February 27, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Matthew 5:13–16
We are on the cusp of the two-year anniversary of covid - we'll pause to look back, considering where we've been, especially in the rollercoaster of the last six months, both individually and as a community of faith who is on this ride, together.
Then we'll also turn to look forward. We'll launch the vision for our Lenten series, leaning into our journey to the cross and resurrection in these next weeks as a time of rich potential for growth and connection.
THE WISDOM OF JESUS
February 20, 2022 • Ryan Marsh
Feeling wise yet? We're coming to the end of our Sunday exploration of wisdom and we end with "Jesus, the foolish wisdom of God," as St. Paul puts it. In Jesus' life we see the Proverbs embodied, and in his cross we face our suffering and discover the loving gaze that heals our patterns of hurt. Sound crazy? It is.
LOVE (SONG OF SONGS)
February 13, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Song of Songs
In our journey Seeking Wisdom, we have come to know the wisdom of Proverbs, of Ecclesiastes, and Job, the three biggies of the biblical wisdom tradition. This Sunday, we dive into one last book from the Hebrew scriptures considered a wisdom honorable mention, because no life well-lived would leave out the wisdom of love. Join us Sunday for a scandalously good time with the erotic love poetry of Song of Songs - wisdom, indeed!
JOB
February 6, 2022 • Ryan Marsh • Job
If you think last week's sermon sucked, wait till you hear this one. There are some things that Proverbs doesn't tell you about wisdom. It cannot be learned, it must be lived. And it's only the second half of life that can initiate you into a wisdom such as this. This Sunday we hear Job's story as we pursue wisdom.
ECCLESIASTES
January 30, 2022 • Zach Herzog • Ecclesiastes
Have you ever noticed that sometimes bad things happen to good, wise people? And sometimes really foolish, wicked people get rewarded? What’s up with that?!?! We continue our search for Wisdom this Sunday by turning to the book of Ecclesiastes. Intern Pastor Zach will lead us through the dark truths Ecclesiastes has to offer, as we consider the wisdom found when life isn’t fair.
PROVERBS
January 23, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Proverbs
Last Sunday kicked off our new sermon series: Seeking Wisdom! At a time when information is at our fingertips, yet quality of life is plummeting, we're realizing that it takes more than knowledge to live a good life. It takes wisdom. This Sunday we'll meet Proverbs, who like a brilliant young teacher, poetically lays out generations of collected wisdom that can be used to discern the path of wisdom. Come and join the search!
SERIES TRAILER - SEEKING WISDOM
January 23, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht • Song of Songs, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job
We know a lot. Data and info is always readily available. But wisdom seems elusive these days. Join us as we contemplate and learn to live in the ways of wisdom; to cultivate the discernment and character and turn knowledge into a life well-lived.
INTRO TO WISDOM
January 16, 2022 • Sara Wolbrecht, Ryan Marsh, Zach Herzog • Job, Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Song of Songs
We have a whole world of knowledge at your fingertips, and yet Baby Shark is the most watched video of all time. What we need is not more knowledge, it's wisdom. But how do we get it? This week we start our Winter sermon series on Wisdom in the tradition of the Bible. It will take us through Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Job, Song of Songs (just in time for Valentines Day) and the foolish wisdom of the cross. In a time when we have no shared reality, let's set out together on a journey for wisdom.
