Advent Conspiracy: Christmas Can STILL Change The World
Along with the timeless story of the birth of Christ from Luke and a message asking Can Christmas Still Change the World? The music on piano and special music will be favorite carols along with the singing of O Holy Night, and closing with the timeless tradition of communion and Silent Night by candlelight.
Family Christmas Eve Sermon
This Family Friendly Interactive re-telling of the Nativity Story is a good option for those who have evening plans, who want something different full of family and child like faith, or have small children, as well as anyone who prefers a distinctively different service. It is a little less than an hour in length and includes an opportunity for children to dress as their favorite part of the nativity. All children are invited to participate.
Advent Conspiracy: Love All
We have come to the end of our Advent Conspiracy. Our first week we conspired to Worship Fully. Then we focused on Spend Less. And last week it was Give More. And now we finish with Love All.At Christmas, one of the things that should distinguish a Christ-follower is a love that reaches out to the marginalized and forgotten. Such giving is an act of true worship. For Jesus this is personal. Read the Christmas story and remember that the…
Blue Christmas Service
Blue Christmas: A Service of Healing and Hope is a service of scripture, stories, special music, silent reflection and healing prayer for those not so merry and hurting this time of year. It is a time to recognize that Christmas can be a bittersweet time of the year. The constant refrain we hear about getting together with family, reminds many people of what and who they have lost, or what they never had. The anguish of broken relationships, the insecurity…
Advent Conspiracy: Give More
Our first week in Advent Conspiracy we conspired to Worship Fully. Last week we focused on Spend Less. This week goes hand in hand with last week Give More. God is calling us to give more intentionally and relationally. That means giving more of our time, our energy, our memories, our talents, our presence. It’s a both/and. Spend less money and give more of yourself to the ones you love. We have to ask the question: Is how we are…
Advent Conspiracy: Spend Less
Last week we learned to Worship Fully. This week we will Spend Less. What was the one gift you remember getting for Christmas last year? Next question: What about the fourth gift? Do you remember that one? Truth is many of us don’t because it wasn’t something we necessarily wanted or needed. Spending Less isn’t a call to stop giving gifts; it’s a call to stop spending money on gifts we won’t remember in less than a year. America spends…
Advent Conspiracy: Worship Fully
First, we will Worship Fully. Nearly every character in the Christmas story that encountered our King responded in the same way: worship. Let’s make the conscious effort to reorient our hearts toward Christ. Christmas began with worship, may it end with worship. Join us for Advent Conspiracy: Worship Fully. PJ Point: Black Eye Day….head busters instead of door-busters…Hendersonville made national news…This year, Americans spent $7.4 billion online on Black Friday and $4.2 billion online on Thanksgiving Day. PJ Pondering: For some years…
Thanksgiving Eve Service
On the Eve of Thanksgiving we gather together to discuss how do we actually give thanks for what has been given to us. Listen as Rev. Dr. Rick Vance and Shelley McBurney discuss.
Gratefulness
We think about being grateful for a week when we are about to be thankful and stuffed with turkey surrounded by family and/or friends. They seem to be the same or do they complement each other and go hand in hand?So what is the difference between Gratefulness and Thankfulness?
The Generous Life: Celebration
Join us this week as we focus on generosity even in our celebration. When you think about themes in the Bible celebration might not rank high on your list. But Psalm 100 encourages not only to celebrate and worship God for what God has done but also for who God is. The writer of Ecclesiastes observes that there are times to grieve and times to celebrate.
The Generous Life: Financial Gifts
Join us this week as we focus on generosity in our Financial Gifts. The more I look at our what true discipleship looks like in the way of Jesus the more I am convinced that we will only grow when we learn how to financially give generously.
The Generous Life: Presence
Join us this week as we focus on generosity in our Presence. Hebrews 10:24-25 talks to us about being together. As Christians, we were never meant to experience the Christian life on our own but rather in community with each other.