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What does it mean to be part of a church? We’re in the second week of our three part series called “Be the Church.” Last week we talked about the heart side of being the church: loving God, loving one another. This week we’re talking about the head side of things: learning from the Word…

What is the purpose of church? What does it mean to be part of a church? Are churches still relevant in the 21st century? These are some of the questions that we’re going to be digging into this Sunday and in the two weeks that follow. The church can be so much more than just…

Have you been disappointed in how little your religion has changed your life? Does it not seem to have the power you wanted it to have, to bring change and happiness into your relationships? One part of the Easter story addresses this.

It is no exaggeration to say that the most important event in human history occurred on Easter Sunday: the Lord rose from the dead, His Divine and His Human completely united. What difference did that make for the world then, and what difference does it make now? Come celebrate the good news with us: the…

This Sunday I will be reading a sermon written by the Rev. Jim Cooper, a former pastor of New Church Westville. The sermon explores the historical context in which Palm Sunday happened and also all the hidden reasons behind the smallest details of the story.

This Sunday we end our 7 week program with the same question that we asked at the beginning and throughout the program: what would love do? What is the loving thing to do for all the people we interact with in our lives with all their different needs and situations? And, as we try to…

This Sunday we continue the What Would Love Do? program, talking about the different ways that we are called upon by the Lord to love and serve other people. This week we will particularly focus on what it means to go to those in prison. How can we serve those who are trapped by false…

Continuing our series on the different ways we are called to love and serve other people (What Would Love Do?), this week we’re focusing on how to help the sick. Being sick is awful and it can be hard to be around people who are sick or know how to help them. What does the…