sunday

Sermon: “Will You Come and Follow Me?” by Pastor Sarah Merchant Scripture: Matthew 16: 21-28 Theme: Jesus raises a high bar in following him. For him it is not a half-baked way of life. And yet, Jesus stills helps us realize the various modes we can take for the same outcome, a whole life in pouring out to be filled up again. Self- sacrifice leads to finding true self.  Behavior and belief lead to this.

Sermon: “Who Do You Say That I Am,” by Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 16: 13-20

Sermon: “When We Matter to Each Other,” by Pastor Sarah Merchant Scripture: Matthew 19: 16-23 Theme: we matter to each other, interdependence, without the other we can’t be our whole self, community, your stuff is my stuff

Sermon: “Adventuring with God,” by Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 14: 22-33

Sermon: “Out of Little, God Makes Much,” by Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 14: 13-21 Blessing of the Animals at 9:03 am service

Sermon: “The Kingdom of God, a Small Shocker!,” by Pastor Sarah Merchant Scripture: Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 Theme: As we consider the 5 small parables in Matthew 13, we see over and over how what might be insignificant can actually shock us- both by the great possibilities and also by the ways our lives are messed with. The kingdom of God is not a sweet, tame thing, but instead disrupts the status quo. Oh to be thankful or fearful? Fully…

Sermon: Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 13: 24-30

Sermon: “Do You Know Your Farmer?” by Pastor Sarah Merchant Scripture: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Theme: Seeds fall in so many cracks of this parable. And Jesus explains how and why some blossom and others can never live into their potential. While I always like to look at what we as humans can take from these stories, I’m compelled to look a different direction this time, especially in light of Ps 65 which extols God for God’s abundant outpouring of goodness, nurturing,…

Sermon: “I Was Made for Faith, Not Fear,” by Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 11: 25-30

Sermon: “Quenching our Thirsts,” by Pastor Steven K. Warren Scripture: Matthew 10: 40-42