There is a difference between faith and trust. Faith is believing and is a noun, but Trust is putting that faith into action. It is a verb...assured reliance on something or something. Faith without trust is not faith. Abraham and Sarah had to trust, not just have faith (even if he is named the father of the faith.). Our call is to trust and act. This is all part of hospitality. Stepping out of our comfort zones to live the way of Christ!
Have you ever found yourself in a time of being “in between”? In between one school year to the next? Waiting for an impending move or birth or death? Waiting in that space for the not yet of an anticipated...
Throughout our lives, we find ourselves experiencing shifts and changes. Some changes are good and some are bad, but all of them can increase stress, spur questions, and cause angst, even grief, because though change is inevitable, they can...
Youth Sunday is a joy, and we are excited to have our youth lead us in worship centered around the theme of "Spiritual Gifts." Under the leadership of David Carryer, God has led our youth to put together a worship experience where they will...
This week as we continue our series on understanding our roots as a Wesleyan tradition, we will focus on what it really means to understand Grace and Salvation. By doing this, we look at the gospel of John 3:11-21. Included in this pericope, is...
This message examines how John Calvin and John Wesley viewed and understood the purpose and interpretation of scripture, as well as the role of humanity in living out the faith. John Calvin lived by the phrase "sola scriptura," (solely...
Sunday is the Fifth Sunday in Lent. We will remember Christ's death that leads to Resurrection with the sharing of "The Rose of Calvary," at 8:15 and 11:15. This is a sequel to our Christmas Cantata, "The Winter Rose." Our Choir led us...
Apology and Choosing Differently”
As we continue in our current sermon series “Broken and Restored”, this week I will be talking about apologizing and the choice that it involves.
As you know, truly apologizing can be very...
