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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology

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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
2015 Church Identity

Serving Weeks of Fire

May 24, 2015
Our Pentecost, like the Pentecost of Judaism, is a celebration of God's actions in the world. In our case, it's a reminder that, when we are confused and think that…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 2:1-21
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

So Your Lord Has Just Ascended

May 17, 2015
The Ascension is a part of the Jesus story we often forget. On this Sunday, we celebrated the penultimate departure of Jesus from his ministry among us on earth. We…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 1:1-11
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

Systemic Salvation

May 10, 2015
As the Holy Spirit demonstrates that it knows no boundaries, we are called to look at the institutions that empower some people and not others, that oppress some and enrich…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 10:44-48
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

Caring Within and Serving Beyond

May 3, 2015
Today, we recognized the servant leaders and artists in our congregation. As we explore our identity statement, "A welcoming church family exploring progressive Christian theology, caring within and serving beyond,"…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 15:1-8
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

The Goats Beyond the Pen

April 26, 2015
The third in a sermon series on our church identity, today Exploring Progressive Christian Theology. In Jesus's message on the Good Shepherd, he reminds us that the good shepherd does…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 10:11-18
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

Welcoming Ritual

April 19, 2015
In the second sermon in our series on our church identity, we again address the topic of welcome. When we talk about welcome in the church, we often think about…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 24:14-31
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2015 Church Identity

Welcoming Thomas

April 12, 2015
This is the first sermon in our 2015 series on our church identity. In the week after Easter, we read about the disciple Thomas. As we continue to explore our…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 20:19-31
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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