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Easter Season 2018 Worship Planning Series

Easter isn’t just a single day in the Christian Year. It’s a season of 50 days, starting with celebration of the resurrection of Jesus celebrated on Easter 1, and concluding with the celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost (the 50th day!). The first three readings from Acts in Year B are drawn from the story of John and Peter, who bring healing to a person born with a serious disability, all in the name of Jesus. Healing is at the core of the ministry of Jesus, then and now. Our first Easter series, “In the Name of Jesus” explores the core dynamics of testimony, faith, and God’s saving power made available to all in his name.

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April 2018

Apr

Second Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

Testimony to the Resurrection

Today we begin the first of two mini-series that will take us through the great fifty days of Easter. In the first series, “In the Name of Jesus,” we will be focusing on what it means to claim the pow...

April 2018

Apr

Third Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

Faith that Makes Us Strong

The good news is that on the other side of death is resurrection. We may participate in things that kill Jesus, but we have an opportunity for redemption. For in Christ, God offers us mercy and grace,...

April 2018

Apr

Fourth Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

Salvation Comes

Salvation in the name of Jesus Christ doesn’t always look the way we wish it did. The good news is that the power of Jesus Christ is with us. His spirit resides in us, the body of Christ. His spirit g...

April 2018

Apr

Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

We Join the Outsiders

Who are we refusing to touch, see, embrace, love, accept, welcome? Who is the world rejecting that we can, in the power of the Spirit, reach towards? How can we, like Philip, offer the Good News of sa...

May 2018

May

Sixth Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

The Outsiders Join Us

This service begins with a quick, confident act of recognition of all persons who have started a connection with the congregation or its ministries during the past year. Last week focused primarily on...

May 2018

May

Ascension Sunday/Seventh Sunday of Easter 2018, Year B

Leaders Are Raised Up

The good news of this story is that the Lord knows the hearts of God’s people. Ministry requires many different kinds of leadership, and God prepares many different kinds of people to lead. ...

May 2018

May

Day of Pentecost 2018, Year B

Proclaim Jubilee!

Pentecost is about the moment the church was born. It is about what the church of Jesus Christ is supposed to be. It is about the Holy Spirit bringing people together as one in spite of their differen...