Audacious
Date: October 21, 2018
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Sermons
The One Thing
Date: October 14, 2018
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Mark 10:17-31
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
So often we like to think that we can cut out a story from the gospel and plunk it down in the middle of right here, right now, and assume that the transfer will go well.We pretend that Jesus’ teachings are so universal that what he said back then was really meant for us. But … read
Justice and Joy
Date: October 7, 2018
Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-10
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-10
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Last night in Portland, hundreds of children went to bed hungry. Last night across these United States of America, hundreds of thousands of children went to bed hungry. Right now, in Yemen, five million children are at risk of famine. While it is World Communion Sunday today, and while you and I and Christians around … read
For and Against and With
Date: September 30, 2018
Scripture: Mark 9:38-50
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Mark 9:38-50
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
For and Against and With Mark 9:38-50 This seems like the wrong week to speak about being in community with those we disagree with. The confirmation hearing for Judge Kavanaugh has unearthed, once again, the deep divisions among us: divisions along the lines of gender, along the lines of use of power, along the lines … read
A Time to Keep Silence, and a Time to Speak
Date: September 23, 2018
Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
A while back I heard a scholar say that the gospel of Mark can be understood as a circular thing. The gospel begins with the adult Jesus in Galilee, starting his ministry, and it ends with an angel in the empty tomb telling the women to go back to Galilee and the risen Jesus will … read
Sticks, Stones, and Words
Date: September 16, 2018
Scripture: James 3:1-13
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Scripture: James 3:1-13
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
It happens so quickly. In anger, you text and push send. Immediately, you wonder if you should have waited. Now, you can’t take it back. Or, the words tumbled from your tongue. And you wish you’d had the patience to count to ten before speaking. “How great a forest is set ablaze by a small … read