Last year, we introduced a new resource to help you prepare for the time of giving and taking communion in your Hope Avenue. These are meaningful formational practices that we can plan with care and intentionality. The Communion and Offering Starters are posted a month ahead, like the sermon resources. Below are the April starters. In … Continue reading "Offering and Communion Starters | April" Read the article
A Service of Waiting Between the Times Preface for Pastors and Leaders Holy Saturday places us in an uneasy but honest space. After observing Good Friday and revisiting Jesus’ crucifixion and death, we naturally begin to anticipate Easter and the celebration of resurrection. Yet Holy Saturday interrupts that movement. It asks us to pause between … Continue reading "Liturgy for April 4, 2026 — Holy Saturday" Read the article
Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uaiKcXUzQA Program Transcript Good Friday Some stories break our hearts. Some stories hold our hearts. But there are a few stories, like this one, that change our hearts forever. On Good Friday, we gather … Continue reading "Liturgy for April 3, 2026 — Good Friday" Read the article
Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71PHFHFRnWM Program Transcript Maundy Thursday There are moments when love is revealed in ways so simple, so humble, that they take our breath away. On the night before his death, Jesus gathered his closest … Continue reading "Liturgy for April 2, 2026 — Maundy Thursday" Read the article
We are pleased to provide the following liturgies for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. We hope they will give congregations and small groups ideas and guidance for communal, participatory gatherings on these high days. Maundy Thursday Liturgy Good Friday Liturgy Holy Saturday Liturgy For individual study and connect groups: Maundy Thursday Study Good … Continue reading "Holy Week Resources" Read the article
Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irBOxEuLPVM Program Transcript Palm Sunday Crowds once filled the streets of Jerusalem, waving branches and shouting “Hosanna!” as Jesus rode into the city. Their voices rose with hope, longing for a king who … Continue reading "Sermon for March 29, 2026 — Palm/Passion Sunday" Read the article
Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 22, 2026 — Fifth Sunday in Lent" Read the article
Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 15, 2026 — Fourth Sunday in Lent" Read the article
Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 8, 2026 — Third Sunday in Lent" Read the article
Welcome to this week’s episode, a special rerun from our Speaking of Life archive. We hope you find its timeless message as meaningful today as it was when it was first shared. Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Download Audio Download Video Low Res Video Thumbnail Watch on YouTube RSS Feed Google Podcast Spotify Program Transcript + Discussion … Continue reading "Sermon for March 1, 2026 — Second Sunday in Lent" Read the article
