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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
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

Divine Retribution

October 25, 2020
The final escape from Egypt by the Israelites came at a terrible cost. The scripture tells us that the cost is not what should be celebrated, but the escape. Every…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Exodus 12:11-27
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Hope in the Wilderness

September 30, 2018
When we read the Bible informed by archaeology, we find support, illustration, contradiction, and absence. Sometimes, we peel back the layers and find ways stories were used to inspire peoples…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Exodus 14:5-7, Exodus 14:10-14, Exodus 14:21-29
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Church Identity 2018, Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Sokath, His Eyes Uncovered

April 29, 2018
The implications of the Gospel are always understood in translation. We see how they were perceived in first-century Rome. What are they today? Note: Even at the time, the anecdote…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 17:16-34
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4, Speaking Christian

Righteous Justice

March 11, 2018
What is right action? What is righteousness? In the midst of Jesus's trial, we see people representing the power in Jerusalem all around him, afraid to take ownership of their…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 18:28-40
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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