Sermons delivered in 2025
We acknowledge our weariness Luke 1: 1-23 – 11/30/2025
We begin Advent with an invitation to acknowledge our weariness. "We can be weary because of our age... because of our waiting... because we have faced the same routine for years and seemingly watched nothing change. We can be weary [...]
Thanksgiving for the Harvest Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 – 2025/11/23
As people of faith, we are "people rescued by God."; we are reliant upon God; we are in relationship with God. At the very heart of our faith story is the gift of God moving in and among God's people, [...]
Build a Bigger Table: Do this in Remembrance of Me 1 Corinthians 11: 17-34b – 2025/11/16
"Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you broadcast the death of the Lord until he comes." These words ground the practice of communion within the very ministry of Jesus. They remind people of faith back then [...]
Build a Bigger Table: Who is Coming to Dinner? Luke 14: 7-24 – 2025/11/9
For us to build a bigger table and to make room for everyone, it will mean shifting our perspectives on who is invited and who is not; it will mean appreciating the abundance we experience there and not hoarding it [...]
Build a Bigger Table: Feast for All Isaiah 25: 6-10a – 11/02/2025
The fulfillment of God's promises for God's people is a joyous celebration centered around a table filled with food and drink for all of God's people, a joyous celebration because death is no more, a joyous celebration because God is [...]
Stay at the Table: Betrayal and Denial Luke 22: 7-34 – 10/26/2025
"On the night when Jesus was betrayed, he took a loaf of bread. . ." At the Last Supper Jesus, knowing what is going to happen, that one disciple will betray him, that one disciple will deny him, and that [...]
Stay at the Table: Forgiveness Mat 18: 21-35 – 2025/10/19
Staying at the table is not always easy. But instead of pointing fingers or feeling guilty because we know that more times than not, we have missed the mark on becoming people of love and grace, let us invite the [...]
Stay at the Table: Turning the Other Cheek Matthew 5: 38-48 – 2025/10/12
“But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who harass you…” This verse is from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which should be a clue for us as readers to sit up and pay attention to [...]
Come to the Table: Grace Romans 14: 1-23 – 2025/9/28
The way to become the Body of Christ is through God's grace. God's grace heals our wounds. God's grace opens our eyes to see the light of Christ which resides in everyone. God's grace transforms us and yes humbles us. [...]
Come to the Table: Love Rom 13:8-14; Mat 18:15-20 – 2025/9/14
As people of faith, we need to remember that when we gather, Jesus is there. How we treat each other, speak to each other, and interact with each other when we gather impacts our community. Because, if a community of [...]