Pastor Rob, Mari, Amy and Roy offer different perspectives for the Christmas Message.

Christmas revolves around family, food, and gifts.  Most of us have traditions - some that are meaningful, and others we endure because they are important to someone we care about.  But what if the thing Christmas is truly all about has such significance, that the stuff all the rest of us do doesn’t really matter in comparison?  What if Christmas ushered in a cosmic shift that changed history forever?  What if this thing and this shift involves and invites you to lean in and participate?

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This week Pastor Rob talks about what compels us to do something that to many of us is an awkward engagement we try to avoid.

It is interesting how much we tie the act of worship to music, when singing in public is something most people avoid and even fear.  Have you ever noticed how good we can sound to ourselves when alone, in the car with the radio blaring, or while in the shower, but then when anyone else is within earshot it can feel like a miracle is required to hit even one right note?  Some people are just good at this.  But for the rest of us doing it necessitates trust… not only in ourselves, but in others, and something greater.  It is good to do this kind of thing from time to time.

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This week Pastor Rob talks about worship in terms of surrendering our lives to God.

We have all been taught the value of tenacity.  Of pressing forward.  Of never giving up.  But what do we do when the situation life presents is just not manageable at all?  Throwing in the towel right away may not seem like a good option, but what about when we have truly exhausted all pathways and come to the end of our rope?  While nobody likes to quit trying, doing so is not always something negative that should be resisted at all costs.  Lifting our hands in the air… choosing surrender and turning ourselves in can actually result in deep and lasting joy.

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