United Church of Cohoes

This week, we continue our series walking through the Gospel of Mark. We transition to a section of Mark that revolves around calling and sending out the 12 apostles. We will examine how Jesus brought together people from all walks of life (and people who probably didn’t even like each other!) all for the furtherment of his mission of love and grace. Our main passages this week are Mark 3:7-19.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday night series ‘Women of the Bible’, by examining the story of Abigail. We will see how God used Abigail as a calm voice and mentor toward David in a moment of sinful anger. We will ask, “what roles positive mentors play in our lives today?”

Tonight, we continue our Thursday night series ‘Women of the Bible’, by examining the story of Ruth. We will explore the ideas of loyalty and love and then see how those ideas spread when we live them out in our daily lives.

This week, Nick steps in as we continue our series walking through the Gospel of Mark. We examine another controversy Jesus stirs up by not fasting at “appropriate times.” We will look at fasting as a whole but also how it relates to the metaphor of the new and renewed wine-skins. We will ask ourselves how fasting can being us closer to Jesus. Our main passages this week are Mark 2:18-22.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday night series ‘Women of the Bible’, by examining the story of Deborah and Jael. We will explore the role these two played in the defense of the Northern Tribes of Israel and how Jael becomes a model of strength and remembered so fondly.

This week, we continue our series walking through the Gospel of Mark. We examine another controversy Jesus stirs up by eating with tax collectors and sinners. We will explore how we are to bring this idea into our lives today and how we can shine the love of Christ to those around us. Our main passages this week are Mark 2:13-17.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday night series ‘Women of the Bible’, by examining the story of Rahab. We will explore the role she played in the earliest days in the promised land. Then we will see how the New Testament writers held her up as a pillar of faith.

This week, we jump back into our series walking through the Gospel of Mark. We enter a section of the story where Jesus starts to put himself at odds with the religious establishment of the day. We examine the idea that Jesus has authority for forgive all sins but also care about our individual problems and worries. Our main passages this week are Mark 2:1-12.

Tonight, we kick off our new Thursday night series ‘Women of the Bible’, by examining the story of Miriam. We will explore some of the main passages that tell the story of Miriam. We will see how powerful a leader and prophet she is, but also how she struggled with pride and jealousy as well.

This week, we celebrate Easter! We look at the story of the dry bones from Ezekiel, and we see how that story came to glorious fruition with Jesus’ resurrection. We examine how sometimes we need to see small moments of hope before we can understand our ultimate hope Our main passages this week are Luke 24:1-10.