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Ascend
Ascend: Further Up And Further In With the Songs of Ascent
All summer we’ll move our way through the collection of biblical songs known as the Psalms of Ascent (Pss 120-134). These were songs which were sung by God’s people during the uphill journey to worship in Jerusalem, which resided on the highest point in Palestine. The ascent was literal but it was also metaphorical, directing the pilgrims to live upward towards God. These songs have provided lyrical content for the upward call of Jesus’ followers for centuries. And after our most disorienting year, we need to learn to live these songs afresh, reminded that Jesus has called us further up and further in.
The first song teaches us that this world doesn’t satisfy us nor is it safe. We remember that the disciple must turn from the world and its ways and turn to Jesus as we follow him. The journey of discipleship begins with repentance, a no that is a yes.
Jun 13, 2021
Psalm 122 - The Joy of Worshipping Together
Jun 06, 2021
Repentance: A No That Is A Yes
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General Topic
Apr 11, 2021
The Week After Easter
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We Must Love One Another, or Die - Lent 2021
Through the season of Lent, we are taking a patient walk through 1 Corinthians 13. "We must love one another or die" may be more relevant to our day than any we can remember. This series is out to hold our feet to the fire to its centrality and its nature.
Never has something so central to our identity been so threatened by our circumstances.
Mar 14, 2021
Reframing Altruism
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All Things New
New year (could we hope for something better than the previous year?), new opportunities, new practices--both as individuals and we as a community. What has God made new in Christ which, in saying so, is made to last, made to hold us even if all remains the same as it ever was? In whatever ways we pivot to new things--whether chosen or not--what are those things God has made new upon which all else rests?
Jan 31, 2021
New Year, New Us
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Heaven Has Come
Dec 27, 2020
Heaven Has Come
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Of Kings and Kingdoms - Daniel
This fall we turn to the book of Daniel. Of Kings and Kingdoms is our theme: his faithfulness to God in service to multiple foreign kings of multiple kingdoms, with the Kingdom that will outlast them all looming in his mind and anticipation.
It's more than a fiery furnace and lions den.
Oct 18, 2020
The Writing On The Wall
Sep 27, 2020
Worship
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Strange Faith
We are calling our summer series in 1 Peter "Strange Faith" (yes, you might recognize the background to the logo) because as Peter makes clear right from the beginning of his letter, to be a Christian, no matter where you are, is to be in some sense an outsider, one whose beliefs and hopes and actions are seen as strange. While our country and culture were founded upon this belief, times tell us this belief is now viewed as increasingly out of the mainstream. So how shall we think of this strangeness we can't, nor would want to, shake?
Aug 09, 2020
Strange Home
Jun 21, 2020
(How to) be holy
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House Calls
May 03, 2020
Discipleship in Transition
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Isaiah: The Story Beneath the Story
What can an ancient word of prophetic challenge speak to a modern world? More than we might imagine--more than we might prefer. But the same voice that issues a stern challenge also offers a stronger hope--and that hope is timeless.
Dec 15, 2019