Confession is one of those “loaded” words in the Christian lexicon along with repentance and sin. Some have said that in this age they are irrelevant. It follows, does it make a difference in how we live our lives? What are the signs it has made a difference? What is needed for confession to happen? What’s Love got to do with it?
Blessings can be found in the nitty gritty of everyday life--as we're making breakfast, commuting to work, running errands, or knee-deep in commitments. This week we'll hear Paul's words in Romans where he tells us to take our ordinary, everyday life and place it before God as an offering. When life is messy, the blessing of the ordinary routines and rituals that make up our hours can bring us closer to God and sustain us through the chaos of our world. I hope to see you in church as we explore this together!
Forgiveness is one of the hardest things in life. Fighting, while not fun, is much easier. From the small to the large, we are all familiar with conflict. How do we work towards forgiveness, and what does that even mean?
What does "enough" look like? What does contentment look like in a world of excess? How can we use generosity as a blessing in the chaos of life?
What does it look like to rest? To pause? To stop? Sabbath is a gift that we all receive from God. Not just after the work is done, but in the midst of the work and before the work even begins.
We hear the story of Peter denying Jesus three times. A devoted follower and close confidant of Jesus, Peter felt the pressures of those around him and gave into the crowd.
This week wraps up our series with the fifth person who saved the life of Moses: his wife, Zipporah. In a bizarre story of saving his life, we will look deeper to see what it reveals to us about the power and role of Zipporah.
We continue our series this week as we look at the sister of Moses. As an adult, she is a prophet and leader of women as she guides the Israelites out of Egypt alongside her brothers, tambourine in hand. Her actions of watching, observing, and celebrating seem ordinary but lead to greater things.
In the face of an angry and fearful king threatening the lives of the most vulnerable, two women had the courage to resist. Shiphrah and Puah were the names of two midwives who saved the lives of many Hebrew babies. We will hear their story this week. .
This week kicks off our new worship series on five women who saved Moses. Sometimes the brave ones are the names that no one remembers or writes down, but their impact is significant. That’s the case for our heroine in the story for this week, Pharaoh’s daughter, Bithiah, who saved baby Moses when she discovered him floating on the river.