Senior Minister
Acts 9:36-43 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Peter in Lydda and Joppa 36 Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas.[a]She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since […]
John 20:19-31 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Appears to the Disciples 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he […]
John 11:17-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus the Resurrection and the Life 17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus[a] had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles[b] away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, […]
Luke 22:31-34; 54-62 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial 31 “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded[a] to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your own faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” 33 And he said to him, “Lord, I am ready to […]
Luke 11:5-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Perseverance in Prayer 5 And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.’ 7 And he answers […]
Job 6:1-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Job Replies: My Complaint Is Just 6 Then Job answered: 2 “O that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! 3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty[a] are in me; […]
Cary Vigil for Refugees and Immigrants On the evening of March 28th, we joined together for a service of truth-telling, lamentation and empowerment to be a part of change for refugees and vulnerable immigrants. World Relief Durham, a local refugee resettlement agency, shared with us about the refugee experience and how the church can be […]
Luke 5:17-26 & 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Luke 5:17-26 Jesus Heals a Paralytic 17 One day, while he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting near by (they had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem); and the power of the Lord was with him to […]
Genesis 1:27-31 and Romans 8:22-28 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Genesis 1:27-31 27 So God created humankind[a] in his image, in the image of God he created them;[b] male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over […]
Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat 24 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. […]