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

Reformed and Reforming (2019)

October 27, 2019
Rehoboam inherits his throne, surrounds himself with princelings, and does not pay attention to the work required to keep a kingdom together. In his cruelty, he loses the prized status…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Democracy, Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Compassion and Real Wins

October 28, 2018
Solomon and a worried mother show us what it looks like to create multiple winners from one encounter. It's easy to view the world as zero-sum, but the promise of…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Kings 3:16-28
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Water in the Desert

February 4, 2018
Water is a recurring theme in John's gospel. As we look at the Samaritan woman, outcast and alone but seemingly blameless, we see the radical message that Jesus's water is…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 4:1-41
Service Type: Sunday Worship
500th Anniversary of the Reformation, Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Reformed and Reforming

October 29, 2017
Solomon's exploitation of labor and subjects split the kingdom. Pope Leo X's exploitation of distant Catholics split the church. But as we Protestants stripped down sanctuaries in a move toward…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Kings 5:1-13
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2

Saints in Division

November 1, 2015
On All Saints Day, we remember all the people in our lives who have died. The fear of death makes us do funny things, so perhaps the greatest gift Jesus…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 1 Kings 12:1-19
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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