Messages from a small church seeking the center of God's heart and will.
Episodes
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
Sunday Jan 12, 2020
John 15:1-11
"What if redeeming the time means bringing our time—and every other aspect of our lives, ultimately—back under God’s control, so that it is no longer our jobs or our circumstances or our lack of finances or even our families in charge of us?"
Pastor Jenn
(Rev Jennifer A G Layte)
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
It has taken some time to decide whether to post this or not. It's not a usual podcast of any description. It's wonky and awkward and there is no real sermon/teaching and none of us are professional singers.
But this is the church at worship, at the start of the year, simple and awkward and intent on continually dedicating ourselves and our year to the God who loves us, so, whether it's worth listening to or not, it's worth posting.
Pastor Jenn
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Luke 1:46-55; 2:8-17; Matthew 2:1-12
"God commands us to worship, not because He needs us to...He's not dependent on the worship from created beings for His sense of self. We are dependent on worshiping God for our sense of self."
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Tuesday Dec 24, 2019
Featuring the Christmas story (Luke 2:1-20), carols, and other stories. Includes a reading of The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by PJ Lynch. Illustrations were projected on a screen during the service, with permission from the illustrator.
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
Sunday Dec 22, 2019
1 John 4:7-17
"The Love of God has no fine print."
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Isaiah 35:1-10
"On our own, we can't make a desert into a garden. We can try to put a positive spin on our personal desert. We can try to reframe our desert. We can try to run away from the desert...None of that will bring us joy--maybe some happiness for a few seconds; maybe a few moments of self-satisfaction. But the joy of God can turn the dryness and lack and suffering of our personal Sahara into the Garden of Eden."
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Isaiah 11:1-10
What if there's no such thing as world peace?
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Sunday Dec 01, 2019
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 8:18-25
What does it take to wait well?
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
James 5:12-20
Prayer is the practice of telling—and living—the truth: the truth about our circumstances, the truth about who we are, and the truth about our relationship with God.
Rev Jennifer A G Layte
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
James 5:7-11
James believed Jesus was coming back. He knew that people waited for centuries for Jesus to show up the first time. Jesus’ return is a certain thing, but what is also certain is that no one knew then, and no one knows now, exactly when it will be. And the other certain thing is that waiting for Jesus to return and finally set everything right and fulfill completely the Kingdom He set in motion through His people, the Church, requires patience. And the patience that’s required as we wait for our King to come and rule in person, is the same patience that we need to have with ourselves and each other as we wait for the King to have more complete rule over our own individual lives.
Rev Jennifer A G Layte