Sermons

September 28: The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

I’ve said this,or something like it, before.A challenge of opening the Bible,of listening to scriptures proclaimed each weekis thatwe’re in the United States in 2025.Wait.I do mean like that,but also something more difficult.Many of us grew up in traditionswhere even if we didn’t encounter the pneumonic“Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth”we were exposed to the idea.Open

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September 21: The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Let This Radicalize You.That’s the name of a book I started yesterday,but my Books app says I’m onlynine percent in.Nevertheless,it’s been a balm.In the foreword,Maya Schenwar says“This book derives its title from the wordsMariame often repeats in times of deep crisis:‘Let this radicalize yourather than lead you to despair.’”The musical [title of show] talks aboutthe

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September 7: The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Good morning and Welcome back, church family! Today is not just another Sunday—it’s a Welcome Back Sunday. After a season of scattering, distraction, and even weariness, this is a moment of invitation and re-engagement—with joy, excitement, and commitment. Today is more than just simply a time to return to church routines or restart the calendar

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August 24: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

The sabbath is made for humanity,not humanity for the sabbath.That’s what Jesus saysnear the beginningof Mark’s gospel.Today in Luke,we have a different confrontationbetween Jesus and synagogue leadersabout the role of the sabbathin people’s lives.Early in Luke we’re toldthat as part of his deep Jewish devotionJesus was found in synagogueson the sabbath.Today is the last time

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August 10: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

First century Jewish territorywas not a stable place.Jesus’ disciples, those who have chosen to follow him,those whom he’s addressing this week,lived during rocky times.Land that they had inhabited for centurieswas under occupation again —this time by the Romans.The society around themhad been shaped by the Greeks.Local leadership walked a fine line,or completely jumped over it,to

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