This week we’ll look at the fruit of self-control. Under the leadership of Jesus and his Spirit we can order and direct our desires toward that which we were made: love of God and neighbor. This is not about self-mastery, but living in step with and empowered by the Spirit to be the redeemed people God has created us to be.
Read MoreWe’re nearing the end of our study of the fruit of the Spirit. This week we’ll look at “gentleness,” probably the least well known and least prayed-for fruit of the Spirit.
Read MoreThis Sunday we are looking at the fruit of faithfulness. Faithfulness is at the heart of the gospel! Because of God’s faithfulness we have forgiveness from our past and hope for the future.
Read MoreThis week we look at the fruit of kindness. While kindness has undergone a bit of a popularity surge in our culture (“Be Kind!”), the Biblical notion of kindness is much more than niceness or random acts of service. It is a dedicated, costly commitment to another’s good.
Read MoreThis week we look to our next fruit of the spirit: patience. In a time when we are weary and anxious, patience exhorts us to endure what suffering may befall us without retaliation or revenge, and to put up with the weaknesses of others without getting too angry or irritated. In these ways, patience, as we’ll explore together this weekend, is about both our long-suffering, our forbearance and our faithful love and care for the people around us.
Read MoreThis Sunday we look at the spiritual fruit of peace. Biblical peace is not really defined as inner state of calm, which is the way we moderns tend to understand it. Biblical peace is more about “wholeness” or “completion,” a state of right relationships between God and others. It is something God accomplishes for us, but then it is also something we pursue in community with others.
Read MoreThis Sunday we look at “Joy in a Time of Cynicism.” Derek Mondeau, our Pastor of Discipleship and Parish Life, looks at the dangerous power cynicism can hold, and the promise of joy that is found in brokenness and suffering.
Read MoreAs we begin a new year, we look at God’s call to center our lives on the real meaning of life: to love God and to love our neighbors.
Read MoreJoin us this week as we hear from three of our church leaders, Mike Murchie, Listwella Donaldson and Nan Clarke, as they share some of their own journey walking with God in 2020.
Read MoreWatch our Christmas Eve service.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we look one last time at the final picture that Revelation gives us of what we are waiting for. In Revelation 22, we get an astounding vision of the garden-city that awaits us, as we see a promise of the true life that is store for all those who know and love God. This is what we are waiting for.
Read MoreThis week is the third Sunday of Advent, and we’re also nearing the end of our series on Revelation. We’re spending these last few weeks looking at our future hope, and this Sunday we’re looking at Revelation 21 and the promise of a new creation.
Read MoreEach year Third Church marks the beginning of Advent with our service of Lessons and Carols. This year we are offering an online experience to mark the start of this season. In a season marked by separation, pandemic and division, we have the opportunity to place ourselves in the story of God. Take one hour to slow down, to listen to Scripture that speaks of God’s power at work in the world, to sing the story of Jesus, and to prepare your heart to welcome our Savior.
Read MoreThis Sunday we are continuing our study of the book of Revelation, and we are nearing the end! This week we’ll be looking at a distinct metaphor to describe our hope : we wait for the wedding feast of the Lamb.
Read MoreThis Sunday we begin Advent with Waiting for Wrath. But when we hear the word “wrath” our whole being wants to recoil and seek shelter. What we find is that we cannot locate nor produce any real shelter for ourselves. Waiting for the wrath of God will not drive us away to find shelter but rather it will draw us nearer to very grace of God.
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