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  • Kids Korner: Jesus is coming (December 5th)

    Read Luke 3:1-6 with your family. This is the first of our two weeks looking at John the Baptist. John the Baptist was Jesus’ cousin. He was an important person in the early church, teaching people to get ready for Jesus’ coming, and to get ready to learn a new way to live in God’s…

  • Teen Time: St. Nicholas was Christian (December 5th)

    The Feast of St. Nicholas is December 6th. Many do not know that St. Nicholas was a Christian bishop in the early 4th century. St. Nicholas was a bishop, which means he was the senior teaching elder in his community of Myra (modern Turkey) and possibly surrounding areas. Bishops were not administrators at that time…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 28, 2021 (Advent I)

      Look Up Luke 21 25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the earth, there will be dismay among nations in their confusion over the roaring of the sea and surging waves. 26 The planets and other heavenly bodies will be shaken, causing people to faint from fear and foreboding of what is…

  • Kids Korner: Look up and look for God (November 28th)

    Read Luke 21:25-36 with your family. Jesus talked about all sorts of terrible things happening, but he also said look up and stand up to all the bad things. Christianity is about changing the world from what it is like today to what it would be like if everyone lived the way Jesus asked us…

  • Teen Time: The Christian New Year (November 28th)

    Advent means “coming”. This time of year we are awaiting the coming again of Jesus as a baby. It is our new year, a year where we can recommit to actions of social justice and faith.

  • Sunday Reflection – November 21, 2021

      pilate questions jesus John 18 33 Pilate went back into the palace. He summoned Jesus and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others spoken to you about me?” 35 Pilate responded, “I’m not a Jew, am I? Your nation and its chief priests handed…

  • Kids Korner: Pilate questions Jesus (November 21st)

    Read John 18:33-37 with your family. This week is a little bit different from normal because we aren’t organizing worship around the Bible story, but are picking a Bible story with the word “King” in it to talk about the Reign of Christ Sunday, which is always the last Sunday in the Christian year. Pilate…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 14, 2021

      Keep watch Mark 13 As Jesus left the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look! What awesome stones and buildings!” 2 Jesus responded, “Do you see these enormous buildings? Not even one stone will be left upon another. All will be demolished.” 3 Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the…

  • Kids Korner: Don’t listen to the people who claim to be Christ (November 14th)

    Read Mark 13:1-8 with your family. This story happens after Jesus and four of his closest friends walk to the hills outside of Jerusalem. This is a message of hope. Don’t be upset with all the bad things happening in the world, they are not signs of anything. God doesn’t do that, and no one…

  • Teen Time: God forgives me, so why are there consequences? (November 14th)

    Claiming ‘God forgives me’ does not excuse us from the legal consequences of our actions. Quick test: Do your actions help or hurt others? If our actions hurt anyone, they require us to answer for them. Depending on the severity of our actions, that might involve the court of law. Claiming ‘God forgives me’ does…