Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Music from the U2Charist is available here. Ephesians 4:25-29 One of the things that the band U2 has said is that this is OK to do their songs in a worship service royalty-free if you take up a collection for which none [...]
You can click on the arrows below to listen to live versions of the music played at the U2Charist service. Keep in mind that they were not recorded professionally, so they have a bootleg-ish quality to them. There. You’ve been warned. There are more links at the church website, including Marthame’s reflection on the evening’s [...]
Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) (If you listen to the audio, you’ll probably notice that it doesn’t sound much like Tiffany. She had laryngitis, so Marthame stepped in) 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Luke 2:41-52 I can’t help but read this passage and say to myself—“Time flies!” Wasn’t it just [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Luke 2:1-20 In both the Isaiah and Luke lessons, there is this theme of God at work. The strange thing is that God is at work in interruption. Which reminds me of a “knock knock” joke: Knock Knock. Who’s There? Interrupting Cow. [...]
Tiffany Kromer (Tiffany’s sermons and other reflections are on her blog) Isaiah 9:2-7 I love Christmas Eve! One of my most vivid memories from last Christmas was sitting up here facing you and seeing every single one of you with smiles beaming brightly. Now I’m not saying I don’t see you all smiling every Sunday, [...]
Marthame Sanders (Marthame’s sermons and other reflections are also available on his blog) Old Testament: Micah 5:2-5 New Testament: Luke 1:39-55 The familiar name by which Mary’s song is known is the Magnificat. It comes from a translation of the first word in Latin for her song, “to magnify,” or “to give praises.” It calls to mind [...]
(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) Zephaniah 3:14-20 Luke 3:7-18 In the view of the Christian church, John the Baptist is the last in the line of Hebrew prophets, speaking truth to [...]
Meghan Brown Saavedra Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 3:1-6 Prepare the way for the Lord! Says John, the prophet from the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. John uses the familiar words from the prophet Isaiah, to tell everyone that Jesus is coming. Get ready, he says, the Messiah you have all [...]