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This week we are traveling to the Jordan River, where the Israelites crossed over from 40 years of wandering in the desert to the long-awaited Promised Land. But this momentous occasion came with special instructions that offer us an important lesson toda
Join Pastors Jen and Jacob on a new sermon series this summer, "Wish You Were Here: Postcards From a Journey Through Scripture," as they travel to a new geographical location each Sunday and delve deeper into its significance in Scripture. The first stop?
Jacob favored his son Joseph above all his other sons, gifting him a beautiful coat. Unfortunately, being dad's favorite caused a lot of problems for Joseph. Join us for our last sermon in the Bad Dad & Flawed Fathers of the Bible series as we explore wha
As we explore strained parental relationships in Scripture, is it possible that God was a "bad dad" in God's relationship with Christ? Join Pastor Jacob as he reflects on Jesus' prayer from the cross, "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?" and as he
Abraham, our first "bad dad," took his son Isaac up a mountain to sacrifice him! What could be worse than that? Even more disturbing is the fact that God was the one who called Abraham to do it. But if we dive deeper into this troubling story, will we fin
Join Pastor Jacob as he takes us into a dream within a dream within a dream to tell three stories of people who had to wake up from lies they believed in order to gain a better grasp of reality.
In Matthew 11, John the Baptist is sitting in prison and second-guessing whether Jesus is actually the Messiah. There often comes a time in life when God does not meet our expectations. The author and pastor Barbara Brown Taylor calls this, "The Gift of D
Like the poor widow who placed copper coins in the treasury, our story is one of remembering we are all in poverty without God's faithfulness.
In 1928, Claremont United Church of Christ made plans to build a new building, not knowing that the next year the Great Depression would hit. Nevertheless, the congregation moved forward in faith and now we carry the legacy left behind by people we have n
Have you ever wondered where the concept of tithing comes from? Join us as we examine the very first tithe in the Bible and discover what it teaches us about giving today.
Abraham is known as the "Father of Faith" and he receives this title even in the midst of intense doubt. How do faith and doubt intertwine, and how can we know that God is always with us? Join Pastor Jacob as we launch a new sermon series exploring the co
Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! Join Pastor Jacob for the last installment of our Clue sermon series as we journey to the Empty Tomb. The body of Jesus isn't there, but where is the risen Christ? It seems he is nowhere to be found! Perhaps the story of Eas