Sermons delivered in 2024
What if We Practiced What We Preached? Mark 12: 28-34 – 2024/11/10
Imagine . . . What if we did practice what we preached? What would that look like knowing that the running thread through our sacred text is love . . . Love God with all our heart, with all our [...]
What if We See Support Each Other in Community? 1 Cor 12: 12-26 – 2024/11/3
God created us to be in community with one another, to be in relationship with each other. Our faith story even tells us that when God was creating the world, God realized that it is not good for humans to [...]
What if We See Everyone the Same? Luke 10: 25-37 – 2024/10/27
What if we see everyone the same? This question needs clarification. This question does not seek uniformity. Rather it seeks unity which is why the Parable of the Good Samaritan is such a good beginning place for the answer to [...]
What if We Reach Out to the Ones Who Need Help? Matthew 25: 13-46 – 2024/10/20
Jesus pushes us to once again think about why we do what we do as people of faith. If we help others out of obligation or charity, with a "this will get me into heaven" mentality, or anything else beyond [...]
What if We Learn to Love Each Other for Nothing in Return? Mark 10:17-31 – 2024/10/13
Relationships, connections, compassion, and love are what is needed to inherit eternal life, as Jesus teaches us, because eternal life is not just about getting into heaven. It’s about being a part of something bigger than us, about the [...]
Anything but Ordinary, Where Do You See God? Exodus 34:6b-10 – 2024/9/22
September 22, 2024 Anything but Ordinary "Where Do You See God?" Exodus 34: 6b-10 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Exodus 34: 6b-10 The Lord passed before him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow [...]
Welcome Mark 9: 30-37 – 2024/9/29
September 29, 2024 "Welcome" Mark 9: 30-37 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Mark 9: 30-37 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it, for he was teaching his disciples, saying [...]
Moses and the Burning Bush Exodus 3: 1-15 – 2024/9/15
September 15, 2024 Anything but Ordinary "Moses and the Burning Bush" Exodus 3: 1-15 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Exodus 3: 1-15 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock [...]
Moses’ Birth Exodus 1: 8-2: 10 – 2024/9/8
September 8, 2024 Anything but Ordinary "Moses' Birth" Exodus 1: 8-2: 10 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Exodus 1: 8-2: 10 Now a new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph. He said to his people, “Look, [...]
Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers Gen 45:1-15 – 2024/9/1
September 1, 2024 Anything but Ordinary "Joseph Reveals Himself to His Brothers" Genesis 45: 1-15 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Genesis 15: 1-15 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he [...]