What is your birthright as a child of God? Today’s story from Genesis invites us to consider that profound question as Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for nothing more […]

Have you ever been confronted with an idea or a possibility that seemed outrageous – that you may have even laughed at when it was suggested to you? Today’s story […]

Today we look at the story of Abram expressing frustration to God, and the strange vision that followed. What we learn from this encounter is that God responds when we […]

The story of Noah and the flood occurs early in Genesis as one of a series of vignettes illustrating the impact of the Fall on humanity and the world. This […]

Today’s sermon explores the meaning of the story of the Tower of Babel. Is God against progress? Why would God interrupt the construction of a city and a tower, dividing […]

Immediately after the Fall, the Creation story proceeds to illustrate one of the primary results of a broken fellowship with God: broken relationships with one another. The story of Cain […]

What do we make of the final part of the Creation story? It certainly requires us to face a painful truth about ourselves: We are all broken people. But there […]

After God ceased creating in the Genesis account, God entered wholly into the joy of that creation – inviting humankind to do the same, and God called this experience “rest.” […]

Today, Father John begins a new sermon series on the book of Genesis, starting with the Creation story. This story contains practical, insightful wisdom for how we can face the chaos in our daily lives – by responding to it the same way that God responded to it at the dawn of creation. Do you have areas of life which seem chaotic and disorderly? Listen for some practical wisdom on how to begin turning those areas of chaos into something beautiful!

This sermon looks at the nature of love. Sometimes, for love to be expressed authentically it must be expressed extravagantly. The disciples of Jesus had not yet learned this truth, and when an unnamed woman interrupts a dinner party at Simon the Leper’s home, they become indignant at the “waste” of pouring it over Jesus’ body. But Jesus understood this gesture for what it was, and made a startling announcement about the story of this woman in the process. Listen, and be encouraged to respond to where love leads you in life…!