Restoration Is the Goal
Our Lent series on forgiveness jumps to the end goal of forgiveness, which is the restoration of God’s good. We heed St….
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Learning Forgiveness
For Lent this year we’re studying forgiveness: Forgiveness from God, forgiveness with one another, giving and receiving. Today we introduce the series…
Read moreFasting from Injustice
Isaiah 58 is an indictment of those who would embrace religion and spirituality, but not their neighbor. The chapter begins a bit…
Read moreMission, Courage and Suffering
St. Paul writes from prison that his readers should live worthy of the gospel. What does this mean? Is it only about…
Read moreGrace, Peace and Affection
The beginning of our new fall sermon series on Philippians. Today we focus on Paul’s greeting and opening prayer (1.1-11). While grace…
Read moreThe Apostle in Athens
When St. Paul was suddenly dropped off in Athens unattended, he explored the city and took note of what he saw. He…
Read moreThe Feeding of the Five Thousand
Continuing in our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves today we look at the one miracle story that appears in all four Gospels:…
Read moreThe Crucifixion
We’re continuing our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves, in which we survey stories from scripture that show us who God is, who…
Read moreDo You Love Me?
We call it The Unity Mission when Unity Fellowship Church and The Alton Mission gather together for worship. The fruit is a…
Read moreKing of Everyone
Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on what we now call Palm Sunday signaled that the promised Messiah had come to do exactly…
Read moreBear Each Other’s Burdens
Concluding our Build Each Other Up series, we talk today about being a community of people who help one another responsibly. We read…
Read moreBear with One Another
Creating a healthy community often comes down to graciously helping others with their burdens. Bearing with one another isn’t smiling and pretending…
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After introducing our Building Up and Tearing Down series last week, today we examine the first and most central “one another” in…
Read moreBuilding Up and Tearing Down
First week in our new series on Christian community called Build Each Other Up. After a demonstration with the kids on how…
Read moreGetting Ready for the King
Our Advent Series titled Advent of the King and His Kingdom continues with a second look at John the Baptist. We find him…
Read moreThe Way of Salvation
Paul tells Titus to teach about the grace that trains us. Titus 2.11-15 is a window into a more complete picture of…
Read moreTedious Healing
Isaiah 25.4-9 contains the promise that God will wipe away every tear from every eye. What if that happens not in one…
Read moreMarch On, My Soul; Be Strong
This sermon comes from our combined worship with Unity Fellowship Church on their church anniversary Jubilee service. We hear the song of…
Read moreLove Versus Division
Intern extraordinaire Jed Moody preaches from Ruth 1.6-19, a story in which genuine love overcomes traditional divisions and borders. Blending Ruth’s example…
Read morePray for Rain
“Everything is meaningless” doesn’t sound like good news. In Ecclesiastes 1.2-11 we get a sense of the tiresome, circular nature of the…
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