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Ready for What?
November 12, 2023 Ready for What? Matthew 25:1-13 (First Reading – Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16) David Germer Our second reading is from Matthew 25, verses 1-13. Jesus is in Jerusalem, telling stories. Listen for God’s word:...
All Saints’ Day 2023
November 5, 2023 All Saints’ Day 2023 Matthew 5:1-12 5 When Jesus[a] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he began to speak and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are...
Easy to Say, Hard to Do
October 29, 2023 Easy to Say, Hard to Do Matthew 22:34-46 34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36 “Teacher, which is...
Hail, Caesar
October 22, 2023 Hail, Caesar Matthew 22: 15-22 Rev. David Germer Our second reading is from Matthew’s gospel - Chapter 22, verses 15-22. Jesus and his disciples have arrived in Jerusalem; he’s cleansed the temple,...
Loved and Missed
October 15, 2023 Loved and Missed Exodus 32:1-14 Rev. Margaret Torrance A few weeks ago my husband and I had a chance to go away for the weekend. I was ready for a good novel, so I grabbed a last-minute recommendation, and...
So, What Do You Say?
October 8, 2023 So, What Do You Say? Joshua 24:1, 13-18 Mark 8:27-38 Rev. Lewis Galloway In his book, The Jesus I Never Knew, author Philip Yancey tells how his understanding of Jesus changed over the years. The one he met as...
Kindness
September 17, 2023 Kindness Psalm 103:1-13 / Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Merri Alexander I want to tell you a true story that comes from the mid-west in the early 1900s: A merchant had two sons. They were identical twins....
It’s Not My Cross to Bear
September 3. 2023 It’s Not My Cross to Bear Matthew 16:21-28 David Germer Our second reading is from the 16th chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew. For context, leading up to this, Jesus has been walking on water,...
Seeing Each Other
August 20, 2023 SEEING EACH OTHER Genesis 45:1-15 and Matthew 15:10-28 Rev. Bill Buchanan There is a phrase that professional presenters understand well. Whether you are a teacher, or a trial lawyer, whether you are a...
When to Get Out of the Boat
When to Get Out of the Boat Matthew 14:22-23 August 13, 2023 Rev. Shannon Jordan 22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And after he had...
Finding Compassion
FINDING COMPASSION Matthew 14:13-21 August 6, 2023 Rev. Shannon Jordan Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from...
A Prayer for the Hardest Times
July 30, 2023 A Prayer for the Hardest Times Mark 4:35-41 The Rev. Dr. Patrick W. T. Johnson 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ 36 And leaving the crowd behind, they...