"The One-Anotherings of Scripture" on John 13:34-35 by Mike Cunningham - January 30, 2022
Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. As I have loved you, you should also love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you show love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) The Character of Our Love – selfless and sacrificial 1. Love one another deeply with a pure heart. (1 Pet. 1:22, John 13:34, 1 John 3:11,23 & John 4:7,11,12) Practical Paraphrase: Value the souls of those around you like they are your most valu
“God is Light” – Sermon on 1 John 1:5-2:2 by Joe Ellis - January 23, 2022
“God is light, in Him there is no darkness at all.” (1John 1:5) This is one of John’s three metaphors about who God is. God is Light. God is Spirit. God is love. Metaphors capture the imagination and speak so deeply to the heart. I’d be curious to hear what comes to mind for each of you when you think of God being light. What image of light comes to mind? Do you think of light from a reading lamp? Or do you imagine spring sunlight restoring life to the land? Or do you
"Love in the Body" - Sermon on 1 John 1:1-4 by Joe Ellis - January 16, 2022
Today we are beginning our walk through what’s sometimes called the First Letter of John (it’s actually less of a letter than it is a sermon). I felt inspired to camp here in 1 John for the next 10 weeks, because the community that John is writing to has fractured — people have parted ways — John’s singular challenge for those who remain in the community is for them to love one another. This must be our singular focus! — how can we practically show love to each other in a t
"Life Between the Mountain Tops" - on 1 Kings 19 - by Rev. Sean Baker, CRCNA.org - Jan. 9, 2022
Before we dive into our scripture reading today, I want to give you a little bit of context. In the chapter before this, God’s prophet, Elijah, had essentially gone to battle against the main false god of Israel: the god, Baal. As well as Israel’s King Ahab and Ahab’s wife, Jezebel. They were big supporters of Baal. And on Mt. Carmel, there was a showdown between Elijah and 850 prophets of false gods. It was a blowout. The true God just wiped them out. 1 Kings 19: 1 No
