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We are in a new series – “Going Deeper in Faith”.  Throughout this series we will explore the foundational beliefs we share together as followers of Jesus Christ.   The series will focus on 13 core values we believe as a church. Last week, Pastor Doug kicked-off the series with our focus on God.  I realize…

“The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.” Psalm 145:8-9 One of the things I’ve learned through the years I’ve been a pastor is that a person’s understanding of God has a huge…

For 1500 years, Easter Sunday for western Christians has been the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox – a sometimes confusing formula which means the date can vary by more than a month from year to year. For example, this year Easter Sunday falls on March 27. In 2015 it…

We were blessed this year to hear the message from Rev. Vincent Fasano. Tonight we participate in the church’s oldest observance during Holy Week. Maundy Thursday is a day and night associated with the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, and the arrest of Jesus. But the central commemoration…

Does anyone here like parades? Last year we had a lot of folks walk in the Brewster in Bloom parade, but I don’t know whether we’re going to be represented this year because it’s on Mother’s Day, May 8. At a parade there tends to be a few groups of people – participants, spectators, and…

When we began this series about Going Deeper in Prayer we talked about how nice is to be able to go back and re-read nice cards and letters that we’ve received. I hope you have saved some that have meant a lot to you so you can read them again and draw love, comfort, encouragement,…

The hope we have in Christ is critical to our mental and emotional health; it eases worry, anxiety, and stress. It instills in us perseverance and determination when we’re going through tough times. There are few things worse in life than feeling like one’s situation is hopeless. There are few things that give us a lift like hope.

Since we started this series on Going Deeper in Prayer I’ve heard from a number of you. Clearly one of the things that Christians feel we should do yet often struggle to do or feel inadequate about is prayer. Some of us would say, “I am confident and comfortable with the prayer in my life,…

Today and next Sunday we’re looking at a prayer of Paul written to the Christians in Ephesus. Written while Paul was a prisoner (see Ephesians 3:1; 4:1; 6:20), probably at about the same time as the Letter to the Colossians, Ephesians shares with that letter many of the same phrases and expressions. Because there is…