"Emerge: Fly - Daring New Heights" from 10:30am Sunday Service Sermons by Rev. Jessica B. Naulty. Released: 2017. Our scripture today tells the story of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, when we celebrate the Holy Spirit being poured out among the people, starting with the disciples, and extending out to the those gathered in Jerusalem. On this day, we remember the power of God’s Spirit and how it inspires us as a community of faith to move beyond ourselves, to share the good news of God’s love revealed through Jesus.

 

"Emerge: Let Go - Leaving Behind What We Don't Need" from 10:30am Sunday Service Sermons by Rev. Jessica B. Naulty. Released: 2017. Last Sunday, we took a week off our worship series to celebrate with our youth groups the amazing community they have developed and to hear from our high school seniors – but this week we return to the metaphor of the butterfly and its emergence from the cocoon and transition into flight. Since Easter Sunday, we’ve looked at how a butterfly, which started out as a creepy, crawly caterpillar, transforms in the dark enclosure of the cocoon, to emerge as a beautiful winged creature. We learned about the strength and persistence it takes to break out of the cocoon and the patience needed to rest during the in-between stages of life, those liminal spaces where, like the butterfly, our wings need to dry and become flight ready.