This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to the theme might serve your congregation well. … Continue reading "Sermon for May 3, 2026 — Fifth Sunday of Easter" Read the article
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 May starters. … Continue reading "Offering and Communion Starters | May" Read the article
Speaking of Life 5023 | Empty Tomb and Open Gate This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or … Continue reading "Sermon for April 26, 2026 — Fourth Sunday of Easter" Read the article
Speaking of Life 5022 | Born Again This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized introduction to … Continue reading "Sermon for April 19, 2026 — Third Sunday of Easter" Read the article
Speaking Of Life 5021 │ Stop Doubting and Believe This week we’re sharing a Speaking of Life message from our archive as a supplemental resource. We encourage you to use this for reflection and preparation, or small group discussion. For your worship gathering, consider how a call to worship from a local voice or contextualized … Continue reading "Sermon for April 12, 2026 — Second Sunday of Easter" 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=1pH4397i3XQ Program Transcript Resurrection of the Lord Every once in a while, we witness a moment so full of life that it takes our breath away — a baby’s first cry, a long-awaited … Continue reading "Sermon for April 5, 2026 — Resurrection Sunday" Read the article
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
