Gritty Hope: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Matthew 24:36-44 Quote: Hope has grit and is lived day in and day out. Even when, or maybe especially when, the world feels like it’s falling apart. Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2024%3A36-44&version=NRSVA
No Fairytale: A sermon on Luke 23:33-43 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "As followers of Jesus, the story we live doesn’t allow us to stay in the fairytale because we follow the One whose rule, whose reign, looks a whole lot different than what we’ve come to recognize as royalty.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2023%3A33-43&version=NRSVUE
Christianity is Not About You: A sermon by Andrew Federle on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Quote: “We forget that our life is a gift from God and that we are fundamentally situated in the gift economy and not the rat race." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%203%3A6-13%20&version=NRSVA
Legion: a sermon by Andrew Federle on Mark 5:1-20 on Remembrance Sunday. Quote: “Everyone else looks at this man and sees collateral damage; only Jesus sees someone worth saving.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%205%3A1-20&version=NRSVUE
Elbow to Elbow with Saints: a sermon on Luke 6:20-31 by Pamela Rayment for All Saints’ Day. Quote: ““Do to others as you would have them do to you." Sounds clear-cut enough, and it’s the most challenging thing in the world to do.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%206%3A20-31&version=NRSVUE
Fallen to the Lowest Place: a sermon on John 6:35-40 by Andrew Federle for All Souls’ Day. Quote: “Jesus says that not one person is lost, not one person that is beloved by God will be lost. That is God's will.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A35-40&version=NRSVUE
Images of God: A sermon by Allison Marcaccini on John 1:1-5. Quote: "In the mystery of what we cannot see, we can still know God's presence in so many ways. I wonder where you have seen God?" Read the passage in the Message: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-5&version=MSG
Sour Grapes, The Myth of Enduring Suffering: a sermon on Jeremiah 31:27-34 by The Rev. Dr. Joy Moore. Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031%3A27-34&version=NRSVA
Enough: a sermon on John 6:24-35 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: "While we’re worrying if we’re working enough, Jesus is saying: 'I’m enough.'" Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%206%3A24-35&version=NRSVUE
The Poet of Lament: A sermon on Lamentations 3:19-26 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “Down in the hole, where the weight threatens to crowd out thought altogether, the poet remembers that God is faithful.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Lamentations%203%3A19-26&version=NRSVUE
Drawn from the Water: A sermon on Luke 16:19-31 (FNV) by Andrew Federle on Orange Shirt Sunday. Quote: “From this vantage point at least, we can say this much: Moses is the first person in the scriptures to be taken off to residential school.” Read the scripture passage here: https://files.constantcontact.com/012b54ea501/09cc4a1d-b5f9-4652-b1c3-c356c803f69b.pdf
Economics 101: A sermon on Luke 16:1-13 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "How we live amidst the enmeshed economic structures of the world matters." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE
Into the Wilderness: a sermon on Luke 15:1-10 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: “What do we miss when we not only avoid spiritual wilderness, but also literal wilderness — that is, nature itself?" Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015%3A1-10&version=NRSVUE
A sermon by Andrew Federle on Luke 14:25-33. Quote: “To be a disciple of Jesus is to let go of pretending to be in control.” Read the scripture here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke14%3A25-33&version=NRSVUE
The Inner Ring: A sermon on Luke 14:1, 7-14 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: “We just have an opportunity to see the world through a different lens – in terms of seeing and being blessings instead of balancing the scales.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014%3A1%2C%207-14&version=MSG
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: A sermon on Isaiah 58:9b-14 by Andrew Federle Quote: “Hurry is a serious spiritual issue, for its swift current carries our attention past the present moment and headlong into an anxious future.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2058%3A9b-14&version=NRSVUE
Fire: a sermon on Luke 12:49-56 by Andrew Federle. Quote: “The fire of the Holy Spirit reveals us for who we truly are, so that we might become who we were always meant to be.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/...
Do I Get a Home?: a sermon on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 by Michael Buttrey. Quote: “It can be a reminder that we were meant for something more – something we do not see, but have the assurance of faith must exist: the city of God.” Read the preaching passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A1-3%2C%208-16&version=NRSVUE
Rich towards God: A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 by Pamela Rayment. Quote: "Are we being faithful with the gifts that God has entrusted to us? Are we living as those rich toward God or do we act as fools?" Read the passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2012%3A13-21&version=NRSVUE
Thoughts and Prayers: A sermon by Pamela Rayment on Luke 11:1-13. Quote: "Prayer is where we begin, where we return, and where we are held together." Read the scripture passage here: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2011%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE