Advent Centering Prayer (November 29, 2020)
Keely leads us in an Advent Centering Prayer in the past week's gathering. Written by the Rev. Matthew Kozlowski.
Advent 2020 | A Great Light: A Little Light (November 29, 2020)
Listen along as we begin the Advent Season. Each week, we will hear from a different voice in our church. This morning we from from Canopy Life International founder and good friend, Christy Gordy.
The One We’re Waiting For: Obedience in Obscurity
Andy Culp leads us in a discussion around impatience. How do we remain obedient in obscurity, faithful in the mundane? Taking cues from James' epistle and the example of Zechariah, Andy calls us to hold trust in a God whose timeliness is tactical and trustworthy.
The One We’re Waiting For: He is the Image of the Invisible God
In this podcast, Jordan discusses the crucial implications of recognizing Jesus as the image of the invisible God. As we learn to read the Scriptures in the light of Christ, we find God is and has always been as beautiful as Jesus reveals him to be.
The One We’re Waiting For: Renovation & Reconstruction
We wrap up our look into Jesus' caution about the imminent destruction of the Jerusalem temple (Luke 21) and bridge ahead in this first week of Advent. When the Temple falls down, the New Testament writers reveal a startling twist in the story of God's presence in the midst of his people: the temple is now in us!
Practice for Christmas Day
CENTERING: “Behold, I bring you good news of a great joy, which will come to all the people; for unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 SETTLING…
Advent Practices – Week 3 – Day 5
THEME: RADICAL GENEROSITY BREATH PRAYER: LORD, GIVE ME JOY IN BLESSING OTHERS THROUGH RADICAL GENEROSITY. CENTERING: "Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light of heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in…
Advent Practices – Week 3 – Day 4
THEME: RADICAL GENEROSITY BREATH PRAYER: LORD, GIVE ME JOY IN BLESSING OTHERS THROUGH RADICAL GENEROSITY. CENTERING: “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 SETTLING IN:…
Advent Practices – Week 3 – Day 3
THEME: RADICAL GENEROSITY BREATH PRAYER: LORD, GIVE ME JOY IN BLESSING OTHERS THROUGH RADICAL GENEROSITY. CENTERING: “You will recognize Him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12…
Advent Practices – Week 3 – Day 2
THEME: RADICAL GENEROSITY BREATH PRAYER: LORD, GIVE ME JOY IN BLESSING OTHERS THROUGH RADICAL GENEROSITY. CENTERING: “He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1…
