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Through the Noise, This Voice
February 15, 2026 Through the Noise, This Voice Exodus 12:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9 Last month, a colleague and his spouse were waiting to board a flight in Atlanta. While they stood at the gate, a TSA door alarm went off. It was...
Making Room for Change
February 8, 2026 Making Room for Change Jonah 3:1-10; Colossians 3:5-14 Rev. David Germer That’s one of my favorite passages of Scripture. If you wanted to memorize a chapter of the Bible, I think it’d be hard to do...
The First Word
January 11, 2026 The First Word Matthew 3:13-17 | Isaiah 43:1-7 You get a text message that says simply: "We need to talk." Four words. But what do they mean? If it comes from your teenager: What happened now? If it comes...
Close to God’s Heart
Close to God’s Heart John 1:9-18 January 4, 2026 Rev. Shannon Jordan I saw a funny Holderness Family video—the Holderness father, Penn, sings parodies of popular songs where the lyrics are true enough that you have to laugh....
One Herod After Another
December 28, 2025 One Herod After Another Matthew 2: 13-23 (with Exodus 1:8-10, 15-22) Rev. David Germer Our second passage is from Matthew 2. At this point in his gospel, Matthew has provided a genealogy of Jesus the...
In Him Was Life
December 24, 2025 In Him Was Life John 1:1-14 John says, “In him was life.” I want to think with you about the search for life. If you've seen the movie Home Alone, you know the setup. The McAllister family is chasing the...
The Two Gifts of Joseph
December 21, 2025 The Two Gifts of Joseph Matthew 1:18-25 Christmas is only four days away and we have come to the end of Advent. In our house at holiday meals, there is usually more than one dessert. When the person...
Making Room for the Spirit
December 7, 2025 Making Room for the Spirit Luke 1:26-40 (Begin with humming... “Mary did you know, that your baby boy...) Mary Did You Know? In 1984 Mark Lowry was working on a Christmas pageant at his church, a "living...
Is There Room for Hope?
November 30, 2025 Is There Room for Hope? Mark 13:24-37 I have two email addresses that are both, somehow, subscribed to New York Times breaking news alerts. So, every time there's "breaking news," it arrives twice—ding,...
Making Room for Small Mercies
November 23, 2025 Making Room for Small Mercies Luke 17:11-19 This morning I’d like us to think together about what it means to make room for small mercies. The question I want to explore with you is this: How do we learn to...
Making Room for Hard Days
November 16, 2025 Making Room for Hard Days Psalm 42 Today’s sermon is a little different. I want us to learn from the Psalmist today and go home with some tools for living through hard days. There is even a handout with some...
Making Room to Be Yourself
November 9, 2025 Making Room to Be Yourself 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Our theme this year is Making Room, extending Christ’s welcome. Today we are shifting focus slightly, and for the next few weeks looking at how the welcome of Christ...