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The third message in 3 Simple Rules is "Stay In Love With God" and it looks at our personal devotion. John Wesley was a little wordier with his rule, but it easily translates to staying in love with God. Do we think about being in love with God? Do we act in God's love in all that we do? How can we keep God's love as our central thought? What does it all mean for us as Christians?  Let us do no harm, do good, and love God. Our scripture reading comes from Mark 12:28-34.

Our next message in 3 Simple Rules is "Do Good," and is our second rule. Last week we discussed first doing no harm. But what is it really to do good? Good for ourselves? Or for others? Do we think about the good it does to us to do good for others? And do we keep Christ in mind is all that we do? Let us do no harm, do good, and love God. Our scripture reading comes from Luke 6:27-38.

Today's message is the first in the series 3 Simple Rules, based on the teaching of John Wesley. Our first rule is "Do No Harm." What does it mean to harm others? Does it happen without us realizing? Why is this the first rule? How can we do a better job of not being a stumbling block to those seeking Christ? Let us do no have, do good, and love God. Our scripture reading comes from Romans 14:13-23.

The last message in this installment of The Word in Song is "If Everyone Cared" and comes on All Saints Sunday. As we remember those who have passed from this life, do we do so with hope? Do we wait patiently for the kingdom? Or are we called to something greater? Where is our hope? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Isaiah 65:17-25. The musical inspiration is from "If Everyone Cared" by Nickelback.

The latest in The Word in Song is the ever popular "Never Gonna Give You Up" inspired by the music of Rick Astley. When troubles hit, who go we turn to? Will God ever walk away from us? How do we combat fear, hate, and lies? Know that God will be there. Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! The scripture reading comes from Jeremiah 31:31-38. The musical inspiration is "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

Today's installment of The Word in Song is "Love's Divine" and finds inspiration in the song of that title by Seal. What is love? What isn't love? Do we still act childish? How does love help us know who we are? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! I scripture reading comes from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. The musical inspiration comes from "Love's Divine" by Seal.

As we continue in The Word in Song, we come to "Happy." This familiar reading might sound strange, but it makes us ask an important question. Are we happy? What do we have to be happy about? What does Jesus say about being happy? Does God make us happy? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 5:1-12. The musical inspiration comes from "Happy" by Pharrell Williams.

Today marks the beginning of our third installment of The Word in Song with "Hungry Heart." What does your heart long for? What do you desire? It it good? Is it bad? Do we consider our intentions when we act? The intentions of others? What does God want? Find inspiration anywhere and everywhere, and hear the Word in song! Our scripture reading comes from Jeremiah 17:9-14. Our musical inspiration comes from "Hungry Heart" by Bruce Springsteen.

The last message of our Lens of Christ series revolves around an important meeting. "Claimed by Christ" looks at the law of circumcision and the gospel. Are the laws meant to drive us apart? If Christ brings us together, how do we handle the law? What happens when tradition divides instead of unites? We see things differently when we see things through Christ. Our scripture readings come from  Genesis 17:9-14 and Acts 15:1-21.

The next message in the Lens of Christ series is "Contamination." When we look at the Old Testament dietary law, how do we understand it? How does Jesus change out understanding of this? What can we learn from these rules about cleanliness? About contamination? What makes us truly clean? We see things differently when we see things through Christ. Our scripture readings come from Deuteronomy 14:3-21 and Mark 7:14-23.

We continue to look at the letter and spirit of the law in our series Lens of Christ. This week we look at "Law and Punishment" as we compare the Old Testament laws on adultery to the New Testament account of Christ and the woman caught in adultery. What happens when we use the law for unrighteous reasons? What happens when we then judgement inward? We see things differently when we see things through Christ. Our scripture readings come from Deuteronomy 22:22-24 and John 8:2-11.

We begin a new series this Sunday called Lens of Christ. Our first message is "On the Sabbath" and in it we look at the Old Testament and the New Testament and the Sabbath. What is the difference between the spirit of the law and the letter of the law? What does Jesus teach us about the Sabbath? And what do we learn from his response to the Pharisees? We see things differently when we see things through Christ. Our scripture readings come from Numbers 15:32-36 and Mark 2:23-3:6.

The last sermon in the Discipleship in 3G series is "Gather." What does it mean to gather? In what ways do we gather together? Have we answered the call to fish for people? Do we proclaim the good news? What path do we choose? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Mark 1:14-20.

The second part of our Discipleship in 3G series is today's message, "Give." What did the poor widow teach us about giving? Do we really think about giving? How much time and love do we actually put into our gifts? Can we give in a way that makes our discipleship clear? That makes disciples of Christ? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Mark 12:41-44.

Today is the first in a 3 part series, Discipleship in 3G. Today's message is "Go Out" and in it we discuss the need to go out into the world to do God's work. But do we always recognize Christ when we're out? Do we always do what we are called to do? What does Christ's love in action look like? We make disciples by being disciples. Our scripture reading comes from Matthew 25:31-46.

So, though the series is over and I took this week off, I had a short after thought on the series. A little bit of the "how" and "why" behind the 7 Deadly Sins series. I hope you enjoy!

Today marks the final of the 7 Deadly Sins as we end with "Sloth." Is sloth really just being lazy? Or is there something more to it? What happens when we don't go out and do what we are supposed to do? And do we get slothful by being too busy? Do our words match our actions? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Luke 10:25-37. Transcript information will be available later. There will be no message August 12th.

We come closer to the end of our 7 Deadly Sins series with today's message, "Lust." We hear about David and his giving in to lust, bit what is lust? What makes it so deadly? What does honesty have to do with it? How do we avoid dangerous desires? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from 2 Samuel 11:2-16. Transcript information will be updated later.

The last half of the 7 Deadly Sins focuses on three that seem trickiest to understand. We begin with "Gluttony" and explore what gluttony really is. Is it simply over eating? Or is it about how we consume? What can we be gluttonous about? How do we avoid it? And where does love come into play? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture readings come from Amos 6:1-7 and Ezekiel 16:48-50. Transcript information will be updated later.

We reach a midpoint in the 7 Deadly Sins with today's sermon, "Wrath." What is wrath? How does it destroy us? Our relationships? What can we do to fight it? We explore this and more as we explore the 7 deadly sins. Our scripture reading comes from Daniel 3:10-27. Transcript information will be available at a later date.