Click here to watch the service. Genesis 29:15-29 Any time someone mentions biblical family values, I laugh because the Bible contains some pretty wild family stories. The story of Jacob and his family would make a fascinating soap opera. Jacob and his brother Esau were twins, though as different as brothers could be. Jacob was their mother’s favorite and Esau was […]
Click here to watch the service. Just a quick note, the story we just heard is violent and unfortunately there isn’t really any way to pull that violence out, not completely, but the story has a lot to offer, so for those of you who find it difficult, I am sorry. What a story, what a story indeed. The lectionary, that
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Click here to watch the service. Our scripture passage this morning comes from the book of Isaiah, chapter 6, verses 1-8. 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered
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Click here to watch the service. Wind and fire are the two symbols for Pentecost, since that’s what the scripture tells us the people experienced, or at least were metaphors for what they experienced. There was a sound like the rush of a mighty wind, and flames, as of fire, appeared among them and rested on them. I have seen or
Click here to watch the service. Luke 24:44-53 Acts 1:1-11 Ascension Day is always celebrated forty days after Easter. And since Easter is always on a Sunday, the Day of Ascension (or Feast of the Ascension if you’re Catholic) always falls on a Thursday. Since we don’t worship together on Thursdays, in many Protestant churches, the following Sunday becomes the day
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Click here to watch the service. John 10:11-18 I have a button that I sometimes wear in December that says, Santa: Define “Good.” I feel the same way when I approach this scripture. How do we define a good shepherd? The problem is, of course, the over-simplification we do. We automatically assume the opposite of good is bad. I did that
Click here to watch the service. 1 John 4:7-21 Some scholars believe that part of our scripture for today was originally a poem. [1] Inspired by that poem, I have decided to preach this morning in the form of spoken word poetry. Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God. God is love, and those who abide in
Click here to watch the service. I hate math, well I guess that’s not totally true, I am not naturally math minded if that’s a thing, so it’s not intuitive for me. Can you relate with that? Have you ever been uncomfortable with something because its hard or confusing or strange and new? For me math is that way, confusing, and
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