Sunday, May 15, 10:15 a.m.

“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.”
from Acts 2:1-13

Fwoosh! Sizzle! Just what is going on in this fiery scene from the book of Acts? Are the disciples, as some onlookers guessed, a little tipsy after drinking too much new wine? Or are they experiencing something real? Something life-changing? Something world-shaking? An event whose echoes will reverberate throughout history? Join us on Sunday as Pastor Curt preaches Pentecost. And wear red to celebrate this special day in the life of the church!

Sunday, May 8, 10:15 a.m.

“I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one.”
from John 17:18-26

It’s the night before Jesus’ crucifixion, and he’s gathered his disciples together for one last meal. He knows what’s coming, and, at some level, they probably do too. The atmosphere is tense, heavy with the weight of things left unsaid, of things about to be done. As John tells it, Jesus uses this moment to give some final instructions to his disciples. And then he prays for them. His prayer is very simple. It’s just this: that they may all be one. Join us on Sunday as Pastor Curt preaches unity in diversity and what exactly it looks like to be “one in Christ.”

Sunday, May 1, 10:15 a.m.

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.”
from Psalm 23

On March 11, 2002, six months after the World Trade Center was destroyed in a terrorist attack, the Department of Homeland Security introduced something it called “The Homeland Security Advisory System.” Anyone who passed through an airport for the next decade will remember the system. Periodically, a voice would announce over the airport’s loudspeakers that the terror alert level was “orange .” It was pretty much always “orange.” No further explanation was provided. There were no instructions about what one should do about a threat level of orange, or what might change if it was dropped to yellow or raised to red. All we really understood was that we were supposed to be afraid. Although the terror alert has since been discontinued, there’s still a hum of fear all around us. Not just about terrorism, but about the what the future has in store. So how do we, as people of faith, deal with our fears? Join us on Sunday as guest preacher Jerry Eslinger preaches the God who tells us to fear no evil.

Sunday, April 24, 10:15 a.m.

“Because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.”
from 2 Corinthians 4:18

On February 26, 2015, a photograph of a dress was posted on Tumblr. The post went viral almost immediately, with more than 10 million people tweeting about the dress in the first week alone. Why did this post become such a phenomenon? Because it touched on one of the most fundamental human questions: Is what I see the same as what you see? In this case, no. Fifty-seven percent of people saw a blue and black dress, but 30% saw it as white and gold, 10% saw it as blue and brown, and 10% could switch between the color combinations. Join us for a special worship service led by our youth as we ask, “What does it mean to see the world from different perspectives? And what does it mean for our faith?”