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This week, we continue our series "Enemies of Gratitude" exploring how greed sneaks into our lives. While greed asks us "What can we keep?', gratitude asks, "What can we make possible partnering alongside what God is already doing?"

This week, we continue our series "Enemies of Gratitude" exploring how entitlement sneaks into our lives when the gifts we receive become things we simply expect. How might our gratitude be more than appreciation for what has been given, and instead inspire us to become a gift for others as we continue living into our purpose of Becoming Christ in the Community?

On this World Communion Sunday, we launched a new sermon series called "Enemies of Gratitude" exploring how worry shrinks our worldview and prevents us from experiencing the fullness of God's abundance. While there are things to worry about, gratitude invites us to notice what else is true.

This week, we conclude our series, Love Your Enemies, by turning to the prophet Ezekiel who challenges us to remember that God is still at work and that we, and our enemies, can turn towards God's love.

Jonah preached the worst sermon of his career — and the whole city repented. He should've been thrilled. Instead he was furious. Because God showed mercy to his enemies. With Pastor Joe out of town, Reverend Elizabeth Schindler preaches from Jonah 3:10 to 4:11 as we sit with the uncomfortable truth that God's mercy doesn't check our approved list first.

This week, we continue our series called "Love Your Enemies". Turning to the story of Joseph and his brothers, we challenge ourselves to understand the depth of forgiveness, not as a way for everyone to be comfortable, but as a way to break the cycle of harming one another.

This week, we launched a new series called "Love Your Enemies". Turning to the teachings of Jesus, we named that the absence of tension isn't the same as the presence of justice. Real reconciliation takes courage. How might we build towards a world of justice together?

This week, Pastor Kristin wraps up our series called, "Who is this God?" turning to Matthew 16:21-28 and discovering a God who invites us to live according to the example of Christ who showed us a God who is with us.

Over the past few weeks, we've looked to the person of Jesus to help us know God, not created in our image, but one of love and compassion. This week, we turn to Matthew 16:13-20 and discover who God is on our journey through life.

This week, we continue our series called, "Who is this God?" looking to the person of Jesus to help us know God, not created in our image, but one of love and compassion. We turn to Matthew 15:21-28 and discover who God is when the world creates boundaries.

This week, we continue our series called, "Who is this God?" and turn to Matthew 14:22-33 and discover who God is in the midst of the storm. How might we put our trust in a God who does not wait on the shore, and in instead, meets us where we are?

This week, we launch a new series called "Who is this God?" From this familiar story, Pastor Joe reminds us that God is one of compassion who does not turn people away. How might we imagine a world where scarcity does not limit our realities, and instead, a world that celebrates abundance?

This week, we welcomed Angela Molloy, who invited us to confront ableism in the church and affirm that disabled people belong fully in our communities. How can we follow Jesus by dismantling barriers, restoring relationships, and building a church where every person’s dignity and gifts are honored?

This week, we celebrated Native American Ministries Sunday as we welcomed Sarah Augustine, Executive Director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, who challenges us that there is only one side in this world: those who align with the systems of life. How can we collectively choose to tell a different story to bring forth the kin-dom of God?

This week, we celebrated UMCOR Sunday as we welcomed Kathy Bryson, the Co-Disaster Response Coordinator for the  Pacific Northwest Annual Conference, who invited us to experience the Parable of the Good Samaritan through the lens of disaster response and everyday life. May we be people who notice those unexpected opportunities to love our neighbors!