In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 1:46-55. On the fourth Sunday of Advent, we hear Mary’s Magnificat as a bold, defiant song of hope– sung in the face of fear, uncertainty, and empire. Mary teaches us that whe...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Isaiah 58:9-12. On the Third Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of joy and explore how joy is not just something we symbolize, but something we practice– especially when barrier...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Phillipians 1:3-11. As we light the candle of Peace, we explore how gratitude, community, and intentional connection become spiritual practices that steady us in a fragmented world...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Matthew 24:36-44. We begin the season of Advent with a daring invitation: to see these four weeks leading to Christmas not as a time for passive waiting, but as an adventure! We ar...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Psalm 46. We turn to an ancient hymn sung in the midst of earthquakes, wars, and a world trembling with fear as we stand on the threshold of Advent to explore what it means to trus...

In this week’s sermon, Guest Preacher Rev. Vicki Ray shares a message from Genesis 28:10-13, 15-19a. We explore the promise that God’s presence is always with us, in the “certain places” of our lives. This sermon was p...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Mark 13:1-8. Mark’s “little apocalypse” and Jesus’ reminder that endings often make way for new beginnings invites us to see beyond what crumbles and toward what God is birthing. I...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 6:17-26. In Luke’s gospel Jesus doesn’t preach from the mountaintop but stands in the midst of the people– in the level places of life– bringing good news to the poor and comf...

In this week's sermon, Rev. William explores Luke 18 and Jesus’ parable that faith isn’t about comparison, but humility. This sermon was preached on October 26, 2025.Woodland Christian C...

In this week's sermon, Rev. William explores Jeremiah 31 and how God promises deliverance from the brokenness of our world, even the brokenness we cause ourselves. This sermon was preached on October 19, 2025.

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Psalm 1. Every day we plant ourselves somewhere– into stories of fear or faith, chaos or compassion. Psalm 1 invites us to be intentional about where and how we grow. Join us as we...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Acts 2:42-47 on World Communion Sunday. Today we explore how communion and joy as an act of resistance can be daily practices that keep us rooted in our faith and community. The he...

In this week's sermon, Rev. William explores Philippians 3:17-21. It is a reminder from Paul that we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, not the kingdoms of men. Therefore, we can find hope even as the world is crumbling around us. ...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 13:18-21. On this International Day of Peace, we reflect on how God’s kin-dom grows within us, inviting us to co-create peace that is persistent, transformative, and right in ...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 15:1-10. Lost and found isn’t just about sheep and coins– it’s about us. Join us as we hear good news of God’s persistence in love and our call to persist in faith!...

In this weeks sermon, our new interim associate pastor, Rev. William explores Genesis 12:1-5, God’s call for Abraham to leave the place he knows and go somewhere new. Perhaps this story can offer guidance for us as we imagine a new life in o...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from 1 Corinthians 12:12-19. We consider what the world might look like when we truly understand our interconnectedness, share our unique gifts, and shine the light of God together!&nbs...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 13:10-17. We meet a woman who has been bent over for 18 years until she encounters Jesus on the Sabbath. Together we reflect on the burdens we carry, the healing we long for, ...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Matthew 16:13-19. It’s not a pop quiz, but an invitation when Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” This sermon explores how our lives become the answer through justice, mercy, a...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 12:13-21. In a culture that glorifies accumulation and productivity, Jesus offers another way: presence, connection, and generosity. This week’s message invites us to repair t...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 11:1-13. Jesus teaches the disciples to pray, not only with their words but also their actions. What might be possible when we become living prayers and the vessels in which G...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 10:38-42. We revisit the familiar story of Mary and Martha– not as a rebuke of busyness, but as an invitation to wholeness. What if the voice of Love is calling us to surrende...

In this weeks sermon, our guest preacher, Rev. William Reilly shares a message from Luke 10: 25- 27. We love because God loves us. But, in an ever breaking world, how could we possibly love enough? Today we explore the importance of sphere o...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Luke 10:1-11. This week we reflect on Jesus sending the disciples two by two to share peace, heal, and proclaim that God’s kin-dom is near. In a world that feels deeply fragmented,...

In this week’s sermon, Rev. Christy Jo shares a message from Psalm 139:1-14. This Psalm invites us to embrace the truth that we are fully known, unconditionally loved, and beautifully created by God. As we celebrate Pride may you remember– y...