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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

What Others Get

March 17, 2019
Jesus's parable of the vineyard shows us the resentment that can build when we think others deserve what we have less than we do. But much of that resentment comes…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 20:8-16
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Celebrating the Gifts

January 6, 2019
Epiphany is all about recognition. Recognition that Jesus means something important for the whole world. For the folks in the East, for the folks in Judea, and for us. Wherever…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 2:1-23
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
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Asking Good Questions

January 7, 2018
The Evangelist lays out his vision for the only way to understand Jesus: come and see.   (note: there was a medical emergency in the church during the sermon)
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 1:35-52
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

The Meaning of A Word

December 24, 2017
The Prologue of John re-tells the story of the Hebrew Bible in short, starting in the way that God created humanity--in community. On Advent 4 AND Christmas Eve, let's remember…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 1:1-18
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 3

What if it isn’t About You?

January 15, 2017
We are always the stars of our own stories. What happens when someone tells us the world isn't that simple? That's the challenge the Civil Rights Movement presented to white…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 4:14-30
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Telling Our Stories

The Story of Us

August 21, 2016
Last week, we started our stories with the Story of Me. Where do we come from. This year, we continue with the great definition of the Story of Us that…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Hebrews 10:34-39
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Telling Our Stories

The Story of Me

August 14, 2016
As we begin to ask where we are going as a church, we look at the way we build identity and tell our stories. First, by telling the story of…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Philippians 3:4-11
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2

Loving God and Loving Neighbor

October 11, 2015
The Ten Commandments (as we call them) appear for the second time in Deuteronomy, as the Israelites prepare to enter the promised land. Here, they serve as a foundation for…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Deuteronomy 5:1-21
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2

Creative Stories

September 13, 2015
As we embark on the Narrative Lectionary, we ask questions about the beginning of our story relating to God and one another. And so, before patriarchy, before marriage, before childbirth,…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Geneis 2:4-25
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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