Sermon Series

Sermon Series

February Sermon Series to Explore Wesley

Rooted:  Our Methodist Identity Our faith has roots, and when we look at those roots, we can more deeply understand our beliefs, our practices, and most importantly our relationship with God today.  We will explore our early Methodist roots in the life and theology of John Wesley, which will help us to better understand our place in the present Christian landscape.  As we connect with our Methodist roots, may we find new life and renewal in the beliefs and practices that gave life to the early Methodist movement.   February 9th—Head and Heart       1…

Advent Worship Series: Heaven and Nature Sing!

Advent Worship Series –Heaven and Nature Sing “Make a joyful noise to the Beloved all the earth; break forth into grateful song and sing praises! Yes, sing songs of praise extolling Love’s way; lift up your hearts with gratitude and joy!” – Psalm 98 “Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. Composer Isaac Watt’s interpretation of Psalm 98 invites us to sing a “new song”– and it is a powerful cosmic performance of all creation…

Upcoming Worship Series The Tie That Binds to Begin Oct. 13

“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.” – Col 3: 14-15 Relationships form us. One of the most treasured hymns of Christianity in the last century was “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” As we gather for worship in this series, we will be invited to consider how our relationships with…

Sermon Series: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Remember Fred Rogers? He was the very gentle host of the PBS television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” Many kids were completely enthralled with Mr. Rogers and his Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Mr. Rogers had none of the quick-moving story elements of “Sesame Street” or the color and energy of a Saturday morning cartoon. What Mr. Rogers offered was simple friendliness. Fred Rogers taught children how to be a good neighbor.  As an ordained minister, Mister Rogers learned what it means to…

Faith and The Force Sermon Series

This five-week sermon series considers the connections between the Christian Gospel and the popular Star Wars movies.  Entitled “Star Wars: Faith and the Force,” each week will include a brief movie clip.  July 28 A Force Called Grace Aug 4 The Devil in Darth Aug 11 Droids and Discipleship (Barb Lawrence Peaching) Aug 18 The Empire Strikes Out Aug 25 From Padawan to Jedi Knight 

Summer Series: Passionate Jesus

Passionate Jesus In this series of worship, we will explore what it means to live authentically and passionately, with Jesus as our guide. Rather than the ever-cool, calm and collected spiritual teacher that Jesus is often portrayed as, we will experience Jesus as a passionate, direct, expressive, and deeply authentic provocateur and seek to embrace our own capacity for passion. June 16—Love at the Center June 23—Anger in Defense of Justice (Heather Nye, lay speaker) June 30—Fear:  Energizing & Empowering…

EMERGE: Easter Worship Series

Easter Worship Series:  Emerge Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight… The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, God’s sunrise glory breaks over you.–Isaiah 60:1-6 The butterfly has long been a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus as well as the resurrection of believers as we emerge from the power of death. In this Easter season, we will examine our own transformations from…

LISTEN: Lenten Worship Series

Have you ever misplaced your phone—which is on vibrate of course—and then asked someone to call it? We get quiet, listening in order to be ready to hear that little buzz. It is a quieting down and high alert all at the same time. We will quiet down and heighten our attention to the “still, small voice” of God and our true self in this series.
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