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MVP Message episodes

  • The Necessity of Rest

    Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol

    Scriptures: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 & Matthew 14:13-21

    Jesus embodied a pattern of being with people and then retreating to rest and pray. Jews, Christians, and Muslims all have one day set apart from others each week. Why is it, then, that we have such a hard time honoring the Sabbath? What difference would a life of Sabbath-keeping make for us, our neighbors, and the communities of which we are a part? Join us this week as our new series, "Embracing Rest" begins.

    23 min
  • Sowing the Seeds of Love

    Preacher: Julie Hagen

    Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9
    The parable of the sower examines what happens to seeds when they are scattered and fall in different environments. This week, we experience the parable of the sower through intergenerational story, scripture reading and collective curiosity.

    16 min
  • Hopes & Dreams

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

    Scriptures: Genesis 28:10-19a & Romans 8:12-25

    This week we pick up the story of Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, who encounters the divine in a dream which renews his hope for the promise of blessing from God that began with Abraham. We will be invited to remember that we are a part of the family of God as God's beloved children led by the Holy Spirit and inheritors of this promised blessing. The same Spirit which inspires our hopes and dreams and leads us to proclaim that "surely the presence of the LORD is in this place!"

    18 min
  • The Favored One

    Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol

    Scriptures: Genesis 25:19-34 & Romans 8:1-11


    This week, we will take a glimpses of the patriarch's complex family dynamics and grasps for power. It is a story that leaves the reader asking, "Does God play favorites?"

    24 min
  • Seeking a Sign

    Pastor: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol

    Scriptures: Genesis 24:34-38,42-49, 58-67 & Matthew 11:25-30

    Our journey through Genesis continues this week with a match made in heaven as Rebekah is led to become Isaac's wife. Join us as we examine this story in search of signs for how God might be leading and providing for us in similar ways today.

    22 min
  • Questioning God's Judgment

    Pastor: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol

    Scriptures: Genesis 22:1-14 & Matthew 10:40-42


    This week we reflect on one of the most challenging interactions in scripture as God demands Abraham be prepared to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Join us as we discuss how God works and how we might be called to respond.

    23 min
  • When the Water Runs Out

    Pastor: Min. Lee J. Schriber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship

    Scripture: Genesis 21:8-21


    How do you respond when you feel like you have run out of water in the wilderness? When everything seems lost, and you are ready to give up how might your faith sustain you? Join us this morning as we ponder how our tears call God into action and remember that God is one who sees and hears.


    22 min
  • Waitlisted

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

    Scriptures: Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 & Romans 5:1-8


    How do you respond when you have to wait for a promise to come to fruition? What does faithful waiting entail? How often do you want to laugh at God because something feels too good to be true? Join us on this week as we ponder how we might trust God even when we are waitlisted

    22 min
  • Go!

    Preacher: Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

    Scriptures: Genesis 12:1-9 & Matthew 9:9-13

    Where might God be calling us to embrace hope by taking faithful risks today? What might God be beckoning us to leave behind in order to go into a future filled with new, abundant life? Join us this week as our series, “In the Beginning,” continues with the invitation to “Go!”

    19 min
  • In the Beginning

    Preacher: Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor

    Scriptures: Genesis 1:1-2:4a & Matthew 28:16-20


    Join us this week as we seek to shed new light on a familiar text, allowing our hearts and minds to be touched and transformed in the process.

    17 min

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