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“Worshipping Our God of Unconditional Love (Together, in a Variety of Ways)”

“Love Links Us To One Another and Others” – 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26, Luke 2:41-52

The Christ Candle is lit. The messiah of hope, peace, joy and love has entered the world. Humanity has been offered grace. The fourth century bishop of Hippo, Augustine, writes this about the significance of the birth of Jesus as God’s most tangible expression of grace, the grace available to humanity,

Our Lord came down from ...

Worshipping Our God of Unconditional Love (Together, in a Variety Ways)

“Love Wins” – Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 2:1-20

Peter Wehner, an opinion writer for The New York Times, writes this about Philip Yancey’s book, What’s So Amazing About Grace?  Wehner writes,

In his book What’s So Amazing About Grace? Philip Yancey describes a conference on comparative religions where experts from around the world debated which belief, if any, was unique to the Christian faith. C.S. Lewis happened to enter the room during the ...

“Worshipping Our God of Unconditional Love (Together, in a Variety of Ways)”

“God’s Self Is All We Need” – Zephaniah 3:14-20, Luke 3:7-18

The Hope, Peace and Joy candles are lit. Advent ties the preparation for the birth of Jesus, to the climax of redemptive history with the Second Coming of Jesus. This Third Sunday of Advent focuses on the Joy candle. My friend Dr. Steve Hayner defined joy this way, “Joy is not about my circumstances, but rather about being held ...

“Worshipping Our God of Unconditional Love (Together, in a Variety of Ways)”

“Hear the Urgency of the Message” – Malachi 3:1-3, Luke 3:1-6

Advent highlights the power of hope and peace.

A friend and mentor passed away on November 19^th. Tony Campolo changed my life  with his focus on Jesus’ commitment to justice and the “least of these.” Tony Campolo wrote a book titled The Kingdom of God is a Party. In chapter one, he tells the story of a trip to Honolulu ...

Series: “Worshipping Our God of Unconditional Love (Together, in a Variety of Ways)”

“Swept Into the Vision of the Future” – Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36

We are loved. And we are to love. We are wired this way by God.

We are created to worship the Triune God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So, longing for love is intricately bound to worship. That’s right, we are encountered by the creator, redeemer, and sustainer of life every day, particularly in our worship. My preferences ...