“Prince of Peace” or “Lord of Hosts”?

Remembrance Day / Veteran's Day Scripture: Psalm 149 Luke 6:20-31 Listen to this service here What does it mean to say we follow the Prince of Peace, and the Lord of Hosts or Armies? They seem to contradict one another. Prince of Peace is from Isaiah 9: “For to us a child is born, to …

Invitation to the Offering – Service

No person is an island unto themselves. We live because others served. We enter this world unable to help ourselves and many of us leave this world in the same way. We only get by because we help each other. In the spirit of service, let us commit to helping one another any way we …

Call to Worship

Call to Worship:       (Based on Matthew 24:6-13)You will hear of wars and rumors of warsBut do not be alarmed. Such things happen.Nations will rise against nations. Natural disasters will happen.But do not be alarmed. Like birth pains, these things happen.In social conflict and war, you may have your power stripped from you; you may be …

To Live Out of Love / Remembrance Day / Veterans Day

To Give Out of Love Psalm 146, Mark 12:38-44 Watch or listen to this service here. What we translate today as "gave all she had to live on" is closer to... that widow gave her life, her all, to the temple. All she had to offer was 2 coins -- this was her faith that …

Let Me Rest

Matthew 25:1-13  The disciples ask Jesus, What sign are we to watch for – what is the coming of the Kin-dom of Heaven like? And Jesus tells them several chapters about just that. Today, we hear the parable of the 10 bridesmaids, or 10 virgins, 10 young women. It goes like this: The coming of …