by Shelly | Jul 2, 2025 | Sermons
Jesus sent out the seventy to heal and announce God’s Kingdom God is the source of our nourishment. Jesus’ invitation to “take and eat . . . take and drink” is a repeated one. In holy communion, in the word read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of...
by Shelly | Jun 26, 2025 | Sermons
Jesus calls us to path of life We have no good apart from God. That makes Jesus’ call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruit: love, joy, peace, and patience. This is freedom to not be imprisoned by anything that would...
by Shelly | Jun 19, 2025 | Sermons
Journeys of faith from bondage to freedom This Sunday’s texts paint startling pictures of the horrific nature of sin. The church’s repeated celebration of holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus until he comes...
by Shelly | Jun 12, 2025 | Sermons
Strength in the mysterious presence of God “O Lord our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us...
by Office | Jun 5, 2025 | Sermons
May we be One in Christ On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us. Poured out in wind and fire, water, wine, and bread, the Holy Spirit abides in and among us. We give thanks that God speaks to each of us, no matter our origins,...
by Shelly | Jun 1, 2025 | Sermons
May we be One in Christ It is possible to hear in Jesus’ high priestly prayer, a prayer he offered shortly before his death, the petitions of the ascended Christ for his own throughout history—to our day—and beyond. Jesus prays for us. In holy baptism we become...
