During today’s service, we honored mothers on Mother’s Day as we looked at the book of Proverbs. Rev. Campbell shared some specific lessons we can all learn from the book of Proverbs – one of the 3 wisdom books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job). Several of today’s focused readings from Proverbs include advice on how to deal with […]
Our new May sermon series of ‘Life Lessons from…’ focuses first on the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s not the most uplifting of books, since it goes on and on about how everything is meaningless. But if you dig in a little deeper, you discover that there is a very profound reason for this book. Ecclesiastes is […]
As we wrap up the sermon series on Grace, we summarize the topic by looking at The Grace-Filled Life. Understanding Grace is not an easy subject to understand and accept, even with such a simple definitions. Sometimes the best way to look at it is to first start with the idea of what it is NOT. Grace is not […]
Holy Week is the place where we find amazing restorations and brokenness repaired. Jesus was lost, but two days later, he returned, meeting his disciples where they were – hiding in a room away from the crowds. In this place, he offered them the gift of his presence and peace. Cascading grace is the offer […]
During Holy Week, we look at the night that our Savior took his last supper with the 12 disciples. On this evening, we, too, share in this solemn occasion through the Word and through Communion. Rev. Rick Peters shared his thoughts on “What Does Our God of Grace Really Want?” Rev. Peters asked each of us […]
How do we go about dealing with the darkness of this world? We looked at this question today in our Palm Sunday installment of the Reflections on Grace series entitled “Saved by Grace.” It isn’t, sadly, though more fully improving our humanity that we can expect to change the world. In today’s dark social environment, we […]
When we think about a marathon, we think about the difficulty, the endurance, the sheer will it takes to make it to the end of the race. A marathon can also be a metaphor for our lives. In our lives, we face trouble and adversity, but with perseverance and with our trust in God, we can push through […]
This Sunday, Rev. Rick Peters asked us the burning question, “Is life fair?” Of course, as we all know, the answer to that question is a resounding NO! Time, experience, and life teaches us all that life may be many things, but ‘fair’ isn’t one of them. The parable of the workers in the vineyard is the […]
Common grace is a little-discussed concept that most of us are unfamiliar with. Common grace is the foundational idea that grace is granted to EVERY person, regardless of race, religion, nationality or circumstances of life. Grace is a gift bestowed upon every single person – we are ALL created in the image of God, and as such, each […]
What happens when God seems to simply vanish from our lives? Sometimes, especially in times of trouble or darkness, we can feel like God has disappeared. This can either drive us TO prayer, or it can drive us FROM prayer. In the face of this overwhelming darkness, how do we cope? There are two ways […]