Changing Names

January 6, 2022

How many names have you had? Nicknames, endearment names, formal titles? This Sunday, we’ll have a chance to think of all the ways our different names call us into different ways of being in world. We’re kicking off a series this week titled The Prophets and the Papers and we’ll get started by looking at ways the Prophet Isaiah and Jesus used naming as a way to change the world around them. Please join us online or in person at 10 a.m.

Everything Changes
In our sermon series we are exploring how our brains were designed to be suspicious of change, and for good reason–homeostasis in good measure helps us thrive, protecting us from danger. But if we look closely at what the Creator set in motion, we find that change is the most constant part of life and necessary for animating our spirits as we find renewed purpose throughout life. Jesus advocated for changes that would keep us moving toward greater goodness!  “Everything Changes” John 12:20-26 In our scripture this week Jesus asks us to let go of life “as it is” in order to create and multiply the love that is eternal. What feels like the chaos, or recklessness, of change is the breaking-open of possibility and the sprouting of new life. This is what it means to follow the change-maker Jesus and serve his purpose of more love in the world. -Pastor Courtney

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