Meeting God in Everyday Life: Out of Past toward Coming Futures
Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:1-9 God calls Abram to leave his settled life and journey to a land that can’t be known. Before Abram does anything, God promises new life, new flourishing, and new blessing for all of humanity. The promise … Continue reading →
Meeting God in Everyday Life: Unfolding Creation & Our Story
Genesis 4:1-26 4:1 Now Adam knew is wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. And she said, “I have produced a man with Yahweh’s help!” 2 And again, she gave birth to his brother Abel. Abel was … Continue reading →
Meeting God in Everyday Life: The Breath of God & the Machines of Mankind
Reflecting on and understanding what it means to be a Christian, a Christ Follower, in the age of artificial intelligence. Genesis 2:4-8 & John 20:20-22. How can we be countercultural as a church, in the midst of a technical age … Continue reading →
Meeting God in Everyday Life: Big Creation, Everyday Life, and God
God, Creator of Everything The Bible is a narrative of God and us humans. It shows our grandeur and our brokenness, sin. It shows God’s work to free us from our self-destruction and bring us to share God’s life. But … Continue reading →
Meeting God in Everyday Life: Knowing Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Meeting God in Everyday Life Jesus vividly taught the reality of life and how we live in response to that reality. “Everyday life” is not in contrast with spiritual life. It’s life that knows that everything we experience from ravens … Continue reading →
“Don’t Be Afraid!”
Luke 12:22-34 22 Jesus said to his disciples, “I’m telling you, therefore, refuse to be anxious about life, what you should eat, or about the body, what you should wear. 23 For life itself is something more than food, and … Continue reading →
Advent 5: Advent – Past, Future, Always
On Christmas day, we meditate on the coming of Jesus as the incarnation of God.
Advent 3: God With Us – Just One Small Change
The Surprise and Challenge of “God with Us” Mt gives Jes’ genealogy but incredible birth with challenging choices. What you already know and what God makes possible. What kind of world do we live in? What’s possible? Luke: Mary’s faith. … Continue reading →
Advent 2: The Redemption of Joy
Jason Isbell brings a sermon centered around Joy. Joy as discipline, joy as resistance, and joy as an expression of being fully human.
Advent 1: God Seeking Us
Advent and the Coming of God Advent means ‘arrival,’ coming. It’s a season in the Christian calendar, traditionally focused on Jesus coming into the world, the beginning of the great event, the turning point of history. No one knows Jesus’ … Continue reading →