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June 28th marks the 5th Sunday after Pentecost. This week, in the sermon series, "The Wrestler", Rev. Dr. Sam Parkes' sermon "Running into God" will focus on Genesis 28:10-19a. We assume that our worst moments — the ones where we are most alone, most exposed, most deserving of abandonment — are precisely the places where God is not. God shows up on the road away from everything, to a fugitive sleeping on a rock, and says: I am with you. I will not leave you. Not when you get back. Now. Here....

The 2nd Sunday in Lent March 1st marks the 2nd Sunday in Lent. This week, in the sermon series " Face to Face & Heart to Heart," Rev. Dr. Sam Parkes' sermon " When Nicodemus Met Jesus " will focus on Matthew JOhn 3:1-17. Nicodemus, a Pharisee and leader, goes seeking Jesus at night, with questions that reveal a searching soul. Although Nicodemus has built his faith around having the right answers, Jesus opens up a more expansive world to him, where his entry into eternal life is based not in...

The 1st Sunday in Lent February 22nd marks the 1st Sunday in Lent. This week, in the sermon series " Face to Face & Heart to Heart," Rev. Dr. Sam Parkes' sermon " When Satan Met Jesus " will focus on Matthew 4:1-11. Every year, the RCL begins the season of Lent with the story of Jesus in the wilderness, led by the Spirit but tempted by Satan. Satan’s provocations attempt to drive a wedge between Jesus and the Father who’s will he was sent to do. Yet all of Satan’s questions serve to clarify...