We begin a new sermon series today entitled, "Pictures of Salvation." Each week we will focus on a different visual metaphor of the salvation experience. Today's picture is "home." Rev. Ferris explores Jesus' parable of the man with two sons from Luke 15:1-3, 11-32.

When we feel far from home, far from who we once were or who we want to be, how does God show up in our lives? What might God invite us to do?
In today's sermon Pastor Rebecca preaches on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14, tracing the thread of God's presence in the lives of the ancient Israelites, exiled in Babylon, and exploring the ways God is present with us today when we are in "survival mode."

In the first of a three-part series, Pastor Rebecca explores the story of strange gifts God gave to the Israelites in the wilderness shortly after the exodus from Egypt. Our text is various verses from the book of Exodus, chapter 16.

(The three-part sermon series is titled "Even Still, Even Here, Even Now: Unexpected Provision in Survival Mode." We hope you'll join us either in worship or here as you listen as we practice noticing God's graces that are threaded through the everyday and the miraculous.)

The conclusion of our 12-week series on Acts. Rev. Ferris explores the colorful story of Demetrius, the silversmith who is angry with Paul for his teachings against idols. What are our idols today and how might we overcome them? The text is Acts 19: 23-28. 

Paul preaches at the Areopagus in Athens. He brilliantly uses Greek literature to explain the Gospel to a sophisticated intellectual audience. Rev. Ferris explores Acts 17:16-30.

As Paul and Barnabas begin their missionary journey, Paul reveals the core message of the Gospel: that through Jesus, human beings are released from sin. Rev. Ferris explores Acts 13: 26-31, 38-39. 

Rev. Ferris explores the remarkable ethnic diversity displayed in the gathering of church leaders in Antioch, and how the Gospel makes this diversity possible. The reading is Acts 13:1-3.