UPCOMING
SERMONS
February 18 “This
is a Real Mess”
Luke 18:9-14--Pharisee & Tax Collector
Things are not right for all of us.
Jesus uses this parable to explain what is necessary to make things right
again.
February 25 “Who
Left This Mess?”
Luke 19:1-10--Zacchaeus
Our idolatry has made a mess around
us and in us. But like Jesus seeking out Zaccheus, God keeps seeking us out. Even before
we’re ready. A gracious relationship awaits us.
March 4 “Bless This
Mess”
John 5:1-15--Man at the Pool
Sometimes we’d prefer God to simply
bless our mess. It would be easier than actually changing. But
justifying grace doesn’t settle for cheap results. It seeks full
transformation. First, we need to see our lives for what they are. Like the man at the
pool, we are asked to participate in our own healing.
March 11 “No
Messing Around”
John 3:1-21--Nicodemus
Nicodemus struggles. Grace is
not a divine tidiness project. It insists on nothing less than new life.
And while new birth can be uncomfortable, ‘at-one-ment’ with God is
the
heart of our restoration project.
March 18
“Address This Mess”
Luke 10:38-42--Martha & Mary
God is present with us.
Actively restoring. Inviting us even closer. Like these
sisters, we can learn to sit at the feet of Jesus. And find
our ourselves perfected in divine love.
March 25 Palm to
Passion Sunday
Selected scripture from Luke 19-23
This week starts in Halleluiah! and
ends in the death—Just to show the depths to which divine love is willing to go on our behalf.
March 30 Good Friday
Scripture: John 18:1-19:42
Meditative worship with a reading of
the Passion Story from John.
