Wading Into the Waters

January 12, 2025
This sermon reflects on the high calling of deacon ministry, looking to Jesus’ baptism to inspire bold, grace-filled service. How is God inviting you to reflect Christ’s love and humility…

Do You Hear What I Hear?

December 29, 2024
The hard story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day reveals how God’s salvation transforms despair into hope and grief into gratitude. How do we hear…

We’re Only Human

December 24, 2024
As we prepare to share the Lord's Supper on Christmas Eve, we remember how God’s overflowing grace meets us in our humanity, transforming our failures into new possibilities and inviting…

Light Has Shined

December 24, 2024
In our Christmas Eve worship service, the Yates Ministry Team meditates on the three carols that begin the service: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Away in a Manger and The First…

Advent Love

December 22, 2024
Advent invites us to embody God’s transformative love—seen in Mary and Elizabeth’s joy, the Magnificat’s bold hope, and Christ’s ultimate offering—by living lives of blessing, service, and reconciliation. How is…

Advent Joy

December 15, 2024
Advent joy bursts forth in the transformative presence of God, calling us to respond with repentance, praise, and lives shaped by love for creation and neighbor. How can you prepare…

Advent Peace

December 8, 2024
Advent reminds us that God’s peace—promised in scripture, revealed in Christ, and transforming our hearts—calls us to prepare space for its light and carry it into a waiting world. How…