Promises Made: The Promise of Passover

This autumn, we drop into various stories of the Bible sequentially, starting at the beginning — following along with our young people in Church School. Through October 20th, we look at the promises God makes with humanity and how those promises get broken. We look at our relationship with God and how we honor and keep it. This Sunday, we graduate from the book of Genesis and dive into Exodus, or the epic tale of the Israelites’ escape from Egypt and their journey to the land that God had promised to them as descendants of Abraham. Generations upon generations after… Read More

Promises Made, Promises Broken: Forgiveness

This autumn, we drop into various stories of the Bible sequentially, starting at the beginning — following along with our young people in Church School. We look at the promises God makes with humanity and how those promises get broken. We look at our relationship with God and how we honor and keep it. As we make our way through the book of Genesis, this week we dive into the story of Joseph. Maybe some of you —like me —  are familiar with the story of Joseph through the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. You might recall that… Read More

Promises Made: Abraham

This autumn, we drop into various stories of the Bible sequentially, starting at the beginning — following along with our young people in Church School. We look at the promises God makes with humanity and how those promises get broken. We look at our relationship with God and how we honor and keep it. One night many, many years ago, an old guy named Abraham was staring out into the night sky talking with God. He was getting on in years, childless, uncertain about his future, but God assured him: Look up at the sky and count the stars if… Read More

New Beginnings, Back to the Garden

This autumn we drop into various stories of the Bible sequentially, starting at the beginning — following along with our young people in Church School. We look at the promises God makes with humanity and how those promises get broken. We look at our relationship with God and how we honor and keep it. This Sunday is our Welcome Back Sunday, when we begin our program year and re-convene after our summertime travel and adventures. It’s a fun, festive day, complete with an after-worship picnic on the lawn. New Beginnings. Many of us are probably well familiar with the second… Read More

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