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The Love You Had at First

This Sunday we’ll dive into perhaps the most well known portion of the book of Revelation- the letters from Jesus to the seven churches. After introducing the letters overall, we’ll work through the first of the letters to the church of Ephesus.

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Psalm 134: The Benediction Song

In the closing words of Psalm 134, the final Psalm of Ascent, we are reminded of God’s blessings and told to praise him unceasingly. Even in the midst of difficult situations, we can praise the Lord because of the blessing of faith by grace we’ve received from God, a blessing meant to be shared with others as we continue our journey.

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Psalm 120: The Leaving Song

This Sunday we’re starting a new series called Songs for the Journey. Nestled in the back of the book of Psalms is a little collection called “The Songs of Ascent.” We begin this Sunday with Psalm 120- a psalm that reminds us that we must be fed up with the world around us before we are ready to walk the hard path of discipleship.

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The Resurrection of the Body

As we move toward the end of the Creed, the perspective shifts to the future. The Creed begins with the very start of the history of the world, and now it moves toward history's conclusion. The world will end, the Creed affirms, not with destruction, not with an apocalypse, but with “the resurrection of the body.” What does that really mean?

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The Forgiveness of Sin

We’ll spend some time this Sunday unpacking the phrase of the Creed, “The Forgiveness of Sin.” With this phrase, we are affirming who we are—God’s forgiven people—and we are also affirming what God calls us to do in the world—enact the love and forgiveness of Christ to others. 

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