November-23-2008-click-here-to-play Preached by Winton Boyd on November 23, 2008 These blessings come at the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry, at the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount. They are the “opening slide” of his PowerPoint. They are the statement of purpose, the vision, the broad stroke. He utters these before he talks specifics about [...]
Our Next Generation Initiative Honoring Our Founders – Honoring our Future
November 22, 2008 By
Throughout the first nine months of 2008, Four Explorer Teams worked to bring recommendations and ideas to the Leadership Team regarding the church’s future programming, leadership, and facility. The Leadership Team is excited to present a draft Next Generation Initiative proposal for congregational discussion and action. We encourage and invite all members to participate in [...]
Associate Search Committee Underway
November 16, 2008 By
On Sunday, November 10 the Search committee met for the first time. At the meeting, Association Minister Rev. Bob Mutton outlined the hiring process. A poster showing the process step and our progress is in the hallway leading to the kitchen. An important next step will be the creation of a congregational description or profile [...]
Workers in a Vineyard
November 16, 2008 By
November-16-2008-click-here-to-play Preached by Winton Boyd on November 16, 2008 Matthew 20:1-16 (Contemporary English Version) – full text at the end of this sermon. As we work our way through this sermon series on the essential stories of the bible, this one about the workers in the vineyard – is probably the least popular of the [...]
Good Samaritan Story
November 13, 2008 By
November-9-08-click-here-to-play Preached by Winton Boyd on November 9th, 2008 My hunch is that if we, as a group, were asked to name a story that most defines the lifestyle of Christians, the parable of the Good Samaritan would be among those stories. It is among the most familiar stories of the Bible, even for those [...]
