To Serve the Lord

Date: January 8, 2023

Bible Text: Isaiah 42:1-9, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 |

As we open the new year, lots of people are rethinking their habits and practices with resolutions to do good and to be better. We do not want you to be uninformed about an important
By |2023-01-08T17:30:02-05:00January 8th, 2023|

Christmas Eve 2022

Date: December 24, 2022 ()

Bible Text: Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 2:1-12, John 1:1-14 |

Tomorrow is Christmas Day! Tonight is Christmas Eve! Our hopeful waiting through Advent has brought us to this celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This will be a simplified Lessons and Carols service, telling
By |2022-12-28T12:45:22-05:00December 28th, 2022|

Reign of Death, Reign of Life

Date: November 20, 2022

Bible Text: Colossians 1:11-20, Luke 23:33-43 |

Today is Christ the King Sunday, or "The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe." It was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to lift up the Christian's allegiance to Jesus
By |2022-11-21T13:43:50-05:00November 21st, 2022|

A New Life Together

Date: October 30, 2022

Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Luke 19:1-10 |

Today we will explore a classic story from Luke's gospel about a short, rich man named Zacchaeus who has an encounter with Jesus. There's a grumbling crowd involved, of course, too. This story gives us
By |2022-10-30T18:41:19-04:00October 30th, 2022|

Closing the Gap

Date: September 25, 2022

Bible Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16: 19-31 |

We're back to the suggested lectionary readings, making our way through Luke's gospel. This time we have another of Jesus' parables, told for the benefit of the Pharisees, whom Luke tells us were lovers of
By |2022-09-28T15:35:45-04:00September 28th, 2022|

Bad News, Good News

Date: July 17, 2022

Bible Text: Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-29 |

This week we have two passages of scripture that are about as different as you could want. The first is from the prophet Amos where God is promising to end the northern Kingdom of Israel
By |2022-07-19T14:30:36-04:00July 19th, 2022|

Mission Interview with OAR

Date: April 24, 2022

Bible Text: Matthew 25:31-40, Hebrews 12:28-13:3 |

Series:

From time to time we present recorded interviews with representatives of our mission partners so you can learn about the good work that we are supporting and the ways you can be involved in it.
By |2022-04-25T15:22:33-04:00April 25th, 2022|