Entries by Mark Lansberry

We Were Made for This – June 4, 2023

Scripture:  Jeremiah 18: 1-6 (The Message) God told Jeremiah, “Up on your feet! Go to the potter’s house. When you get there, I’ll tell you what I have to say.” So I went to the potter’s house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel. Whenever the pot the potter was […]

Handed the Keys – May 28, 2023

Scripture:  Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost: Another high holy day of the Christian calendar. Called by many the birthday of the church, Pentecost represents a passing of the mantle of sorts—from the Incarnate Christ to the ever-present Spirit, the reminder of the God within, the sustainer, the teacher, the strengthener. Pentecost is a day of celebration for […]

Showing the Glory of Christ in Us – May 21, 2023

Scripture:  John 17:1-11 This is the seventh Sunday of Easter: the final “of.” It is time to turn back to the one who is “chosen and precious,” except, as you’ll see, he turns it back to us. Even when talking about himself, his own glory, he turns back to us. It’s amazing, really. in this […]

Come and Hear – May 14, 2023

Scripture:  Psalm 66:8-20 There is honesty in these words, as you usually find in the psalms, that will connect with many as a witness to the struggles in their own lives. Let the people have a voice and find that voice. Although they are reading ancient words, they are telling their own stories. It is […]

Like Living Stones – May 7, 2023

Scripture:  1 Peter 2:2-10 But we are living stones, so what does that mean? How do we carry this foundational presence out into the world? How do we commit to building a church that transforms not just those inside, but those outside as well? How will our body-building strengthen our whole neighborhood and not just […]

By His Wounds –  April 30, 2023

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19-25 What makes it a revival? All kinds of things could be considered, but it comes down to two things: first is an invitation to discipleship, and second is the hospitality of a loving community of faith.

Setting our Faith and Hope – April 23, 2023

Scripture:  1 Peter 1:17-23 The season “of Easter” is not a time for worm thinking! It is a time for claiming the gift of abundant life. It is a time or picking ourselves and one another up when we have fallen to get our feet back on the path toward the kin-dom of God (or […]

Indescribable and Glorious Joy! – April 16, 2023

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-9 Eastertide is a continuation, but also an application. The proclamation still rings in our ears, Christ is Alive! This leads to the inevitable response, “Now what?” What does Christ’s resurrection mean for us? How are we made alive again? How do we live into eternity, even as we continue in the […]

The End That Wasn’t! – Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 The grand and glorious reversal of all we thought we knew about life and about death, Easter is God’s yes to love and to life eternal through the Son, Jesus the Christ. This is a day of color and light and joy as we celebrate resurrection with all that is within us.