Category: Sunday Messages
Lessons and Carols
Worship, Dec 22
VIDEO. This Sunday, listen as Pastor Harry discusses how the voice of the prophet Micah rises today amid our lessons and carols assuring us that war need not have the last word, that the zip code for peace is Bethlehem. What in the world is God doing there? The scripture for the day is Micah 5:2-5a.Read more
Advent Joy
Worship, Dec 15, 8:30 & 11 am
VIDEO. This Sunday, at our 11:00 service, our Chancel Choir and eSSO presents Gerald Finzi’s In terra pax, op.39, Christmas Scene. Scripture for the day is Zephaniah 3:14-20. At the 8:30 service, Pastor Harry gives a Sunday message on the scripture.Read more
Behold, I am sending my messenger
Worship Dec 8, 8:30am & 11am
VIDEO. Four hundred years after Malachi, John the Baptist picks up on his message and prepares the way for Jesus. Why Malachi and why now? This Sunday, Pastor Harry continues our look at the prophets with Malachi 3:1-4.Read more
The Days are Surely Coming
Worship, Dec 1, 10am
VIDEO. During Advent we will be hearing from the prophets Jeremiah, Malachi, Zephaniah, and Micah. They don’t always say what we want to hear but we need to hear what they have to say. This Sunday, Pastor Harry starts with Jeremiah 33:14-16. Join us at 10am in the sanctuary or via livestream.Read more
Pilate’s Fifth Question
Worship, Nov 24, 8:30& 11am
VIDEO. Pilate’s fifth question posed to Jesus holds major implications for us today. Pastor Harry invites you to come and find out what it is and how the Gospel writer John answers it. Listen to the livestream video to see the sermon. Read more
Turn the Other Cheek Also
Worship, Nov 17, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. Rev. Carolyn Raar leads us in looking at scripture Matthew 5:38-48. How did the hearers of the sermon on the mount understand Jesus’ teaching to “turn the other cheek” in their day How do we apply that teaching to our lives today? Bruce Goslin leads the 8:30 service.
A New Heaven and a New Earth
Worship, Nov 10, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. Pledge Sunday. Election aftermath. Imagining the future of the church and the world. Here in the second to last chapter of the Bible (Revelation 21:1-6a), we see the culmination of what God sees and hopes for the world. Pastor Harry asks us, What do you see and what are your hopes?Read more
Under God’s Wings
Worship, Oct 27, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. In times of uncertainty, anxiety and instability what wisdom does ancient scriptures have to offer us, our church and our nation? Pastor Andrew looks to Psalm 91 to help us find the answer.Read more
Give a Voice to the Voiceless
Worship, Sep 29, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. Jesus cleanses the temple a few days before he was crucified (Mark 11:15-19). It was not a temper tantrum but a carefully planned demonstration. Pastor Harry asks us to explore: What is he doing here, why did he do it, and what might it mean for us today?Read morePage 8 of 15