God offers Sabbath as a gift and a way to ground us and interrupt the stress of our lives.

We know what it’s like to get a phone call that changes our lives forever. Losses come in many ways. How do we talk about loss in healthy ways and go through it? How do we help someone else?

Jesus gives the disciples a mission and gives the same mission to us. How will we live this out as Ebenezer?

Discipleship is not only something Jesus calls us to live; it is also something Jesus calls us to share. How do we reflect Christ to others?

What are our non-negotiables in life no matter what happens? What are those values by which we will live? As a church, one of our core values is relationships: with God, with each other in the church, and with all in our communities.

When life continues to change, on what can we count? God’s steadfast love endures forever.

Peace may seem hard to imagine amidst all that happens in life. God’s peace, though, is not based on circumstances. It comes – despite them – and sometimes because of them. God’s peace holds and centers us like a mattress.

What does Joy look like for you? What brings Joy to your heart and to the depth of your being? In this sermon, we look at the difference between happiness and joy, and that even amid our circumstances and situations God is there offering us Good news of Great Joy for all people.