Sermon Archives

June 1, 2025

Growing up in Faith

Growing up in Faith

Our passage for today from Galatians 3 follows on Mark’s from last week and dives right into Paul’s response to the troubles in Galatia. Remember that the churches in Galatia were getting caught up again with what outward symbols were necessary to be a Christian, specifically questions around circumcision. Mark Baker, in the Anabaptist Community […]

May 25, 2025

All in

All in

In his letter to the churches in Galatia, Paul expresses his frustration that they were drawing distinctions between Jewish and Gentile believers. To Paul, truth of gospel was linked directly to the fellowship of Gentile and Jewish believers on equal terms. To Paul, this reconciliation and unity were not options for the church. Rather, they […]

May 11, 2025

Found

Found

The Ethiopian eunuch’s Story

May 4, 2025

Surrender

Surrender
April 27, 2025

We Had Hoped

We Had Hoped

Lauren Winner entered what she calls the middle of her spiritual life when a couple of things happened: her mother died and she got married, but it was not a happy marriage. (Quote). Where Lauren used to have faith, she now found herself staring at what she calls a blank wall. Some of us know […]

April 20, 2025

The Grammar of Resurrection

The Grammar of Resurrection
April 13, 2025

Tears in Triumph

Tears in Triumph

Tears among triumph, Lament where there was supposed to be Joy. We look at the significance of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and what it calls us to: A following of Jesus that begins with Lament, that is looking honestly at the pain and dealt-dealing ways of the world and choosing to not look away. That […]

April 6, 2025

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

This parable is an illustration of what Jesus had said in Luke 6:20+: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God . . . but woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation.” The divide separating the rich man and Lazarus began long before it grew […]

March 30, 2025

Homecoming

Homecoming

Last week we read from Luke 15, in which the Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling about Jesus welcoming and eating with sinners. And in response Jesus told three parables – the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. Today we are going to engage more deeply with the third […]

March 23, 2025

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We all have one body. We all are given one life. We all live only one life story. But there are many ways to tell it. We are large; we contain multitudes. May we claim our identity and find our story in Jesus and the story he frees us to live. And may justice roll […]

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