Sermons delivered in 2024
Love One Another John 15: 9-17 – 2024/5/5
May 5, 2024 "Love One Another" John 15: 9-17 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl John 15: 9-17 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will [...]
Plastic Jesus Psalm 23 – 2024/4/28
April 28, 2024 Earth Sunday "Plastic Jesus: Real Faith in A Synthetic World" Psalm 23 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside [...]
Beloved Community John 10: 11-18, Psalm 23 – 2024/4/21
April 21, 2024 "Beloved Community" John 10: 11-18 Psalm 23 Guest Preacher: Rev. Katherine Alexander John 10: 11-18 ‘I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not [...]
Witnesses to These Things Luke 24: 36b-48 – 2024/4/14
April 14, 2024 "Witnesses to These Things" Luke 24: 36b-48 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl Luke 24: 36b-48 While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and [...]
Have Life in His Name John 20:19-31 – 2024/4/7
April 7, 2024 "Have Life in His Name" John 20:19-31 Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl John 20:19-31 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors were locked where the disciples were, [...]
Look Up Mark 16: 1-8 – 2024/3/31
Rather than focus on the busyness of church, we are called to focus on the business of the empty tomb by embracing the knowledge that Light and Love overcame the darkness, that God is still working, still writing the story [...]
Sit Up John 12: 12-16 – 2024/3/24
On this Palm Sunday, John is inviting us, calling us, as Jesus’ followers, to sit up and observe, to sit up and see, to sit up and take notice of the coming of the Kingdom of God. For it will [...]
Lift Up John 12: 20-33 – 2024/3/17
The author of John understands that it is only through the act of Jesus being lifted up, that we as his followers, as his disciples, as the people of God, can see the significance of that moment upon our lives, [...]
Light Up John 3: 14-21 – 2024/3/10
The light which John talks about in today's scripture is the Light of the World. It is an invitation to allow our journeys through life to serve as a witness for others. Rather than following the narrative of this world [...]
Rise Up Psalm 102: 1-13 – 2024/3/3
We rise up because we know who holds us and surrounds us with love and grace; because we are grounded in the peace which passes all understanding; and because of God’s enduring presence in our lives. We rise up as [...]