Love Must Act ~ Sermon, September 10, 2023
The Gospel ~ Matthew 18:15-20 Jesus said, “If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, […]
Do We Really Need to Carry a Cross? ~ September 3, 2023
The Gospel ~ Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid […]
Sermon ~ August 27, 2023
The Gospel ~ Matthew 16:13-20 When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do […]
Praying With No [Apparent] Results ~ Sermon, August 20, 2023
The Gospel ~ Matthew 15: 21-28 Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at […]
Sermon ~ August 13, 2023
The Gospel ~ Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but by this time the boat, […]
Do Not Be Afraid ~ Sermon, August 6, 2023
The Gospel ~ Luke 9:28-36 Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and […]
Sermon, July 30, 2023
Sermon written and delivered by The Rev. Jimmy Pickett The Gospel ~ Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 Jesus put before the crowds another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest […]
Sermon, July 23, 2023
Sermon written and delivered by The Rev. Tina Rathbone The Gospel ~ Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 Jesus put before the crowd another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; but while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. […]
Sermon on The Parable of the Sower ~ July 16, 2023
Sermon written and delivered by The Rev. Dr. Stephen L. White The Gospel ~ Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many […]
Maybe ~ Sermon, July 9, 2023
Sermon written and delivered by The Rev. Tina Rathbone The Gospel ~ Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;we wailed, and you did […]