Category: Sermons

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Let There Be a Big Bang

Science teaches that the universe began 15 million years ago with a “Big Bang.” Genesis teaches that God created the “heavens and the earth” by

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Salt and Light

The metaphors of salt and light help us define what our witness should look like. Salt and light are both helpful things, and our witness

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All Nations

Jesus sends his disciples out into the world – to “all nations” – in order to share what they have learned from him. The Greek

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We Are Worship Arts

Worship is the pulse of the Body of Christ. In the John 4 conversation, it is made clear that style and location are secondary considerations

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We are Congregational Care

Congregational care happens best in community, the people of the church caring for one another. The ministry of Congregational Care is a group project, and

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We Are Generosity

Financial discipleship has always been a vital part of what it means to follow Jesus. Paul writes to encourage the church in Corinth to give

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Is it Well?

Our lessons for today help us to consider some of the many facets of defining and understanding our FAITH. I would say that having faith

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My Chains Fell Off

Conversion is a key idea in Wesleyan theology, and was a central part of the faith stories of both John and Charles. And conversion isn’t

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Always Easter People

The day of Pentecost is considered the “birthday of the church” and so it is good to just stop everything and celebrate. Celebration for celebration’s

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Get Busy Living

Judging someone else comes from your own insecurities. In our ministry (and in our lives), we cannot be guided by our insecurities. If you hate

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Solidarity

The entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem is not merely triumphalism, it is a “ritual of solidarity.” Jesus presents himself in solidarity with the people welcoming

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Rage

Jesus was angry at the Pharisees for their hardness of heart, and it motivated him to heal the man’s hand. Embracing anger can be hard

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Truth

“Confession is just spiritual language for truth-telling” (from the Arthur Riley devo). When we confess, sharing the truth about ourselves with God and with one

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Lament

Lament is a gift from God. It allows us to name and appropriately celebrate the goodness of what was lost. Lent is a season for

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Mortality

There is meaning in mortality, there is a balance between life and death. Lent is a season that creates the time and space to reflect

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Hunger

Matthew tells us that Jesus was “famished” after his time in the wilderness. Pain is a hunger that looks not for nourishment, but for numbing.

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No Day But Today

Death can change lives for good. In the musical, Angel’s community was eventually changed for good by his death. It took time and work to

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You Will be Found

Palm Sunday is the celebration of a divine reign that is both here and not yet here. It is the fulfillment of a promise that

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Change of Heart

Mary Poppins is a prophet like Ezekiel, speaking into the Banks family and specifically to Mr. Banks. She breaks his heart of stone, giving him

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Changed for Good

In Wicked, there is a difference between being changed for the “better” and changed for “good.” “Better” is the standards of the world, the expectations

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Patience

We live in a culture that does not like to wait. However, Scripture teaches that we ought to be patient, and upholds patience as a

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Here is My Servant

At the beginning of a calendar year, we pause to renew and refresh ourselves. As we do, we look ahead into the year to come

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Salt and Light

The metaphors of salt and light help us define what our witness should look like. Salt and light are both helpful things, and our witness should also be helpful,...

All Nations

Jesus sends his disciples out into the world – to “all nations” – in order to share what they have learned from him. The Greek phrase lacks the word...

We Are Worship Arts

Worship is the pulse of the Body of Christ. In the John 4 conversation, it is made clear that style and location are secondary considerations for worship. Rather, we...

We are Congregational Care

Congregational care happens best in community, the people of the church caring for one another. The ministry of Congregational Care is a group project, and it depends on people...

We Are Generosity

Financial discipleship has always been a vital part of what it means to follow Jesus. Paul writes to encourage the church in Corinth to give financially to meet the...