We can endure in God's strength to find God's joy, not through our own power, but by accepting the power of salvation in Jesus Christ. What a joy to have God's promises of deliverance, especially in the middle of life's changing plans! Above is a photo of the ship Endurance, whose entire crew of 28 survived the destruction of their ship in 1914 and endured a completely new mission to find God's salvation. Have faith - God helps us to endure! Podcast with message, prayers and sending below, Pastor John's sermon text here and below the podcast. Have a faith-filled week, in Gods' family!

In a world of "you owe me!" thinking, our faith in Jesus sets of free to find God's joy in what God had already given us - abundant and amazing grace! We can choose what gives life, and life eternal, or worry about getting more than we need, and never really live. Praise God for our morsels of Christ at our communion table today, when we celebrated the abundance of Christ as our first choice!

Podcast with Pastor John's sermon, with prayers and sending, are below, sermon text is here is below the podcast. You can find more information about Earth Overshoot Day here - as Pstor John mentioned in his message, this year, we'll use 1.7 earth's worth of resources. Change our hearts, o God! Have a blessed week in faith, in your families, and in God's world!

Knock, knock. Who's there? It's Jesus, knocking on the door of every heart in God's world. Pastor John's message showed us how Jesus' prayer that we call The Lord's Prayer was a radical invitation to trust God as the source of our joy. Who knew that the prayer we know best is the most radical tool of all for faith - straight from the Son of God! Worship podcast with Pastor John's sermon, with prayers and sending, is below, sermon text is here and below the podcast. Thank you for a joyful worship today- have a blessed week!

People with big hearts and humble faith braved the heat this morning and made our worship a very joyful experience! We started worship in the sanctuary, and then moved to the fellowship hall for a bit cooler setting. It worked out well, and we thank everyone for being a part of this special day! It was our very special joy to share in the tasty cake celebrating Corky and Michael Collins' 50th wedding anniversary, and to cool off with watermelon and homemade lemonade, courtesy of Cindy Hupper. Glory to God for a church that knows how to focus on Jesus!

​Worship podcast with sermon, prayers, and sending are below, sermon text is here and below the podcast. Have a blessed - and cooler - week!

Our thanks for church members who offered generous donations for our Meriden soup kitchen this Sunday, part of a city-wide effort. It "walked the talk" of Pastor John's sermon and holy conferencing theme: accountable compassion. Jesus' parable of the good Samaritan showed how using our freedom to commit to God's joy can bring us joy beyond measure that rewards us for being who God has made us to be. We had one song in church today, that reminds us: our God is marching on! Let's commit to marching on with God in Jesus! Worship podcast with sermon, prayers and sending on the link below, sermon text here and below the podcast. Have a joyful summer week!