As we fully launch into our look at examining our own beliefs, this Sunday we’ll take on a question that has been dividing Christian churches and denominations for centuries. Are we saved by faith or by works? It’s more nuanced than you might think!
– Pastor Anne
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This Sunday’s sermon will be an introduction for what we’ll be talking about for the rest of my time at Crawford. We’ll be looking at different Christian beliefs—from official church doctrines to Biblical foundations to things that are more cultural beliefs that sprang out of various religious tenets. My goal is not to proclaim what you should believe but to help us all look inward and do a bit of digging to discover what we actually do believe and where that belief came from for each of us.
– Pastor Anne
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Christmas is near, friends. Our greens are hung and have been blessed. We’ve gathered each week of Advent to light the candles on our Advent wreath and prayerfully considered their meaning. We (and our choir) have sung beloved carols and other seasonal music. But even if we had skipped all of that, the miracle of Christmas would arrive just the same. I hope you will join us this morning for the last Sunday of Advent, and again at either 5pm or 9pm on Christmas Eve.
– Pastor Anne
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Sometimes we are so blinded by the glitter and cooing babies of Christmas that we can lose sight of why God came to us in the first place. There is one carol that explicitly focuses on the conditions Jesus came to earth to address, rather than on the event of his birth. Look carefully at the verses—both the ones we have and the one that was removed.
– Pastor Anne
God’s call to Moses at the beginning of Exodus is arguably the most consequential call of God in the Bible. But Moses had more than a few reservations about it. You won’t want to miss Sunday with some drama in the sermon leading into a barn-burner of a choir anthem as we relive the story with a few contemporary touches.
Those who compiled the lectionary didn’t see a need to include the story of Adam and Eve’s sons, Cain and Abel. And yet museums around the world showcase paintings of this famous story of the world’s first murder. (The one pictured here is by Titian.) What does it have to teach us?
– Pastor Anne
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