Creationtide Week 5 Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Angels, Holy Michael and All Angels Join us as Tim shares about Holy Michael and All Angels and some of what we know about another of God's creatures. Once a year the church calendar draws our attention to Angels, we never get too far away from the truth that God's creation involves more than we can see and sense. The understanding that God has made his angels as His messengers of love, allows for even more confidence in t...
Creationtide Week 4 Join us for Mother Jen Keifer's sermon: Creationtide: God of Oaks and Rivers, of Bees and Soil We continue our look at Creation's central position in the Gospel Jen invites us to pause. To take a breath. To take a moment and connect with Creation. When we pause in front of an Oak Tree we are invited into stillness, we are invited back into "wonder". When we pay attention to the life of a tree, we are pulled out of the abstraction of Empire. This is how scripture invites ...
Creationtide Week 3 Join us for Mother Jen Keifer's sermon: Creationtide: Re-storying Origins, Identity, and Purpose: Restore, Reconcile, Liberate Restoring our Cosmology, Ontology, and Teleology through re-storying. Cosmology - the doctrine of origins. Where do we come from? Ontology - the doctrine of the nature of our being or our identity. What is our identity? How do we re-story our identity? Teleology: the doctrine of design and purpose in the material world. What are we aiming at? What...
Creationtide Week 2 Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Creationtide: Amazing and Unexpected The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Eastern Orthodox) proposed in 1989 that September 1st (the first day of the Orthodox Church year) should be observed as a day “of protection of the natural environment”. In 2016, Pope Francis declared 1 September an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This was expanded in Europe to be a season — Creationtide — going from September 1st until Oct...
Creationtide Week 1 Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Creationtide: Free Yourself, Free Your Soul - An Invitation to Life The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Eastern Orthodox) proposed in 1989 that September 1st (the first day of the Orthodox Church year) should be observed as a day “of protection of the natural environment”. In 2016, Pope Francis declared 1 September an annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. This was expanded in Europe to be a season — Creationtide — goi...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 9 God's Love: God Remembers You God not only loves you, just as you are, but in his kind love, God remembers you. You are not forgotten. You are not forsaken. The times we live in are not easy, they are chaotic, it can be a challenge to not be overwhelmed by anger or grief or unrest. Yet, within our life, God's "hesed" love is the center, it is the place of courage and confidence, it's a place to sta...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 8 God's Love: Simple, Deep, Foundational, Unspoiled The times we live in are not easy, they are chaotic, it can be a challenge to not be overwhelmed by anger or grief or unrest. Yet, within our life, God's "hesed" love is the center, it is the place of courage and confidence, it's a place to stand in the chaos and confusion... Join us as Tim continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Mother Wendy Dixon's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 7 God's Love, The Inheritance of Peace The times we live in are not easy, they are chaotic, it can be a challenge to not be overwhelmed by anger or grief or unrest. Yet, within our life, God's "hesed" love is the center, it is the place of courage and confidence, it's a place to stand in the chaos and confusion... Join us as Tim continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed ...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 6 God's Love, The Place of Courage in the Chaos The times we live in are not easy, they are chaotic, it can be a challenge to not be overwhelmed by anger or grief or unrest. Yet, within our life, God's "hesed" love is the center, it is the place of courage and confidence, it's a place to stand in the chaos and confusion... Join us as Tim continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - He...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Mother Jen Keifer's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 5 Wrapped in Love and Welcomed Home Join us as Jen continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed Sometimes we have been told in our lives various sayings "God loves you, but…" "God loves you, and…" "God loves you, therefore…" But what if it's simpler, more profound, more powerful, more transforming, and more beautiful than that. God Loves You What does this mean for you and ...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Trevor Jones' sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 4 Pursued by Love Join us as Trevor continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed Sometimes we have been told in our lives various sayings "God loves you, but…" "God loves you, and…" "God loves you, therefore…" But what if it's simpler, more profound, more powerful, more transforming, and more beautiful than that. God Loves You What does this mean for you and me? It means EVE...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Mother Wendy Dixon's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 3 Like Nothing Ever Found in a Book or Heard in a Sermon Join us as Wendy continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed Sometimes we have been told in our lives various sayings "God loves you, but…" "God loves you, and…" "God loves you, therefore…" But what if it's simpler, more profound, more powerful, more transforming, and more beautiful than that. God Loves You What doe...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Mother Jen Keifer's sermon: God Loves You, Hesed Pt. 2 God's Steadfast and Unfailing Love Join us as Jen continues our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed Sometimes we have been told in our lives various sayings "God loves you, but…" "God loves you, and…" "God loves you, therefore…" But what if it's simpler, more profound, more powerful, more transforming, and more beautiful than that. God Loves You What does this mean for you and...
Ordinary Time - God Loves You Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Hesed: God's love, faithfulness, mercy, grace, kindness, and loyalty Join us as Tim starts off our summer series on God's Love: God Loves You - Hesed Sometimes we have been told in our lives various sayings "God loves you, but…" "God loves you, and…" "God loves you, therefore…" But what if it's simpler, more profound, more powerful, more transforming, and more beautiful than that. God Loves You What does this mean for yo...
Trinity Sunday Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: The Holy Trinity - The Triune Nature of God We tend to think of "trinity" as a concept or explanation. Maybe that's understandable in a way. The early followers of Christ came to experience it in this way. Maybe we can say that "trinity" was an observation of the early church patriarchs and matriarchs, but that isn't "explanation". Sometimes it helps to understand where the church put Trinity Sunday on the church calendar. Easter, Ascensi...
Pentecost Sunday Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: With a Breath, Humanity is Reset | Pentecost Sunday In this fascinating sermon, Tim reminds us of the story God in the scriptures. From the beginning of creation through to Pentecost. Colossians tells us that all of creation was made by Him (Jesus) and through Him (Jesus Christ). And in the gospel of John, as Jesus sends his disciples out with peace, he breathes on them saying, "receive the Holy spirit" The Holy Spirit of God comes...
Ascension Day Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: The Promise, Ascension Day Ascension Day What is it? How do we think about this moment in the story of Jesus? What did the early Christians understand about the Ascension of Jesus? What is it that Jesus is promising? Join us for this unique and fascinating sermon as we look at the work of Jesus, and his invitation into walking together with God. From our Gospel reading in Luke 24: Then he said to them, ‘These are my words that I spoke to...
5th Sunday of Easter Tide. Join us for Mother Wendy Dixon's sermon: A New Command, Love One Another "I AM The Resurrection", Jesus This Easter Tide Season we are Walking in the joy of the Resurrection. The Resurrection is not just an event, The Resurrection is a person, Jesus, God with us. Is resurrection ONLY a hope for the next life? Or does Jesus, The Resurrection, offer us hope in this life also? From our Gospel reading today in John chapter 13: “A new command I give you: Love one anot...
4th Sunday of Easter Tide. Join us for Cn Tim Clayton's sermon: Jesus, Release Me "I AM The Resurrection", Jesus This Easter Tide Season we are Walking in the joy of the Resurrection. The Resurrection is not just an event, The Resurrection is a person, Jesus, God with us. Is resurrection ONLY a hope for the next life? Or does Jesus, The Resurrection, offer us hope in this life also? "Jesus, release me..." Has this ever been your prayer? "Lord, please do something in my heart that's deep en...
3rd Sunday of Easter Tide. Join us for Matt Vaselkiv's sermon: Is This Our Road to Emmaus Moment? "I AM The Resurrection", Jesus This Easter Tide Season we are Walking in the joy of the Resurrection. The Resurrection is not just an event, The Resurrection is a person, Jesus Christ. Is resurrection ONLY a hope for the next life? Or does Jesus, The Resurrection, offer us hope in this life also? Is this our Road to Emmaus Moment? Our God is Emmanuel, God with us, loving and compassionate, wh...