(Sunday, March 19 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Psalm 22:1-11,16-21,25-31 and Lamentations 1:17-22

Testimony: Lamentation and Living by Madline Morsha-Taylor and John Peacock

“Stories of suffering can never be buried when lament is an important and central aspect of the church’s worship life. Lamentations reminds us that the proper response to tragedy and suffering is lament.” -Soong-Chan Rah, Prophetic Lament

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(Sunday, March 12 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7 and John 4:1-30, 39

Sermon: Water Flows to the Lowest Places by Pastor Mark Harper

“Well, Sojourner, did you always go by this name?”

No, ‘deed! My name was Isabella; but when I left the house of bondage, I left everything behind. I wa’n’t goin’ to keep nothin’ of Egypt on me, an’ so I went to the Lord an’ asked Him to give me a new name. And the Lord gave me Sojourner, because I was to travel up an’ down the land, showin’ the people their sins, and bein’ a sign unto them. Afterwards I told the Lord I wanted another name, ‘cause everybody else had two names; and the Lord gave me Truth, because I was to declare the truth to the people. -Sojourner Truth

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(Sunday, March 5 At 11 AM, Hybrid Communion Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4a and John 3:1:21

Sermon: Snakes, Saviors, and Secret Disciples by Pastor Mark Harper

“When the voice of the historically disenfranchised is privileged, what happens to the voice of those who are used to being heard? How will those communities process their discomfort of no longer being the sole voice?” – Mary Dana Hinton

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(Sunday, February 26 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17 and Matthew 4:1-11

Sermon: Hungry Jesus by Pastor Mark Harper

“I see Jesus in every human being. I say to myself, this is hungry Jesus, I must feed him. This is sick Jesus … I must wash him and tend him. I serve because I love Jesus.” Mother Teresa

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(Sunday, February 19 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:16-21 and Matthew 17:1-9

Sermon: Before We Go Down the Mountain by Pastor Mark Harper

“You are at the beginning of something new. You are learning a new way of being.” – International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers

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(Sunday, February 12 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 and Matthew 5:21-26

Sermon: The Liturgy Before the Liturgy by Pastor Mark Harper

“Black history has always been treated by white people as a subtext to the nation’s real history … I grew up 50 miles from where Emmett Till was murdered. I knew nothing about it. I was raised 25 miles from the scene of the Elaine, Arkansas white race riots where hundreds of Black folk were chased into the woods and killed by white mobs. I was oblivious … Today it is very possible that young people will grow up not knowing of George Floyd or Brianna Taylor. Our nation has a short memory for such matters. For these reasons, Black History Month is still vital and current.” - David Billings, Hospitality

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(Sunday, February 5 At 11 AM, Hybrid Worship: In-Person and Live-Streamed On Zoom)

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 5:13-16

We will be celebrating Holy Communion

Sermon: Salt and Light by Pastor Mark Harper

“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” -Anne Lamott

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