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What is Truth? Message delivered by Pastor Jim Freuhling.

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost Message delivered by Pastor Jim Freuhling.

Don't Worry, Be Happy Message delivered by Dave Denny. Of all the voices who write to us in the New Testament, Paul lived out the full range of human experience— from a privileged education at the feet of Jerusalem’s most influential rabbis, to a dramatic and life-changing vision of the risen Jesus, to walking 10,000 miles across the Roman Empire, to being shipwrecked and bitten by a poisonous snake, to preaching to a huge crowd in the amphitheater at Ephesus, to being mugged and mobbed and jailed, to discussing philosophy in Athens, to … well, you’ve heard the story of his martyrdom at the hands of the Empire. In his letter to the Philippians, Paul encourages all believers by teaching us the mindset of resilience: in the midst of our sorrows, rejoice!

Sour Grapes Message delivered by Pastor Jim Freuhling.

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost Message delivered by Pastor Katy Grindberg.

Not Those Guys Message delivered by Chris Christensen.

Repairing the Fabric of Community Message delivered by Dave Denny. Jesus teaches us about living in community by modeling forgiveness and fostering reconciliation. In his comic Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, he dramatically illustrates our need to repair the tears and tatters caused by sin. The key is to make forgiveness a regular habit of the heart. Join us this week in worship as we hear the good news of God’s generosity from our beloved Rabbi Jesus.

Reconciliation with Jesus in the Middle Message delivered by LaVinnia Pierson.

The Way of Discipleship: Courageous Love Message delivered by LaVinnia Pierson.

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost Message delivered by Pastor Martha Butzier.

Everything (& Everybody) Belongs Message delivered by Dave Denny. Does the Kingdom of Heaven have boundaries? As we follow Jesus and the disciples into the Syrophoenician territory of Tyre and Sidon, we see them feeling tired, defensive, and suspicious. They are “on edge” because according to their Jewish traditions, they are in an unsafe and unclean place. Against the wishes of the disciples, a bold and desperate Canaanite mother approaches Jesus. Her daughter is desperately ill. Somehow, she knows that this wandering Palestinian Jewish Rabbi has the power to deliver her daughter from misery. She crosses all kinds of boundaries to make her case.

Living by Trust in the Midst of the Storm Message delivered by LaVinnia Pierson.

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost Message delivered by Pastor Martha Butzier.

Surprises in God's Kingdom Message delivered by LaVinnia Pierson.

Casting Seeds of the Kingdom Message delivered by Dave Denny. Among other things, Rabbi Jesus is a master storyteller. One of his central themes is “the kingdom of heaven,” a phrase that illustrates the way Jesus’ own daily life embodies the presence of his Abba Father. More, it reveals the “open secret,” that our lives, and indeed the lives of all living things, may find fullness in Him, not only in the future, but right here and right now. Like all good storytellers, Jesus instinctively knows what will appeal to his listeners. Like seeds, he sprinkles his stories with poetic metaphors from the everyday lives or ordinary people. This Sunday we explore together how His kingdom takes root in us, flourishes, and produces the fruit of God’s goodness and grace, which we then freely share with all creation.