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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
Merely Christian, Plague Year, Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church

Merely Christian: Beyond Personality

April 10, 2022
Christ enters Jerusalem in community. He exists with God and the Holy Spirit in the community of the Trinity. And we exist in community with them and with one another.…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 21:1-11
Service Type: Sunday Worship
A Woman's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Merely Christian, Plague Year

Merely Christian: On Christian Behavio(u)r

April 3, 2022
What does morality demand of us that come into a windfall? What does it demand of us in our interaction with others? And how do we square our grand idea…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 26:6-13
Service Type: Sunday Worship
A Woman's Lectionary for the Whole Church, Merely Christian, Plague Year

Merely Christian: What Christians Believe

March 27, 2022
Christians believe a lot of things. That's part of the deal with having free will. Central among them all is that something miraculous happened on the cross. We may not…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 12:46-50
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Merely Christian, Plague Year

Merely Christian: More Clues to the Meaning of the Universe

March 20, 2022
As we continue our theme of Merely Christian, we look at what Jesus says about people who reassure themselves that they are good people because they are, at least, better…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 5:21-26
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Merely Christian, Plague Year

Clues to the Meaning of the Universe

March 13, 2022
C.S. Lewis starts Mere Christianity by laying the groundwork for all religion: is there some morality outside ourselves? How might this question be illustrated in this story of Jesus feeding…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 14:13-21
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Merely Christian, Plague Year, Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church

Merely Christian: What Are We Doing Here?

March 6, 2022
As we embark on our Lenten practice and Study of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, we ask ourselves, "what is the center of our faith?" In a world where faith is…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 3:1-6
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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