Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-10
We hear from the early church how they found a new community in discovering God’s presence in each other.
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Be the Church: Attention
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9
The First Parish Confirmation Program begins, wondering, how should we “Be the Church?” On this Outreach Sunday, we begin by paying attention to hope.
From Exile to Water Music
Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-13
Called to return to a harmony of all creation, how can we tune our hearts to share and protect the natural world more justly for all people?
The Architecture of Jesus
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Scripture: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
In the midst of the towers of the powerful, Jesus comes to the ground floor on Palm Sunday… starting a parade at street level.
About Time
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
A strange reading from a preacher of the past—and from some musicians of the present—reminds us that seasons are a just a part of God’s eternity.
Growing in Peace
Scripture: ISAIAH 11:1-10
Isaiah calls us to follow a child in a new harmony of creation, and a group of veterans and the Standing Rock Sioux show us a way towards acknowledging painful history to embrace a hopeful future.
House Calls
Scripture: Luke 7:1-10
A centurion and Jesus never quite meet, what we worry about cleaning before company comes over, and making room to visit the memories and even messiness of lives given in service and in love.
Refugees and Refuges
Scripture: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
Date: February 14, 2016
It’s Valentine’s Day and the first Sunday of Lent, so we remember a bible verse throw-down with Jesus and the Devil. Who wins? Depends a lot on how you read this one psalm, and where your heart finds a home.
Out of Control
Scripture: Genesis 9:8-17
Date: February 22, 2015
The rainbow comes at the end of a pretty scary story (for kids!), but leaves at its end an even scarier thought, that God’s judgment is behind the floods and terrors of our lives. Until, that is, a new promise forever frees us from that sort of thinking.
Net Worth
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Date: January 25, 2015
Two fishermen decide to leave their nets and get tangled up in something completely different, and we wonder about what’s so important (and so risky) about getting tangled up in “church.”