Devotion
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Rest with Intention: Worship, Community, and Freedom
“If you call the Sabbath a delight… then you will find your joy in the Lord.” Isaiah 58:13–14 (NIV) Sabbath is more than taking a break—it’s an intentional act of […]
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Rest for the Weary Soul: Sabbath as Spiritual Renewal
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NIV) We all carry something. Maybe it’s the pressure of work, the […]
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Slowing Down: Why Sabbath Still Matters
“By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” Genesis 2:2 (NIV) Every August, we […]
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Sermon recap
This past Sunday, Pastor Mat preached from Luke 10:38-42 challenging us to embrace a both/and faith, where sitting is sacred and serving is holy. In a world that pits contemplation against […]
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The Parable of the Samaritan
Last Sunday, I preached on Luke 10:25-36. This is the story of the Samaritan. This text is often referred to as the Good Samaritan. However, Jesus never called the Samaritan […]
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A Prayer for Freedom
The land of the free, that’s what we call our nation, O God of the whole world. Yet we learn again and again that this freedom isn’t shared equally. That […]