Believe in the Good News
Date: January 21, 2018
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Scripture: Mark 1:14-20
Preacher: Rev. Gregg Neel
Sermons
How to Listen
Date: January 14, 2018
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-18
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-18
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
What wakes you in the night? What are your fears? What voice do you hear that guides? I cannot remember a time in my life when I was a sound sleeper. Around age eight, I remember waking at 3a.m. and noticing that the shadow in the bedroom window was the shape of a man’s head. … read
On Fear and Power
Date: January 7, 2018
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
This is a funny story, the story of the Magi’s visit to Jesus. It’s funny because, thanks to one particular hymn, and Amahl and the Night Visitors, and our sentimentality around the Christmas story, we have completely misremembered it. Here in the second chapter of Matthew is the only place in the whole of the … read
Young and Old Followers of Jesus
Date: December 31, 2017
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Guest Preacher: Rev. Chris Murphy
Scripture: Luke 2:22-40
Guest Preacher: Rev. Chris Murphy
Last month I had the joy of making a pastoral visit to the home of the Newcomb family and meeting a new baby in our church family named Evelyn. Evelyn is the daughter of J.T. and Heather Newcomb and the sister of Emma. Evelyn is a new child within our community and represents new life … read
The Birth of Hope
Date: December 24, 2017
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
Scripture: Luke 2:1-7
Preacher: Rev. Beth Neel
I have long been a fan of the idea of the Incarnation, the idea behind the Christmas story that the infinite God chose to put on finite human flesh. For me, the Christmas story makes God more personal; it makes God real, somehow. When we see God in the baby Jesus, we see a God … read
When They Go Low, We Go High
Date: December 17, 2017
Scripture: Luke 1:46-55
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
Scripture: Luke 1:46-55
Preacher: Rev. Laurie Newman
“This is no time for a child to be born, With the earth betrayed by war and hate And a comet slashing the sky to warn That time runs out and the sun burns late. That was no time for a child to be born, In a land in the crushing grip of Rome; Honor … read