by Shelly | Feb 26, 2022 | Sermons
Physical reminders of God’s presence strengthen us to walk with Christ during our lenten journey These forty days called Lent are like no other. It is our opportune time to return to the God who rescues, to receive the gifts of God’s grace, to believe with the...
by Shelly | Feb 26, 2022 | Sermons
Revealing Christ’s Glory Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus reflect that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James, and John. We pray that it will be true of all of us who see God’s glory in the word and in...
by Shelly | Feb 17, 2022 | Sermons
Restoring relationships by putting on Christ Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Joseph lives it in Egypt. Jesus preaches it in the gospel. The Spirit guides us into merciful lives with the power of forgiveness to reconcile what is fractured and divided. Such merciful living is the...
by Shelly | Feb 11, 2022 | Sermons
To whom are the “Blessed ares” and “woe tos” directed? Blessings and curses abound on the sixth Sunday after Epiphany. We would do well to listen closely to whom the “blessed ares” and the “woe tos” are directed and to find our place in the...
by Shelly | Feb 3, 2022 | Sermons
Unlikely means God uses to share Good News The fifth Sunday after Epiphany continues to highlight unlikely instruments and circumstances appointed to reveal God’s glory. “Who will go for us?” God asks. A person of unclean lips, a former persecutor of the church of...
by Shelly | Jan 24, 2022 | Sermons
Unlikely means God uses to show Glory The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God uses our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to...