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On November 12, Gary Burke preached a sermon about metaphors and figures used by Jesus to describe his church, and ways in which we might skew our understanding of the church by overemphasizing some metaphors at the expense of others…

Last week, guest speaker Ken Bever spoke of a mustard seed that grows into a large tree. This week, Tom Yoakum shares a story of a different tree he was reminded of, the tree in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 4, and what was to become of it… and him.

Ken Bever, president and co-founder of Hope fore Haiti’s Children, spoke to us about how a small seed can lead to great works.

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33

Though we are a servant survivor congregation, we have a mission to seek and save the lost as we go. The sermon this week focuses on Isaiah 2, and how it connects to the baptism of one Ethiopian eunuch who traveled thousands of miles just to worship at the temple…

Dennis Lacoss shares scriptures regarding the second coming of Christ

During the final week of Jesus’s earthly ministry, all of the gospels record that he entered the temple courts and drove out those buying and selling and converting currency. John’s gospel adds the detail that he did so wielding a whip he himself had made out of cords. This is not only a premeditated act, but possibly the most violent act of Jesus’s ministry.

Storrs Road Celebrates 50 Years

Sermon: Phillip Elliott

Scripture: Luke 6:17-26

Communion: Dayton Miyashiro

Sermon by Tom Yoakum

Communion by Meshach Ojo

A song service of members’ favorite hymns, introduced by Dennis Lacoss and conducted by Angela C. Howell.

Peter thought he was being generous when he asked if he should forgive a person as many as seven times. He had to have been absolutely floored by Jesus’s response.

Communion thought by Dayton Miyashiro on growing good fruit

Like light through a prism, Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection divides the Gospel into a colorful message

What does God care? Quite a lot, actually, about all people…

The Lord’s Supper is often referred to as the Eucharist, which is a transliteration from Greek which means thankfulness or thanksgiving. In Tom’s sermon, we are challenged to remember what God has done and be thankful always.

Deborah, the Prophetess who judged Israel, and the Samaritan Woman, whose name we never learn, but who preached Jesus’s coming to her entire town, are both examples of how we all can serve Christ, no matter who—or indeed what gender—we happen to be!

Nowhere is there an official description of a “New Testament church.” Instead, there is a story in the New Testament of the formation of Christ’s body, the church, and its on-going life. That story is our model and authority for us as we seek to become and be the body of Christ, his church.

How do you see your congregation as it is now?

What is your vision for your congregation in the future?

What are you personally doing to help bring your vision to realization?

How great a contribution are two lepta?

A combined sermon/communion thought by Dayton Miyashiro on July 2, 2023

Accompanying scripture: Exodus 3:1-10