by Cyndi Stephens | May 5, 2022 | Worship
Fourth Sunday of Easter The benefit of prophecy is knowing where God might be taking us. The downside is that we start to form our own expectations based on interpretations, flawed and otherwise. What are you expecting from Jesus? And have you taken a good look at...
by Cyndi Stephens | Apr 30, 2022 | Bulletin Order of Worship, Worship
Third Sunday of Easter Some of the Church’s greatest heroes spent some time as the villain of the story. Peter denied Christ. Paul persecuted the Church. For these men, the difference between villainy and heroism came to light when they encountered a Risen Savior and...
by Cyndi Stephens | Apr 21, 2022 | Bulletin Order of Worship, Worship
Second Sunday of Easter When Jesus appears to The Eleven, he doesn’t just wish for the disciples to have peace. He tells them that peace is already with them. They had it from the moment he entered the room. Psalm 150 | Acts 5:27-32 | Revelation 1:4-8 | John 20:19-31...
by Cyndi Stephens | Apr 15, 2022 | Bulletin Order of Worship, Worship
Easter Sunday Easter defies expectations. Always. The women go to the tomb and don’t find what they expect. They report their dazzling experience to the disciples (and all the rest) and their disbelief in the report as an idle tale is driven by the story being...
by Cyndi Stephens | Apr 7, 2022 | Bulletin Order of Worship, Worship
Palm Sunday Can you imagine a coronation without a crown, a king without a throne, and a kingdom without a castle? So how does a King become King without those? The answer is the key to authentically being the church – without a building. Isaiah 50:4-9a | Psalm...
