First Congregational Church Of Wyandotte

98 Superior Blvd. at First St. Wyandotte, Michigan 48192

Founded 1892.

  • 1. "Not Very Powerful" 2 Corinthians 12:9 / Matthew 27:39-42 On unanswered prayer and the cross’s silence - reframing God’s power as presence and solidarity in suffering, not prevention or control.
  • 2. "The Argument" Job (general) / Psalm 88 On anger at God and honest lament - arguing with God, rather than going silent, as a form of faith rather than a failure of it.
  • 3. "Doers" James 1:22-24 A call to be doers of the word, not just hearers - noticing what needs doing and following through, even in small ways like welcoming an unfamiliar face.
  • 4. "Not He or She" John 4:24 / Galatians 3:28 On God’s genderlessness - since gender relates to reproduction and God is spirit, not a gendered being, with implications for how we understand ourselves too.
  • 5. Job, Part 1: "The Setup" Job 1 An honest look at the unsettling premise of Job’s suffering - a wager Job never knew about - and the false belief that goodness buys protection from tragedy.
  • 6. Job, Part 2: "The Friends" Job 2:11-13 / Job 4 On the difference between presence and explanation - Job’s friends’ seven days of silent support versus their harmful attempts to explain his suffering.
  • 7. Job, Part 3: "The Demand" Job 13:15 / Job 27:5-6 On integrity under pressure - Job’s refusal to fake acceptance or confess guilt he doesn’t feel, just to make others more comfortable.
  • 8. Job, Part 4: "The Whirlwind" Job 38:1-4 / Job 42 On getting presence instead of answers - God’s response to Job isn’t an explanation, but a reorientation and a promise that showing up matters more than why.
  • 9. "Christ or Superman?" Mark 13:30-32 / Philippians 2:7 On Jesus’ mistaken belief that the end was near in his disciples’ lifetime - arguing that a Jesus who could be genuinely wrong is proof of full incarnation, not a problem to explain away.
  • 10. "Chasing a God I’m Not Sure Exists" Mark 9:24 On years spent chasing faith without arriving at certainty - arguing that persistent half-belief, not resolved certainty, may be the most honest form faith takes.
  • 11. "What Did Jesus Actually Say?" Luke 1:1-4 On the historical transmission of Jesus’ words - Aramaic teaching, decades of oral tradition, translation into Greek, and centuries of hand-copying - arguing that interpreting scripture honestly is more faithful than pretending it’s a transcript.
  • 12. "What People Believe That Is NOT In The Bible" Various A rapid-fire myth-busting episode covering five common misconceptions (Trinity, Noah’s ark animal count, "God works in mysterious ways," Lucifer/Satan, the Rapture) that aren’t actually in scripture. Click here. We will also be conducting our online service at 10:30am. Click here.