Mary's response to the angel's proclamation that she would bear the Christ child challenges us to relinquish our plan for our life in favor of God's perfect plan.
Advent: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
How do we live faithfully in the "already but not yet," as we wait for Jesus to return and make all things new?
Lessons and Carols: Bright Hope For Dark Times | Isaiah 9:2-7
How does Christmas enable us to deal with the darkness in our world -- not just escape it, but actually face it?
Brookland: Facing the Future: Awake, Alert, and unAfraid | Mark 13:24-37
Where do we find our confidence and trust? Victor Sheldon explores how we can face the future unafraid, even when all is shaken and swept away.
Columbia Heights: Fret Not | Psalm 37:1-7
We were blessed to hear from Pastor TL Rogers at the Columbia Heights Parish, on how we can rest in God's promises and learn how to wait patiently.
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewards of Grace | 1 Peter 4:7-10
What does faithful stewardship look like when it comes to grace?
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewarding Our Wealth | 2 Corinthians 8:8-15, 9:6-15
Faithful stewardship can be boiled down to one concept: generosity. We learn how true generosity is evidence of spiritual health, an exercise of faith, and that it flows out of an abundance of joy in the Lord.
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewards of Our Bodies | Romans 12:1-2, Psalm 139:13-16, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
What does it mean to be stewards of our bodies -- to recognize that our bodies themselves have been entrusted to us?
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewards of Time | Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
How can we cultivate a healthy relationship with the time that God has given us? Stewardship of time requires we relinquish control, rest in the Son of God and then restructure our lives around God.
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewards of Creation (Brookland)
We look at what it means to be a steward -- how stewards cultivate while consumers take, and how that mindset is countercultural in today's world.
Stewardship as Counterculture: Stewardship by Design | Genesis 1:26-28, Psalm 24, Acts 17:22-28, Matthew 25:14-30
In the first sermon in our new series, we see that though God owed us nothing, He gave us everything. That influences how we live out our calling to serve as a steward of what God has created.
The Enemy of My Enemy is Love | Jonah 3:10-4:11
Looking at Jonah's reaction to God sparing the people of Ninevah, we receive the invitation to embrace God's love for our enemies.
Parish Retreat 2017: Flourishing From the Inside Out | Matthew 5:1-10
We were blessed to hear from Chuck DeGroat, Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Western Theological Seminary and author of Wholeheartedness. Looking at the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, we examine how to move from a life of hiddenness to one of wholeness.
How Long, Oh LORD?: Statement of Faith | Habakkuk 3
In the worst of times, Habakkuk teaches us how to still rejoice in God and take joy in Him.
How Long, Oh LORD?: Pride and Glory | Habakkuk 2:4-20
We look at how the sin of pride affects our world and our relationship with God and others, and how the glory of Jesus on the cross burns our pride away.
How Long, Oh LORD?: Living by Faith | Habakkuk 2:1-4
How do we endure when life is overwhelming and difficult? We examine the Bible's call for us to keep "living by faith" despite insurmountable odds.
How Long, Oh LORD?: Faith and Doubt | Habakkuk 1
Beginning a new series on the Old Testament book of Habakkuk, we look at the role doubt plays in our faith and the promise in our pain, as we cry out, "how long, Oh LORD?"
Work From the Soul | Colossians 3:17, 22-4:1
How can we practice missionary faithfulness in whatever vocation the Lord has placed us in?
Rich Towards God | Luke 12:13-21
We appreciate David Bast serving as our guest preacher this weekend. You can find a copy of his sermon in written form here.
Goodness, Mercy, and Cynicism | Psalm 23:6
When events in the world, and our lives, make it easy to be cynical, how do we experience the goodness and mercy of our Shepherd's presence?