Worship Services on Matthew (Page 2)

Worship (9:00 AM Traditional) “Children’s Time”

Text: Matthew 19:13-15 We get the words of Jesus wrong all the time, just like his earliest followers. When a group of children were hanging out with Jesus and having a great time, the disciples wanted to send them away for “bothering” Jesus. But Jesus knows children are the center of God’s love, not on the margins of it. Jesus sees children as keys to understanding everything that he is doing in and through the world. Jesus is inviting us…

Worship (10:30 AM Contemporary) “Resentment”

Text: Matthew 18:21-35 “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die,” writes Anne Lamott.  We may think ourselves beyond generous to forgive someone seven times but Jesus challenges our thinking by saying, “not seven times but seventy-seven times.”  In other words, for those of us who follow Christ, forgiveness becomes not so much an act but a way of life.  How are we equipping ourselves to face this giant of resentment?

Worship (9:00 AM Traditional) “Resentment”

Text: Matthew 18:21-35 “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and waiting for the rat to die,” writes Anne Lamott.  We may think ourselves beyond generous to forgive someone seven times but Jesus challenges our thinking by saying, “not seven times but seventy-seven times.”  In other words, for those of us who follow Christ, forgiveness becomes not so much an act but a way of life.  How are we equipping ourselves to face this giant of resentment?

Worship (10:30 AM Contemporary) “Anger”

Text: Matthew 5:21-26 God’s Word provides us with solid reasoning on the importance of settling our differences with others.  The God of peace asks us to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters even before we come before the Lord in worship.  Wasn’t it peace that Jesus was showing us in his death on the cross?  How is God calling us to transform our anger into something life-giving before we do and say things that we later regret?

Worship (9:00 AM Traditional) “Anger”

Text: Matthew 5:21-26 God’s Word provides us with solid reasoning on the importance of settling our differences with others.  The God of peace asks us to be reconciled with our brothers and sisters even before we come before the Lord in worship.  Wasn’t it peace that Jesus was showing us in his death on the cross?  How is God calling us to transform our anger into something life-giving before we do and say things that we later regret?

Worship | Lent (7:00 PM) “Jesus, a New Jonah”

Jonah is the ironic foil to every other human and non-human character in thebook–all of whom obey God without question or protest. In Matt 8:23-27, Jesus exemplifies peace 4 of 5 in the thick of disruption. Disruptions have a way of exposing things that are otherwise buried beneath the surface. The onset of a violent storm lays bare the disciples’ lack of trust. But it also simultaneously exposes Jesus for who he is: the Lord of creation who stops the…

Worship (10:30 AM Contemporary) “Transfiguration Sunday”

Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration Sunday bridges the gap between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle and the season of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday.  Our services will feature inspiring music from the Canticle Choir and Josh Eidem at the 9 AM service and Elliana Meier and the Worship Band at the 10:30 AM service.  Come and bring a friend!

Worship (9:00 AM Traditional) “Transfiguration Sunday”

Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration Sunday bridges the gap between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle and the season of Lent which begins on Ash Wednesday.  Our services will feature inspiring music from the Canticle Choir and Josh Eidem at the 9 AM service and Elliana Meier and the Worship Band at the 10:30 AM service.  Come and bring a friend!