This week we focus on anger management as we hear the story of when Jesus got angry in the temple.
We remember by name those who died in the past year and light candles for those we have lost throughout our lifetimes. Death and grief are not subjects easy to talk about, and yet they impact every single one of us. Together as a nurturing community, we will share our grief and hear the promises God offers us amid our tears.
We hear Paul’s words in Galatians reminding the early Christians to bear the burdens of others and to give generously to their faith community. We are asking each of you to do the same—to embrace an attitude of generosity in as many places and ways as possible, including your annual giving to the church.
The gospel stories that feature kids as main characters often highlight the truth and hope of Jesus' message. This week we will hear a story of a student who shares their lunch with Jesus and suddenly everyone is feasting!
There is a treasured story in scripture where children are being children around Jesus. Some adults see it as distracting, disrespectful, and bothersome around someone so holy as Jesus. Except Jesus doesn’t reprimand the children, he reprimands the adults!
The only National Park in Minnesota, and you have to travel all the way up towards Canada to get there. The name comes from the history of traders who traveled the waters to transport beaver pelts back and forth. When Jesus calls his disciples as followers, he knows he cannot do the work alone. The same is true for us—we cannot do the work alone.
One of the most popular national parks, Yellowstone is an amazing place that fills you with wonder and awe. There is no other place like it. Together, we will explore what it means for God to always be faithful to us, and how we can lean into that faithfulness, even when we don’t fully comprehend how God works.
The Badlands are a National Park that people often visit on their way somewhere else. This week we will journey there together, and stay there. What do we see when we stay and linger?
We continue our worship series on National Parks. Grand Teton National Parks is one of my favorite places on the earth after traveling there this summer. It’s name comes from the sight of three mountains right next to each other. We will focus particularly on the part where Adam is lonely all by himself. We are not meant to do life alone. Even mountain ranges form peaks together and the valleys flow from one to the other.
This week kicks off our sermon series on the National Parks. This series is inspired by the book America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks by Brad Lyons and Bruce Barkhauer.