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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: 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
Plague Year

The Evangelical Relay

January 16, 2022
We choose the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and where we came from. As we look at America today, let's look at our past and recognize truths…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 4:12-17
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Plague Year, Shine Curriculum

Joyful Miracles

December 13, 2020
In the midst of darkness, when we receive joy, we are called to share it. Maybe it will change someone else's life the way Mary changed Elizabeth's life!
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 1:26-38
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

The Head on the Platter

February 9, 2020
John the Baptist's death shows us the lengths to which those in power will go to suppress criticism. The way we tell the story shows how they also often evade…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 6:1-29
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Be Not Afraid

February 24, 2019
What unifies the stories of the Death of John the Baptist, the Feeding of the 5,000, and Jesus walking on water? Jesus's response to the palpable fear of his disciples:…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 14:13-33
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Pleasing Happiness

January 13, 2019
Jesus's Baptism by John reminds us of the sign of hope Noah received after the flood, and prepares us for Jesus's servant leadership at the time of death. But it…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 3:1-17
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Christmas Testimony

December 31, 2017
John's Gospel is all about telling what we see. The corollary is to listen when people tell us what they see. That's different from our disagreements over the implications of…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 1:19-34
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Insiders and Outsiders 2017, Narrative Lectionary Year 3

Shouting Stones

April 9, 2017
Luke's story shows us that working to change oppression comes at a cost. There are always powerful objections. Do Good Anyway. Work for Love rather than Hate, and break down…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 19:28-48
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

What We See

February 26, 2017
On Transfiguration, we think about how we are changed by seeing who Jesus is, and also wonder what people see when they look at us.
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 9:28-45
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

Tell Them What You See

February 12, 2017
Our filters often get in the way of seeing what is in front of us. Our assumptions about how the world has been keep us from seeing what might happen…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 7:18-35
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

Revealed in Word and Deed

January 8, 2017
Luke may not have a story about the Magi, but Jesus was still revealed in a time and place: John's sermon about not standing on your national identity, but doing…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 3:1-22
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2

Now What?

December 27, 2015
On the Sunday after Christmas, the most dedicated parishioners are rewarded with three different reactions to the news of Jesus's revelation and invited to join in our reactions, too.
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 1:1-20
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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