Text: Exodus 3:10, 4:13; Joshua 1:1,5,9; 2 Timothy 1:7
Title: Fear of Failure
So, really, what would you do if you knew you could not fail? This week, we'll look at God's response when the people failed, over and over again. Not only that, but the one chosen to lead them, Moses, was so afraid of failure, he asked God to choose someone else. Human beings are fickle -- our passion and excitement fall away before our task is completed. And, still...God invites us to participate in His great adventure. Know this, there isn't any failure big enough to separate you from God's good and perfect will for your life.

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Text: Psalm 27:1,14, Matthew 5:43-44, 1 John 4:18a-20
Title: Fear of the Other
Have you experienced judgment because you represented a "category" someone else didn't like? You were a Democrat and they just didn't like Democrats, period. You were a young person and they thought young people were lazy. We categorize people all the time -- and they categorize us. It is how objectification begins...seeing someone as an object instead of a person. Jesus will always challenge us on this front. This week, let's address our fear of the other. We can live unafraid.

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Text: Psalm 37:7-9
Title: Leftovers and Family Fights

We are seeking the holy in our ordinary, every day, real lives. This week, we find nourishment in the mundane and repetitive. Most of our spiritual nourishment comes from the routine practices: daily prayer, study of scripture, weekly worship. Rarely do they produce "mountain top" experiences for us, but they do provide that ongoing source and strength for the hardest work of our faith. Peacemaking, especially in our homes, is hard work. It requires us to give grace, the kind of grace we find in our routine practices. So, join us for leftovers and family fights.

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Text: Psalm 37:7-9
Title: Leftovers and Family Fights

We are seeking the holy in our ordinary, every day, real lives. This week, we find nourishment in the mundane and repetitive. Most of our spiritual nourishment comes from the routine practices: daily prayer, study of scripture, weekly worship. Rarely do they produce "mountain top" experiences for us, but they do provide that ongoing source and strength for the hardest work of our faith. Peacemaking, especially in our homes, is hard work. It requires us to give grace, the kind of grace we find in our routine practices. So, join us for leftovers and family fights.

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Text: Psalm 37:7-9
Title: Leftovers and Family Fights

We are seeking the holy in our ordinary, every day, real lives. This week, we find nourishment in the mundane and repetitive. Most of our spiritual nourishment comes from the routine practices: daily prayer, study of scripture, weekly worship. Rarely do they produce "mountain top" experiences for us, but they do provide that ongoing source and strength for the hardest work of our faith. Peacemaking, especially in our homes, is hard work. It requires us to give grace, the kind of grace we find in our routine practices. So, join us for leftovers and family fights.

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Text: Psalm 118:23-25
Title: It's Morning...Again

We begin a new sermon series this Sunday, Real Life, Real Faith...a search for the holy in the ordinary. If we can’t find the holy in our everyday lives, it is unlikely we will find it anywhere else. I’m hopeful that this series will provide a “liturgy for life” -- taking our routine experiences and helping us ritualize them so they can lead us to God. Our focus on Sunday will be morning routines and learning to wake up with God.

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