Events for May 30 - May 3

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am -- We Make a Place for Everyone! What Does This Mean? “What does this mean?” the devout ask (Acts 2:12). For those gathered in that house, the event meant the birth of sudden, surprising, unmerited new life. Filled with the Holy Spirit, they burst from the house with a [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am -- We Make a Place for Everyone! Drawn into Relationship, Guided into Truth The doctrine of the Trinity invites us to consider how a God constituted by relationship—the Father with the Son, the Son with the Spirit, the Spirit with the Father—draws us into that relationship with God [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am -- We Make a Place for Everyone! Proclaiming How Much Jesus Has Done We feel powerless when life’s storms rage about us. Despite our best efforts, we cannot navigate those dangers without the hand of God to guide and free us. In the gospel, the man with demons [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am -- We Make a Place for Everyone! Asking Everything What does it mean to be a disciple? Today’s texts answer this question in various ways. Elisha was given the burdensome mantle of Elijah. Up until this point he’d simply been a student of the great prophet. Then, without [...]

New Visitors and Members Meet and Greet Are you new to our church community or simply curious about who we are and what we’re about? You’re warmly invited to our New Visitors and Members Meet and Greet on Sunday, June 29, from 11 am - 1 pm, following worship. We have several newer visitors and [...]

You're Invited: Lunch & Laughter Join us for a delightful afternoon of great food and even better company at our next Lunch & Laughter luncheon! We’re gathering on Sunday, June 29, at 12:30 PM at Walnut Grill—a perfect spot to relax, reconnect, and enjoy the warmth of friendship. This luncheon is a wonderful opportunity to [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am — We Make a Place for Everyone! Sent with the Seventy Close your eyes and picture Jesus and his followers together. Most likely people either picture Jesus sitting around with the twelve disciples or standing in the midst of thousands preaching and teaching. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am — We Make a Place for Everyone! Who Are You? Who do you identify with in the parable? This is part of what makes parables so powerful. Some days we read the story through the eyes of the priest or the Levite. Some days we feel like the [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am — We Make a Place for Everyone! Unexpected and Intentional Distraction As digital tablets and smart phones keep us busy and on the go, today’s gospel reminds us of a struggle: when are we to set aside our busy calendars, duties, and to-do lists and simply rest in [...]

Join us on Sundays at 9:30 am — We Make a Place for Everyone! Our Persistent, Negotiating Prayer Life Today’s readings incorporate several themes: negotiation, commands, persistence, and expectation. And surrounding all these themes is a bigger theme: boldness. Abraham is bold in speaking with God, so bold in fact that he not only negotiates [...]