LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Seventh Sunday After Pentecost. The theme for this week is aligning to God’s grace. The selected passages that support the theme are … Psalm 85:1–13 • Hosea 1:2–10 • Colossians 2:6–19 • Luke 11:1–13   In our call to worship psalm, the sins of Israel are acknowledged but a message of […]
Sunday LinkUp – July 27, 2025 – Colossians 2:6-19 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today’s Sunday Gathering is in three parts: Sunday LinkUp Sunday MeetUp Sunday School The theme for this week is the central importance of hearing and speaking God’s word. The selected readings for today — the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost — are intended to support that theme …
Sunday LinkUp – July 20, 2025 – Colossians 1:15-28 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.  The theme for this week is God’s demand for justice and compassionate action.  In Colossians, Paul emphasizes that authentic faith must bear fruit in good works and love for others, demonstrating that true spiritual knowledge leads to practical
Sunday LinkUp – July 13, 2025 – Colossians 1:1-14 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The theme for this week is God’s restorative healing power. And in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 10:1–11 and 16–20), Jesus empowers dozens of his disciples to heal the sick as part of proclaiming God’s kingdom. In our keynote passage (Galatians
Sunday LinkUP – July 6, 2025 – Galatians 6:7-16 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the third Sunday after Pentecost.  The theme for this week is called to freedom. Our first message is based on a section of Psalm 77, which celebrates the perseverance of the psalmist who follows God’s leadership during difficult times.  Our sermon text in Galatians
Sunday LinkUP – June 29, 2025 – Galatians 5:13-25 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS This is the second Sunday after Pentecost. Our theme for this week is we belong. The selected readings emphasize the tenderness of God in meeting us where we are. We are God’s children, and we’re cared for in more ways than we know. Psalm 42 and
Sunday LinkUP – June 22, 2025 – Galatians 3:23-29 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the first Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Trinity Sunday. We’re celebrating the union of God and people and all of creation. The Byzantine monk, Symeon the New Theologian, summed up Trinity Sunday’s purpose by saying that the Holy Trinity encompasses humanity and binds
Sunday LinkUP – June 15, 2025 – John 16:12-15 Read More »
WELCOME  and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Day of Pentecost, which we tend to think of as a celebration of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the New Testament church. However, it is much more.  Theologian N.T. Wright says that “Pentecost is … to be seen
Sunday LinkUp – June 8, 2025 – John 14:8-17,25-27 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Seventh Sunday of Easter. The theme for this week is The Enthronement of Jesus. Our opening song is Jesus, We Enthrone You … OPENING SONG OPENING PRAYER Intro to First Message Have you ever felt empty inside? Have you ever felt
Sunday LinkUP – June 1, 2025 – Revelation 22:12-21 Read More »
WELCOME and THANKS for joining us. OPENING COMMENTS Today is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The theme for this week is the blessing of God’s presence. Our first message is based on a psalm that calls for praise from all peoples and nations for the blessing of God’s rule. Our main message is based
Sunday LinkUP – May 25, 2025 – Revelation 21:22-22:5 Read More »