The First Day of New Creation
Happy Easter! We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus today, paying special attention to the account from the Gospel of John 20.1-31. Jesus’…
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Forgive Each Other
Today we consider one of the most basic–as well as one of the hardest–disciplines to practice in community: forgiveness. We look at…
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What were you made for? 1 Corinthians 12.4-11 contains a prominent list of spiritual gifts, which we look at along with lists…
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What are the qualities of a good church? If you only had time to mention a few, what would make your list?…
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1 Corinthians 15.1-11 gives one of the earliest confessional statements in the church, which Paul passed on to the Corinthian church he…
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Continuing through the Great Commission (Matthew 28.16-20), we come to the phrase, “Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” For…
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Baptism was commanded by Jesus in the Great Commission, but why? What does baptism have to do with the gospel? Today we…
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We close our “We Are a New Creation Community” series with a membership service on Pentecost. Acts 1.1-14 and 2.1-6 recount the…
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Today we listen to a whole chapter of scripture: 1 Corinthians 12. St. Paul is explaining the way spiritual gifts work and…
Read moreKids in the Kingdom
Christie Malave preaches from Galatians 5.22-23 to help refocus our community on the purpose and goal of discipling children in our midst….
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The story of Mary and Martha isn’t really about preferring quiet times over kitchen work. It’s about the role of women in…
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Second sermon in our series Everyday Resurrection during Easter season. Today’s text is Ezekiel 37.1-14, paired with John 20.19-23 a bit later in…
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Life in the Spirit of Holiness
Peter Hough’s sermon on Romans 8.1-17: “Life in the Spirit of Holiness.”
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Peter Hough’s sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5.12-24: “The Spirit of Holiness.”
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