Jesus's instructions to us are to look outside ourselves, outside our comfort, and find his promise and support in the work that we do to bring all people into our…
The story of the early church is one of unlearning assumptions and learning the power of the Holy Spirit. When Philip ran into the Ethiopian eunuch on the road, the…
The message in Acts 1 is clear: Jesus was not conquered in death, and it's on us to take his message and mission into the world. And since we aren't…
Pastor Nathan is back from sabbatical. On Pentecost, Luke describes what it was like to hear all those voices on Pentecost, and Pastor Nathan thinks it must be a little…
To kick off our 2019 sermon series on our church identity, we take a look at the great commission and our call to make disciples of all the nations. Welcome…
The Open and Affirming process is the UCC's way of asking hard questions about what it means to be an LGBTQ person in Ankeny UCC, so that we have answers…
Living as the church, being the church, is the way to reconcile ourselves to one another without hypocrisy.
Having told our stories, the only question is: What is the story that God has led the world around us to demand us tell of the future? What is our…
Worship 101 continues with a study of communion. Where does it fit in worship? Why was it central, and then not, and should it be again? What are we doing…
The spirit touched us all. Each of our gifts comes together to form one body that is a Welcoming Church Family, Exploring Progressive Christian Theology, Caring Within and Serving Beyond.
The sermon series on the early kings of Israel ends with the downfall of David's reign. We are reminded how important it is to remember the faults in our past, and the…
In the second sermon in our series on our church identity, we again address the topic of welcome. When we talk about welcome in the church, we often think about…
This is the first sermon in our 2015 series on our church identity. In the week after Easter, we read about the disciple Thomas. As we continue to explore our…
Paul tells those who are strong in faith not to judge those whose faith is weaker, because everything that is done is for God. So, if you are afraid that…
This is the true institution of communion--the bread of recognition. When we dine with the disciples and see the stranger who had joined them on the road revealed as Jesus,…
