Witness with With-ness

Galatians 5:16-6:2 Prayer for Illumination Let us pray.(Slight pause.)  God who is our strength and our redeemer, send the power of your holy spirit into our hearts and minds so that the words of scripture we are about to hear may be for us a source of challenge but...

Pastor’s Message: Sept. 27, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. SUZANNE TRUMP: LISTENING FOR UNDERSTANDING Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Happy Autumn! Welcome to the beautiful rich colors of the fall season.  For some reason, Autumn makes me want to clean my house, get some new clothes, and assess how...

Pastor’s Message: Sept. 6, 2024

A MESSAGE FROM REV. SUZANNE TRUMP: PAYING ATTENTION Greetings to members and friends, On Tuesday afternoon, Lindsey’s beloved grandmother passed into eternal life. Lindsey is currently spending time with her family and will return to church on Sunday. Please keep...

Just Show Up!

  The last time that I preached I talked about an ancient Jewish ritual where you enter the Temple and walk to the right if you are feeling pretty good. But if you are heartbroken, you enter on the left and walk face those who are doing ok When they encounter the...

Finding Hope

Preaching text: Romans 5: 1-5 It is said that more often than not, preachers preach to themselves We preach what we need to hear And today, I need hope I’ll bet that many of you are feeling the same way How can we have hope in the midst of everything going on in our...