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Come! Come and Follow!

Come! Come and follow! We visit our friends on Mondays. Come! Come and follow! We buy our groceries on Tuesdays. Come! Come and follow! We go to book club on Wednesdays. Come! Come and follow! We go to senior meal

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Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:2-11, Call to Worship, Matthew, Matthew 4, Matthew 4:18-22, New Testament, Old Testament

Here I Am!

The story of Samuel is the story of a transitional time in Israel’s history. The nation, really a rag tag collection of people who share a common faith and identify, yearns for greatness. They yearn for glory. They want a

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Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:2-11, Mark, Mark 15, Mark 15:34, New Testament, Old Testament, Sermon

Here I Am! Open Our Minds, Equip Us, & Move Us

Calling Spirit, In the quiet of this space, quiet our minds & hearts. In this moment, help us to be present with you. [TIME OF SILENCE] We confess that when you call, the noise of our televisions, of our friends,

Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:2-11, Old Testament, Pastoral Prayer

A Statement of Faith: Here I Am!

We believe in the divinity, within each creature, plant, & human being. We believe that spark was placed there by the one we name God, the one who created humanity in the divine image. God manifests as Creator, Savior, Sustainer,

Posted in 1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3, 1 Samuel 3:2-11, Micah, Micah 6, Micah 6:8, Statement of Faith

Opening Our Hearts to Thanksgiving

Embedded Divinity, We feel you in our inner recesses, we see you in the eyes of our neighbor struggling through tough times. Your mighty power fuels the sun, as it rises, sets and warms the earth, your power fuels the

Posted in Old Testament, Pastoral Prayer, Psalm 40, Psalm 40:1-10, Psalms

The One Who Connects & Expects

Sacred One, In the silence, release all that separates us from you. [time of silence] You are the God of us, and the God of them. You are the God who connects us. You are the God who loves, and

Posted in Old Testament, Pastoral Prayer, Psalm 146, Psalms

In Whom Do We Trust?

There are those who say the Bible contradicts itself. That is like saying the library contradicts itself. Of course the Bible, written by many different people over the span of thousands and thousands of years reflects a variety of experiences

Posted in Old Testament, Psalm 146, Psalms, Sermon

Asking One Thing

I have asked one thing from the LORD—it’s all I seek— to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, seeing the LORD’s beauty and constantly adoring [God’s] temple. Psalm 27:4 CEB Though it is not in

Posted in Old Testament, Psalm 27, Psalm 27:1-6, Psalms, Sermon

A Prayer of Lament

Where are you God? Why must we endure another day of this? Our bodies decline, we move slower than we did, and we feel that movement in ways that we never did before. Hear our cries for those in need

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Posted in Pastoral Prayer, Prayer of the Day, Psalm 69, Psalm 69:1-16, Psalms

Sharing Feelings with God

Come worship God,    whose very essence is relational. We’re here to worship the 3-in-1,    who relates within between       Parent, Son, & Spirit. Listen for the Presence,    whose very desire is to relate to us.

Posted in Call to Worship, Psalm 69, Psalm 69:1-16, Psalms
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