GREEN MEADOW

“You will be called Mender of Broken Walls, Restorer of Livable Streets.” ~ Isaiah 58:12 (CEB) Have you ever noticed something that needed fixing but wondered whether there was anything you could do about it? Sometimes the brokenness around us is easy to see. A family struggling to make ends meet. A neighbor facing illness. Someone who needs food or a safe place to stay. Other times, the brokenness is harder to recognize. A person who feels forgotten. A relationship that need

“At the present moment, your surplus can fill their deficit so that in the future their surplus can fill your deficit.” ~ 2 Corinthians 8:14 On Sunday, we continued our All In series by considering what it means to belong to a community where everyone matters. We remembered a table with an empty chair and wondered who might need an invitation. We also heard about Paul's efforts to gather an offering for Christians in Jerusalem who were struggling. Although these churches were

“Instead, desire first and foremost God's kingdom and God's righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” ~Matthew 6:33 How much is enough? It's a question we considered together in worship on Sunday. And it's a question that doesn't always have an easy answer. We want to provide for our families, prepare for the unexpected, and feel secure about tomorrow. Those are understandable desires. But sometimes the finish line keeps moving. Just when we think we

“I encourage you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice that is holy and pleasing to God. This is your appropriate priestly service.” ~ Romans 12:1 (CEB) On Sunday, we talked about a mirror. When you look into a mirror, what do you see? You see yourself. Most of us probably look into a mirror at least once each day without thinking much about it. We check our hair. We make sure everything looks right. Then we move on with our day. But what if the mirror could

Midweek Devotional | Matthew 25:14–30 “So I was afraid, and I hid my valuable coin in the ground.” — Matthew 25:25 Have you ever kept something so safe that you never actually used it? Imagine receiving a packet of seeds. You could tuck it into a drawer where the seeds would be protected from birds, storms, and anything else that might harm them. Months later, every seed would still be there, exactly where you left it. But nothing would have grown. In Jesus’ parable of the ta

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations… And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” ~ Matthew 28:19–20 Sunday marked the end of our Following Jesus worship series. But, of course, following Jesus doesn't end because a sermon series does. Jesus sends the disciples into the world. They are to carry what they have received beyond the places where they have gathered and into the lives of others. And Jesus gives them a promise: “I am with you always.” Bein