Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 11:18-20 Wisdom 1:16-2:1, 12-22 Psalm 54 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Photo by Andrik Langfield on Upsplash    

One of Jesus’s disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” John 6:8-9 A large crowd was gathered around …

For four weeks we’ve been journeying through Chapter 6 of the Gospel of John: we saw Jesus feed over 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish, we heard Jesus say, “I AM the Bread of Life,” …

Jesus said, “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” Many English versions of the …

What do you take with you for a long trip? How do you determine what the essentials are? How do you know what’s going to weigh you down and should be left behind? God in Christ gives us True Bread …

Jesus reaches out to those who came looking for him. He reveals the true bread of heaven, saying “I am the bread of life.” Do we look to heaven for our daily bread? Do we look to Jesus to fill us …

Esperanza begins a five-week sermon series this Sunday examining the Bread of Life story, told in the gospel of John. The question to chew on this week: Many of the messages we hear in this world are about scarcity. Where …

“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry . . .” From the Gospel of John, Chapter 6 “I AM the Bread of Life,” Jesus says. People who have been raised in the Christian …

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.” Exodus 20:11 “Remember that you were a …

Both in-person services move into our sanctuary on May 16. The times have changed too. We meet at 8:30 and 10:30 — another step towards returning to our pre-pandemic worship practices. The indoor services will be identical for now, and …

By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and …

Morning Walk Into the deepening desert I walk a path alone, Stumbling Over briars and thorns. My heart reaches out To the Lord. “Sister,” he says, As we travel a winding road, “My life hasn’t been A bed of roses.” …