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

Saving Life

May 26, 2019
As the church and minister prepare to go on sabbatical, Paul exhorts us to be assured of God's love, because God loved us and came in the form of Jesus…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Romans 5:1-11
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

The Unknown Debt

March 10, 2019
One of the amazing predictions Jesus makes is that, in our church life, we're going to sin against one another. The question is whether than sin is an invitation to…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 18:15-35
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Violence-Conquering Love

April 1, 2018
In Christ's death, we see his humanity. In his Resurrection, we see that our identities are not centered in violence, but in the love of God. Christ's story, and ours,…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 20:1-18
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4, Speaking Christian

Finding Our Identities

March 4, 2018
Sin are those forces, external and internal, that keep us from seeing and living our identities. When we are separated from our identities and see our identities twisted, always remember…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 18:12-27
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Insiders and Outsiders 2017, Narrative Lectionary Year 3

I’m Right HERE!

March 19, 2017
We sometimes get used to thinking of suffering as something deserved by others to protect ourselves. Jesus tells us to celebrate when we can end suffering and reach out to…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Luke 15:1-32
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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