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Into The Furnace

Sunday, February 25, 2018 - "Into The Furnace" - Jason Bembry uses the courage of Shadrach, Meschach and Abednego to challenges us to consider how we might act out our Faith in God, irrespective of the consequences.

The Apostle's Creed - 'life everlasting' - Conclusion

Sunday, February 11, 2018 - The Apostle's Creed: 'life everlasting' / Conclusion.  In this concluding lesson on The Apostle's Creed, we are reminded that God desires to be in relationship with us through Love, and that nothing can separate us from the Love of God.

The Apostle's Creed - 'the resurrection of the body'

Sunday, February 4, 2018 - The Apostle's Creed - 'the resurrection of the body' - Centuries of Western thought and theological debate may have obscured the original Biblical teaching confessed in the Apostle's Creed regarding the 'resurrection of the body'.  We often think of our soul as being separate and distinct from our body, but Christ's resurrection introduces a new consideration of what it means to have a 'spiritual body'. 

The Apostle's Creed - 'forgiveness of sins'

Sunday, January 28, 2018 - The Apostle's Creed - 'the forgiveness of sins'.  Understanding that the act of forgiveness is allowing God to work through us allows extraordinary acts of reconciliation that we are not capable of undertaking merely through our own efforts.

The Apostle's Creed - 'communion of saints'

Sunday, January 21, 2018 - The Apostle's Creed: 'the communion of saints' - we profess that God has chosen us, even with our flaws, to join together to bear witness to God in this intersection of time and place. 

The Apostle's Creed - 'the holy catholic* church'

Sunday, January 14, 2018 - The Apostle's Creed - 'the holy catholic church' - we are set apart by God to give witness to God and to each other in the common body of Christ: the Church universal.  The miracle is that as broken and imperfect people, God continues to use us for God's vision for us to live together in this World.

Artisans of Goodness

Sunday, January 7, 2018 - "Artisans of Goodness" - Dr. Jason Bembry uses the story of Hannah as a New Year's opportunity for us to resolve to be 'Artisans of Goodness - to cultivate compassion and understanding in a world that too often fails to see either.

The Apostle's Creed - 'I believe in the Holy Spirit'

Sunday, December 17, 2017 - The Apostle's Creed: 'I believe in the Holy Spirit' - This third element of the Apostle's Creed professes our belief in the 'Holy Spirit', the means by which God animates and inspires us to God's calling.  [Please note that the next lesson is scheduled for Sunday, January 7, 2018.]

The Apostle's Creed - 'Judging the living and the dead'

Sunday, December 10, 2017 - The Apostle's Creed - 'From thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead....'  To victims of injustice, the day of judgment is a day that is anticipated with hope; that judgment comes from the loving and merciful Jesus Christ should bring us all comfort.

The Apostle's Creed - 'Ascended into Heaven'

Sunday, December 3, 2017 - The Apostle's Creed: 'Ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father'.  The Ascension of Jesus Christ brings humanity into Heaven