Sermons

My hope is that you will recognize in at least one of these options the way that you are salty, and in so doing, will also appreciate more clearly what you must keep on doing, even if the powers that be and the persecutors of the world argue that you and the world should be salt-free. Lev. 2:11-13; Num. 18:8, 19; Matt. 5:13-16 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc2zhIDUnao

Jesus’ words would have shocked and confused his followers, who, like us, tended to believe that material prosperity and social power were signs of God’s favor. Was Jesus saying, “blessed are the losers” instead of “blessed are the winners”? And the answer is, yes, in a sense. “God does not esteem the powerful and mighty, or grant them special favors,” Jesus insisted. “God blesses the powerless, the suffering, and those who want justice and righteousness in the world more tha

Acts 8:26-40; Genesis 4:1-16 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70NGVMRHQCk

Matthew 3:13-17; 2 Kings 5:1-19 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIwhjVkf9yU

Even though God gives us the ability to have wisdom, if we want to become wise, we still have to seek wisdom. Matthew 2:1-12 ; Proverbs 2:1-15 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Felip6057-E

John 1:1-14 Rev. Dottie LaPenta Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvMgDXQ6TLs

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAwDCM7ZrkM

Joseph teaches us that we never truly know what a critical part we play in the unfolding story of God’s redeeming love in the world. More people play almost invisible parts, like Joseph, than play famously miraculous parts like Mary. Psalm 36:5-9; Matt. 1:18-25 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXvyppLyX-8

Truth be told, most Christians probably want a moderate Messiah for Christmas– someone personally comforting but not practically challenging. But that is not who Jesus was and is. Isaiah 35:1-10; Matt. 11:2-19 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmSzDb8a9rw

If we want to find peace on earth, we must reject all perspectives and practices which support and justify destructiveness. Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFma55zCOcY