Self-care is a massive industry, but at times, it feels like a vacuum. We can do and work on ourselves and our care all we want, but at times it leaves us empty.

What does it look like to love ourselves with our neighbor in mind? We explore that today through the lens of Mark 12.

Between the ground and sky, there is much to see - there are dreams being made.

What is it like to see life from the other side of the lens? What if we spend more time taking pictures for others? We'll consider that here today.

The rich man walked away. So can we. But maybe Christ's love in this moment should invite us to leave behind was disconnects us from each other.

Week one of our Stewardship Series, Deeper: Vital Disciples

Seems like the second you talk about divorce or marriage, it just heads towards legalism (and who wants to be on the side of the Pharisees in the gospels?). But Jesus is asking us to go deeper than the contracts we offer each other. What does it mean for SJPC, but also for any of us in the church?

Mark 9:38-50; James 5:13-20

What are the distilled things we carry with us from one place to the other as a church? What are the must-haves, the must-dos? This sermon considers those questions through the lens of James and Mark.

Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a

TS Eliot's masterpiece, The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock, creates for us the prototypical modern person. In our hearts, we can be a little like Prufrock. How do we direct ourselves better? James and Mark in conversation today provide us with a direction.

Mark 8:27-38; James 3:1-12

The tongue is a powerful and uncontrolled part of the body, but when used well, can bring people and ideas to life. We explore that idea today. What does it mean to speak life into our communication?

This is the final in the series for Sermon Madness, exploring what it means to engage in the government as a Christian

Part three of the sermon madness series, reflecting on the need for stated prayers.