The 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…
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Job and Lazarus
Rachel Tyrrell preaches on the goodness of God by weaving together the stories of Job and Lazarus. In the hardships we face…
Read moreThe Conversion of St. Peter
In Acts 10 we read what is often referred to as the conversion of Cornelius, a Roman centurion who as a Gentile…
Read moreThe Wedding at Cana
Early on in John’s Gospel (2.1-11) Jesus and his disciples attend a wedding feast where the wine has run out. The stage…
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 Binding of Isaac
Years after God promised Abraham a son, Isaac was finally born. Abraham’s journey of faith was just beginning, though. God told Abraham…
Read moreCreation
We jump into the story of creation today from Hebrews 11.3 and Psalm 8. It’s common to wedge the Bible’s creation stories…
Read moreThe Exodus
The Exodus is God’s foundational act of salvation and liberation in the Hebrew scriptures. Starting from Stephen’s retelling of the story in…
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…
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This is the beginning of a summer series called The Stories We Tell Ourselves that will take us through some of the foundational stories…
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 moreGet Moving
The next sermon in our series A Story Worth Living comes from Mark 10.35-52. We have contrasting stories of disciples who brought their…
Read moreWhat’s Your Character?
We’re working with a definition of story from Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: “A character who wants something…
Read moreA Story Worth Living
Today we begin a new summer series on the power of our stories with a look at one 1 Thessalonians 1. The…
Read moreThe Mercy You Give, The Mercy You Get
Jesus is straightforward in Matthew 5.7: “Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.” Can mercy from God really be…
Read moreHow God Doesn’t Love Us (And How God Does)
1 John 3.1-3 is one of the most prominent scriptures where our identity as dearly loved children of God is established. But…
Read moreSigns Pointing to Redemption
Javi Malave preaches this morning from Genesis 9.8-17, the story of Noah. How do we engage personally and honestly with a story…
Read moreThe Year Begins with Yearning
Advent begins the Christian year in a time of increasing darkness. Our year begins not with the glittering parties of New Year’s…
Read moreHealing for Those Who Can’t Straighten Up
From Luke 13.10-21 comes the story of a woman bent over and unable to straighten up for 18 long years. While Jesus…
Read moreTaking a Leap of Faith
Tammy Iskarous comes to preach this morning on Exodus 14, in which God makes a way out of no way. Can we…
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