Summary Dear Amazing Grace people, The worship at Amazing Grace was great today – heartfelt; I so appreciate our congregation for coming to church in this heat wave. We wish we could wave goodbye to it! At least – no excessive rains – like last year. July 28 was the day of Noah; the flood…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, We are sweltering but brave souls dared the heat to keep them home and came to church. Such dedication! Such stubbornness. There is no video for today’s service, because our videographer, Dan Fortune, wisely stayed home recovering from surgery. Judi was here – and is working in the office to…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, Good evening! This morning church was special, we sang favorites, including Bonnie Warren’s favorite, “I Will Follow Him” – as in the rock song, and so we figured, “Why not?” We were blessed with a conversation from Becky Sparks – about getting the ’short end of the stick.’ I didn’t…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, Well, the pastor created a hybrid service today – to honor America’s birthday, and to center worship on the presence of God and celebrating communion. It seemed to go quite well. We are small but happy getting together for church this summer – the ovens are turned way up too…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, John 2:1-12 was the passage, and in the sermon we looked deeply into the meaning of the water, symbolizing the Old Covenant, becoming wine, the New Covenant. No longer will the work of purification be the only way to enter the Temple, or a marriage covenant. The wine – the…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, The debate lingered all week – should we focus on Pentecost or Patriotism – this being Pentecost Sunday as well as Memorial Day weekend. Wardrobe wise, it was a win-win. Lots of folks in church wore red – and blue. Pentecost won – the purifying fire of the Holy Spirit…
DetailsSummary Dear Amazing Grace people, John the Baptist was the focus of preaching today – with an emphasis on the singularity of his mission, from conception to death. An impossible pregnancy to an elderly couple serving the Temple following the traditions of the Old Testament, John the Baptist became the transitional figure from Old to…
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