by Stacey Hilliard | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
2024 promises to be an “historic” year–wars around the globe; consequential national election at home; strife and division; and individuals, families, companies, and churches trying to figure out how to be in the next stage after a global pandemic. Sometimes it may be hard to feel hope in the midst of all this turmoil.
During the seven Saturdays of Lent, we will meet at Horn Pond (Sturgis Street parking lot – see map) at 9am. for a reflection — we’ll consider how hope has sustained us in the past, and how we might remain hopeful in the face of today’s challenges. Then will walk as long or as little as each of us wants, solo or with another member of the community.
Bring your coffee and join us for one or all of our walks!
by Stacey Hilliard | Feb 18, 2024 | Sermons
As we move fully into Lent, we will be looking at choices that Jesus makes. He faces several hard ones right off the bat, as the Tempter meets him in the desert and makes several appealing offers. What is it about those choices and why did they have to come first?
— Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Feb 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
2024 promises to be an “historic” year–wars around the globe; consequential national election at home; strife and division; and individuals, families, companies, and churches trying to figure out how to be in the next stage after a global pandemic. Sometimes it may be hard to feel hope in the midst of all this turmoil.
During the seven Saturdays of Lent, we will meet at Horn Pond (Sturgis Street parking lot – see map) at 9am. for a reflection — we’ll consider how hope has sustained us in the past, and how we might remain hopeful in the face of today’s challenges. Then will walk as long or as little as each of us wants, solo or with another member of the community.
Bring your coffee and join us Saturday February 17 at 9am for our first walk! If you have any questions, ask Pam Reeve.
by Stacey Hilliard | Feb 11, 2024 | Sermons
When people talk about “family values” in the Bible, I often wonder which family they’re talking about. For this last Sunday before Lent begins, we’re going to travel back to Genesis and visit with Abraham’s twin grandsons, Jacob and Esau. There are enough choices here to fill a month, but I’ll try to narrow it to just a few as we look at the twins who literally came out of the womb wrestling for control.
— Pastor Anne
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by Stacey Hilliard | Jan 28, 2024 | Sermons
One of the worst decisions in the Bible is made by a person most people have never heard of: Rehoboam, son of Solomon. As the United Monarchy in Israel is teetering on the brink of civil war, King Solomon dies and the country looks to Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, to unite them. It does not go well.
This week’s sermon title, The Torn Fabric, is taken from a scene right before the story when a prophet in the court (who you’ve also likely never heard of) sees the looming disaster and rips the new garment he is wearing into 12 pieces. It is torn to predict the splintering of Israel’s twelve tribes that is to come. Sunday we’ll look at what went wrong and how it might speak to us in our divided world
— Pastor Anne
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