Sunday morning worship services in our sanctuary are livestreamed (10:00 on first Sundays of the month and 11:00 on other Sundays). See our Livestreams page for the links to the most recent and upcoming offerings. The livestream recordings are available during the week and then the message portion is pulled out and presented below.
Recent Messages
Living in Light of Eternity
Worship, May 17, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This Sunday, Pastor Ashley concludes our Eastertide sermon series titled Living as Easter People. As we struggle to remain faithful in these times, we’ll look to the final chapters of 1 Peter which remind us that God has called us to eternal glory in Christ and which encourage us to be guided by a longer view of time and live with God’s end in mind.
Living as Ones Who Bless
Worship, May 10, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This Sunday, Pastor Ashley continues our Eastertide sermon series titled Living as Easter People. This Sunday’s message challenges us to live as ones who bless. The scriptures for the day are Psalm 34:11-22 and 1 Peter 3:8-22. The 8:30 service is in Pope Hall and the 11:00 service is in the sanctuary and via livestream.
Embodiment: Earth Day Edition
Worship, Apr 19, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. In this dynamic dialogical sermon, Pastor Andrew and L.V. West engage in a conversation about what does it mean to embody our faith today as Christians in America. Journey with these two law school classmates as they discuss what these texts mean for our spirituality, work, witness Earth Day, and social justice. The scriptures for the day are Genesis 2:4-7 and Ezekiel 3:1-11.
Easter Faith, Easter Doubt
Worship, Apr 12, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This Sunday morning Pastor Ashley leads us in two worship services. The MorningSong service is held in Pope Hall at 8:30, and the traditional service is held at 11:00 in the sanctuary. Scriptures for the day are 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31 (the story of Doubting Thomas). The 11:00 service is also available via livestream.
Traditional Easter Service
Worship, Apr 5, 11:00am
VIDEO. On Easter morning, Pastor Ashley leads us in a traditional Easter worship service with her message, “Who are you looking for?” The service features joyous Easter hymns, organ, trumpet, and choir. The scriptures for the service are Isaiah 25:6-9 and John 20:1-18. Join us at 11am in the sanctuary or via livestream.
Will We Go After Him
Worship, Mar 29, 9:45am
VIDEO. On Palm Sunday, Pastor Andrew illuminates this famous biblical text of Jesus entry into Jerusalem (John 12:12-19) by calling us to reflect on the remarkable love and relationship God desires of us. Through humor and having the mind of a child, Reverend Black challenges us to see what is hidden in plain sight and core to the Christian faith. This week’s sermon will be transformative for adults and children alike.
True Allegiance
Worship, Mar 22, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. As we dig into a tense exchange between Jesus and some of Jerusalem’s elite leaders around the question of paying taxes, we’ll ask ourselves what it might mean to “give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s,” where our true or ultimate allegiance lies, and how we navigate making hard choices as we seek to live faithfully within the realities of a complex and messy world.
On Good Shepherds and THE Good Shepherd
Worship, Mar 15, 8:30 & 11am
VIDEO. This Sunday, as we commission FPC Santa Fe’s Pastor Nominating Committee, we’ll consider the characteristics of good shepherds versus bad shepherds as well as our own responsibility as “sheep” to listen for, discern, and follow the voice of THE Good Shepherd. The scriptures for the day are Ezekiel 34:1-10 and John 10:1-18. Join Pastor Ashley at 8:30 in Pope Hall and at 11:00 in the sanctuary or via livestream.
A Transformative Disruption
Worship, Mar 8, 8:30 &11am
VIDEO. Just how inclusive and expansive is God’s mercy and mission? This Sunday, Pastor Ashley will explore with us what a Canaanite woman’s “disruptive” encounter with Jesus and faithful persistence on behalf of her suffering daughter reveals about the expansive and transformative nature of God’s mercy and mission.
Upside-down Blessings for an Upside-down Kin(g)dom
Worship, Mar 1, 10am
VIDEO. This Sunday, as we look at Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain in Luke’s Gospel, Pastor Ashley has us consider anew the radical love Jesus calls us to exercise as well as Jesus’ “upside-down” blessings for the “upside-down” kin(g)dom of God that Jesus continually invites us to live into.
Remaining Rooted in the Wilderness
Worship, Feb 22, 10am
VIDEO. Moving through the season of Lent can be its own wilderness journey, but this Lenten season is not the only “wilderness time” we are facing. As we begin the Lenten season, as well as our time with Pastor Ashley as our Transitional Pastor, she explores with us what Jesus’ responses to his temptations in the wilderness may have to say to us about remaining rooted in the wilderness that is this transitional season of this congregation’s—as well as our wider country’s—life.
A Time to Be Attentive
Worship, Feb 15, 8:30& 11am
VIDEO. We are swamped by radical changes in the world around us and are faced with transitions in the life of our congregation. This Sunday, the Rev. Jim Brown calls to our attention to the Second Letter of Peter which advises that “you will do well to be attentive to the prophetic message of God’s own glory and goodness.”
Sunday Messages Archive
Past messages may be found on our Youtube channel. See the following playlists:
- Sunday Messages 2025
- Sunday Messages 2024
- Sunday Messages 2023
- Sunday Messages 2022
- Sunday Messages, July -December 2021
During the pandemic, in lieu of our regular Sunday services, we offered video recordings each Sunday. Also, we offered these recordings of our Celtic EvenSong service on Wednesday nights. You can see these services on our our Youtube channel: