This Sunday, our Advent journey continues with Elizabeth’s story, which quickly becomes intertwined with the more familiar story of Mary, a cousin of Elizabeth who receives her own visit from Gabriel and the promise of a miraculous pregnancy. We’ll look at
This week, we enter the season of Advent, the four weeks leading up to the celebration of Christmas. Our theme for Advent 2023 is the question, “How does a weary world rejoice?” from A Sanctified Art. That title comes from
This Sunday, we conclude our four week focus on stewardship (using the Stewardship in a Box resources from Church Anew) with a call to intentional giving. Jesus tells a powerful story emphasizing the importance of being prepared. When we don’t
Give to the emperor what is the emperor’s, and give to God what is God’s—and what is not God’s? Being made in God’s image has implications for how we use the gifts God has trusted to us (stewardship), how we
This Sunday’s sermon is an update to my 2020 sermon on this text, Vineyard Vengeance, for which I found helpful Michael Renninger’s sermon here and David Lose’s reflection here. This sermon looks at connections between a fascinating parable from Jesus