We remember that God is God and we are not ~ We remember and thank God ~ We listen for God’s voice ~ We care for each other ~ We go out to serve ~ We follow Jesus

 

Advent: Looking Back in Hope

Do What, Again?

In this worship unit we’re exploring ways in which we as a faith community follow Jesus. Embrace imperfection; practice radical inclusivity; create safe community; ask, follow and obey God. Let’s dig in and see what it feels like – to believe this, and to do this.

Real Adventures in Day 41

Day 41 is what we're calling what Jesus refers to as "The Kingdom of God." Which isn't a "kingdom" at all, at least not a political entity here on Earth. Jesus is talking about a way of life, a path, with guidelines from him about how we are to be connected to God, connected to each other, and connected to the world around us. Let's see what adventures happen as we practice this life path.

Journey to Day 41

Lent, the preparation for the crucifixion, death, and resurrection of Jesus, is 40 days. It remembers the 40 days Moses spent on Mount Sinai receiving the Torah, the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the desert on their way to the Promised Land, and the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert before beginning his ministry. But on Day 41, Jesus was ready. And the message he proclaimed was that God's Dream was coming true. What work is God calling you to, in order for you to be ready to enact Day 41 where you are?

Remembering

To re-member is to join something back together, or to recall and reflect on what is at the heart of something. Perhaps something lost, or something left behind, or just something important that it's good to reinforce. In this worship series we're experiencing together what's at the heart of a community of people following Jesus and loving each other and the world in the midst of the joy and mess of being together with each other and God.

Something's Coming: Advent 2010

While our pastors take a much needed and well deserved sabbatical, the community is creating its own worship gatherings. At the November 14 service, we divided into six small teams of 30 or so journeyers, with each team taking the responsibility for creating the space and experience for the rest of the community for one Sunday. Let the journey unfold...

Emerging

Discernment is the process of hearing and acting on what we feel God birthing within us and around us. How can we learn to hear God; how can we learn to see how God is at work in us, whether in our souls, or in the supermarket and on the highway and in a business decision? Let's see and hear God together.

Namaste

Jesus said the most important commandment is to love God, love others, and love ourselves. What does it mean to see the God who is Love in other people and in ourselves? What does it mean to embrace the Divine within ourselves and others, and in so doing, love God?

Yes, Thanks

There are many ways to understand and respond to the presence and work of God. We're looking at, and experiencing together, different ways to feel God's presence -- and to respond to God's work in the world and in each of us.

Overflowing

In the weeks after Easter, the risen Christ appeared to his followers, teaching them, commissioning them, and sending them to do the work. God's Spirit continues to flow into us. Jesus promised to give us "power" -- so what is that power for, as we love God and love the world?

The Garden Entrusted to You

We are now in Lent, the season in the traditional year of 40 days (not counting Sundays), beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending at sunrise on Easter Sunday. Traditional liturgical language has said that as we are in this season of preparation for experiencing Christ's suffering on the cross and the darkness of his death, we are to remember that "we are only dust and to dust we will all return." It's a time to connect to that deep place within us, where God's message can speak to what our lives truly mean. And all of us have a life -- a garden --that God has entrusted to us, to care for, and to nurture, and to weed, and to use. Whether we use that garden for love and service, or for selfishness and fear, is what we're looking at and experiencing together in this season.

By Any Other Name

Shakespeare wrote, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet..." We believe that God is God no matter what name we use.

Breathe

This short unit is about being present, and still, and feeling God's presence with us. That can be scary, but also beautiful.

Everyday Jesus

As our world struggles with hate, fear, prejudice, slavery, and environmental danger, how can we -- both as a community and as individuals -- respond with compassion and strength to the issues facing us today?

Only Connect

Journey is a place of action, a place where we don't just talk about service, we serve God, each other and the world. Service though, when at its healthiest, comes naturally from a heart connected to the heart of God. In this series we will examine several stories from the scriptures where men and women of faith had powerful, life-altering encounters with their Creator.