Sermons delivered in 2024
This Little Light Radiates Joy Isaiah 9: 1-7 – 2024/12/15
For like all those years ago for the people of God, in the midst of all this gloom, a light continues to dawn. This light reminds us again of the promise of Advent…that this world will not have the last [...]
This Little Light Brings Peace Isaiah 2: 1-5 – 2024/12/8
Peace on Earth may be an elusive reality, yet it is our hope as people of faith. It is what we hold to - that image of God's Peaceable Kingdom coming to fruition for all of God's people. It is [...]
This Little Light Shines Bright with Hope Isaiah 42: 1-9 – 2024/12/01
We embrace the call to let our light shine so that all will know that love will overcome by letting our light shine bright with hope. And to do that, we find courage and strength in these words from Isaiah, [...]
Bread of Life John 6: 24-35 – 2024/11/24
Like the crowd that followed Jesus across the sea and knowing our physical needs have been met, it is time to embrace the invitation to see the larger picture, to realize that there is more happening than we realized, and [...]
What if We Change the World? Matthew 5: 1-16 – 2024/11/17
What if we as people of faith really do change this world?This very question encapsulates our hope as people of faith. We know that the world we live in is not exactly what God intended. There is too much hate. [...]
What if We Practiced What We Preached? Mark 12: 28-34 – 2024/11/10
Imagine . . . What if we did practice what we preached? What would that look like knowing that the running thread through our sacred text is love . . . Love God with all our heart, with all our [...]
What if We See Support Each Other in Community? 1 Cor 12: 12-26 – 2024/11/3
God created us to be in community with one another, to be in relationship with each other. Our faith story even tells us that when God was creating the world, God realized that it is not good for humans to [...]
What if We See Everyone the Same? Luke 10: 25-37 – 2024/10/27
What if we see everyone the same? This question needs clarification. This question does not seek uniformity. Rather it seeks unity which is why the Parable of the Good Samaritan is such a good beginning place for the answer to [...]
What if We Reach Out to the Ones Who Need Help? Matthew 25: 13-46 – 2024/10/20
Jesus pushes us to once again think about why we do what we do as people of faith. If we help others out of obligation or charity, with a "this will get me into heaven" mentality, or anything else beyond [...]
What if We Learn to Love Each Other for Nothing in Return? Mark 10:17-31 – 2024/10/13
Relationships, connections, compassion, and love are what is needed to inherit eternal life, as Jesus teaches us, because eternal life is not just about getting into heaven. It’s about being a part of something bigger than us, about the [...]