For The Spirit Of The City

Difficult life seasons, and what's the next life-saving step God might be calling you to take? Rev. Andrew Terry preaches on Luke 24:36b-48 at Community worship, Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Rev. Janie M. Walker tells about Thomas and finding "a faith of our own" in this Easter season as she preaches on John 20:19-31 at Community worship on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk encourages us "to run and tell our own story" as he preaches on the Easter gospel, John 20:11-18, at community worship, Tuesday, April 3, 2018.

Rev. Mike Weaver weaves Mary Oliver, racing pigeons, and Richard Rohr into his Holy Week sermon on the gospel reading of John 12:20-26 at Community worship, Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

"At our very best, we are never better than the sum parts that make up the whole." Rev. Sylvester "Tee" Turner focuses on seeing Jesus as we hear from the gospel reading (John 12:20-33)for the Fifth Sunday of Lent at Community worship, Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk gives a shout out to Rev. Janie Walker, Billy Graham and John 3:16 in this sermon on the 4th Sunday of Lent gospel text John 3:14-21, preached at Community worship on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk, preaching on Third Sunday of Lent Gospel text: John 2:13-22, at Community worship. Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

Rev. Bob Hetherington speaks to keeping the vision big during this season of change and transformation -- from Mark 8:31-38, preached Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Community Worship.

Lessons from the Wilderness: Learning deeply how to say no is a complex thing. Rev. John Horner's sermon on the 1st Sunday of Lent's gospel -- Mark 1:9-15 -- at Community worship, Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk wrestles with describing the indescribable in this sermon on the Transformation, Mark 9:2-9, at Community Worship, Tuesday, February 13, 2018.

Ms. DeBorah Cannady reminds us that "Hope is in the house" as she preaches on Mark 1:21-28 at Community worship, Tuesday, January 30, 2018.

Rev. Carmen Germino reminds us that discipleship is primarily a relationship activity as she preaches on the call story found in Mark 1:14-20 during Community worship, Tuesday evening, January 23, 2018.

Rev. Bob Hetherington preaches on 3 key things to being an effective disciple during this unfolding Epiphany season — from John 1:43-51 read during Community worship on Tuesday, January 16, 2018.

Rev. Janie Walker delivers her Epiphany message, how humility is a big part of the process of both becoming who we are and finding what's ours to do. The reference is Mark 1:4-11, preached at Community worship on Tuesday, January 9, 2018.

Rev. Joel Blunk speaks to what's in a Name as he preaches on Luke 2:15-21 at Community worship on Tuesday, January 2, 2018.

Rev. Janie Walker reflects on how the birth of Jesus connects with an Altar in our midst in her sermon on John 1:1-14 delivered during Community Worship on Monday, December 25, Christmas 2017.

Advent is all about that tension between staying "woke" and staying still. God is not found in the big and loud -- Rev. Lynne Caldwell preaching on Advent 3 at Community worship, Monday, December 18, 2017.

"God is not late, we're just over anxious," says Rev. Joel Blunk, preaching on waiting through Advent… it is not a passive activity. His text is Mark 1:1-8 and this is from Community worship on Monday, December 11, 2017.

For the 1st Sunday of Advent, Rev. Janie Walker says, "Stay awake!" It's a mandate, and a word of hope — from Mark 13:24-37 at community worship, Monday, December 4, 2017.

How important is the gathering of community? Rev. Katherine Lester-Bacon spells it out in her reflection on Matthew 25:31-46 at Community worship on Monday, November 27, 2017.