Posts with the tag “this-we-believe”

This We Believe - Call 2
by Pastor Nate on July 22nd, 2025
The calling that God extends to each of us is an invitation to engage with God on the work of healing that our world so desperately needs.  Read More
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This We Believe - Call 1
by Pastor Nate on July 21st, 2025
We have each been endowed with a Divine Purpose and a Holy Calling for our lives. It looks different for each person, but that’s because God needs all of us.   Read More
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This We Believe - The Fall Part 3
by Pastor Nate on July 9th, 2025
Rather than being pulled into feelings of shame and guilt, taking the time to humbly admit our sinfulness has the power to pull us deeper into an understanding of God’s great love for us.   Read More
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This We Believe - The Fall Part 2
by Pastor Nate on July 8th, 2025
While sinfulness is an ongoing part of every person’s life, we are given simple instructions for moving past our mistakes. Our only role is to confess our sins.   Read More
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This We Believe - The Fall Part 1
by Pastor Nate on July 7th, 2025
This is still the story for humans today. Most of the time, we know what God desires for us, and yet we still choose to do the opposite.   Read More
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This We Believe - Creation Part 3
by Pastor Nate on June 25th, 2025
I believe that things like recycling, or gardening, or curbing pollution are all spiritual practices that have the ability to more deeply connect us to God.   Read More
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This We Believe - Creation Part 2
by Pastor Nate on June 24th, 2025
God has been present since the very beginning of time itself and somehow exists eternally into the future, even beyond the point when time comes to an end.  Read More
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This We Believe - Creation Part 1
by Pastor Nate on June 23rd, 2025
If God is a creating force and all of life is the product of God’s creative action than everything is deserving of our inherent respect and reverence.  Read More
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This We Believe - Baptism Part 3
by Pastor Nate on June 18th, 2025
In baptism we are marked as Children of God; we are connected to the ongoing story of the Christian Church; we are forever labeled as the beloved of God. There are so many other voices in our world and in our life that try to tell us different stories.  Read More
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This We Believe - Baptism Part 2
by Pastor Nate on June 17th, 2025
The ritual of baptism that we still practice today is the continuation of these stories. It is another example of God using water to bring salvation to an individual.  Read More
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This We Believe - Baptism Part 1
by Pastor Nate on June 16th, 2025
Our life of faith begins, not when we finally figure out what it means to believe in God, but rather with a claiming action by God.   Read More
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