Midway Christian Church, as Disciples of Christ, believes that as people of faith it is important to ground ourselves in the Word of God. Part of our worship experience reflects this understanding. Each week during our Sunday morning worship services, Pastor Heather McColl delivers a sermon that has been carefully crafted after spending time in study, reading over the chosen text, and praying over the chosen text. The resulting sermon is designed to share the word of love and grace which God is bringing to our community of faith.
Pastor McColl’s sermons are available here to watch, listen to, or read.*
* The reproduction or use of any part of these sermons without the expressed written permission of Midway Christian Church is prohibited. The online availability of these sermons does not express this permission. Not all material included in these sermons are original to Midway Christian Church or our ministers. Where crediting outside sources is possible, quotation marks are used.
April 21, 2024 “Beloved Community” John 10: 11-18 Psalm 23 Guest Preacher: Rev. Katherine Alexander John 10: 11-18 ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not […]
As ones who have experienced the Risen Savior in our lives, who know a Savior who showed us a new way, who have accepted Jesus as our Lord who showed us death and brokenness do not have the last word, [...]
The gift of the empty tomb is the physical reminder that this world will not, does not, have the last word; that we as disciples are called to share the Good News of God’s grace and love so that all [...]
Rather than focus on the busyness of church, we are called to focus on the business of the empty tomb by embracing the knowledge that Light and Love overcame the darkness, that God is still working, still writing the story [...]
On this Palm Sunday, John is inviting us, calling us, as Jesus’ followers, to sit up and observe, to sit up and see, to sit up and take notice of the coming of the Kingdom of God. For it will [...]
The author of John understands that it is only through the act of Jesus being lifted up, that we as his followers, as his disciples, as the people of God, can see the significance of that moment upon our lives, [...]
The light which John talks about in today's scripture is the Light of the World. It is an invitation to allow our journeys through life to serve as a witness for others. Rather than following the narrative of this world [...]
We rise up because we know who holds us and surrounds us with love and grace; because we are grounded in the peace which passes all understanding; and because of God’s enduring presence in our lives. We rise up as [...]
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Lent is often known as a time of giving something up in order to make room in our lives for spiritual pursuits. Rather than just “giving up” in Lent, the scriptures ask us to consider all that Jesus is “up [...]
Being a disciple of Christ takes willingness - a willingness to invite, to allow, and to open ourselves up to the power of transformation that the good news has upon our lives; a willingness to effect change in our lives, [...]
The Beloved Community that Jesus taught to his disciples is inclusive and authentic, and not like the systems of our world today which are designed to separate and divide. This Beloved Community shows us that there is a new way [...]