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Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Luke 12:22-31 Our series continues this week with Jesus building upon the parable in which Jesus called a rich man a fool for wanting to build a bigger barn to store his grain instead of sharing it with others by asking the disciples not to worry about what they are to eat or drink but to seek God's kingdom.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture:Luke 12:13-21 Our series begins this week with a parable in which Jesus calls a rich man a fool. It is a story in which some of us may be able to see ourselves and/or our nation, one that begs the question, "When is enough, enough?"

Preacher: Lee Aber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-18; 31:31-34 Join us this week as we finish this series with hearts open to mystery—trusting in the God who releases us from the ruins of what was and calls us toward the justice, mercy, and belonging of what could yet be.

Preacher: Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 How might the dark and challenging moments through which we are living provide opportunities to plant and invest for the future? Join us this week, as we ponder these questions and again hear a message of hope—even on the eve of Jerusalem's destruction.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Join us this week as our series on the book of Jeremiah continues with a deeper exploration of exile and God's call to be faithful no matter what.

Preacher: Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-31 Join us this week as we ponder how God might be speaking truth to power in similar ways today, sing restorative and joyful songs, gather at the altar where all are welcome for the sacrament of Holy Communion and no one is turned away, and experience authentic community.

Preacher: Carie Dupree, Candidate for Ordained Ministry Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11Join us this week to explore the image of God the potter, God’s changing mind, our call to reverse course, and the hope that God’s shaping work offers us.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Jeremiah 1:1-10 Join us this week as our series on the book of Jeremiah begins. Together we will seek to enter this ancient ache, explore the prophet’s fierce honesty and fragile hope, and prayerfully discover wisdom to sustain us in our own times of turmoil—and perhaps even deepen our trust in God who has not and will not let us go. 

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Methodist historian Ashley Boggan has coined the phrase "Wesleyan Vile-Tality," and defines it as "a willingness to look beyond today's acceptable practices, standards, and norms and bend the rules in order to ensure that more and more persons can be included within the kin-dom of God." What might w...

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 God uses the sense of hearing to break down barriers and open hearts. Join us this week, as we reflect not only on the wind and fire, but on the miracle of hearing—and consider how we, too, might dare to be open to the Spirit’s fresh, bold, and boundary-breakin

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Acts 16:16-34Join us this week as our series, "A Faith Worth Living: What We Believe as United Methodists and Why" continues with an exploration of the power of praise and the role that singing and music can play in our faith.

Preacher: Lee Aber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship Scripture: Acts 16:9-15 Join us this week, as our series, "A Faith Worth Living: What We Believe as United Methodists and Why" continues with an exploration of what it means to be called and sent out in mission to the whole world.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Acts 11:1-18 Join us this week, as our series, "A Faith Worth Living: What We Believe as United Methodists and Why" continues with a powerful story about how Peter was led to change his mind after an encounter with God and how, we, too, might employ scripture, tradition, reason, and experience when thinking theologically.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: John 10:7-30  Join us this week as our series, "A Faith Worth Living: What We Believe as United Methodists and Why" continues with an exploration of the concept of salvation and what it means to be made whole.

Preacher: Min. Lee Schriber Aber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship Scripture: John 21:1-19 According to John Wesley, The Means of Grace are ordinary ways God imparts God’s grace into individuals. At the beginning of the Methodist movement, Wesley established two groups for the means of grace. Instituted means of grace are the traditionally understood works of piety or personal holiness wh...

Preacher: Grace Rogers, Howard & Mary Martin Ministry Intern Scripture: John 20:19-31 and Acts 5:27-32 The disciples were paralyzed by fear and gathered behind a closed door on the evening of that first day when Jesus came and stood amongst them, offering peace through his presence. From the beginning, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, understood how Christ’s presence and peace can be exp...

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 When Sunday comes, the women go to the tomb expecting to find death. They show up in the dark with hearts full of sorrow. But the darkness is splintered by two men dressed in dazzling clothes who ask why they are looking for the living among the dead. “He is not here, but has risen!” they proclaim. A new day is ours to receive—not bec...

Preacher: Lee Scriber Aber, Minister of Engagement & Discipleship Scripture: Luke 23:32-49 Good Friday takes us to the cross where we believe Jesus was crucified. For our evening worship we will reflect on the space between acceptance and resistance, pondering how the acceptance of truth is vital to our ability to resist oppression.

Preacher: Grace Rogers, Howard & Mary Martin Ministry Intern Scripture: Luke 22:1-27   Holy Week continues with Maundy Thursday. In his final hours, Jesus redefines power through acts of humility, including sharing a final meal with his closest friends and those who will soon betray him. After breaking bread, the disciples argue about who is the greatest, but Jesus tells them that the greatest...

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Pastor Scripture: Luke 19:29-40 Holy Week begins this Sunday with Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. His presence inspires a multitude of people to shout out and praise God. But the religious leaders don't join their voices in praise. They instead try to silence the crowd.

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol Scripture: Luke 15:1-7 Are you lost or are you found? I suspect our answer depends upon the circumstances surrounding us. Many of us could describe a time when we were lost and had to rely upon our cell phone's map app or a kind person standing on the corner to help us be found. Others of us might be able to describe a time when someone found us. What about...

Preacher: Rev. Alan Storey, Gospel Storyteller Scripture: Luke 20:9-19 Alan served as a minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa for 33 years, most recently as the pastor of the Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town, and is now exploring silence, stillness and solitude…while writing. His lifelong work remains the experimental practice with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. His deepest hope i...

Preacher: Grace Rogers, Howard & Mary Martin Ministry Intern Scripture: Luke 13:6-9 This Sunday, we will tackle the challenging parable of the gardener in the vineyard who knows the fig tree needs rest, nutrients, and time—and that it also needs to produce fruit. Together we will ponder the critical need of rest and growth and how in the between time—of nurture before fruit—is often where tran...

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol Luke 10:38-42 In this episode, we tackle the binary of  faith  and  works  as we study another familiar text that is found only in the gospel of Luke. While we may have been tempted to believe that we are either a Mary or a Martha—always with a need to be more like Mary—both devotion to Jesus that leads to spiritual depth and ministry that provides generous...

Preacher: Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol Scripture: Luke 10:25-37 In our world, many of our physical neighbors are strangers to us, and many of our neighbors—those closest to us—feel like strangers in divisive political climates. If we align our intentions and actions, then maybe we need to reconsider who we label “stranger,” and ask ourselves if we have acted as good neighbors.