Sermons

John 20:19-31   It’s easy to see why we call the Sunday after Easter “Low Sunday.” We all put our energy and focus on Holy Week and Easter, and then need to take a deep breath. But this isn’t only the first Sunday after Easter. This is May first, May Day.   May Day, of […]

  Matthew 28:1-10 A group of academics at Cornell University recently released a study and described the outcome like this: When groups compete for members, the resulting dynamics of human social activity may be understandable with simple mathematical models. Here, we apply techniques from dynamical systems and perturbation theory to analyze a theoretical framework for

John 11:1-6, 17-45 These observations about the text in John 11:1-6, 17-45 have informed Elsa’s preaching. This is not a manuscript of the sermon though you’re more than welcome to obtain a recording of her sermon by contacting the Church Office at 799-3361. “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died,”

John 9:1-17 – Jesus heals a man blind from birth and then teaches about God’s love.   It’s as old as Adam and Eve: “The woman you gave me, Lord – she made me eat the fruit!” Sound familiar? The blame game is wired into our DNA: who’s at fault? whom can you go after;

Exodus 17:1-7 John 4:1-15 Many of us live with regrets: choices we’ve made or decisions we’ve tried to avoid; times when we should have done better; life-transitions when we failed to show the best that’s inside of us. Regrets are a natural and essential part of growing. That’s our conscience guiding us to a better

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: These observations about the text in John 3:1-17 have informed Elsa’s preaching.  This is not a manuscript of the sermon though you’re more than welcome to obtain a recording of her sermon by contacting the Church Office at 799-3361.  ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: He comes at night – when everyone else is asleep, when he won’t be

Matthew 4:1‑11 – Jesus goes into the wilderness for forty days to face temptation. None of the Gospels tells us just how it happened, but something stirred in Jesus’ soul. Maybe it was like the voice in Field of Dreams that no one else could hear; maybe there wasn’t even a voice, just a deep

Our scriptures are like a shelf full of books: some history, some science, some poetry, some metaphor… and some myth. But we stumble when with think of a myth as a lie. A myth is a story that gives life meaning and we don’t have to argue over whether it’s factual.

Matthew 6:25-34 Jesus reminds his followers to trust only in God Outside of the church, I find that some of my favorite conversations are at the gym where Andrea and I go together five mornings a week. I told you about “Fantastic Fred” a few weeks ago. This past week I had a conversation with

No matter who you are in the eyes of the world or the labels that describe you, as a Christian you are first and foremost “salt of the earth” and “light of the world.”