Sunday, November 1
The notes for this service do not identify a sermon title, a preacher, or any scripture reference, so there is nothing here to summarize or trace through the week.
Sunday, October 25
Paul sits in a Roman prison and tells the church that the chains are not a setback to the gospel but the way it got to the palace guard, and he asks his readers to find the same purpose in the invisible chains they wear.
Sunday, October 18
James shows that our fights and quarrels come from desires and pride warring inside us, and that God's answer is more grace, which humbles us and frees us to love one another.
Sunday, October 11
James says the tongue is small but steers the whole life, and no one can tame it by willpower; the only answer is a heart transformed by nearness to Jesus.
Sunday, October 4
The notes for this service do not carry a sermon outline, so there is no message to summarize here.
Sunday, September 27
This service's notes were not available to summarize, so no passages or questions are offered here.
Sunday, September 20
When Jesus sends his disciples into a storm, the storm is not punishment but a place where faith is tested, matured, and brought face to face with him. Peter walks on the water, sinks when he doubts, and comes out of the boat knowing who Jesus is.
Sunday, September 13
Jesus commands his people to love each other the way he has loved them, and that kind of love only grows in people who stay rooted in his love and let him be enough for them.
Sunday, September 6
Jesus, knowing exactly who he is and where he is going, kneels to wash the feet of the men who will fail and betray him, and he calls his people to receive that love before they try to give it. Life together is hard because we protect our turf, but grace received first is what frees us to lower ourselves for one another.
Sunday, August 30
Jesus is invited into an ordinary wedding and quietly turns water into wine, showing that he belongs at the center of everyday life, that obedience to him can be trusted even when it makes no sense, and that he provides what we could never provide ourselves.