Worship Archives: Year W (2021-2022)
Wednesday, November 23, 2022: theAlternative
Imagining Jesus
Hebrews 1:1-9
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, November 20, 2022: Reign of Christ and Consecration Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
Giving Thanks with Grateful Hearts
Palm 47
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, November 16, 2022: theAlternative
Remembering to Hope
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, November 13, 2022: Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Revealing Glory
John 2:1-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, November 9, 2022: theAlternative
The Peace of Christ
Ephesians 2:14-22
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, November 6, 2022: All Saints’ Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
From a Distance
Matthew 27:50-56
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, November 2, 2022: theAlternative
Working and Resting to Build God’s Future
Psalm 127
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, October 30, 2022: The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Serving Jesus
Luke 22:24-30
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, October 26, 2022: theAlternative
In Christ
Colossians 2:9-14
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, October 23, 2022: The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
What, Who, and Where From?
John 7:37-44
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, October 19, 2022: theAlternative
God Listens
Psalm 58
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, October 16, 2022: The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Strange Fruit
Luke 6:43-45
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, October 9, 2022: The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Taking on Giants
1 Samuel 17:31-40
Rev. Gary Kidwell, President, Christian Church Foundation
Wednesday, October 5, 2022: theAlternative
Hymns
Mr. Evan Collins, Director of Worship & the Arts
Sunday, October 2, 2022: The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Mark 10:13-16
Rev. Beth McKee, Guest Preacher
Sunday, September 25, 2022: The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Challenging Conversations
Matthew 5:21-26
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, September 21, 2022: theAlternative
Speaking Words of Comfort
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, September 18, 2022: The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
What Does This Mean?
John 16:16-22
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, September 14, 2022: theAlternative
Rescue Us
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, September 11, 2022: The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
The Prayer of Allegiance
Matthew 6:9-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, September 7, 2022: theAlternative
Triumphant Mercy
James 2:8-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, September 4, 2022: The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Listen and Understand
Mark 7:14-23
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, August 31, 2022: theAlternative
Toward Freedom
Galatians 5:13-23
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, August 28, 2022: The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
The Gospel Is Afoot
Luke 19:1-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, August 24, 2022: theAlternative
Getting Used
1 Samuel 14:49-51; 18:17-21, 29
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, August 21, 2022: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
It Should Be Easy
Mark 12:28-34
Rev. Roger Osgood, Guest Preacher
Sunday, August 14, 2022: The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
This Could Get Messy
1 Samuel 17:55-18:9
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, August 10, 2022: theAlternative
Many Sheep, Many Folds, One Shepherd
John 10:11-17
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, August 7, 2022: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Romans 8:31-39
Romans 8:31-39
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, August 3, 2022: theAlternative
The Use of Power
1 Samuel 15:1-3, 8, 10-17, 22-25
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 31, 2022: The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Mark 6:14-29
Mark 6:14-29
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, July 27, 2022: theAlternative
Upsetting Expectations
Luke 19:11-27
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 24, 2022: The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Isn’t it Ironic?
1 Corinthians 4:8-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, July 20, 2022: theAlternative
I Am; Don’t Fear
John 6:14-21
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 17, 2022: The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Turning the World Upside Down
Acts 17:1-7
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, July 13, 2022: theAlternative
Peace Is the Way
John 14:25-31
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 10, 2022: The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
The Hope of God’s Glory
Romans 5:1-5
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, July 6, 2022: theAlternative
First Things First
Luke 16:10-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, July 3, 2022: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
The Struggle Is Real
1 Timothy 6:6-16
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, June 29, 2022: theAlternative
A Grand and Awful Time
Mark 7:9-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, June 26, 2022: The Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Tripping on the Gospel
1 Peter 2:4-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, June 22, 2022: theAlternative
Compassion, Charity, and Justice
Matthew 15:29-39
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, June 19, 2022: The Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year W
Worship Guide
Outcomes of Pentecost
Acts 2:43-47
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, June 15, 2022: theAlternative
Let’s Be Like Jesus
Matthew 15:21-28
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, June 12, 2022: Trinity Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
All Means All
Matthew 28:16-20
Rev. Kris Eggert, Regional Elder for District 2A
Wednesday, June 8, 2022: theAlternative
Evan Collins, Director of Worship & the Arts
Sunday, June 5, 2022: Pentecost Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
What Does This Mean?
Acts 2:1-118
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, June 1, 2022: theAlternative
Jesus, Lazarus, Uvalde, and Us
John 11:28-44
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 29, 2022: Ascension Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
Many Convincing Proofs
Acts 1:1-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 22, 2022: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year W
Worship Guide
A Symphony of Resurrection
Romans 6:5-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, May 18, 2022: theAlternative
Throwing Shade
Acts 5:12-16
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 15, 2022: The Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year W
Worship Guide
Listening for Resurrection
John 5:25-29
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, May 11, 2022: theAlternative
The Treasure At Work Within Us
2 Corinthians 4:7-12 13:8-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 8, 2022: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year W
Worship Guide
An Astonishing Teaching
Luke 7:18-23
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022: theAlternative
Loving Amidst Pain
Romans 13:8-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, May 1, 2022: The Third Sunday of Easter, Year W
Worship Guide
An Astonishing Teaching
Matthew 22:23-33
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, April 27, 2022: theAlternative
Persevering in Prayer
Acts 1:3-5, 12-14
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, April 24, 2022: Easter Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
Forgiveness: The Heart of the Matter
John 20:19-31
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, April 20, 2022: theAlternative
Who Will Be a Witness?
Luke 24:44-53
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, April 17, 2022: Easter Sunday, Year W
Worship Guide
From Exclamation to Proclamation
John 20:1-18
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Thursday, April 14, 2022: Maundy Thursday, Year W
Worship Guide
Communion & Tenebrae
Mark 14:32-15:47
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, April 13, 2022: theAlternative
Listen For It
Matthew 23:37-39
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, April 10, 2022: Palm Sunday and The Sixth Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
March On
Matthew 21:1-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, April 6, 2022: theAlternative
Listen For It
Isaiah 51:1-8
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, April 3, 2022: The Fifth Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
It’s a Both-And Kingdom
Luke 13:18-21
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022: theAlternative
The Goal of Love
1 John 4:7-12
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, March 27, 2022: The Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
Cosmic Love
John 3:11-17
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022: theAlternative
The Wild and Wondrous Love of God
Romans 8:31-39
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, March 20, 2022: The Third Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
Back to the Garden: Telling Stories
Genesis 3:8-21
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, March 16, 2022: theAlternative
Taste Test
Matthew 7:15-20
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, March 13, 2022: The Second Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
Back to the Garden: Testing the Limits
Genesis 3:1-7
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022: theAlternative
Taking Off and Putting On
Colossians 3:1-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, March 6, 2022: The First Sunday in Lent, Year W
Worship Guide
Back to the Garden: Side by Side
Genesis 2:5-7, 15-25
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, February 27, 2022: Transfiguration and Week of Compassion, Year C
Worship Guide
Love (Transfigures and) Remains
Luke 7:11-17
Rev. Courtney Richards, Interim Connections and Development Manager, Week of Compassion
Wednesday, February 23, 2022: theAlternative
God Meets Us Where We Are
Psalm 116:1-9
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, February 20, 2022: The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
The Word Goes Out
Luke 7:11-17
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, February 16, 2022: theAlternative
Anointed to Do What?
Luke 4:16-27
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, February 13, 2022: Laity Sunday and the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Worship Guide
What Can Be Worship?
Wednesday, February 9, 2022: theAlternative
Evan Collins, Director of Worship & the Arts
Sunday, February 6, 2022: The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
Baptized into What?
John 2:1-11
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, February 2, 2022: theAlternative
Justice for the Outcasts
Isaiah 6:1-5
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, January 30, 2022: The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
Baptized into What?
Luke 3:23-38
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, January 26, 2022: theAlternative
It’s A Process
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, January 23, 2022: The Third Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
The Hope of Resurrection
Mark 1:29-31
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, January 19, 2022: theAlternative
The Eternal Now
2 Corinthians 6:2-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, January 16, 2022: The Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
Let It Go
Matthew 3:1-6, 11-17
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, January 12, 2022: theAlternative
Holy Interruptions
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, January 9, 2022: The First Sunday after the Epiphany, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
All Who Heard Him Were Amazed
Luke 2:41-51
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, January 5, 2022: theAlternative
The Gift of Faith
2 Timothy 1:5-10
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, January 2, 2022: Epiphany Sunday, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
Meeting Light in the Dark
Matthew 2:1-12
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, December 26, 2021: The First Sunday after Christmas Day, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
How Did They Get Here?
Matthew 1:1-17
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Friday, December 24, 2021, 11:30pm: Christmas Eve in theAlternative
The Promise in the Present
Luke 2:1-20
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Friday, December 24, 2021, 7:30pm: Christmas Eve in the Sanctuary
Worship Guide
The Final Collaborator
Luke 2:1-20
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, December 22, 2021: theAlternative
Another Christmas Story
Titus 3:4-7
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, December 19, 2021: The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
The Birth of Jesus Happened This Way?
Matthew 1:18-25
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, December 15, 2021: theAlternative
Sheros of Faith
Judges 13:2-7
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, December 12, 2021: The Third Sunday of Advent, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
Jesus Is Coming for You
Luke 1:46-56
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021: theAlternative
R-O-T-F-L
Genesis 17:15-22
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, December 5, 2021: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
A Leap of Faith
Luke 1:39-45
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Wednesday, December 1, 2021: theAlternative
Complex and Complicated Stories
Genesis 16:7-13
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor
Sunday, November 28, 2021: The First Sunday in Advent, Year W, A Women’s Lectionary
Worship Guide
An Unexpected Announcement
Luke 1:26-38
Rev. Nathan A. Russell, Senior Pastor