Jesus invites people to belong to a new family before they believe the truth about who he is. John 1:35-43

Jesus is never found. Never past tense. Always out there, working, in new, unexpected places, calling us out of our "normal".

We aren't just celebrating something that happened 2,000 years ago. Jesus is with us in our lives, in our hearts, in our church, in our communion. John 1:1-5, 14

The Moravians showed John Wesley Christianity founded on a heart in love with God and experiencing God's love that overflowed out into their community. 1 John 4:7-12

God walks with you in your pain, your hurt, when you are lost. God cares for you. Psalm 23

"Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner."

Luke 18:9-14

How we take care of and support each other when we need help is foundational to what it means to be a church family and enables us to reach out to others. Acts 6:1-7

Jesus commands that his brothers and sisters forgive and reconcile with each other when relationships are broken by sin. Matthew 18.15-22

Ruth shows that God's family extends faithfulness beyond boundaries of culture or blood, even at risk of security. Ruth 1:6-18

A letter to George, a baby baptized today in our worship. Isaiah 43:1-7