United Church of Cohoes

Tonight, we continue our series on the Minor Prophets by diving into the first eight chapters of Zechariah. We will walk through the 8 visions of Zechariah and examine how they come together to paint a picture of what God wants to do in the land of Israel at the time and in our world today.

This week, we continue our new series journeying together through the book of Mark. Today, we examine the second half of Jesus’ first real day of ministry as present in Mark. We will highlight 5 themes that are laid out in this first day that we will see grow through the book. We end by asking ourselves, “how can we live into these themes that Jesus presented in this section?” Our main passages this week are Mark 1:29-39.

This week, we continue our new series journeying together through the book of Mark. Today we will look at Jesus’ first healing in the book of Mark, the casting out of a demon. We will explore how most of the time the demons we face are the people around us wearing false faces or masks hiding their true intent or desire. Our main passages this week are Mark 1:21-28.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday evening series on the Minor Prophets by walking through the book of Haggai. We will see how the leaders of the newly returned Israel let their own pride and ambition get in the way of the amazing plan God had for them and what it cost them. We will then ask ourselves ‘in what whys do we continue to do this same thing today?”

Discussion Questions:

1) The people squandered the gifts God gave them; how do we do this same thing today?

2) What are the positive and negative elements of “those who saw the former glory”?

3) The analogy of evil spreading faster than holiness is powerful. How should we internalize this and reinterpret for ourselves today?

This week, we continue our new series journeying together through the book of Mark. Today, we will examine how Jesus gathers his first disciples and just what that means. We explore the idea of just what it means to be an ambassador of the Kingdom of Heaven. Our main passages this week are Mark 1:14-20.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday evening series on the Minor Prophets by walking through the book of Obadiah. We will read this book through the lens of seeing it within its cultural context and its continuing meaning for us today. What does it look like to hold the tension of justice and forgiveness in tandem?

Discussion Questions:

1) How do you balance a book like this with Jesus’ notion of forgiveness and turn the other cheek?

2) Edom put too much significance in its own strength. In what ways do we do this still today?

3) Obadiah was written in a time of struggle and grief. How do we react in times when we feel abandoned by God?

This week, we continue our new series journeying together through the book of Mark. Today, we will examine Jesus’ baptism and subsequent temptation in the wilderness. We will explore the idea that just as Jesus was not alone in his time in the wilderness, neither are we alone in our wilderness times. Our main passages this week are Mark 1:9-13.

Tonight, we continue our Thursday evening series on the Minor Prophets by walking through the book of Habakkuk. We will look at its overall structure, history, and delve into its themes of justice and faith. We will ask if these questions still resonate with us today.

This week, we kick off a new series where we will journey together through the entire book of Mark. For this opening message, we will get a little background on the book of Mark as a whole. Then we will look at how some of Mark’s themes present themselves in the first few verses, even before Jesus shows up. Our main passages this week are Mark 1:1-8.

This week, we kick off 2026 by asking the question “What makes a thriving church?” We will then examine three key relationships in our lives and challenge ourselves to grow in real tangible ways in all three. Our main passages this week are Matthew 22:37-40.