Zechariah was old, religious, and important. Mary was a young nobody from an insignificant locale. Both were approached by the angel Gabriel with news of a miraculous birth in their futures. Both asked Gabriel the same question: “How?” And yet, both of them received completely different responses from Gabriel. What made the difference?

Perhaps we should shed some of our stuffiness and high-and-mighty-ness and embrace the wonder of Christmas.

Rev. Tonja's sermon, "How?", is based on Luke 1:5-38, NRSV. Participate in worship on our YouTube channel beginning at 10:30AM. Sing along with the hymns and follow along with the virtual bulletin here.​

The liturgical calendar tells us this is Joy Sunday. But this year, we are all feeling a sense of loss and grief. How can we find and maintain our joy? How can we re-joy-ce?
 
Participate in worship on Sunday, December 13, and learn some key steps we can take to find our joy in this time.

Rev. Tonja's sermon, "There is Joy!", is based on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, The Message.
Participate in worship on our YouTube channel beginning at 10:30AM. Sing along with the hymns and follow along with the virtual bulletin here.

Mark is the shortest and the earliest of the four gospel texts, and Mark does not contain a birth story. The first eight verses of Mark tell us a lot about what kind of message to expect from the chapters that follow. In Jesus we find a new creation, a new exodus, and a new restoration of God’s people.  

Rev. Tonja's sermon, "A New Creation, A New Exodus, A New Restoration", is based on  Mark 1:1-8, CEB.
Participate in worship on our YouTube channel beginning at 10:30AM. Sing along with the hymns and follow along with the virtual bulletin here.