by Tara Olsen Allen | Jul 1, 2018 | Sermons
I want you to take a look at the front cover of your bulletin- these are the exact words that are on the Be the Church banner and they will be the focus of our worship services throughout the summer months- Live out your faith in some very specific ways- Last week we...
by Tara Olsen Allen | Jun 24, 2018 | Sermons
Why do we come to church? Seriously- why do you come to church? A few weeks ago, I was working in my office and I noticed a gentleman outside of the building taking pictures and looking at the rainbow banner we have on our building. I went out and asked him if I...
by Tara Olsen Allen | Jun 17, 2018 | Sermons
This morning, I had a whole sermon prepared about music and singing to further honor our musical folks and the importance of music in our lives, but then this week happened and my heart has been breaking into little pieces with each news story I see. And I thought,...
by Tara Olsen Allen | Jun 3, 2018 | Sermons
In the lectionary last week and this week we have two stories of call- last week we heard Isaiah’s vision of being called to be a prophet of God by a larger than life being with angels and smoke swirling around him. This week we hear a different call story. This week...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 27, 2018 | Sermons
Phew! Well, talk about “heavy hitter” scriptures! First, we hear from Isaiah about his vision that called him to be a prophet. Next, we hear a passage from the gospel according to John that contains probably one of the most quoted/well-known verses in all of the...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 20, 2018 | Sermons
Aside from the Christmas story and the Passion narrative of Easter, the scripture Mandy and I read from the Acts of the Apostles is probably one of the most well-known pieces of scripture that we have. This story tells of the Holy Spirit descending upon a gathering...
