Service of Induction

July 5, 2015
HAPPY ARE YOU IF… 5:1 When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. 2 Then He began to…

Epiphany 2015

January 4, 2015
Isa. 60:1 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the…

The Gift of Discernment

December 28, 2014
THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT To discern is to be able to recognize or see clearly. For a Christian to discern is for him or her to see or figure out…

To Do Justice

November 23, 2014
  “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” That verse from the Old Testament is one…

Remembrance

November 9, 2014
Call to remembrance As we come together on this remembrance Sunday we come with humility in our hearts and pause to reflect that the human condition has often led to…

Who was Jesus?

October 19, 2014
  The person, nature and theology of Jesus have become big issues in the church today. The Jesus Seminar has given us new insights into the life and thought of…

Thanksgiving 2014

October 12, 2014
When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall…

Law, Liberty, and Love

October 5, 2014
If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic…

The Life That Really is Life

September 28, 2014
  In a short story by D. H. Lawrence called “The Rocking Horse Winner,” Lawrence tells about a family with a boy and two little girls. They live comfortably, in…

The Power of Hospitality

September 21, 2014
  Hospitality will help the church to grow. The lack of hospitality will kill the church. Several of you have told me about churches where you were not made welcome.…