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A Welcoming Church Family Exploring Progressive Christian Theology
Plague Year

The Tears on Every Face

November 7, 2021
Some prophet, long ago, noticed the implications of God being the God of all people--that God's promise was equally for all people.
Passage: Isaiah 25:6-9
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

Narrative Inflection Points

October 20, 2019
Sometimes, the moment when the story changes totally doesn't look like the moment when the story changes. Sometimes, it looks that way in hindsight, and sometimes we convince ourselves that…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 2 Samuel 6:1-5
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 2 (2019-20)

A Long And Dangerous Journey

October 13, 2019
This week, the United States military moved out of the way of Turkish militias invading Syria. This move left many of us feeling confused, as it didn't seem to fit…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Ruth 1:1-17
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

The Distant Promise

December 2, 2018
Habakkuk preaches into a world in which defeat is certain. When all is hopeless, and suffering is guaranteed, we must embrace the God who suffers with us and connects us…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Habakkuk 3:17-19
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

The Siege of Jerusalem

November 18, 2018
In the season of Thanksgiving, we remember the prophetic words of Isaiah to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem in the face of the unbeatable destructive might of the Assyrian army, "be…
Preacher : Ankeny UCC, Nathan Willard
Passage: Isaiah 36-37
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Narrative Lectionary Year 1 (2018-19)

A Prophet in Israel

November 4, 2018
On All Saints' Day, we look to the story of Naaman to remember that God is the God of all people. We remember that unexpected servants and saints  reveal themselves…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: 2 Kings 5:1-15
Service Type: Sunday Worship

Greater Than Can Be Imagined

May 25, 2014
Paul's unknown God reminds us on Memorial Day of the unknown soldiers who died in all wars at all times. How may we build the kingdom of God, so that…
Preacher : Nathan Willard
Passage: Acts 17:22-31
Service Type: Sunday Worship
Inspired, Plague Year

Inspired at the War Stories


Preacher : Nathan Willard
Service Type: Sunday Worship

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