This Sunday’s scripture readings all revolve around resolving conflict. We need to remember Jesus’ words, “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” What would it look like if we actually visualized Jesus with us in every situation, particularly during conflicts? How would that change how we respond? We […]

This Sunday’s gospel is a continuation of last week when Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” Peter confessed Jesus as the “Messiah, the Son of the living God,” and this week Peter tries to stop Jesus’ mission. Hear this week, how there is a cost both to follow Jesus and to choose […]

In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” Is He teacher, prophet, friend, or as Peter declared, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” How we answer that makes all the difference in the world. We invite you to join us this Sunday to reflect on this and […]

God created all people and all creation to live in unity and harmony with one another. All have a place at God’s table of grace. God’s promised deliverance is for all people, not just a chosen few. We invite you to join us this Sunday to worship our great God together as we hear this […]

We will all face storms in our lives, and like the first disciples, when faced with a great storm we cry out with fear. Jesus says: “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” When we keep our eyes focused on Christ and not the storm, we will be lifted up and strengthened. We […]

This Sunday we hear about what the Kingdom of Heaven is like. Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us this kingdom. Even as we seek the riches of God’s reign, the great surprise is that God’s grace finds us first! We invite you to come and worship with us this Sunday as we worship, […]

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It’s an age-old question: Why is there evil in the world? In Sunday's gospel of the parable of the wheat and the weeds, Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. Having both weeds and wheat within us, we humbly place our hope in the promises of God, and from the Lord’s table, we […]

This week we will be hearing about the parable of the Sower and the Seeds. God’s Word is like the rain that waters the earth and brings forth vegetation. It is also like the Sower who scatters seed indiscriminately. Our lives are like seeds sown in the earth. Even from what appears to be little, […]

Gather with us this Sunday to be refreshed by Christ’s invitation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” There is a lot of work for Jesus’ followers to do, yet we need rest to recharge and continue to persevere. Gathered around Word, water, […]

Jesus said, “Whoever welcomes you, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me, welcomes the one who sent me.” In today’s gospel, Christ promises that the disciple who gives even a cup of cold water to the little ones serves Christ himself. From worship, we are sent on our baptismal mission: to serve the little ones of […]