"Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) Jesus is building a community of sacrificial love, called the church, centered on his death and resurrection.  ​-Rev. Elijah Lovejoy easter_21.6_the_church.mp3File Size: 22888 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

I am the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.   -Jesus easter_21.5_good_shepherd.mp3File Size: 21156 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Defend, O Lord, this your servant with your heavenly grace, that they may continue yours for ever, and daily increase in your Holy Spirit more and more until they come into the fullness of your everlasting kingdom. Amen.  easter_21.4_confirmation.mp3File Size: 15197 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Death is familiar.  Jesus' resurrection is unexpected and new.  After all our sad funerals, we need Jesus' help learning to make Resurrection Arrangements.  Let's eat!     -Rev. Elijah Lovejoy easter_21.3_rez._arrangements.mp3File Size: 24988 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

"Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus."   -Rev. Vance Tyson easter_21.2_times_of_refreshing.mp3File Size: 12080 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

The One Jesus Loves has a message for us this Palm Sunday.  -Rev. Elijah Lovejoy  lent_21.6_palm_sunday.mp3File Size: 25674 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

This Passion Sunday celebrate and learn about the gift of the new covenant, established through Jesus' blood.  lent_21.5_covenant.mp3File Size: 13260 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

The gift of lack is to reveal how deeply our heart understands God's abundant generosity toward us.  ​-Rev. Elijah Lovejoy  lent_21.4_lack___abundance.mp3File Size: 25743 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Unclean clothes are messy. An unclean wound is dangerous. Unclean actions, called sin, are deadly. Thanks be to God for the gift of cleansing from sin that comes through Jesus, the most clean person who ever lived.  -Rev. Elijah Lovejoy lent_21.3_cleansing.mp3File Size: 17977 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

We fear death because we believe no better life exists than the one we've made for ourselves. Jesus' death and resurrection says otherwise.  -Rev. Elijah Lovejoy lent_21.2_cross.mp3File Size: 17407 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]