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Willing to Serve
I love the authenticity of this passage. The followers of Jesus who have followed his teachings, who witnessed his death and eventually ...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jul 15, 20222 min read


Prayer Problem
Does this imply that the more people we gather to pray, the greater power we have to get the results we desire?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jul 8, 20222 min read


Blessing Another
I have been thinking a lot about inflation lately. Every time I get gas or buy food I am aware that I am quietly worried about what we ...
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jun 17, 20222 min read


Sacrifice
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. [John 15:13 NIV] This Monday we honor Memorial Day. It is a...

Pastor Gary Rideout
May 27, 20222 min read


God Uses All of Us
What this reminds us of is that through our baptism we are given unique gifts that we are called to use.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
May 13, 20222 min read


A Mother's Love
“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those who were sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather your people ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
May 6, 20223 min read


HOPE for Justice
But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Mar 11, 20223 min read


The Climb
… fix our eyes on Jesus, faith’s pioneer and perfecter. He endured the cross, ignoring the shame, for the sake of the joy that was laid out

Pastor Gary Rideout
Jan 28, 20222 min read


Peace, Joy, and Freedom
All who want to save their lives will lose them. But all who lose their lives because of me and because of the good news will save them.
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Jan 21, 20222 min read


Make Room
In those days Caesar Augustus declared that everyone throughout the empire should be enrolled in the tax lists. This first enrollment occurr
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Dec 24, 20212 min read


Pure Joy
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 10, 20213 min read


Celebrate His Arrival With Joy
(And Mary said,) “Holy is his name. He shows mercy to everyone, from one generation to the next, who honors him as God. He has shown

Pastor Gary Rideout
Dec 3, 20212 min read


How Important Are Traditions?
Someone recently asked me what Christmas tradition helped me feel like the Christmas season had begun?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Nov 19, 20212 min read


All Saints Sunday
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Rethink Halloween
Have you ever considered Halloween as a space for practicing community? An opportunity to share the love of Jesus Christ?
Pastor Jayne Rideout
Oct 29, 20212 min read


Carry Each Other's Burdens
In this passage, Paul is writing to a fledging church in Galatia, a church that he had planted and nurtured, yet he was still trying to get

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 22, 20213 min read


The Next Generation
My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 15, 20212 min read


God Has Always Been There
Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Oct 1, 20213 min read


Who Will You Invite?
Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich ...

Pastor Gary Rideout
Sep 24, 20213 min read


The Front Door
The challenge for our church is to look beyond the walls of St. Andrew's to the community around us, to help lead them into the front door—

Pastor Gary Rideout
Aug 27, 20213 min read
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