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Humble Pie Meets the Potluck

Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Psalm 8 John 15:26-16:15 It is that time in our church year where we stop and reflect on one of the most important, yet mysterious and confusing doctrines of the Christian faith—the Trinity—the three in one, one in three. Now, there are many ways [...]

Adventures in Church: Double-Checking the Will

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Acts 2:1-21 Romans 8:14-17 Since I’ve been your pastor, it has been my practice to offer a kind of “state of the church” reflection on Pentecost Sunday. This year, we’ve been having an extended remix of that through our small group dinners [...]

Fasting from Despair; Feasting on Hope

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 25:6-9 John 20:1-18 We come to the end of our series on fasting and feasting. Traditionally, Easter ends the time of fasting and initiates the season of feasting. The truth is, however, that if we stick to the guide of this series, [...]

Fasting from Cowardice; Feasting on Celebration

(the service didn’t get recorded this week. sorry. But here’s a bonus special message from Marthame) Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Isaiah 43:16-21 John 12:1-8 Let’s start with the title for today’s sermon. Cowardice comes from an old English word that means “tail” or “end.” Like the Latin [...]

Lives in the Balance: Making That Change

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Meghan Brown Saavedra Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-36 Good morning. Thank you all for coming. My name is Simon, but my friends call me Peter. I also want to introduce you to [...]

What Are You Waiting For? Getting Started

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 John 18:33-37 We have come to the end of our liturgical year. Next week, as we go into Advent, we’ll be wishing each other Happy New Year. The sermon series we’re beginning this week will continue through Advent, called, “What [...]

Glimpses

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons ajnd other reflections are also available on his blog) Psalm 50.1-6 Mark 9.2-9

Do You Promise…?

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Genesis 1:1-5 Mark 1:4-11

King of Sheep

Marthame Sanders (note: Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Matthew 25:31-46 Question. You can post a response below if you like, or just think to yourself. What is your number one priority? Who is the person, or what is the activity, or what is the philosophy that [...]

Refuge

Marthame Sanders (note: Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Matthew 23:1-12 Today is the Sunday set aside to celebrate “All Saints”. It’s not common for Presbyterians to talk about saints. It feels so Catholic to us, so foreign to the way we understand God’s work and our [...]