Fasting from Injustice
Isaiah 58 is an indictment of those who would embrace religion and spirituality, but not their neighbor. The chapter begins a bit…
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The Shepherds’ Worship
Our worship leaders today are the shepherds who visited the newborn Savior in Luke 2.15-20. Afterwards, they proclaim the good news to…
Read moreForgetting, Rejoicing, and Pressing On
What happens when everything you’ve built your life on falls apart and gets thrown away? If you’re St. Paul, you forget what…
Read moreUnity, Action and Rejoicing
Picking back up in our Philippians sermon series, we’re into chapter 2! Paul begins with a call to unity, extolling virtues like…
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 morePreach, Be Bold and Rejoice
Our second sermon in the Philippians series, this one comes from Philippians 1.12-26. Paul gives a confident interpretation of his circumstances, though…
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 moreOur Common Work
In this new season we read together 1 Corinthians 12.4-7, 1 Thessalonians 4.9-12, and 2 Thessalonians 3.6-13. What is our common work…
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 Ascension
The ascension of Jesus gets overlooked, but it’s a critical story in the drama of salvation and essential to the church’s participation…
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 moreThe 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’…
Read moreHope for Our Community
Paul Militzer shares about his work as Executive Director of the Community Hope Center, and preaches a message of hope from what…
Read moreOn Spiritual Gifts
What were you made for? 1 Corinthians 12.4-11 contains a prominent list of spiritual gifts, which we look at along with lists…
Read moreFeel Deeply, Pray Urgently, Send Powerfully
Our church mourns the loss of Harry, a wonderful 9 year old boy who was part of our church and tragically drowned…
Read moreAn Epic Love Story
The thought of living an epic love story sounds exciting and appealing. But what it actually costs to live a story like…
Read moreAppointed
Acts 14.21-28 gives us a window into how St. Paul established the earliest churches so that they would be healthy and effective….
Read moreWe Were Family All Along
1 Peter 5.5-11 begins by affirming our struggles, our cares and anxieties, our suffering, and even our sense that there’s an enemy…
Read moreWhy Did You Wait?
From John 2.1-11 comes the famous story of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding party. When the new wine comes…
Read moreSee the Good
Chris Malave’s sermon on Philippians 4.4-8, with help from the kids teaching us how to apply St. Paul’s words, “If anything is…
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