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We welcome you to Union College's Graduation Weekend! Speaking this Sabbath is Dr. Pierre Steenberg, Professor of Religion at Union College, presenting "Names Speak." Have you ever stopped to think what your name says when people talk about you? What would you like to be known for? In today's sermon, we are going to talk about how God redeems us from a bad name and how healing that can be. Invite God to rename you today, not according to who you are but according to who He can make you to become.

Speaking this Sabbath is our Lead Pastor, Simon Liversidge, presenting "Nothing Compares to Jesus." After Jesus' resurrection, He appears to His disciples not simply to confirm He is alive but to restore their damaged relationships with Him. Peter had denied knowing Jesus THREE times. Now Jesus restores him THREE times. Jesus invites Peter to stop comparing himself to others and focus on Jesus' call to him. Jesus invited Peter to penitence, to priority, and to purpose in Jesus.

Speaking this Sabbath is our Lead Pastor, Simon Liversidge, presenting "Being Seen for Who I Am." As I invite Jesus to see me as I truly am, I learn who I truly am. As Jesus reveals Himself to the disciples after His resurrection, He invites them to a BBQ of fish down by the lake. As Peter recognizes Jesus, he gets dressed and then jumps in the water! It is only as I am able to see myself as I truly am that I am open to see how much God loved me as I am. God then calls me to faith actions. The actions reveal even more of me as I see God at work in me, but it it always God acting in me.

Speaking this week is our Lead Pastor, Simon Liversidge, presenting "We Can Still See Jesus." Jesus shows up repeatedly following His resurrection to make sure His disciples believe He is risen. The truth that He is alive can transform our lives. In John 20, we notice 3 things about Jesus and His truth-telling. 1) God's actions are signs intended to lead us to truth. 2) The truth is, Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. 3) If I believe this truth, I will experience real life. This truth leads me to understand my true identity as a child of God.

Union College Alum, Class of 2014

Union College Alum, Class of 1974