Acts 9:1-19; John 21:15-19 PRAYER: God of grace and second chances, we all have gone down paths that have informed our lives in some way, shape, or form. Enable us to recognize those moments, those experiences as ways to draw closer to you and others, that...
Sermons
What Is a Purpose?
Matthew 5:13-16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GprBSKcWOes&t=136s PRAYER: God of salt and light, be among us today as we seek to explore the purpose you have for us. Enable us to hear your calling that we, as a church, may strive to live into that purpose, that...
Why Am I Here
John 3:1-9 PRAYER: God of purpose, be among us today as we ask the big questions. Be among us as we seek answers about – of all things – our purpose. Fill our hearts and minds with words of affirmation… with words that fill us...
Get Up
Mark 5:21-43
PRAYER: God of healing, open our hearts and minds to the possibilities that exist when we turn to you. Bring us the strength and the wisdom to feel your hand guiding us, moving us toward blessings that we may not even know that we need. Be among us today, and...
God Provides the Growth
Mark 4:26-34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIXkmameUtI PRAYER: God of creation, we often struggle to figure out all the answers, to strategize, to plan, to build a church that will grow. But we so often forget that it is not through our efforts, but yours. Make us a trusting...
The Spirit Says ‘YES’. So Should We!
Mark 3:20-35
PRAYER: God of encouragement, sometimes the easiest thing in the world is to convince ourselves of our own inability. But you tell us a different story. You inject life into us; you provide us with a hope that we sometimes struggle to see. Strengthen us today that we...
God’s Expanding Love
Mark 2:23-3:6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgUG4SRGcO8 PRAYER: God of grace and mercy, tend the ground of our souls that the love that grows from it may flourish and bloom. Expand our hearts and minds to see the world around us with fresh vision and newfound hope. May...
Prioritizing Our Faith
Romans 8:12-17 & John 3:1-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NNnbvVaNY PRAYER: O God, our heavenly parent, teach us today how to prioritize your love above all else. Jesus, our Savior, remind us of your teachings in how you demonstrated God’s love as an example for us all to follow. Holy...
If We Knew Then…
Acts 2:1-21
PRAYER: Holy one, we come ready to receive anew the gifts of your spirit that will give us vision to form and reform ourselves as a people of Pentecost. Come through this place and light our hearts on fire that we may proclaim and demonstrate God’s love to the...
We Share Christ
John 17:6-19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UItgnyjxAA PRAYER: Jesus, throughout your time on this earth, you taught us about love, about empathy, about proclaiming and demonstrating God’s unyielding love for others. Teach us once again of your ways, and inspire us in our lives...