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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Our Visitation
Luke 19.41-48 is a story about God’s goodness meeting our stubbornness. The peace and belonging we so desperately need are on offer,…
Read moreThe 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 moreSong on the Margins
The angels’ song in Luke 2.8-14 comes in an unlikely place to some unlikely people. The gospel announcement to the shepherds living…
Read moreA Song in Darkness
Zechariah the priest and his wife Elizabeth knew what it was like to wait. They were yearning with the people of Israel…
Read moreA Song of Revolution
We’re going back to the earliest Christmas songs for our Advent series. Specifically, the songs and worship from the beginning of Luke’s…
Read moreThe Way of Peace
Everyone wants peace, but how can we actually secure peace? A famous line from an ancient Roman writer says, “If you want…
Read moreMary and Martha
Jackie Militzer continues our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves with a look at Jesus’ interactions with two of his beloved friends…
Read moreThe Measure of a Church
What’s the measure of a church? How do you know if a church is healthy, fruitful, and making progress in their calling?…
Read moreReconciliation Is Hope Made Visible
Unity Fellowship joins us again at the Alton Mission for worship this morning. When we get together, we like to call it…
Read moreMission and Worship
We’re starting a new series walking through the Great Commission, which is found in Matthew 28.16-20. Today we zoom in on verse…
Read moreWorshiping the God of Peace
We’re focused on worship during the third week in our series on the church, We Are a New Creation Community. Worship has a way…
Read moreExecution or Coronation
In Mark 15.1-41 we have the familiar scene of Jesus on the cross. Mark is showing us that what seems to be…
Read moreThe True Temple
In Mark 11.12-25 Jesus has made the climb to Jerusalem and now the tension in the story is increasing. Jesus walks straight…
Read moreWhy the Church Needs Prophets
Our summer series Why the Church Needs You continues this week from 1 Corinthians 14.1-25: “Why the Church Needs Prophets.” From distant Old…
Read moreWhy the Church Needs Women in Leadership
The story of Mary and Martha isn’t really about preferring quiet times over kitchen work. It’s about the role of women in…
Read moreHumility Is a Refuge
The sermon from our Palm Sunday service, continuing our series Apathy and the Passion to finish off Lent. Today’s sermon from Luke 19.28-48…
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The Common Meal
Purpose The Common Meal is an opportunity to be the family of God together as we practice hospitality and fellowship tangibly. But…
Read moreAn Outpouring of Worship
Ashley Smiley’s sermon on Luke 7.36-50: “An Outpouring of Worship.”
Read moreFreedom in Worship
Paul sent me this message a couple days ago: As we prepare to move our corporate worship time to Jacoby I am…
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