February 11, 2024 Why Transfiguration? Mark 9:2-8 Rev. Shannon Jordan   Today is Transfiguration Sunday. Have you ever wondered why this is a thing? Why do we have Transfiguration Sunday every year the Sunday before Ash...

  From Memory to Hope Isaiah 40:21-31 We’re in Epiphany, which is the season in the church year between Christmas and Lent. The theme of Epiphany is the light of God shining in the darkness. In today’s reading from the gospel of...

    January 28, 2024 The First Triumphal Entry Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 Rev. David Germer The first three Sundays of January, Patrick preached through what I found to be, and the feedback from many of you...

    January 21, 2024 A Bath, A Book, A Meal: The Lord’s Supper Mark 1:14-20 Today we’re concluding our series on the basics of Christian worship, called a Bath, a Book, and a Meal. In January, we tend think about the basics...

    January 14, 2024 A Book – The Word 1 Samuel 3:1-10   January is a time for getting back to the basics, and in these first few weeks of January, we are looking at the basics of Christian worship as we Presbyterians...

    January 7, 2023 A Bath - Baptism Mark 1:4-11 In the rhythm of the church year, we tell the story of Jesus’ life in about five months. That means we move from his birth in the manger at Christmas to his baptism as an...

  December 31, 2023 Holy Moments Luke 2:22-40 Rev. Shannon Jordan   One of the first questions I ask when I read a story in scripture is why do I think this story is in here? Why did the writer, in this case, Luke, include...

  December 24, 2023 Good News of Great Joy Luke 2:10, John 1:14 I would like to call your attention back to a verse that was read in our hearing. Luke 2:10, “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for see, I am bringing...

    December 10, 2023 Go Out Into the Wilderness Mark 1:1-8   Today is the second Sunday of the church season of Advent. We are on the way to Christmas, but we’re not at Christmas yet. Advent is a season that holds together...

    December 3, 2023 Not a Run-up to Christmas Mark 13:24-37   24 “But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, 25 and the stars will be falling from heaven,...

    November 26, 2023 Eyes that See Matthew 25:31-46 Rev. Shannon Jordan    ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be...

  November 19, Faithful Ambition Matthew 25:14-30 Rev. Dr. Patrick Johnson 4 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to...