This Sunday we step into the story of Palm Sunday — a moment filled with hope, movement, and expectation. As Jesus enters the city, the crowds don’t just watch; they respond. Their cheers, questions, and actions remind us that good news doesn’t sit still — it stirs us, calls us, and invites us to participate. This week in worship, we’ll explore how the good news of Jesus isn’t just something to believe — it’s something that moves us to act. Join us for a joyous Palm Processional that will remind us to use our voices and our bodies in ways that bring about justice and peace for all.
Immigration may feel like a hot topic in today’s headlines, but it’s actually an ancient story. The Bible is full of travelers, strangers, and outsiders—people searching for safety, belonging, and somewhere to call home. And woven throughout those stories is a steady reminder: a community’s faithfulness is revealed in how it treats those who are most vulnerable—foreigners, widows, children, and the poor. So this week, we’ll dive in together—exploring what it might look like to build a community where people aren’t just welcomed, but truly able to thrive.
This week we'll hear a familiar story in worship—the feeding of the 5,000. The disciples are dumbfounded through most of the experience because they don't believe they can do anything about the hunger before them. Jesus disagrees, and challenges them to see it differently. They do, and all the people are fed. In worship, we will focus on what it means to build a network of collective and mutual care. Community is a force more powerful than we realize!
This week in our interactive children’s service, our youth will help lead us in worship as we explore Jesus’ words in Matthew 25 about caring for “the least of these.” Through Scripture, prayer, communion, and hands-on moments, they will guide us in considering what it means to be true neighbors—offering kindness, welcome, and compassion in everyday ways. Together, we’ll remember that when we care for one another, especially those who are overlooked or in need, we are serving Christ himself.
Every Olympic season, the whole world suddenly becomes an expert. From couches and comment threads, we analyze the routines, question the strategy, and critique the form. But the athlete and the coach know something the crowd does not — they know the training, the strengths, the limits, the style that has been shaped over years of practice and discipline. To perform well, they have to tune out the noise and trust the work they've put in. In worship we will hear Paul’s words in 2 Timothy that echo the steady voice of a coach who knows his team: keep your head down, endure hardship, finish the race. Paul knows that faithfulness is not crowd-sourced; it is shaped in relationship to God and community gathered for the same reason. Join us as we continue to draw connections from the Olympics to the Bible and the ways we live our faith.
With the Olympics beginning this week—seven of the sixteen sports start even before the Opening Ceremonies—we’ll continue our Olympic-themed, tag-team worship. Last week, we explored teamwork. This week, we turn to Paul’s words to the Philippians, where he encourages faithful training and steady habits. The focus isn’t on the prize itself, but on the ongoing journey of moving toward it. Every Olympian may dream of a medal, yet the heart of competition is about discipline, growth, and perseverance along the way. Join us in worship as we reflect on our faith in the same way—not fixated on a final outcome, but committed to moving toward love, peace, and justice each day.
This week we’re shifting from awe to action as we gather for our monthly children’s interactive worship service. We will be reminded that no one does faith alone—and that every person, young and old, has a part to play. We’ll focus on 2 Thessalonians, where we’re encouraged to keep showing up, doing good, and supporting one another instead of sitting on the sidelines. Through movement, participation, and shared reflection, we’ll practice what it looks like to work together with purpose and joy. Come ready to join the team and discover how God uses every one of us.
This week wraps up our sermon series on Awe. Awe requires our attention—it's hard to experience awe if you don't notice the amazing sunset or you don't listen to the incredible speech. Awe also requires us to stay awake and alert in the present. In worship, we’ll connect this idea with Ecclesiastes 3, that poetic reminder that there is “a time for everything.” We’ll reflect on how awe often shows up when we recognize the season we’re in, resist rushing past it, and allow God to meet us right here, right now.
I've been reading the book Awe by Dacher Keltner. How fun to hear the wisdom of scientists who have studied awe for their work. With concrete evidence, they reveal how the emotion of awe is critical for our well-being and connection. Thousands of years ago, the writers of Job must have known this as well. This week we'll hear Job 38, when God speaks to Job after 37 chapters of questioning. The response leaves Job in a place of awe at the Creator and creation. I hope you join us this week, as we cultivate more awe in our own lives.