As we explore the story of Jacob from the book of Genesis, Pastor Cara Scriven will help us to wonder why Jacob was chosen to be blessed by God and what this story can teach us today.
Blessings in Failures
Our Scripture text today from Genesis (Chapter 22) is a graphic text about child sacrifice often interpreted as a test of faith. In her sermon, Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to explore this text, examining God and Abraham's actions as well as where blessings can be found in this tragic story.
Sermon: Boundary Blessings
This week we begin a new sermon series titled "Blessings." Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to explore the first chapter of Genesis asking us to wonder what blessings God's actions in creation might reveal for us.
Sermon: Where do we go from here?
In the final installment of our sermon series, "I've Been Meaning to Ask," we explore the Book of Ruth while engaging the question, where do we go from here? Pastor Melinda Giese will ask us to wonder what connections will be born from our collective experience of this pandemic.
Sermon: What Do You Need?
This week we explore the question, What do you need?, from the perspective of Job. Pastor Melinda Giese will help us wonder about the importance of shared vulnerability and a God who meets us in our pain.
Sermon: Where Does It Hurt?
In the second sermon in our "I've Been Meaning to Ask" series, Pastor Cara Scriven leads us in asking the question "Where Does It Hurt?" Together, we explore this question through two healing stories found in the Gospel of Mark and Jesus' response to the pain each person expresses.
Sermon: Where Are You From
This week we begin a new sermon series called "I've been meaning to ask..." where we explore questions that help us go deeper in our thinking and conversations. Today, Pastor Cara Scriven invites us to consider the question, "Where are you from?" through the lens of the book of Genesis.
Sermon: A New Heaven and a New Earth
In the last sermon in our series on the Book of Revelation, Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to explore this vision of a new heaven and new earth and what it means for us today.