Date: December 15, 2019

Bible Text: Selected verses from John 1:1–14 at 8 a.m. | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

The most recognized three-word phrase in the western hemisphere is “In the beginning,” the opening phrase of our Hebrew scriptures. “In the beginning when God created…. God said let there be light…. And God said let us make humankind…” The ancient Israelites composed Genesis’ creation story—of God speaking

Date: December 1, 2019

Bible Text: Luke 2:8–20 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon. When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ —Luke 2:15   Several years ago, my

Date: November 10, 2019

Bible Text: I Thessalonians 5:1–11 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon. let us put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.  —I Thessalonians 5:8 We conclude our series of the ways Christian faith calls us to steward all of what we are given. Today we will consider

Date: September 23, 2019

Bible Text: Isaiah 40:12–31 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon.   Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in balance? —Isaiah 40:12   Last week Bill

Date: August 11, 2019

Bible Text: I Kings 17:1–16 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon. For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.  —I Kings 17:14   Holy God, you

Date: August 4, 2019

Bible Text: Selected verses of Exodus 16 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon. Eternal God, you promised never to break your covenant with us. Amid all the words spoken, promises made and broken in our generation, speak your eternal Word that endures. Open our hearts and minds through these words of scripture to trust. Guide us to respond

Date: May 5, 2019

Bible Text: | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Sunday, May 5 at 8 a.m. God, to whom shall we go?  You alone have the words to eternal

Date: April 21, 2019

Bible Text: Matthew 4:23–5:10; Matthew 28:1–10 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Easter Sunrise Worship, Elder Park Beach, Winnetka Dear God, Centuries ago you startled the world by letting us see the strength of your love in the resurrected Christ.  His walk with us continues today in all the places of your world, Galilee, Jerusalem, Winnetka, and Chicago.    May we

Date: April 7, 2019

Bible Text: John 12:1–11 | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon. Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. —John 12:1 Continuing in our sermon series, A Wideness in God’s Mercy, the lectionary reading takes us to the Gospel of John. The birth narrative

Date: March 3, 2019

Bible Text: | Reverend Dr. Jo Forrest

Click here to listen to this sermon.   And while Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.  —Luke 9:29 O God of mountaintop experiences and our companion through the valley, shine your light upon us as we seek to know your will through the