Lea Matthews: "Go In Peace" (Sermon for July 6, 2025)

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, we begin our summer worship series: Grounded in Grace, Growing in Gospel. We’ll reflect on what it means to carry the peace of Christ into the world-- not as conquerors, but as guests. Not with power, but with tenderness.  Luke tells us Jesus sent the seventy out with nothing but trust and each other. What if that’s still enough?

We’ll be thinking about open-heartedness, vulnerability, and how true peace puts us in conflict with the wolves-- and yet makes us strong in the Spirit. We’ll sing. We’ll pray. And we’ll gather at the communion table where all are fed, and none are turned away.

Come and find the quiet center. Come with your weariness, your joy, your open hands. We can’t wait to welcome you.

With peace,
Pastor Lea