Sermons

Click here to watch the sermon. Isaiah 58:8-11 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. […]

Click here to watch the sermon. Mark 9:2-9 I was one of the twelve. The twelve. Jesus’ disciples. Some days I still can’t believe I was that lucky—or blessed, I guess I should say.  Of all the people he could have chosen, he chose me!  Of course, I do have to take a little credit because at least I was smart

Watch the sermon here. Mark 1:21-28 I don’t usually use long quotes of other people’s writings in my sermons.  I’m pretty picky about my sermons being original.  But this writer tells the story so effectively, with such natural comparisons to our own context, that I want to share it almost in its entirety.  The author begins: It was the

Sermon by Skyler Keiter Click here to watch the sermon. Psalm 139:1-3, 13-18 Do you have a passage of scripture that makes you feel as if God is speaking directly to you? Or maybe it’s not scripture, but a poem, song, or place that fills you with such awe that you cannot help but gasp in wonder at the divine beauty

Watch the sermon here.   Mark 1:4-11 The story of Jesus’ baptism is told or at least referenced in all four Gospels, but this one is my favorite.  The Gospel of Mark is not usually my favorite.  The writing is abrupt, terse at times, often lacking in detail.  But this story—oh, this time the writer gets it right! We

Watch the sermon here. Matthew 2:1-12 Selective attention is the process by which our brain determines what is important for our senses to notice.  At any given moment, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of things vying for our attention through our senses.  Our brains are amazingly adept at helping us notice only those things we need to notice. Of

Watch the video here. Luke 2:22-40 This beautiful passage from Luke’s Gospel begins with what seems like a simple fulfillment of what is expected. Mary and Joseph are required by the law of Moses to present their firstborn child to God and offer an appropriate sacrifice–in their case, the sacrifice due for a poor family, a pair of turtle-doves

Watch the sermon here. My grandmother did not like surprises. She ordered her world through tight control.  Any surprise, no matter how seemingly insignificant, could cause a seismic shift.  Nobody else might feel it, but she had a seismograph heart. She was not a woman you shouted “Boo!” at.  Surprises weren’t safe.  (And neither were you if you threw

https://youtu.be/Ji_ASCNrjmc Matthew 1:18-25 I’ve always been fascinated by dreams.  Like most people, I’ve had scary dreams and embarrassing dreams             and flying dreams which are far too rare.  On the flip side, I’d be fine if I never had another dream about showing up on Sunday morning without a sermon.  I don’t seem to remember my