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Romans 5: 1-5, 13: 11-14Today's sermon is on the start of advent, and explores living this life at the moment, but with a mindful expectation of Jesus's imminent return.

Colossians 1: 11-20Today's sermon deals with an important question: Who is Jesus?

Luke 21:5-19Today's sermon deals with being a disciple for Jesus, and how being baptized and serving him will lead to new things in our lives.

2 Thessalonians 2: 1-5, 13-17Today's sermon explores how to not be deceived by culture, and to be aware of society when it tries to put itself over God.

Ephesians 1: 11-23Today's sermon consists of the importance of both baptism and communion in being a part of Christ.

Psalm 84:1-7 and Ephesians 4:11-16Today's sermon explores the meaning behind being a member of the church, and the importance and meaning it can bring to someone's life.

2 Timothy 3: 14 - 4:5In today's sermon, we explore that there is a just and righteous judge who will make all things new and put all things to rights.

Luke 17: 19-11In today's sermon we learn about Jesus's healing, in the physical in his time, but how he is making all things new for us.

Psalm 37: 1-9In today's sermon, we look at what hope looks like, and visit 4 reasons we fret: economic anxiety, political corruption and division, violence and war, and the fragility of life.

Luke 16:19-31Today, the sermon looks at the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, to reflect on why how you live now is important.

Luke 16:1-13Today's sermon touches on how money is a powerful factor in our life, but we should look to God for help with dealing with it and other things.

1 Timothy 1:12-17In today's sermon, we breakdown the amazing grace God has for us, and how it sets us free.

Luke 14: 25-33In today's sermon, we explore the cost of following Jesus, but how it leads to your freedom.

Luke 14: 1-14Today's sermon explores the questions, “What is true humility?”, and “What is real hospitality and generosity?”.

Matthew 28: 16-20In today's sermon, we learn about the calling we have from Jesus, and how he is with us always, even when it feels difficult.

Luke 12: 49-56In today's sermon we answer the questions: What do you do with the divided world we live in, and what do you do with the divisions of your heart?

Luke 12:32-40Today's sermon touches on KINGDOM readiness, kingdom READINESS, and KINGDON READINESS as a whole.

Luke 11:1-13Today's sermon explores the importance of prayer, and how to pray to God, with three categories to help us.

Luke 12: 13-21In today's sermon, we explore the danger of greed, and how to beware, recognize signs, and move towards being healed

Luke 10:38-42In today's passage, we consider how to shift from feeling responsible and preoccupied in life towards being present and seeing Jesus in moments we can easily miss.

Luke 10:25-37 In today's passage, we explore how God calls us to love our neighbors - just like how he has loved us

Jeremiah 29:4-14Although the ups and downs of life are often outside of our control, we do have control over our attitude. How we orient ourselves matters, and today we consider how we can maintain an attitude of hope despite challenging circumstances.

Luke 8:57-62 & Galatians 5:22-25The real kingdom message is that Jesus has come to seek and save the lost, and to renew all things. In today's passage, we hear a three-fold call to follow him in that work.

Luke 8:26-39In today's passage, we see that we have access to a power over evil, violence, and corruption. The final say is light and life, and it comes through Jesus.

Romans 5:1-5 & John 16:12-15Today, as we celebrate Trinity Sunday, Pastor Greg invites us to consider the Trinity as God, relating personally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that we are made in the image of self-giving, unified love.

JOHN 14 & ACTS 2In today's scripture, we witness Jesus' last night with his friends before he goes to the cross. Jesus promises his disciples that he will not leave them alone, even after he has left. What does it mean that God is not only with us, but in us through the Holy Spirit?

Acts 9:1-20What does it feel like to realize that we are wrong? Today we consider the power of a Paul's conversion, and we're invited into a conversion of our own.

Acts 8:26-39What does it take to “get right with God”? In today's scripture, we learn that all we need to be right with God is intention.

Acts 6:1-15; 7:54-60Scripture is honest about the blindspots of the early church, and invites us to be honest about our own hunger for deeper meaning and connection.

JOHN 21: 1-19Today, we see the resurrected Christ showing us what God does when we fail. What do you think God is doing when you fail?

JOHN 20: 19-31When we read the resurrection accounts of Jesus' life, we encounter a story that has influenced the world and continues to do so. Today, we're invited into that story.

LUKE 24: 1-12If Jesus rose from the dead, then it changes everything. Today we reflect on what this means for us.

LUKE 19:28-40Today we read about Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

LUKE 20:9-19Today we're invited to let Jesus' parable of the vineyard sink in and affect us in a new way.

LUKE 15:11-32Today we explore the meaning and implications of Jesus' parable of the Prodigal Son, and what it tells us about God and ourselves.

LUKE 13:1-9 & PSALM 63:1-8In today's gospel passage, Jesus invites us to reconsider the ways we think about sin and repentance.

LUKE 13:31-35In today's gospel story, we see that the kingdom of the world is juxtaposed with the kingdom of God. They don't share the same values, and we're invited to choose where we belong.

MATTHEW 6:1-6,16-21Today we hear from Rev. Laurel Mathewson on the practice of prayer in St. Teresa of Avila's “Interior Castle,” and how we can deepen our prayers in the season of Lent.

LUKE 9:28-36The Gospel story for today invites into a mysterious cloud where we see Jesus transfigured, and where we have the chance to be transformed along with him.

LUKE 6:27-38Today, we learn about Jesus' radical call to non-violent action. What does it mean to trust that Jesus knew what he was talking about, and what kind of world would we live in if we did?

MALACHI 3:1-4 & LUKE 2:22-40

LUKE 4:21-32We often define ourselves by our common interests and beliefs, and we place the value of our own group above that of “outsiders.” Today's Gospel passage invites us to redefine ourselves in light of Jesus' teaching.

LUKE 4:14-30Today we hear from Fr. Colin from St. Luke's about Jesus' commitment to helping the poor and oppressed, and we're invited to consider the ways that we can participate in his work.

JOHN 2:1-11In the second week of Epiphany, today's passage is an opportunity to see a sign of who Jesus the Christ really is.

LUKE 3:19-22 & ACTS 10:34-38The baptism of Jesus is the inauguration of the Reign of God that the Hebrew people had awaited for generations. Telling the story over and over again helps it to sink into our bones.

JOHN 1: 1-5, 10-18; MATTHEW 2: 1-12The story of Christmas is one where we are surprised by grace: people who are far away from God draw near as God draws near to them, and everyone is included. The question for us today is: What are we looking for in our lives, and how do we respond when God comes close to us?

LUKE 2:41-52Christmas is about God seeing the brokenness of our world and getting as close to us as possible, entering into our very story as one of us.

LUKE 2:1-14Our native language is peace, joy, and connection. We are meant for flourishing in community, and yet we have all learned the language of violence, fear, pain, and anxiety. In the midst of all of it, Jesus comes to us and says, “Do not be afraid.”

LUKE 1:39-55Where we direct our attention is where we end up going. In Advent, we're invited to consider where it is we are looking and where we're headed.

PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9 (NIV) & ZEPHANIAH 3:17 (ESV)Advent is an opportunity to consider the things in our lives that have been vying for our attention and allegiance. We're invited to recognize that God has sent Jesus to empower us to reorder our loves in such a way that we can orbit around Christ, the center of the universe.

LUKE 21: 25-36What is the lens that you look through to view this moment in your life, country, and world? Advent offers us a lens that has helped countless others to see their story as taking place within the much bigger story of God's renewing work in Christ.