Sermons

Finding The Line

July 18, 2021
Psalm 23; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
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You may have noticed in the weekly announcements that we have had a submission form open for a summer series called: You Choose The Sermon. We were planning on starting […]

The Embrace

July 11, 2021
Amos 7:7-15; Psalm 85:8-13
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Today is July 11, 7/11. 7-Eleven has a tradition of giving everyone free Slurpees to celebrate the day they call their birthday. I don’t often go to 7-Eleven – even […]

Founding Mother of Our Country? Remembering Pocahontas on July 4

July 04, 2021
Esther 2:15-18; 7:1-4; and 8:3-6
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In 1608, Captain John Smith, a major figure in today’s sermon, sailed up the waters of the Chesapeake Bay from Jamestown Colony. He sailed up what we now call the […]

Sneaker & Stained Glass Revelations

June 27, 2021
Psalm 139:1-14; I John 4:7-8
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What has surprised me most in this past week are the sounds I am not hearing. For the past month each day (other than rainy ones) the air has been […]

Letters To And From Prison

June 13, 2021
Ezekiel 17:22-24; Mark 4:30-34
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While our series is called “Letters from Prison”, I have to say that getting letters to prison is not always simple. The first letter I sent to Jason, who is […]

Letters From Prison

June 06, 2021
Philippians 1:12-26; Psalm 146
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One of the unexpected gifts of the pandemic has been a “full house” for adult education this past year. We just concluded four months of adult ed sessions about the […]

What, to the Disinherited, is Memorial Day?

May 30, 2021
Leviticus 19:33-34; Matthew 5:3-13
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Some time ago, I was thinking about Memorial Day and how it seems to draw a line between war and the political and social rights that we value. I got […]

Guidelines

May 09, 2021
Acts 10:44-48
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Before I offer the words I have to share with you today, I want to speak directly to my fellow beloved community members who identify as LGBTQIA. The story I […]

Vine And Branches

May 02, 2021
John 15:1-8; I John 4: 7-8, 11-21
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Last Sunday was our periodic break from screens and worship on Zoom. I hope you were able to get outside to enjoy creation or family, or whatever helps you feel […]

Seeds Want To Grow

April 18, 2021
Matthew 13:1-9
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Hannah Breckbill was our guest preacher for Earth Day Sunday on April 18, 2021. She is a farmer in Iowa. You can read her message here on her blog.