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It’s in Revelations, People! And in the End…

(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) Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 I was totally confused about how to start off today’s reflection until the mail came. I knew it must’ve been the [...]

The Fruit-of-the-Month Club

Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-25 Every time I read from the book of Revelation, an annoying song comes to my mind and becomes the soundtrack to my reading. I learned it when I was in middle school from a group of friends. The song [...]

Our Children’s Prayers and Our Gratitude

The following prayer was read in worship this past Sunday, our “Preschool Sunday”. It is comprised entirely of our children’s prayers. Meghan Brown Saavedra, OPC’s student pastor, asked the children in Sunday School what they would like to pray for. She took their words and compiled them into the following “Prayers of the People”. ——————————— [...]

Will the New Earth Have a Chik-fil-A? And Will It Be Open on Sundays?

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog). Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 The whole idea from this series on Revelation began with the notion that we need to spend some time de-mythologizing and re-engaging the book of Revelation. And in order to do so, we need to strip away the [...]

If Everyone’s Wearing White, the World Better End Before Labor Day

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections can be found on his blog). Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 The main point in having the conversation about Revelation, no matter how playful we might be with the sermon titles, is that we take the book seriously. Knowing the first century context of severe oppression, this is a [...]

Animal Collective

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections can be found on his blog). Psalm 30 Revelation 5:11-14 One of the hopes for our series on the book of Revelation is to de-mythologize it. There is admittedly some obtuse and strange imagery throughout. And it is in our Reformed DNA to run screaming from it. Martin [...]

Relearning Our AlphaBetaGammas

Meghan Brown Saavedra Psalm 118:14-29 Revelation 1:4-8 Yesterday afternoon we celebrated the long life of May Belle Walker-many of you were there for the service.  May Belle was a 99 year old member of this congregation with an incredible life story and a strong faith.  I didn’t know May Belle in her prime- I hadn’t [...]

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, [...]

How Long?

Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Genesis 1:1-2:4 Exodus 14:10-31;15:2-21 Isaiah 55:1-11 Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 6:1-11 Matthew 28:1-10 The U2Charist, as I understand it, began as a practice in several Episcopalian churches. Recognizing that the band U2 often used images of Scripture in their lyrics and a public engagement [...]

U2Charist Easter Vigil – The Music

You can click on the arrows below to listen to (mostly) live versions of the music played at the U2Charist service. There are more links at the church website, including Marthame’s reflection on the evening’s theme. You can also subscribe to the OPC podcast, where these live versions can be downloaded. The band (AKA U6): Tim Kromer – [...]