Category: Sunday Messages
Message by Diana Butler Bass
Worship, Mar 3
VIDEO. We warmly welcomed Dr. Bass to deliver our message this Sunday. She preached on John 12:1-11. View the video to hear this inspiring preacher and one of America’s most trusted commentators on religion and contemporary spirituality, as she concluded her visit with us this weekend.Read more
The Most Radical, Political, and Revolutionary Words Ever Uttered
Worship, Feb 25
VIDEO. John Dear writes that everything in the Sermon on the Mount leads up to this verse (Matthew 5:43-48); indeed, so does everything in the Bible. For the past seventeen hundred years we have done our best to pretend Jesus never said them. But what if we actually tried to live them out?Read more
The Emotional Life of Nonviolence
Worship, Feb 18
VIDEO. Nonviolence and peace are nice words, but can they really tackle the monumental challenges before us in a world that announces war and produces violence every day? Jesus thinks so and shows us how. Our scripture for the day is Matthew 5:21-26.Read more
Focus, Everyone
Worship, Feb 11
VIDEO. In Mark 9:2-9, Peter is outdoing even himself by proposing that they all live in this transfiguration glory on the mountaintop. Jesus has other plans and reminds us that we focus on his vision, not our own.Read more
The Gospel of Peace
Worship, Feb 4
VIDEO. We welcomed Father John Dear, longtime peace activist, author, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, who worshiped with us and delivered the message at our service on February 4th at 10am. His message focused on the theme of his newest book, The Gospel of Peace, which he will also talked more about after our lunch together.Read more
Jesus Goes to Galilee
Worship, Jan 14, 8:30 & 11 am
VIDEO. Jesus decides to go to Galilee where people begin to wonder who he is and what he’s doing here. Ever wonder that yourself? Then come and see what all the fuss is about. Our scripture for the day is John 1:43-51. Read more
Spirit Descending
Worship, Jan 7, 10am
VIDEO. Remember your baptism? Most of us don't, so Pastor Harry asks us to come this Sunday for a Renewal of Baptism and learn why baptism is such a big deal. It really is! Scripture for the day is Mark 1:4-11.Read more
Go Back and Get It
Watch Service, Dec 31
VIDEO. Sankofa is a phrase that encourages learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb. Songs by Toni Morgan and a message by Madeleine Wright urge us to do just that.Read more
In Those Days
Worship, Dec 24
VIDEO. We know well the beginning of the Christmas story, “In those days . . .” But what do we do with this beloved story “in these days” of unrest, conflict, war, and fear? Let’s ask the shepherds in the fields. The scripture for this Christmas Eve worship is Luke 2:1-14.
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