Mars Hill

Good Friday

Every culture has epic stories. For God's people, the epic that guides and animates our life is summarized in the surprising attitude and life of Jesus, who descends and is then exalted by God the Father. 

Philippians 2: 5-11

In the wilderness, in this Lenten season, God is doing a new thing. Can we perceive it? We take a look at the Israelites' Old Testament journey, as well as New Testament texts to talk about perceiving what God is doing in our midst - and what we might need to leave behind.

Isaiah 43: 16-21

In this familiar story from the Bible, our attention is directed to two other characters to see what we might learn about ourselves and God. 

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

What does it feel like to thirst in the wilderness? What satisfies? This third week of Lent, we look at David's experience in the wilderness and the hope we have in God.

Psalm 63:1-8

For the second Sunday of Lent, this teaching puts Genesis 15 and Psalm 27 forward as sources of good news: faith and questions can be held together; there is presence (God's) in the waiting; and God is serious about fulfilling promises.

Genesis 15:1-6

Much like the Israelites, God gives us a physical home and a spiritual home. In the season of Lent, we are invited through God's generous love to make our home once again in Jesus' story.

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Deuteronomy 26:1-11

What are we supposed to do with the broken circumstances around us, the crumbling places in our midst? As a Jesus people, how do we move forward amidst injustices, violence, oppression and inequity? Despite how we might feel, we're called to the work of repair. 

Isaiah 58: 9b-12

We believe that God is alive and active and encounters us when we gather to worship. This conviction drives us to structure our worshiping life around the pattern of revelation and response. 

Isaiah 6:1-8