by Shelly | Aug 18, 2022 | Sermons
Honoring the Sabbath with acts of love Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lord’s day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing. Alleluia!...
by Shelly | Aug 11, 2022 | Sermons
Upending power structures in the world by embracing God’s love for all The word of God is a refining fire. Jesus is the great divide in human history. He invites our undivided attention and devotion. Today in worship we are surrounded by a great “cloud of...
by Shelly | Jul 30, 2022 | Sermons
God’s abundant gifts for all Jesus says, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the “little flock” of which we are a part in today’s assembly. Faith, God’s...
by Shelly | Jul 30, 2022 | Sermons
God’s abundant gifts for all Today’s texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the “unhappy business” of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in...
by Shelly | Jul 14, 2022 | Sermons
Staying connected to our source of love Persistence in prayer is encouraged by Jesus and wins the attention of God when Abraham intercedes for Sodom. The life of the baptized—to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus—is to be nurtured with prayer. God hears and...
by Shelly | Jul 14, 2022 | Sermons
Honoring the other by listening Perhaps the church, at its best, is “all ears.” God urges the faithful, again and again, to “listen up!”—to heed the word that gives life. So it was with Abraham and Sarah, Mary and Martha, and the early church at Colossae. So it is...
