Fifth Sunday of Easter Sun, May 7th
Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6
Below are links to the full videos of past worship services along with the bulletin and lectionary Bible passages for each week.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6
"'Awe came upon everyone because many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles' [Acts 2:43]. I think that this verse is about being the church; about being the people of God outside of our meeting and gathering spaces.…
While you can't force revelation, you can't force insight, there are real ways in which, sometimes, our eyes are closed, and only God can open them.
Jesus meets Thomas where he is, just as he met Mary at the tomb, just as he met the other disciples in the locked room, just as he will meet Peter... Jesus shows up.
"Once Jesus was, in fact, dead and in his tomb. But the Good News of Easter is that he is no longer dead and thus, no longer in that tomb. God is on the loose."
We confess to You, our Lord and Savior, that we have betrayed and denied You, forgotten and doubted You. When our faith is tested, we wonder where You are. When we see injustice in the world, we often stand by,…
"John takes pains to make sure we know that following Jesus is to live in this unceasing movement between confusion and clarity and back again."
"We'll never know just what Judas's reasons were for the betrayal, but in so many ways, it doesn't matter why Judas did what he did. Judas is not the only one who acts in such a way...."
"What is true for Martha in our Gospel reading for the day is true for us, too. Like Martha, we all have these barriers in our lives that get in the way of hearing what Jesus is actually saying and…
"Be our vision, O God. Enable us to see things as you see them; to discern in the ebb and flow of life the providence that knows our every need before we ask; to look upon both neighbors and enemies…