GENESIS 1:26-31

In the creation story, we learn about who God is, the nature of the world, and the nature of humanity. 

EPHESIANS 6:10-20

Today we hear about the “Armor of God” that protects against getting eaten alive by the dangers around us. We’re invited to be aware of the currents that flow underneath the surface, and we’re given guidance on what to do about them. 

JOHN 6: 51-58

In today’s gospel story, Jesus is trying to get our attention and wake us up to the reality that there is living bread from heaven that we need and that is closer to us than we realize. 

EPHESIANS 4:25-5:2

In today’s sermon, we receive an invitation to live like the beloved community that we are. We learn about the why, what, and how of Christian community and practice.

EPHESIANS 4: 1-16

We often go through life without paying attention, and the tyranny of the urgent distracts us from the important. 

In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes to a group of diverse people to remind them who they are. The diagnostic questions for us today are: Who are you? What is important to you?

EPHESIANS 3:14-21

The love of power can drive people to do all sorts of things that are destructive & harmful. But the power of love can fuel people who feel weak to do powerful things, or powerful people to do foolish and vulnerable things. 

The invitation today is to consider if there is more powerful love available to us now.

MARK 6:30-34, 53-56

Mission can drive the trajectory of our lives. Today’s gospel story invites us to consider the questions: What mission is driving this chapter of our lives? Is the fuel strong enough to sustain us? 

MARK 6:14-30

Today’s gospel reading invites us to consider the questions: What are we filling our minds and hearts with? How are we marking the different way points as we navigate through this season of our lives? 

MARK 6:1-13

In today’s gospel, Jesus comes home with power, authority, love, and healing, and he offends everybody. 

This passage is meant to wake us up: Jesus will always offend in one way or another. How is he offending you now? 

MARK 5:21-43

We will all come to a point in our lives where we wonder why God isn’t working in an area that is critically important for us. What do we do when life’s problems and difficulties get worse, not better? 

In this passage, we see what Jesus is doing in the midst of the delays and challenges in our lives.