On Sunday we started a three week ‘mini-series on Ephesians 4:7-16 (you can listen to the podcast here). At the heart of this passage is the idea that Jesus has given each one of us a portion of grace. Or, as verse 8 puts it: a gift. These gifts — listed in verse 11 as apostle, […]
Reading Ephesians is something like taking an airplane ride over your city for the first time. The streets you have walked countless times – the stores you have visited — the homes you know — all can be seen from a new angle.
The Art Mission Circle (whose mission is to support artists and the art community here in GR) will be curating a Michigan themed art space for Art Downtown. Art Downtown is a free event on Friday evening — April 12. Multiple venues throughout the city play host to hundreds of local artists. So come on […]
This six week series it is all about learning to understand Scripture and the grand story that God is calling us to live in. Join us!
You were a man of suffering acquainted with grief, loved and despised in equal measure. You understand humanity, know our failings, love us despite the people that we are. When we, like Peter, deny you by word or action, forgive us. When we, like Judas, are tempted to follow a different path, forgive us. When […]
You are Christ, my Holy Father, my Tender God, my Great King, my Good Shepherd, my Only Master, my Best Helper, my Most Beautiful and my Beloved, my Living Bread, my Priest Forever, my Leader to my Country, my True Light, my Holy Sweetness, my Straight Way, my Excellent Wisdom, my Pure Simplicity, my Peaceful […]
This session is a 16 week long study on the book of James by Beth Moore. We will be starting the week of April 15 and finishing the last week in July. There are two possible groups to join: a Monday morning group that meets at 9:15-11am with childcare available and an evening group […]
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me, then, O Holy […]
This world and all within it is part of your glorious plan, devised and created in love for your people to enjoy. Such divine mystery; Such wonder; that you should consider humankind so precious and provide for our needs. God of all, our creator, our rock, our refuge, our confidence and hope, our rescuer and […]
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing 1 John 1:8-9
O God Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your only begotten Son, give me a body unstained, a pure heart, a watchful mind, and an upright understanding, and the presence of Your Holy Spirit, that I may obtain and ever hold fast to an unshaken faith in Your Truth, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, […]
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth. You are compassionate beyond comparison, loving beyond imagination, and faithful beyond our betrayal. Just as the psalmist declares, “our sin is ever before us.” We, too, admit our transgressions: we have become stained with wrongdoing, sacrificing the goodness of your love for […]
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Psalm 51:10-12
God of healing, God of wholeness, we bring our brokenness, our sinfulness, our fears and despair, and lay them at your feet. God of healing, God of wholeness, we hold out hearts and hands, minds and souls to feel your touch, and know the peace that only you can bring. God of healing, God of […]
To those who hunger You are the bread of life To those who thirst You are a refreshing stream To those who mourn You are a hand to hold To those in need You are an untiring friend To those who question You are the one they seek To those who are blind You are […]
This is the day that the Lord has made. This is the day when he can be found. God of all, breath of life, Living water, Saviour, friend. Come as the hungry, feed on his Word Come as the thirsty, drink of his Love Come as the faithful, worship the Lord.
At the Branch — children matter. More than that — we believe that kids have something to contribute — their voice and gifts are a valued part of our community. That’s why we’re looking for a BranchKids director that is passionate about the next generation and ready to invest themselves in the lives of the […]
