Joy. . .No Matter What
Date: October 10, 2023
Speaker(s): Ruben and Idella Chupp
Series: Joy
Passage(s): 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
Annual church retreat focusing on the theme of Renewing Our Joy. Ruben and Idella Chupp, who are offering our input for the weekend, will bring the message, which is inspired by Philippians 1:3-6 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24.
Accept, Share, Worship
Date: October 1, 2023
Speaker(s): Angel Neri Carbot, Guest Speakers
Series: World Communion Sunday
Passage(s): 1 Corinthians 14-17, Matthew 26:26-30
As we celebrate World Communion Sunday, we worship God who unites us across denominations, nationalities,languages, traditions, and customs. When we gather at the table of Christ Jesus, we do so with people throughout the word, to share in this holy meal and learn of God’s expansive love.
Bring Your Baggage: “Good” and “Bad”
Date: September 24, 2023
Speaker(s): Guest Speakers, Mariah Martin
Series: Bring Your Baggage
Passage(s): Isaiah 5:20
How do we know what is good or bad? Evil or
holy? Sacred or profane? And what does it mean if we are called to be “bad”?
Growing a Tree-mendous Faith
Date: May 21, 2023
Speaker(s): Janeen Bertsche Johnson
Series: Like Trees Planted
Passage(s): Colossians 1:3-12, Psalm 92:12-14
The different parts of trees (roots, trunks, branches, leaves, flowers and fruits) can help us imagine different aspects of our spiritual lives: • embedding ourselves in God’s story, • growing through nurture and struggle, • celebrating our unique spiritual journey, receiving and responding to the Holy Spirit’s empowerment, • and sharing with others. As a whole, these create an ecology of prayer, a spiritual habitat or home