Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019. John 21:1-14. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. The risen Christ visits his disciples on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias, where he provides them with a surprising catch of fish, and then enjoys breakfast with them. In this most ordinary of moments - fishing, breakfast - we discover the meaning of resurrection.

Maundy Thursday, April 18, 2019. Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; John 13:1-17, 31-35. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching.

Sunday, April 14, 2019. Long Story, Short (Part 5). Luke 19:28-40 & Revelation 21:1-5a. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. As we come to the end of the story, we have to understand the conclusion to God's story in a way that honors the full narrative. The work of God remains consistent from beginning to end: it is the work of making all things new.

Sunday, April 7, 2019. Long Story, Short (Part 4). 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 & Acts 1:6-11. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. At the ascension of Jesus, the disciples get caught staring up into heaven when they ought to have been looking at the world around them. The church is not a group of believers waiting for their ride home; the church is a group of people carrying on the work - and story - of God, which Jesus has re-framed with the language and imagery of the kingdom of God.

Sunday, March 31, 2019. Long Story, Short (Part 4). John 3:13-17 and Luke 4:14-21. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. The way that we understand Jesus depends largely upon how we tell the whole story of God. The trouble is, the way we have been telling this story very often reduces Jesus to just a piece of the puzzle, rather than elevating him as the center of the drama.

Sunday, March 24, 2019. Long Story, Short (Part 2). Genesis 12:1-7 and Jeremiah 31:27-34. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. After creation and the chaos of sin that follows, God enters into relationship with Israel through a series of covenants. These covenants shape Israel's understanding of their God and lay the groundwork for a radically new perspective on God's relation to all of humanity.

Sunday, March 17, 2019. Long Story, Short (Part 1). Genesis 1:1-5, 26 - 2:3; 3:1-7. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. The creation narrative of Genesis depicts a God who takes chaos and disorder and brings about goodness and beauty. And God doesn’t just do this at the very beginning; God is still doing it today.

Sunday, March 10, 2019. 1 Corinthians 10:12-13. The Rev. Rick Peters, guest preacher.

Sunday, March 3, 2019. Ecclesiastes (Part 4). Ecclesiastes 3:16 - 4:3; 9:7-12. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. In some concluding reflections on the challenging argument put forth by the Teacher of Ecclesiastes, we consider what to take and what to leave - what the Teacher has taught us, and what he still stands to learn.

Sunday, February 24, 2019. Ecclesiastes (Part 3). Ecclesiastes 3:1-15. Pastor Bryant Anderson preaching. What we have learned to hear as a poem celebrating the beauty and balance of time and praising God for God's sovereignty turns out to be further evidence for the Teacher of Ecclesiastes that life and all its pursuits are utterly absurd. What is our place in a world in which we have no control over what happens, and what does that say about God?