Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the journey to the empty tomb of Easter. God speaks of his intentions for us in Isaiah 61. He will take the ashes of our lives and make something beautiful of them.

In this sermon series we turn to the New Testament to see what Jesus does when he gets in a jam. His response teaches us how to respond to temptation.

What does God do when you make a mess in your life including hurting others? There is a difficult story about King David that can teach us something about how to live better with God’s grace.

What happens when you have nothing in your tank when a jam comes your way? God gives amazing grace to help you move forward. Gideon from the book of Judges shows us what God can do in our lives.

We are in our second week of “What God Does When you are in a Jam” series. This week we look at a moment in Moses’ life when he was between a rock and hard place. God provides a way forward for Moses and for us.

It is the first day of 2023! How will we face the new year? By being present in the moment because that is where our faith is.

How do we find peace in a world of hate? We find peace in the people we love and in the Prince of Peace who came to us.

We continue our Advent journey by proposing a different to do list. Instead of going to go see Christmas lights maybe we should be the light to others.

We enter into another busy season! Instead of trying to do it all, let us slow down a bit. Maybe instead of buying presents for everyone, we could give a better gift of being fully present in people’s lives this season.

We finish up our sermon series on our core Values at CLC. There are blessings to receive when we are generous. It may sound too good to be true but it is not.