The first of numerous dialogues on breaking the cycles of Poverty (Wednesday Evenings)
Proper 19a: September 14, 2008: Forgiveness
Our worship service centers on Matthew 18:21-35, Jesus mandate to forgive.
Proper 17a: August 31, 2008: Closing our Summer Series
Alec and Amanda Miller close out our summer long series.
Proper 11a: July 20, 2008: Jacob’s Ladder
Proper 11a: Jacob dreams of a ladder reaching to heaven.
Proper 10a: July 13, 2008: Jacob and Esau
Proper 10a: Jacob and Esau are born. One is a hunter/gatherer while the other stays close to his mother’s tent. One will steal from the other in order to obtain an unmerited inheritance.
Proper 9a: July 6, 2008: Isaac and Rebekah
Proper 9a: Abraham’s Servant vows to find Isaac a wife. He meets Rebekah at the well, brings her back to Isaac, and the Covenant of God continues to unfold in the most unlikely of ways.
(Genesis 24)
Proper 8a: June 29, 2008: Abraham and Isaac
Proper 8a: June 29, 2008: Abraham and Isaac. Will Baker, our guest proclaimer, focuses his sermon on Abraham and Isaac.
Proper 7a: June 22, 2008: Hagar and Ishmael
Proper 7a: Hagar and Ishmael find themselves begging God for mercy in the Wilderness. Was he laughing at or with his three year old brother when Sarah was filled with rage? Does God really condone the decision to place them in the wilderness? The summer-long narrative continues and points to Abraham losing his second son in next week’s service.
Proper 6a: June 15, 2008: Tipping the Waiter
Proper 6a: Abraham finds himself hosting three visitors and Sarah finds herself laughing at our conversation. Is she laughing with or is she laughing at God? The answer to this question will shape our understanding of the story.