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Authenticity is Your Superpower John 4: 4-30 (Woman at the Well)You are not required to change who you are to become a leader. God embraces who we are and uses us just as we are. The conversations between the Samaritan woman and Jesus show us that God embraces our...
Humble Your Heart Mark 10: 35-45 (Disciples Ask Who is the Greatest?)This week's discussion centers on the concept of upside-down leadership, highlighting the importance of humility in effective leadership. In a contemporary environment marked by self-promotion and...
Be a Builder (Commitment Sunday) Philippians 4:8-9Upside-down leaders build people and communities up. Building communities transformed by love requires practice. Rooting our lives in the daily practice of compassion, humility, forgiveness, service and generosity...
First Be a Follower Ruth 1:11-16 (Ruth Chooses to Follow)The world celebrates people who know how to get a job done, but servant-hearted leaders first learn to follow Jesus' example of service, prayer, and worship. Upside Down Leaders celebrates that God calls...
Hello. It's God - Worship Together 1 Samuel 1-10 (God calls Samuel)God calls everyday people to be upside down leaders. Are you listening? You may not always recognize God's call, but if you tune your heart to hear, you will hear God calling you and your unique gifts...
Epiphany Today we celebrate Epiphany, arriving 12 days after the birth of Jesus, when the Magi visit Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus. It is this day when God stepped into the world and revealed that Jesus had come to save the whole world. It’s another reminder of the...
Reflection ‘Lessons and Carols’ A favorite service for reflection of all that is Christmas. Familiar carols, Lessons of this Holy Season The Christmas story is told through the traditional format of lessons and carols. Special music for these identical morning...
Rejoice Our focus next week will be ‘Rejoice’. In Luke 1:46-56, we hear Mary rejoicing as she sings The Magnificat. "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior...!" The call of Advent is a call to rest in the heart of God, to let our spirits...
Restless “Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” --Augustine of Hippo, Confessions The call of Advent is a call to rest in the heart of God, to let our spirits settle, and prepare our hearts for the restless call of a God with us. This Advent, we will...
Rest “Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” --Augustine of Hippo, Confessions The call of Advent is a call to rest in the heart of God, to let our spirits settle, and prepare our hearts for the restless call of a God with us. This Advent, we will...
Refuge “Our hearts are restless until they find rest in you.” --Augustine of Hippo, Confessions The call of Advent is a call to rest in the heart of God, to let our spirits settle, and prepare our hearts for the restless call of a God with us. This Advent, we will...
Wow Texts: Psalm 139:1-10 (“such knowledge is too wonderful for me…”) Wow... a spiritual practice of awe and gratitude for God. Even when life is exceedingly challenging, confusing, chaotic, or complicated, there is a moment for wonder. We’ll practice together,...
Thanks "Thanks!" A spiritual practice of gratitude for others. Texts: Psalm 23 "surely goodness and mercy will pursue me all the days of my life..." This Sunday, we'll practice writing notes of gratitude for the people in our lives who make us who we are. We'll trust...
Help "Help!" A spiritual practice of asking for God's help. Text: Psalm 121 "Lord, have mercy." We might utter this when a tragedy visits our community or when we are exasperated with politics in our country. Asking God for help, for mercy, is as Christian a practice...
If you or someone you know has recently lost a loved one, please consider inviting them to join us for a powerful worship experience on All Saints' Sunday, November 2nd. St. Andrew continues its rich tradition of honoring those who have passed away. We will light...
Reformation Sunday Texts: Acts 2:14-24, 32-33, 36 (Pentecost and Peter's Sermon) A New Church The Spirit is moving and shaking things up in the Church and in our world! We continue our series “An Evolving Faith” with a deep dive into what it looks like for the church...
A New You Text: Mark 2:18-22 “No one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and so are the skins, but one puts new wine into fresh wineskins.” An Evolving Faith God is always doing something new with us as...
Resilient Text: Deuteronomy 8:2We conclude our sermon series "Forged" with a focus on how God is making us resilient through life's greatest challenges. Just as God led his people through the wilderness for forty years "in order to humble you, testing you to know what...
Tenacious | Hold firm to God's Gifts Text: Exodus 14:10-25The call to follow Jesus is a call to be tenacious for the gospel. In a sea of contempt, division, anxiety, and despair, we look to God to be the savior of our people today, just as the ancient Hebrews trusted...
Adaptable | Water and Manna Text: Exodus 15:22-25, 16:4-5, 31-32 God invites us to adapt to changes in our lives and in our world. It often feels like the world is changing at a feverish pace. But God's love isn't static; it beckons us forward into the unknown and...
Teachable | Worship Together Text: Psalm 78: 1-4The Bible has much to teach us in every phase of our lives. Sunday, we're introducing a new Worship Together offering, where all ages will engage in the same story and worship experience. Join us in worship as we learn...
Attuned Text: Ex. 14:11-12, 15:24, 16:2-4, and 18:13-23Becoming attuned to others is a key asset in leadership. Listening is a challenging skill. We often prefer to talk more than we listen, but becoming attuned to the voices of others is a key call of following God's...
Grounded Text: Ex. 3:1-5, 7-8a, 13-15; Is 43:1-2We are grounded in God's love that is completely unshakable. Join us as we are forged together as a community. We're beginning our fall series with the story of Moses, who is grounded in faith by meeting God near a bush...
Tabitha, Sustaining God's Mission Text: Acts 9:36-42On this Labor Day weekend, we'll celebrate Tabitha, who sustained God's mission by opening her home, leveraging her assets, and ensuring that the early Christian community was well supported. How is God calling each...
Rhoda, Listening for Freedom Text: Acts 12:6-17An enslaved young girl is the first to proclaim Peter's freedom from prison cells. While nobody would listen to her, Rhoda was bold enough to unlock the gate and keep listening for freedom. What is whispering for...
Rhoda, Listening for Freedom Text: Acts 12:6-17An enslaved young girl is the first to proclaim Peter's freedom from prison cells. While nobody would listen to her, Rhoda was bold enough to unlock the gate and keep listening for freedom. What is whispering for...
Philip, Chasing after Good News Text: Acts 8:26-38Philip finds himself in the middle of nowhere when the Holy Spirit calls him to chase after a chariot, sharing the good news. Sometimes God knows far ahead of us where Good News is happening. Even in our resistance, we...
Miriam, Big Sister to a Mumbling Leader Text: Exodus 2:1-10We all know Moses- the one who stood up to Pharaoh to demand that he let God’s people go…but Moses wouldn't be anywhere without his big sister, Miriam. Where would we be without our siblings and kindred in...
Thomas, to the End of the World Text: John 14:1-6 or John 20:24-29Poor, doubting Thomas. Or is he? We will look together at Thomas's legacy.. Legend has it that he made it all the way to India to start churches that far predate the British arrival on the subcontinent....
Mary Magdalene, a Much-Maligned Disciple Text: John 20:11-13Mary Magdalene has been called many things throughout the centuries, but she is most clearly named a follower of Jesus, one bold enough to sneak to the tomb on Easter morning to be among the first witnesses...
However you’re showing up today—thankful, hurting, or somewhere in between—know that you matter to God, and to us.
