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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20), Plague Year

Like Christ We Rise

April 26, 2020
In the culmination of three weeks where we asked, "What Next?" we see that, empowered by the holy spirit, disciples like we can step outside our comfort zones and heal…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 3:1-10
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

The Demons Inside

February 2, 2020
Jesus's adventures among the Gerasenes warn us that pushing our demons out of sight do not make them any less potent. Only when we exorcise them from ourselves and reconcile…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 5:1-20
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

A Furtive Touch

January 26, 2020
We are all embodied--we do not exist apart from our bodies, their strengths and their weaknesses. Each of us has a different experience in the world because of our bodies,…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 5:21-43
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

Healing What?

January 12, 2020
In this week's reading, Jesus heals a body, tries to heal society, and heals a spiritual rift. Some readings of this text suggest that our bodily injury is caused by…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 2:1-20
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Church Identity 2019, Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Exploring Progressive Christian Theology (2019)

May 5, 2019
Defining the boundaries of Progressive Christian Theology can be hard, often because it's all about asking questions and understanding that the answers may be unsatisfying. But we should never stop…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 10:1-48
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

Undeserved Forgiveness

September 25, 2016
Joseph's brothers did some pretty bad things to him. But he was able to get away from their injury, spend time with God, and be healed (and it didn't hurt…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Genesis 37
Service Type: Sunday Worship
2016 Church Identity

Open Your Eyes. Then Open Them Again

April 10, 2016
Sometimes, we need to look with fresh eyes at the people and stories all around us. The graphs about dialogue in films can be found at polygraph.cool/films
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 3:1-10
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2

And Jesus Said, “Get Her a Cheeseburger!”

January 24, 2016
Sometimes, journeying with Jesus means listening, watching, and hearing how to respond to the need that is left even after healing.
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 5:21-43
Service Type: Sunday Worship

Unlikely Heroes and Healers (feat Severus Snape)

March 22, 2015
Following on our previous sermons reminding us that we do not know the full story of anything we see, and that we should not be afraid of lifting up our…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Hebrews 5:5-10
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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