God Seeks: salvation
Isaiah 55:1-11 (Testify, week 3) This morning we continue to explore the statement of faith of the United Church of Christ. As I’ve mentioned this is not a list of…
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God Calls: creation
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Marshall Cook Deuteronomy 30:15-20 (Testify, week 2) The Bible is the foundation of our faith. I’m always amused by the reactions of children to many of…
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We believe in God
1 John 1 & John 1 (Testify, week 1) Chuck Townley and I have an ongoing discussion about the word “testimony.” And when I say “ongoing” I mean that we’ve…
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Walk Humbly. Or Not.
Micah 6:1-8 One of the hardest things to realize about yourself is that you are living out of line with your own values. That you believe something or are doing…
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Love Mercy. Or Not.
Micah 6:1-8 This morning we continue our series on doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with God. I think that if we, as individuals and a congregation, if we…
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Do justice. Or not.
Micah 6:1-8 In this season of Pentecost we have been inspired to be an expansive church. But we know that “the church” can’t be something that the people aren’t. So…
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We Are Part of the Solution
Matthew 7:1-5 (But Now I See, part 3) This morning we are wrapping up our three week series on faith and bias, called “But Now I See.” The first week…
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We Are Part of the Problem
Matthew 7:1-5 (But Now I See, part 2) This is our second week in a three week series on bias. If we want to fulfill our calling to be an…
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Expanding Beyond Our Bias
Matthew 7: 1-5 (But Now I See, part 1) So, when I was in college, one night I went to a concert with some friends of mine. But we went…
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Pentecost: an Expansive Church is Born
Acts 2 and Galatians 3 Pentecost is one of my favorite church holidays. Maybe even my very favorite. Christmas and Easter are great, but they feel cultural as much as…