For many of us, work is where we’re supposed to figure out who we are. But the good news for the over-worked, over-stressed, under-slept world is that God loves us, no matter what. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Acts 9:36-43, Sunday, May 12, 2019.

Not every sheep is here. Some are lost on the mountainside, terrified, alone. Some are in the valley of the shadow of death. And we go find them and speak words of truth and hope, so they see us as a place where resurrection can happen. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from John 21:1-19 Sunday, May 5, 2019.

Compared to the crucifixion, Easter morning is surprisingly quiet. The Easter Gospel is that in the midst of quiet, ordinary everyday things, God brings resurrection. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Luke 24:1-1 April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday.

On Palm Sunday, the world breathes death, and instead we choose Hosannas. Don’t we know better? Like the crowd of disciples on the Jerusalem road, we do. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Luke 19:28-40 on Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Despite his skepticism and profound disaffection, Nineveh turns in part because Jonah puts one foot in front of the other and steps out anyway. And you don’t do that without some kernel of hope. The Reverend Matt Gaventa preaches from Jonah Chapter 3, the fourth Sunday in Lent, March 31, 2019.

Are we being commanded to turn around? We might want to take a break from running, sit with Elijah in the cave and refine our listening skills, so we can hear God speaking in the silence, and in whispers. The Reverend Dr. Cynthia Rigby preaches from 1 Kings 19, Sunday, March 24, 2019.

Ten short commandments, cut into the rock, chiseled against the stone, over and over. You can memorize them in about 20 minutes. But maybe it takes 40 days to carve them deep enough to last. The Reverend Matt Gaventa urges us to learn as he preaches from Exodus 24 Sunday, March 17, 2019.

The story of Noah is about trusting God, and the instructions God gives us. It’s about going on a journey we can’t control, trusting the equipment God provides. The Reverend Matt Gaventa begins our Lenten journey with Noah, the flood and the ark Sunday, March 10, 2019.

Why did God show us such power on the mountaintop? Maybe the transfiguration, the revelation that brought us into community, was not for us, but to build up others. Maybe rather than building dwelling places, it was an occasion for burning down the house. Guest preacher the Reverend Brian Ellison delivers a word of challenge Transfiguration Sunday, March 3, 2019.

The faces of our enemies are already with us. We are called to love them, do good for them, bless them, pray for them in creative ways. This is our work of the people. To love and pray and do good and bless. The Reverend Krystal Leedy preaches from Luke 6:27-38, Sunday, February 24, 2019