Sunday Bulletin - November 24

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Weed Control

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus –

Life is messy. Too many bad things happen to too many good people. Evil seems to flourish alongside the righteous. And why do good things happen to bad people? Why doesn't a good god fix it? These are deep questions for folks, and believers as well.

Perhaps what we are given is not so much an answer to the questions, but a God who is with us, even in the questions… especially in the questions!

Let’s engage a parable I call Weed Control. We’ll celebrate our Jesus and the promises made and kept.

In anticipation –

 

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Sunday Bulletin - November 17

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Commitment Sunday

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus –

A few years ago I found myself swept up in a cultural ‘moment’. It seemed that a kid from Canada was taking pop music by storm. He wrote lyrics that weren’t filled with expletives. He wrote music that was singable. He wasn’t old enough to shave, but he made my daughter’s girlfriends in the fourth grade squeal. So when the biopic of his journey from the streets of western Canada to a sold out gig/coronation as teenage pop icon at Madison Square Garden came out, I took my daughter and her friends.

When the other parents asked who was going to take them, I said “me.” Almost to a person they couldn’t believe that I would take the time, endure the screams, wrangle the gaggle of fourth grade girls. They didn’t know I was a ‘belieber’! I was a fan!

Well, now you may ask Justin who? He who said, "You're able to do whatever you set your mind to as long as you remember to keep God first and stay grounded,” is no longer on the charts, but often in the tabloids.

This Sunday we gather to worship and to offer our commitment to Jesus and the work we are called to do/ that we get to do through the Second Presbyterian Church for the dynamic, inclusive realm of God!

Last week the question was not, ”do you believe in God?”, but “do you believe God?" as through scripture the faithfulness, the constancy, the courage, the power of love is revealed and made manifest?

See you in worship.

In great anticipation –

 

(I’m a Believer!)

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Sunday Bulletin - November 10

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Church in the Park

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, November 10, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus –

Now what?

When I sat down to write,  I was riddled with dis-ease, discomfort rather than relief that years long battles have been waged across the airwaves and at the coffee shop don’t disappear overnight. Then I remembered my job is not to referee but to position myself, and those who I may, for the inexhaustive grace of God.   

What I want to focus on is what we get to do Sunday and each moment of our lives – engage God’s word, become willing to be led by the Spirit and allow the love of God to pour through us as the antidote, the balm for the wounds we incur and that we cause.

So...

This Sunday we engage Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. He is gathering a purse for the saints in Jerusalem where there has been a severe famine. But as Paul makes his case to the Corinthians to perhaps outshine the church in Macedonia in their generosity, he provides us with a template for generosity.

This Sunday, we worship al fresco. We breathe the fresh air of our beloved renovated Wragg Square and sing and pray reflecting the faith, compassion and joy of the way of Jesus.

Invite a friend, family member, someone you want to know or even someone you’d rather not. God’s grace is for everyone!

In great anticipation –

 

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Sunday Bulletin - November 3

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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What Do You Want?

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus –

One of my favorite texts in scripture is the narrative of Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus. It’s especially resonant for these particular times.  

Why Bartimaeus? Within the narrative are the elements that describe the heart of Jesus and the necessity that we know what it is we need and the courage to ask for it.

These times cry for clarity, for confidence, for courage.  

Come to worship! Face time is quality time. We’ll all share some time with Jesus as well!

In anticipation,

 

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Sunday Bulletin - October 27

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Grow Up!

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus –

‘Ah, the wedding text’ you may say when you hear Elise read from 1 Corinthians this Sunday. It’s true that this text is often read at weddings, even though it’s out of the context in which it was written. It does speak poetically to love’s maturity and enduring that would do for a lifetime of fidelity, commitment, purpose and joy.

But the Apostle is writing to what should be, what could be and what must be to salvage what is for a community in crisis.

A commentary on and prescription for these times as well. 

We are better together – see you Sunday –

 

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Sunday Bulletin - October 20

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

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True Enough

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Dear Friends in Jesus -

The news media are supposed to help us understand the world, and faster, better, more varied communication technologies are supposed to enrich that process of understanding, but people are now more comfortable with ideas that feel true, even if the evidence for those beliefs is thin.

Salon writer Farhad Manjoo explains what's powering this phenomenon in his book, True Enough. He explains why things have so often worked in reverse - and why Americans no longer disagree just about opinions and political values, but about basic factual realities. This problem of 'truthiness' is depressingly familiar, but Manjoo adds useful information and insights about its origins, effects, and possible solutions.

It may seem naive and shallow to just point to Jesus, but… the way of humble, loving service, and inclusive, embracing love of Jesus (and by Jesus) is the antidote to the chaos, brutality, and evil of the world.

“If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free,” John 8:31-32.

 

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Sunday Bulletin - October 13

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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Where in the World Is God?

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, October 13, 2024

We pray:

Be with those whose lives have been forever changed - by storms, by violence, by sickness, by fear. Be with those who’s eyes are set on the storm - whose belongings have washed away, whose pictures and books and music and toiletries have vanished, whose way of living is gone.

We know through experience in this place that new memories are made and lives rebuilt, but be with those whose recovery and livelihoods are yet to be known.

And may we be fervent in our prayers and constant in whatever tangible support we may offer.

To you who is always with us we pray –
Amen.

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Sunday Bulletin - World Communion Sunday, Oct 6

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”


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