Sunday, March 30th at 10am – In the Sanctuary & streamed Live
We hope to see you in the Sanctuary in-person, or online!
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Message: There is No Place Like Home
Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Then the father said to him,
‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because
this brother of yours was dead and has come to life;
he was lost and has been found.’
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Jenni Martin
Text: Genesis 32: 22-31 (an Embodied Interpretation) — Tom Rand
Anthem: “Wrestling Jacob” — Carillon & Chancel Choirs
Sermon: “Wrestling in the Night” — Rev. Dr. David Vasquez-Levy
Sunday, March 16th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Prelude: “In the Shadow of Your Wings” – Carillon Handbell Choir
Gift of Music: “Forty Days of Lent” – Joyful Notes Choir
The Word for Children: Daelene Groff
Text: Luke 13: 31-35
Anthem: “O Come Ye Disconsolate” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “The Road to the Cross – Compassion vs Rejection” — Rev. Dr. Daniel Gbundema
Offertory: “Ah, Holy Jesus” – Carillon Handbell Choir
Sunday, March 9th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Text: Luke 4: 1-13
Word for Children: Admire Akapo
Anthem: “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “Tested & Triumphant: Lessons from the Wilderness”
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Text: Luke 9: 28-36, (37-43)
Word for Children: Lynn Dellaporta
Anthem: “Baning Yeti Bayawe” (Let Us Praise the Lord Our God)
— African Fellowship Choir
Sermon: “Seeing Jesus Anew: From Awe to Action”
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Special Music: “Love Round” — Joyful Notes
Text: Luke 6: 27-38
Word for Children: Daelene Groff
Anthem: “Love Your Enemies” — Joyful Notes & Chancel Choir
“They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love” — Rev. Alyss Swanson
Sunday, February 16th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Carey Steffe
Text: Luke 6: 17-26
Anthem: “The Beatitudes” — Chancel Choir; Paul Kim, soloist
Sermon: “Blessed & Woe: A Kingdom Upside Down”
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, February 9th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Doris Jigba
Text: Luke 5: 1-11
Anthem: “Deep Waters” — Chancel Choir; Zoë Garcia, soloist
Special Music: “That I Was Awake” — Zoë Garcia, Will Rand
Sermon: “At Your Command, I Will” — Rev. Dr. Daniel Gbundema
Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Pastor Theon
Text: Luke 4: 21-30
Anthem: “A-Ain’a That Good News” — Chancel Choir
Gift of Music: “New Horizons” — Carillon Handbell Choir
Sermon: “Rejected but Resolved” — Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, January 26th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Daelene Groff
Text: 1 Samuel 7: 12 & Isaiah 43: 16-21
Anthem: “Umoja Tunaimba (United We Sing)”
— African Fellowship Choir & Chancel Choir
Sermon: “A New Thing” — Rev. Richard Corson Read Sermon
Offertory: “Tumekuja Kuimba (We Have Come to Sing)” — African Fellowship Choir & Chancel Choir
Sunday, January 19th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Carey Steffee
Text: John 2: 1-11
Anthem: “Glory to You, O Christ” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “The First Sign: Revealing God’s Abundance“
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, January 12th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Daelene Groff
Text: Luke 3: 15-17, 21-22
Anthem: “Come to the Water” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “Baptismal Identity: Living as God’s Beloved“
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Epiphany Sunday, January 5th, 2025 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Admire Akapo
Text: Matthew 2: 1-12
Anthem: “Goin’ to Bethlehem” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “Detours & Dreams: Walking in God’s Purpose“
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, December 29th, 2024 — View online on YouTube
Word for Children: Pastor Theon
Text: Luke 2: 41-52
Sermon: “Finding Jesus: A Search for Understanding“
— Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024— Christmas Eve Service
View online on YouTube: Part 1 and Part 2
Prelude: “Wind thru the Olive Trees” — Carillon Choir, Harp, Organ
Lighting of the Advent Candles: the Tugbawa Family
Special Music: “O Little Town of Bethlehem” — Sunny Cui, Harp; Organ
Anthem: “How Quietly” – Chancel Choir
Homily: Rev. Dr. Daniel Gbundema
Special Music: “Carol of the Bells” – The Reunion Ringers
Homily: Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Anthem: “Were You There on that Christmas Night?” – Chancel Choir
Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 — View online on YouTube
Gift of Music: “Alleluia, He Comes to Us” – Carillon Handbell Choir
Lighting of the Advent Candles: the Aspiras Family
Word for Children: Sia Mahoney
Text: Luke 1: 39-45 (46-55)
Anthem: “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” — African Fellowship Choir
Sermon: “The Joy of Expectation“ — Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
Sunday, December 15th, 2024 — View online on YouTube
Gift of Music: “Thankful” – Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus (SVGMC)
Lighting of the Advent Candles: the Gbundema Family
Word for Children: Jenni Martin
Text: Luke 3: 7-18
Gift of Music: “Chantons Noel,” & “Love is Christmas” — SVGMC
Sermon: “The Heart of the Problem: the Problem of the Heart“ — Rev. Alyss Swanson
Gift of Music: “Let There Be Peace on Earth” — SVGMC
Sunday, December 8th, 2024 — View online on YouTube
Lighting of the Advent Candles: the Dellaporta Family
Word for Children: Admire Akapo
Text: Luke 3: 1-6
Anthem: “Comfort, Comfort, Now My People” — Chancel Choir
Sermon: “Expectation for What?“ — Rev. Daniel Gbundema
Sunday, December 1st, 2024 — View online on YouTube
Lighting of the Advent Candle: the Smith Family
Word for Children: Sia Mahoney
Text: Jeremiah 33:14-16 & Luke 21:25-36
Anthem: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” — Chancel Choir w Zhou Yi, cello
Sermon: “The Days Are Coming: A Promise Fulfilled“ — Rev. Dr. Theon Johnson III
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