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

The Shame of Christ

February 23, 2020
It's important that Jesus's transfiguration comes only after he warns Peter not to be ashamed of his impending death. We are reminded that it is easy to promote Christ when…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Mark 8:27-9:8
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

Moses, Elijah, and Us

March 3, 2019
Jesus was changed on the mountaintop, giving us hope that we, too, could be transformed. In the unlikely world of race and sports, we see people change through confession, testimony,…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 16:24-17:8
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 4

Choosing Not to See

February 11, 2018
In John's account of Jesus's healing of the man born blind, we see the message of the transfiguration: yes, God does great works. Let us go down among the people,…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: John 9:1-41
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

Transfiguration and Transformation

March 2, 2014
Jesus's transformation leads the way for us, the hope that we, like Elijah, Moses and Jesus, may find new life. So how does that work with the transfiguration?
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Matthew 17:1-9
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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