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…
Read moreIsaiah 58 is an indictment of those who would embrace religion and spirituality, but not their neighbor. The chapter begins a bit…
Read moreLuke 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 moreOur worship leaders today are the shepherds who visited the newborn Savior in Luke 2.15-20. Afterwards, they proclaim the good news to…
Read moreThe angels’ song in Luke 2.8-14 comes in an unlikely place to some unlikely people. The gospel announcement to the shepherds living…
Read moreZechariah the priest and his wife Elizabeth knew what it was like to wait. They were yearning with the people of Israel…
Read moreWe’re going back to the earliest Christmas songs for our Advent series. Specifically, the songs and worship from the beginning of Luke’s…
Read moreEveryone wants peace, but how can we actually secure peace? A famous line from an ancient Roman writer says, “If you want…
Read moreJackie Militzer continues our series The Stories We Tell Ourselves with a look at Jesus’ interactions with two of his beloved friends…
Read moreWhat’s the measure of a church? How do you know if a church is healthy, fruitful, and making progress in their calling?…
Read moreUnity Fellowship joins us again at the Alton Mission for worship this morning. When we get together, we like to call it…
Read moreWe’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 moreWe’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 moreIn Mark 15.1-41 we have the familiar scene of Jesus on the cross. Mark is showing us that what seems to be…
Read moreIn Mark 11.12-25 Jesus has made the climb to Jerusalem and now the tension in the story is increasing. Jesus walks straight…
Read moreOur 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 moreThe story of Mary and Martha isn’t really about preferring quiet times over kitchen work. It’s about the role of women in…
Read moreThe 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…
Read morePurpose The Common Meal is an opportunity to be the family of God together as we practice hospitality and fellowship tangibly. But…
Read morePaul 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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