Sermons delivered in 2023
Enjoy It! Isaiah 35: 1-10 – 2023/12/17
As people of faith, we have been given words of joy from our God who loves us more than we could ever imagine, words which remind us over and over again, that when it seems like the darkness is closing [...]
Find Peace In It! Isaiah 2: 1-5 – 2023/12/10
We have been the promise that in the days to come, our future will contradict our present, that one day, all nations will stream to the Lord's House and be ready, be willing to listen, to hear, to be taught, [...]
Hope In It! Isaiah 11: 1-10 – 2023/12/3
Advent is a time when we as Christians wait, when we hear once again the promises given to us, when we expectantly hope for Christ's coming again, when we anticipate the fulfilment of God's Belove Community here on Earth through [...]
All the Nations Will Be Gathered in Front of Him Matthew 25: 31-46 – 2023/11/26
Using our Bibles and our experiences we, as Disciples of Christ, are called to proclaim to the world who we know Jesus to be. He is our Christ, our King, our Lord of Lords. He is the one who died [...]
With Thanksgiving Luke 17: 11-19 – 2023/11/19
On this Thanksgiving Sunday, we gather to praise God and give thanks for His blessings and gifts. As we will learn, Luke's message today challenges us to think about what it means to say thank you to those who extend [...]
Roads of Transformation Acts 9: 1-9 – 2023/11/12
November 12, 2023 Roads of Transformation Acts 9: 1-9 Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Kris Bentley Acts 9: 1-9 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked [...]
God, Will You Help? Psalm 46 – 2023/11/5
By talking about grief within our community of faith, we begin to realize that "when we bring space and warmth to our painful emotions, they are free to arise, do their little dance, and move on. We also know that [...]
God, Why Have You Abandoned Me? Psalm 22 – 2023/10/29
We can hold on to the promise that God is there for us and that God is there with us. And as people of faith in a true, authentic relationship with God, we can hold God accountable. We have every [...]
God, Why Are You Punishing Me? Job 3 – 2023/10/22
Our sacred text constantly reminds us that our God is big enough to handle our doubts, to handle our fears, to handle our worries, to handle our anger, to handle our questions and still…and still be in relationship with us, [...]
God, Do You Care? Psalm 139: 1-18 – 2023/10/15
As as we begin to process our grief, we are in the unique position to connect the pain and suffering in others' lives to Jesus’ pain and suffering. Because what we discovered and experienced in our own grief is the [...]