Church at the Center

On ”Not Running in Church”

Acts 1:6-8, 12-14

Following the acrostic PRAY from Pete Grieg's book (Prayer: a Simple Guide for Normal People), this week we talked about "Pausing" before God. What if the Pause is actually when we confess: who God is, who we are without God, and who we are willing to be with God?

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Scripture Reading and Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

To Pray Is Human

Series: Thoughts & Prayers #1

27 February 2022

Genesis 4:19-26, Mark 1:29-37

Is prayer the number one thing humans have in common? If it is, what does it matter? How did it start? And what does it mean that even Jesus prayed?

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

All Will Be Well

Series: Temple–The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #7

20 February 2022

Revelation 21:9-22:5

What "going to church" has to do with loving our neighbor, and with God's version of happily ever after.

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

The Living Stones, I Presume?

Series: Temple–The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #6

13 February 2022 1 Peter 2:1-12

God's not playing around here. Without Jesus, the Temple cannot be rebuilt. Without us, God's plan remains incomplete.

(Poem read in the sermon is by Steve Garnaas-Holmes at https://unfoldinglight.net/2022/02/11/what-if/)

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate

Series: Temple–The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #5

6 February 2022

Jeremiah 7:1-7; John 2:13-24

Turns out Jeremiah and Jesus were upset about the same thing.

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

That’s What It’s All About

We had a blizzard and our town was requesting people stay off the roads until at least noon, so we met informally on zoom. This recording includes the full unedited zoom call. 

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Series: Temple–The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #4

30 January 2022

1 Kings 8:1-13, 27-30

Solomon builds God a temple--as God promised. Everyone, including God, is pretty ecstatic about it.

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

 

Whose House Is It Anyway?

Series: Temple–The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #3

23 January 2022

2 Samuel 7:1-17

A house for God or a house for David? Also, how is it possible that David could really be a man after God's own heart.

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

 

(Don’t) Do It Yourself

Series: Temple--The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #2

16 January 2022

Exodus 25:1-22

Are bricks the almond milk of building materials? What created things are all good or all bad? What's the difference between the Tower of Babel and the Tabernacle?

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

God’s Back Porch

Series: Temple--The Meeting of Heaven and Earth #1

9 January 2022

Genesis 1:1-2:3

Along with learning some niche jargon (apophatic and cataphatic, anyone?) let's talk about how and why God really created, and what the point of humans being made in God's image is.

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Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Message in a Basket: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)

A Great Light: Light for Revelation, Glory for God’s People

Luke 2:22-40

Scripture Reading: Bernice Rivera

Mini Message: Rev Barbara Jernigan

Main Message: Pastor Jenn (Rev Jennifer A G Layte)