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November 1, 2020 | Exodus 18 | Summer Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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October 25, 2020 | Exodus 15&17 | Jeff Aitken
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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October 18, 2020 | Exodus 16: 1–8 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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October 11, 2020 | Exodus 13-14 | Summer Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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October 4, 2020 | Exodus 12 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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September 27, 2020 | Exodus 3 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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September 20, 2020 | Exodus 3:1–10 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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September 13, 2020 | Exodus 1–2 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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August 30, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 126 | Drew Dixon
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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September 6, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 8 | Maggie Braun
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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August 23, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 124 | Martín Jimenez
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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August 16, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 139 | Jonathan Assink
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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August 9, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 139 | Jeff Aitken
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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August 2, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 13 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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July 26, 2020 | Wonder, Heartbreak, Hope: Psalm 77 | Mark Mohrlang & Gideon Strauss
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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July 19, 2020 | Philippians 4:10–23 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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July 12, 2020 | Philippians 4:1–9 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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July 5, 2020 | Philippians 3:15–4:1 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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June 28, 2020 | Philippians 3:1–14 | Summer Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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June 21, 2020 | Philippians 2:19–30 | Jeff Aitken
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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June 14, 2020 | Philippians 2:12–18 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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June 7, 2020 | Philippians 2:1–11 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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May 31 – Pentecost | Philippians 1:18–30 | Mark Mohrlang
This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God!
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May 24 – Philippians 1:12–26 | Summer Mohrlang
We are getting comfortable with a “new normal.” Join us next Sunday, May 31 for another group worship experience! We will meet on Zoom at 10am for service then have a time of fellowship to follow. Enjoy last week’s service here: This is the word of the Lord Thanks be Read more…
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May 17 – Philippians 1:1–11 | Mark Mohrlang
We are getting comfortable with a “new normal.” Join us next Sunday, May 24 for another group worship experience! We will meet on Zoom at 10am for service then have a time of fellowship to follow. Enjoy last week’s service here: This is the word of the Lord Thanks be Read more…
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May 10 – Philippians 2:5–11 | Mark Mohrlang
This Sunday we tried something different…we live-streamed worship on Zoom at 10am. It was a blessing to ‘be’ together! Join us next Sunday, May 17 for another group worship experience! This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God! Sending Prayer by Thomas Merton My Lord God, I Read more…
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May 3 – Sunday Worship Re-Imagined
This Sunday we tried something different…we livestreamed worship on zoom at 10am. It was a blessing to ‘be’ together! This is the word of the Lord Thanks be to God! Sending Prayer by Thomas Merton My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see Read more…
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April 26 – Sunday Worship Re-Imagined
Take a minute to print these to help you worship: Good Shepherd Coloring Page Let’s Sing Together! Please join your Sanctuary community around the city in worshipping the Lord through song! Let Us Pray For all who have contracted coronavirus, We pray for care and healing. For those who have Read more…
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April 19 – Sunday Worship Re-Imagined
Take a minute to print these to help you worship: Resurrection Coloring Page Lyric Sheet (also in line below the video) Additional Worship Resources (links to other songs) Let’s Sing! King of Kings In the darkness we were waiting without hope, without light ‘Til from heaven you came running, there Read more…
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Apr 12- Easter Sunday Worship Re-Imagined
This morning, we celebrate the resurrection of our living Lord. What a profound gift to know that as the Corona Virus rages around us we worship a God who is victorious over death! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Today the bulk of our worship will be together on Read more…
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Apr 10- Good Friday Worship Re-Imagined
Many of you have contributed to our Good Friday worship experience. Thank you for taking the time to record and submit readings. Thank you to Maggie Braun for the time she has put into compiling them and to Mark Mohrlang for curating a playlist of familiar worship songs to accompany Read more…
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April 5- Palm Sunday Worship Reimagined
Take a minute to print these to help you worship: Worship Packet for Kids Song Sheets Let’s Sing Together! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBNJxq7oQK0 Called Me Higher I could just sit I could just sit and wait for all Your goodness Hope to feel Your presence And I could just stay I could just Read more…
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Walking Through Holy Week
Our celebration of Easter is much richer when we nestle the good news of Christ’s resurrection in its proper context of sacrifice and suffering. To help we’ve put together guide of daily readings and reflection questions as well as activities for children. May you be blessed as you walk through the events of Read more…
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March 29, 2020- Sunday Worship Reimagined
Take a minute to print these to help you worship: Coloring Sheet for Kids Song Sheets (also listed below) Let’s Sing Together! All Creatures of our God and King All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing O praise Him, Alleluia Thou burning Read more…
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March 22 – Sunday Worship Reimagined
Take a minute to print these to aid in your worship! Worship Packet for Kids Song Sheets Worship through song If you did not join us for the time of singing led by Maggie on FB Live, but would like to, click here. Prayer (KIDS: Use the 5 Finger Prayer) Read more…
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March 15 – Sunday Worship Reimagined
March 15, 2020 Follow this link to our weekly email that includes a liturgy to follow at home as a family, a video of Mark and Dan Claus (pastor of Shoreline CRC) having a chat about John 10, and some other creative ways to remind us of the goodness and Read more…
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Doing Church Differently
March 13, 2020 Doing Church Differently Friends – we are the church. As a church that meets in a rented theater, we have always understood that the church is not the building, but is instead the people of God. Now we get to deepen our understanding of just how true Read more…
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March 8 – Sunday Worship Reimagined
March 8, 2020 As we transition to a few weeks of “doing church” a bit more virtually for the time being, we offer this short video, some songs, and the children’s lessons in the hopes that they will bless you. This is an opportunity for us to get creative with Read more…
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Initial communication re: Corona Virus, and cancelling Sunday gatherings at Taproot
March 6, 2020 Dear Sanctuary Family, Given recent recommendations from the King County Department of Health aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19, we are cancelling our Sunday-morning gatherings at Taproot – tentatively through the end of March. Many of your places of work have made similar decisions, and the Read more…
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Van Dragt Update (8/19/18)
This past Sunday we heard from the Van Dragts who are partners helping with university ministry in the U-District. Listen to what they shared below:
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Update from Drew
Listen: Dear Sanctuary Church, The calling I have been discerning and pursuing for the past 10-15 years is to serve and shape the church through teaching, spiritual formation, and pastoral care. This is the calling that brought me to graduate school in Seattle, and eventually brought me here to Sanctuary Read more…
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Green Bean Update (5/17/18)
Friends, The Green Bean, Sanctuary’s front porch / living room / kitchen to Greenwood, has been in our current location for almost 5 years. As the end of our current lease drew near we put together a transition team to help our council assess all our potential options – considering Read more…
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Update from Johnny Wilson
I moved here in early November with the understanding the Co:Here building would be completed in December, but due to construction delays the move was postponed until mid-February. In the months in between I had the opportunity to connect with almost all of the Co:Here residents. There are 26 units Read more…
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I Lack Nothing
Copyright 2018 Elise Stephens. If you would like to have I Lack Nothing performed in your church, please contact Elise: elise (at) elisestephens (dot) com
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A follow up to Idolatry and Vows
VOWS. Last Sunday (November 26) we looked at idolatry, reflected on the last half of Romans 1, and took vows of Simplicity, Fidelity, and Service – as we face the idols of money, sex, and power in our lives and culture. I thought it might be helpful to expand a Read more…
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November 3, 2017 – This Week: How do we love our neighbors? and more!
Daylight Savings ends! Fall back on Sunday and show up an hour later! Sunday, November 5 Scripture: Leviticus 19:3; Romans 13:9; James 2:8 Question: What does God require in the ninth and tenth commandments? Answer: Ninth, that we do not lie or deceive, but speak the truth in love. Tenth, that we Read more…
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October 27, 2017 – This Week: What is the law of God stated in the 10 Commandments? and more!
Sunday, October 29 Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:13-14 and Romans 12:1-2 Question: What is the law of God stated in the Ten Commandments? Answer: You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or Read more…
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October 20, 2017: This Week – What does the law of God require? and more!
Sunday, October 22 Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40 Question: What does the law of God require? Answer: Personal, perfect, and perpetual obedience; that we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love our neighbor as ourselves. What God forbids should never be done and what God commands should always be Read more…