St. Columba Kent, WA Sermons & More

"She is not afraid or filled with shame by being fully seen, she is set free. May you also know this freedom. She leaves the bucket that represents her security and power over Jesus. May you be released from the material items of this world defining you. She proclaims without hesitation that she encountered the Messiah and this part is important, the people believe her. When you proclaim the truth, may people believe you." The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey John 4:5...

The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey Text: Matthew 4:1-11

Listen and pray with us. The Prayers of the People from the St. Columba Prayer Writers Prayed by Vibh Cox

The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey Text: Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 "This same power that caused Herod to hesitate on killing John, is the same power we are called to use and here is the good news, no one can take this power away from us. Fear can divide and weaken us, but every time we move towards our neighbor with a shared purpose that power is restored to us."

Listen and pray with us. The Prayers of the People adapted from Common Worship, Church of England Prayed by Vibh Cox

Listen and pray with us. The Prayers of the People from Christina Brennan Lee Prayed by Vibh Cox

The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey Text: Matthew 3:1-12 "On the first Advent - people expected the Messiah to arrive on a war horse, instead, how does Jesus arrive? well first as a a vulnerable baby, and then as an adult this messiah comes to us on a donkey. He washes our feet and tells us to love our enemies, not a very good warrior. Why then do we think the second time the Messiah comes he is going come in a violent way? We keeping putting the Messiah back on the war horse. W...

The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey Text: Luke 23:33-43 "During Advent we wait for God to arrive in the form of a baby, and on the Christ the King Sunday, we ask the question, what sort of God are waiting for? Who is this God who arrives as a baby and dies on a cross?"

The Rev. Meghan Mullarkey Text: Luke 15:1-10 "Our gospel today says, "And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, 'This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus told them these two parables. And these two parables are all about Jesus’ delight and joy when he spends time with humanity. Jesus does not care for all of our categories. Jesus does not think in terms of honor and dishonor. Jesus does not understand the concept of dehumanizi...