Sermons from 2022 (Page 6)
Meet the Prophet Jeremiah
Introduction: An American vice president half a century ago taunted his detractors by calling them “Jeremiahs,” and also “nittering nabobs of negativism.” That vice president later resigned in disgrace, while the words of Jeremiah live on forever. Yet while today we may have more words from Jeremiah than from any other Biblical prophet, we perhaps rarely read them. They’re not easy to hear. Therefore, our guest preacher Mike invites us to take in all the span of Jeremiah’s long…
Disciple, Apostle, Prophet
What is your calling? Are you called to be a prophet like Isaiah, a disciple like Simon, James and John, or an apostle like Paul? I think we are called ot be all three – to learn form Jesus, to share God’s grace with others and to be active in working for social and racial justice.
Transcendence
It seems that our ancestors experienced moments of transcendence – of heaven breaking through – when the scriptures were read. What makes transcendence more likely? How can we prepare ourselves for God to reveal Godself in our lives?
Epiphany
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God is well-pleased
Our ministry is to bring the qualities of the Spirit into every interaction, every relationship. God is well-pleased with us and that is why we choose to make this our life’s path.
Disruption and Peace
We are constantly having experiences of exile and loss; we are also constantly being led out of exile and loss into the promised land where we can live every moment aware of the presence of God. The trick is to live with both; to find the peace of God’s unconditional love in the disruption of our lives, because it is the Christ who brings peace and the Christ who brings disruption.