St. Paul's Church - Willington, Ct

Who were the Magi? Why did they come to honor Jesus? What can we learn from their inclusion in the Christmas story? This week we take a look at the "least accurate" part of our Nativity scenes.

Why did God announce Jesus' birth to shepherds? The question helps us to uncover the deeper meaning in this popular section of the Christmas story.

Our December series on the characters of the Nativity starts with Mary and Joseph. What can we learn from their story?

Our "Kingdom of Heaven is like..." series concludes this week with the Parable of the Talents - a parable all about what God wants us to do with the knowledge of the Kingdom that He's entrusted to us.

This week our "Kingdom of Heaven is like..." series continues with a parable all about Jesus' return and what it means to wait well.

Our "Kingdom of Heaven is Like..." series continues by looking at the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. The Kingdom of Heaven is a party and YOU have been invited, but a few things can keep you from the fun.

Pastor Ryan shares a few post-election thoughts before this week's sermon.

How should our understanding of what Jesus says about the Kingdom of Heaven affect our view of the upcoming election? How should it influence our anxiety? Our behavior? Our voting?

This week we look at the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant and how it relates to forgiveness: both God's forgiveness of us, and our own need to forgive others. What does it mean to forgive someone? How can we learn to forgive "from the heart," even when we really don't want to?

Guest speaker Varnum Shults continues our "Kingdom of Heaven is Like..." series with a look at Jesus' parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.

Guest speaker Rob Johnston looks at two more parables in our "Kingdom of Heaven is Like..." series: The Parable of the Treasure Hidden in the Field and the Parable of the Pearl.

Jesus says the Kingdom of Heaven is like "a mustard seed" and like "yeast working through dough." What does he mean?

Our "Kingdom of Heaven is Like..." series kicks off with a look at the Parable of the Weeds. This fascinating parable has important things to teach us about the source of evil and how we should respond to evil (and why).

We conclude our series in James with a look at his final instructions on three subjects: (1) Oaths, (2) Prayer and healing, and (3) Correction.

This week James has words for both oppressors and the oppressed, and a common theme runs through what he says to both of them: the return of Christ. The knowledge that Christ is coming back in the future should shape our lives in the present. Today we talk about how that knowledge should shape us.

How should we think about the future? James contrasts an arrogant way with a humble way.

When a church community is broken by unmet desires, prayerlessness, favoritism, unfaithfulness, and slander, what is the key to getting things back on track? This week we look at a passage that helps us answer that question.

Rob Johnston continues our series on James by taking us through a passage on the differences between the world's wisdom and God's wisdom.

Guest speaker Pastor Mark Santostefano continues our series in James with an examination of the power of our words.

James says that faith without works is USELESS and that we are justified not by faith alone, but by what we DO. But how do we reconcile this with what Paul says - that we are saved by grace through faith, NOT by our works? Does the Bible contradict? Today we take a look at the faith/works dilemma.