtual Vacations' series —Pastor Cara Scriven takes us into the mountains as we explore how we can practice being in the presence of God in our ordinary lives.