Sermon on Exodus 17:1-7
Is the Lord among us or not?
This is the question that Moses claims the people raised when they came to a place on their journey through the desert where the was no water to drink.
You might remember this Continue reading →
Forgiven and forgiving
Sermon on Matthew 18: 21-35
We pray each week, forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who sin against us. it seems Peter’s question gives Jesus an opportunity to illustrate that line a little bit in the parable he tells. Forgiven, we forgive. Continue reading →
Welcome to the Worship Blog
May these messages be a blessing to you! Also keep in mind that the written form of a sermon is never quite the same as when it is preached. The Holy Spirit can work in many ways. If you have questions or want to discuss further please comment or contact me! –Pastor Michelle
Sermons are linked to scripture from the Common English Bible, from the online resource: Bible Gateway.com.
Restoring Relationships
Today’s scripture readings are Romans 13:8-14 and Matthew 18:15-20
Today we need to talk about fleshly desires as named in Romans: drunkenness gluttony sexual immorality- well there are plenty of messages about those but I want to talk about the very worst ones Continue reading →
A Cross that Transforms
Exodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-28
Hold on tight beloved- this might be rough- please hold on to the end.
Because today, I have to upend some religious speak that people think is Christian. I have to undo some presumptions about how God works. Continue reading →
Living faith in a living God
Sermon on Matthew 16:21-30, Romans 12:1-5, Exodus 1:8-2:10
Beloved in Christ we are in trying times as you know. We are in a time of multiple layers of complications, A season of pandemic, a season of unearthing of racism and racist structures in our nation, the school year starting up in a way far different than it ever has before- and about to add to it: election season, which you might say Continue reading →
In Jesus a Model for Transformation
Sermon for Sunday August 16, on Matthew 15:21-28
My beloved fellow disciples of Christ:
White supremacy is a sinful infection that is a problem in our nation, and it is a problem in the church. It is killing our fellow people around us right now, and if we claim to follow Jesus we must root it out, we must change, we must be transformed by God. Thanks be to God who has given us a model in Jesus to do just this!
Now our little church is one of the most ethnically Continue reading →
Take Heart and live True in the Midst of Fear
Sermon for August 9, 2020 Matthew 14:22-33
If ever we had ample reason to compare our lives to a wild storm on the sea, now we have reason to do so. There are genuine reasons to be afraid these days. The coronavirus is so very contagious, can wreak such havoc in our lives, we still so know little about all the ways it affects the human body and still some leaders would like to sweep Continue reading →
What God Can Do with Your Fish Sandwich
Sermon for August 2 Matthew 14:13-21
Beloved, God can do amazing things with what we are willing to give. But I want to start at the beginning of the passage for today. Our reading today starts out with, “when Jesus heard what had happened.” But what had happened? Herod the local ruler had beheaded John the Baptist. The one who baptized Jesus, whose refrain of, “repent for the kingdom of heaven has come near,” is the same one Jesus will repeat as he goes about in his ministry. Now Jesus hears about his violent death. He also hears we can assume, Continue reading →
Holy Corruption
Sermon for July 26. Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 and Romans 8:26-39. The last couple of verses today include Jesus talking about Treasures new and old. In Jesus God was doing a new thing. This is the first and only time God has become incarnate and walked around completely in human skin. And with that new thing of becoming enfleshed in Jesus of Nazareth, God was also bringing about a new sphere of being, Continue reading →