Triumphant Faith
Date: April 5, 2020
Scripture: Mark 11:1-11
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Scripture: Mark 11:1-11
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Sermons
Change of Plans
Date: March 29, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-28
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-28
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
My dear colleague Debbie Glaze is so fond of saying to her college students and to the church staff, “Change is constant; growth is optional.” It feels as though we have been given a prime opportunity to live out those words, as we face a world of change in how we live and move and … read
Imagining the Best
Date: March 22, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 13:44-50
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Scripture: Matthew 13:44-50
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Love in the Time of Corona
Date: March 15, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
The Peace of Christ be with you all. There are six of us here in the sanctuary at Westminster, bringing you the live-stream service, but we share peace through the gift of the Internet. On this somber day in Oregon, it may seem odd for me to begin the sermon with humor. But when I … read
Power
Date: March 8, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-22
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-22
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
This week I heard a great story from our Universalist Unitarian friends. It goes like this. Among the most accomplished and fabled tribes of Africa, no tribe was considered to have warriors more fearsome or more intelligent than the mighty Masai. It is perhaps surprising, then, to learn the traditional greeting that passed between Masai … read
Origin Story
Date: March 1, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 1:1-7
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Matthew 1:1-7
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
A few years ago my first cousin once removed on my father’s mother’s side self-published a family history entitled “Yonder Will Be Better.” It’s the story of the Clark family moving around the United States beginning in the early 1800s, from Kentucky to Mississippi to Arkansas to Missouri to California to Utah and back to … read