Altogether Different: Love Is Difficult

April 28, 2024

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-10

Some people are more naturally equipped to love others. Some people even make it really easy to love them in return. But for all of us, love seems to have its limits. It might be a particular person who really challenges us, or certain types of personalities that rub us the wrong way. The reality is, to love others in the way that Jesus calls us to love can be very difficult. He said to us in Luke 6:32, “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.” If we are going to live into the type of Christian community God calls us to be as Altogether Different, we are going to need a lot of help from the Holy Spirit. Let’s worship together, as 1 Corinthians 13:1-10 guides our hearts.

Altogether Different: Space For Grace

April 21, 2024

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-7

We can get so comfortable with our beliefs and opinions that the conclusions we’ve come to about what is right gives us an assurance that we are on God’s side. Even when all our beliefs and actions line up with the lives God has called us to, it was not those things that caused God to love us in the first place. We must remember that Jesus loved us “while we were still sinners” and that he loves even those who hold different beliefs and who don’t behave really well. As we continue our series Altogether Different, we will let Ephesians 4:1-7 guide us as we look for the reminder about God’s grace and how in the LORD’s love all people are being invited into relationship with Jesus.

Altogether Different: Space For Yes

April 14, 2024

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39

The longer that we have known Christ in our lives, the more difficult it can be to recognize just how radical God’s yes is to us. We start a new series today called Altogether Different. During this time we will explore Jesus’s plan for his church in the world and how we are each invited to be part of it. Romans 8:31-39 will help us to recognize the space God has invited us into with his yes. This encourages us to think more broadly about how Jesus is working through his church to extend God’s Yes to others.

How Are We Living For Jesus?

April 7, 2024

Scripture: John 20:19-31

We celebrated Christ’s resurrection last Sunday, but as we see from the Gospels, the empty grave is so important that it takes time for the disciples to get their hearts and minds around what it means. We are blessed to have Pastor Dee Finch and some of her people from Seneca Street UMC join us in worship today. Pastor Dee will help us to reflect on John 20:19-31, as we open our hearts to the risen Christ.

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