Join Rev. Nancy as she brings a message themed around the Last Supper and the washing of feet.
This Sunday, we start our innovative approach to Lent: Each Sunday we will explore one day in the last Week, The Passion Week, of Jesus’ life. Our hope is that by the time, we arrive at that Holy Week, we will be spiritually prepared for it and for a glorious Easter celebration. Each week, our […]
This Sunday wel focused on scriptures that tell us that loving God also means loving our neighbor, and the stranger. We heard from Jesus’ teaching from the Sermon on the Mount about forgiveness as a key to right relationship. How do our relationships shape who we are, and who we become? What are the keys […]
We continue to explore who we are, and who God is calling us to be. Micah 6:8 is a powerful verse from the Bible, one worth memorizing! “God has shown you, O human, what is good . . . and what does God require of you, but to do justice, to love mercy, and walk […]
As we consider the story of the three mysterious magi in the gospel of Matthew, we admire them for taking the risk to follow a star into the unknown,to follow it wherever it went. . What would it mean for us to follow the star that God has ordained for us to follow? How does […]
Was Jesus a refugee? Along with his earthly father and mother? All the signs point to that fact, including the witness of the Gospel of Matthew. But yet, this idea is controversial among some churches today. A look at the special creche that is on display by Founder’s MCC in Los Angeles and why it, along […]
“Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. Joy doesn’t wait for struggle to be over. This Sunday we will learn that the Joy of this season is grounded in love. As the song goes, “Love changes everything,” and it was the love of God that created the universe and all […]
Recovery Sunday This Sunday we are celebrating the gift of Recovery from alcoholism and addiction. SunCoast MCC hosts three 12 step groups. If you, or someone you know and love, has suffered with addiction, this service will speak to you. We will engage a story from the gospels in which Jesus has to try more […]
It is our Pride Sunday and Rev. Nancy preached from Isaiah 56 – a powerful passage in which the prophet Isaiah shares a radically inclusive vision of the people of God, that still challenges the Church Universal today. It is one of “our passages,” in which we see ourselves – LGBTQ and Straight Allies who […]
Cultivating an attitude of gratitude is not only good for the soul, it is good for the body, the psyche, for finances, and for relationships – with God, people and Creation. As we wind down our worship series focused on money and meaning, we will view our last clips from “It’s a Wonder-full Life” and […]