Photo Blog: Sojourn East – Our Brand New Home

Yesterday, Sojourn photographer Chuck Heeke attended the first Sojourn Gathered worship service in the new home of our East Campus — a beautiful former Catholic church building at 8509  Westport Road.
Check out Chuck’s photo journalism skills and relive (or live for the first time) this inaugural day at Sojourn East’s new home:

Getting Ready For Sunday: How To Prepare For Sojourn Gathered, 8-16-2009

If you’ve been following Pastor Daniel’s series on How To Party this week, you know that we’ll be camping out in Nehemiah 8 during this Sunday’s sermon.  This is a pivotal chapter, and a good antidote to “long-faced” Christianity.  God’s Word brings joy to His children.  Nehemiah shows us that there is a time to [...]

Three Days To Great Parties — Day Three

For the past couple days we’ve been talking about parties, like the one from Nehemiah 8 that lasted seven days.  It teaches us that God’s people should be a people of celebration.  The Word of the Lord is Good News!  He brings hope, healing and even eternal life.  We will enjoy him forever — a [...]

Three Days To Great Parties — Day Two

Yesterday I shared some of Nehemiah’s story with you, which we will unpack much more this Sunday at Sojourn Gathered.  Among the many things we can learn from Nehemiah, he teaches us:

We are a people of the Word. This fact — that we have the Word of God — should lead us to celebrate.

So remember, [...]

Three Days To Great Parties – Day One

God’s people know how to throw parties. Don’t believe me? Take Nehemiah 8:9-18.  As Ezra and Nehemiah taught the people God’s Word, they realized that no people have reason to party like God’s people:
“This day is sacred to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been [...]