by Carley Friesen | Jul 30, 2017 | News
Acts 2:42-47 During today’s sermon, we are going to engage with two of the most central spiritual practices of the Christian tradition. We will begin with Lectio Divina, or ‘divine reading.’ It may be new to you, but it was not new to Jesus. This practice finds its...
by Carley Friesen | Jul 23, 2017 | News
Psalm 139:7-10 Since the scientific revolution of the fifteenth century, there has been an increasing tendency in Christianity to see God as separate what God created. We don’t literally think of God as sending the sun across the sky each day. Rather, we know about...
by Carley Friesen | Jul 16, 2017 | News
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 This season of Pentecost has been an amazing eye-opener for me! For one thing, as a pastor, I have rarely had so much difficulty finding resource material! I have discovered that the prayers in our Book of Common Worship are prayers to God and...
by Carley Friesen | Jul 10, 2017 | News
At Mt. Tabor this is the season of Pentecost. We are spending 6 weeks of learning about Holy Spirit. The third person of the Trinity often gets short shrift, so we are pausing the cycle of the seasons to welcome the Holy Spirit in our lives. Join us in the prayer to...
by Carley Friesen | Jul 10, 2017 | News
Judges 6 & 7 I have two different sermons I want to preach today. But I am not going to give them both. The one printed in the bulletin will wait until next Sunday. In preparation for that sermon, I have some handouts for you about the Spiritual Gifts. I will also...
by Carley Friesen | Jul 2, 2017 | News
Matthew 13:3-9 Let’s take a look at the seed-planter in this story. The seed-planter is Jesus, and all his followers who want to grow the Kingdom of God. Jesus was a farmer, in a way. We think of Jesus as a carpenter – that was his day job – but he was...
