Join us for Worship
Sundays in the sanctuary @ 10:30 a.m.
Our Current Worship Series: the road is not straight
We take the last Sunday of Sanctified Art, LLC’s Advent/Christmas series (“the road isn’t straight”) and make of it an EpiphanyTide worship series: the road is not straight! We have just emerged out of Advent—a key concept of which is making straight the way (or preparing the way of the Lord). Scripture, I believe, tries to make it as obvious as possible what that should mean (making straight the path through the wilderness—preparing the way of the Lord) to those seeking to follow God (in the Jewish tradition) and follow God in the way of Jesus (in the Christian tradition). So we will take seven Sundays—hoping that’s the perfect number of Sundays to explore our sacred text and try and remind ourselves (in order that we might remind our culture) of what should be obviously of our faith heritage, and is, obviously, not.
We are a welcoming and inclusive community
of different stories,
woven into a shared commitment to God
and to each other.
With joy and honesty, we seek the way of Jesus
through big questions, social justice, and love.
Loved by God
to love like God
That is the living sacrifice we make of our lives which is our true worship (Romans 12:1). In a so often mean world, worship is fulfilled in kindness. In a world that is unjust, worship is fulfilled in lives dedicated to the work of justice. In a world of lies, worship is fulfilled striving to speak truth, and in a world characterized by selfishness, worship is fulfilled in grace.
We create the world we live into
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things (Philippians 4:8).
Above all, maintain constant love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8).
