Sermons

Sensing The Holy

April 07, 2019
Psalm 63:1-8; John 12:1-8
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If you were at the church retreat last fall, you may remember us doing some Biblio drama around the story of the woman anointing Jesus’ feet. A version of this […]

Lost and Found at Home

March 31, 2019
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
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Jesus told this parable a long time ago. It still gets told over and over in different ways, in literature, in song, in real life. There is something so compelling […]

Measuring The Fig Tree

March 24, 2019
Luke 13:1-9; Isaiah 55:1-13
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HWB 485 (sing) Teach me the measure of my days,             thou Maker of my frame.             I would survey life’s narrow space             and learn how frail I am. […]

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March 17, 2019
Genesis 15:1-12; Luke 13:31-35
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Scripture is an ancient text – we live with it in current times, seeking to understand what messages and insights it continues to offer. We can’t help but bring a […]

40

March 10, 2019
Deuteronomy 8:1-10; Luke 4:1-13
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Once again we find ourselves embarking on the Lenten journey. Lent is the 40 days (minus Sundays) between Shrove Tuesday and Easter Sunday. It is a season to spend time […]

(trans)Figuration

March 03, 2019
Exodus 34:29-35; Luke 9:28-36
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Today is a mountain top day for our congregation with the ordination of our beloved pastor, Michelle.  And how amazing that we get this biblical mountain top story to accompany […]

Love Who?

February 24, 2019
Luke 6:27-38; Psalm 37:3-11
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Friends, I gotta tell you about this recent TEDx talk I heard. The speaker is sort of a rockstar these days. People come from all around the country to hear […]

Capacity Conundrum

February 17, 2019
Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 6:17-26
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There’s a stream of thought that says every pastor really only has one sermon in them. [For the sake of job security I maybe shouldn’t be exploring this stream of […]

Fishing

February 10, 2019
Luke 5:1-11; Isaiah 6:1-8
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We tell and retell the story of Jesus, to our children, to each other, to other people. (Sometimes I find myself telling a story of Jesus to my friends who […]

Beauty & Truth

February 03, 2019
Psalm 19:1-6; John 15:1-5
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Those of you who were here a few years back and who listened to me deliver what was probably the longest sermon in Hyattsville’s history will remember that my sermon […]