The sermon this week is the second in our "We Are Different Because..." sermon series. In her sermon, Pastor Melinda explores the pitfalls of favoritism and the importance of living our values.
Sermon: Spirit of Transformation
Our sermon this morning is the first in our "We Are Different Because..." sermon series. Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to explore what happens when the Holy Spirit falls upon the disciples and wonder how the Spirit continues to move through us.
Sermon: A Relationship of Trust
In this week's scripture (Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29), the Apostle Paul is frustrated by the Galatians. Pastor Cara explores what Paul means by the law and what it takes to be in right relationship with God.
Sermon: Separate Tables or a Wider Circle?
In this week's scripture text (Galatians 2:11-21), the Apostle Paul writes of a tense moment he shared with Peter over how non-Jewish followers of Jesus were to be included in the church. Pastor Melinda Giese asks us to consider what this early disagreement, and its eventual resolution, means for us today.
Sermon: Boundary Crossing
In her message, Pastor Cara Scriven explores what happens when Gentiles in the early church receive the Holy Spirit and what we can learn from this story of the promise and our ever expanding understanding of God's Love.
Sermon: Unconditional witnesses
This week, Pastor Melinda Giese explores the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch found in the Book of Acts, chapter 8. She asks us to reflect on whether our witness to the Gospel is a conditional or unconditional one.
Sermon: Strangers Among Us
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Melinda explores what happens when the disciples meet Jesus along the road to Emmaus.
Sermon: The Things that Lead to Peace
In this week's sermon, Pastor Cara Scriven considers the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem and what it has to tell us about the things that lead to peace. This message is part of the "Cultivating and Letting Go" sermon series.