A farewell from Pastor Ben on his last Sunday before moving to Minnesota. The audio isn't great quality, but there is so much gratitude for God's gift of belonging to each other. Journey on with your neighbors, friends; you are so blessed to ha...

All Saints Sunday is the perfect time to launch our new worship series, "Growing in Gratitude." We give thanks for those who have gone before us, who like us and like Lazarus, are "the walking wounded" (in the words of Johnny Cash). What is it ...

Concluding our seven-week series, "Manna, Miracles, and Mercy," we receive God's answer when we cry, "Enough!" God comes near with bread and grace, calling us anew and strengthening us for the journey.Content note: Since the read...

Even when we turn down the bread of life, God comes to us in grace. As Wisdom, God invites us to a fabulous party where all can find a true, meaningful life. As the incarnate Word, God welcomes us to learn this life by doing. Through Jesus Chri...

When the Israelite community saw God's provision, they asked "What is it?" God's daily dose of love might defy logic, but it will sustain us—even as we enter the wilderness of transition. When it comes to grace, there is always enough fr...

Five loaves and two fish—what good is that? But instead of answering on our terms, Jesus changes the question: "What will God do with that?" Keeping our senses open to the Spirit, we'll discover surprising answers today. For these...

God gets personal, searching for your face in the crowd to call you "Daughter," "Son," "Beloved Child." That has implications for those of us made partners in Christ's ministry of healing. Our fall series continues, giving thanks to the God of ...

The Savior who heals us now sends us to heal and care for our neighbors. But what does that mean? Explore what this ministry of healing means in the first sermon in our fall series. Blessed be the God of manna, the God of miracles, the God...

Sadly, there are times people oppose building beloved community. How will we respond? Because Christ has grabbed hold of us, we are empowered and sustained by a righteousness that is not our own.Pastor Ben Masters preached "Christ Grabs...

Building beloved community sounds nice, but the instinct to look out for ourselves first lingers. Thankfully, God takes initiative, enabling us both to want and to live out God's dream. We first glimpsed that dream in Christ's solidarity with h...

God has already begun the good work of building beloved community within us, if only we would pay attention! With Paul, pay attention to gratitude. With Nehemiah, pay attention to grief. Listen to your body and your being, because the Spirit is...

Content warning: Since the reading from Acts describes an attempted suicide, here's a timely reminder: Nothing can separate you from the love of God in Christ Jesus. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal ideation, h...

Our series on the saga of David continues with famous words of grief: “Oh, my son Absalom! Oh, my son!" If only David could protect his son; if only Mary could protect hers. But Jesus is breaking into the house of the strong to heal and save, s...

We conclude our first series of the summer with an episode not many of us have heard before: the public demonstration of Rizpah, a courageous mother who moves King David to seek closure. The grace that sustains Rizpah and saves David is for us,...

CONTENT WARNING: Sexual violenceAt the midpoint of our summer series, we jump from the First Scroll of Samuel to the Second, from a teenage David to a middle-aged king with tragic children. Faced with the consequences of staying silent ...

Our summer series continues with the covenant between David and Jonathan. Paul's letter to Philemon illustrates how God moves through relationships, disrupting what we thought was certain. By grace we can release our clinging grip and undergo l...

Our summer series continues with the most familiar story in the David saga: the confrontation between the shepherd David and the giant Goliath. "I come against you in the name of the Holy One," David declares; how will we confront the giants of...

We're diving into the sagas of David this summer! When God chooses the shepherd David to be king, we remember how, through ordinary people, God's power is made perfect in weakness.Pastor Ben Masters preached "God's Choice" on June 6, 20...

On Pentecost, we celebrate how the Spirit extends holy hospitality to hungry hearts. From feeding the creatures to gifting the Word to setting a table where all are welcome, the Spirit invites us to the feast of God's compassion.Pastor ...

In these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. When we are unsure of where to go or what we can handle, Jesus' promised Companion—the Holy Spirit—will guide us into a...

Content warning: sexual assaultIn these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. So that we might live out the joy of salvation, God sends the Spirit to...

In these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. Meaningful change can seem as impossible as an adult climbing back into the womb to be "born anew," but to exiles and t...

In these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. Unlike the conventional wisdom of wealth or power, the Spirit's wisdom seems foolish and the Spirit's strength appears ...

In these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. Just as the Spirit empowered the gifts of artists to craft and build the Tent of Meeting, the Spirit pours out grace on...

In these Sundays between Jesus' resurrection and the Day of Pentecost, we are exploring what it means to be alive in Spirit. Just as Jesus came near to the heartbroken and hurt disciple Thomas, the Spirit embraces us with healing and—eventually...