by Todd Seifert | Aug 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
We start a two-week series on the most famous story involving Elijah. In this first installment, we hear the story of how Elijah mocked the 450 prophets of Baal, and through his actions we learn that even the most beloved of our biblical heroes make mistakes — just...
by Todd Seifert | Aug 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
We use the story of Jacob wrestling with the mysterious man along the Jabbok River to sort through how we all wrestle with major decisions, and at times with our faith. God doesn’t mind. In fact, God rewards Jacob for holding on and not giving up. We can receive...
by Todd Seifert | Jul 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
We use the parable of the sewer and Jesus’ statement about being the “True Vine” to share how we have to prune things from our lives that prevent us from grafting Jesus fully into our lives, and then we have to prepare our spiritual soil so we can...
by Todd Seifert | Jun 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Father’s Day, we talk about being good teammates and how we are all called to be of service — in many different ways — for Christ. With the examples of the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons and the Apollo 13 mission, we explore what it means to discern our...
by Todd Seifert | Jun 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
We explore how we’ve all been chosen to belong to God’s Kingdom. Using a short passage from 1 Peter, we learn about how we are meant to explore our faith together and that we all have “our people” whom we can invite to be part of our larger...
by Todd Seifert | May 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
On Pentecost Sunday, explore how the Holy Spirit invites us to gain knowledge and then to accept wisdom to put that knowledge to work for the Kingdom of God on Earth.
by Todd Seifert | May 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
We explore the story of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well to learn what it means for God to invite us all to belong. We all have a seat at the table, so what can we do to ensure people who have not yet heard the good news understand that they, too, have a...
by Todd Seifert | May 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
We explore what it means to be cleansed. Using the text from Isaiah 1, we consider how a good place to start is to be genuine — to do what we say and act on our convictions.
by Todd Seifert | Apr 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
The congregation celebrates 160 to 170 years of ministry in north Lawrence. The service features an explanation as to the discrepancy to the beginning of the church and messages from former pastors. We have videos from two bishops, and Rev. Jin Cho, Northeast Kansas...
by Todd Seifert | Apr 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
We conclude a mini-series about God’s invitation to us to live a life of purpose by considering the decision made by Queen Esther. Maybe she was made queen for “such a time as this,” to save her people. How might we be in the right place, at the...
