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Preacher: Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Scripture: Mark 6:1-13

Join us this week as our new series, Lessons from the Abbey, begins with pondering how we might embrace and nurture the gift of holy hospitality wherever we are

Preacher: Lee J. Schriber || Minister of Engagement & Discipleship

Scripture: Psalm 130, & Mark 5:21-43

This week we will explore several miracles, one that interrupts another, and wrestle with how we might participate in our own healing alongside Jesus.

Walking on water. Giving sight to the blind. Parting a sea. Many of the stories in the Bible can appear too good to be true. But what if God is still actively at work in our lives and the world around us, calling us by name, and inviting us to live into a reality that is more wondrous than what we currently see or believe?

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Scriptures: Psalm 9:9-20, & Mark 4:35-41

This week we will hear a familiar account of Jesus calming a storm by rebuking the wind and commanding the sea to be still—all before inviting the disciples to examine their faith and their fear.

Do we have faith to believe Jesus still has the power to calm storms today? If so, what role do we play in the process?

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol || Pastor

Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 & Mark 4:26-34

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Scripture: Psalm 138, & 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

Join us this week as we examine a beloved Psalm and the words of Paul before pondering what it might look like for us to not lose heart, but instead give thanks to God with our whole hearts.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Scriptures: 1 Samuel 3:1-20, & 2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Join us this week as we examine the story of the call of Samuel, a young boy who might have been considered one of the least likely individuals to be beckoned to speak truth to power on behalf of God. Together we will ponder how God might still be persistently calling and equipping all kinds of people to make God's dream for the world a reality today.

Preacher: Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Preacher: Rev. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

Psalm 104:24-35b, Romans 8:22-27, John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Writer and psychotherapist Amy Bloom suggests that "Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are." While this reality may be liberating for some, it is terrifying for others as there is no guarantee that the person who sees and knows us for who we truly are will like, let alone love, what they see.

Preacher: Lee J. Schriber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship

Scripture: Psalm 1, & John 17:6-19

In this season of resurrection and new life, we often find ourselves perplexed by the idea that we are in an "already, not yet" liminal space where even though we know that Jesus has been resurrected and is going to come again, we are still waiting for that second coming. Join us this week as we are reminded of the ways that Jesus' final prayer before they were arrested and crucified was for God to watch over us and protect us, as God promised God's people in Psalm 1—continuing our series, Searching for Something…? 

Preacher: Grace Rogers, Howard & Mary Martin Ministry Intern

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48