This week, we continue the Christmas story, but we move from the joy of celebrating Jesus’ birth to looking at the world’s reaction. Threatened by the news of a King’s birth, Herod moves to eliminate the threat by killing the
It’s the third week of Advent, and today’s theme is joy. Our Scripture readings are Philippians 4:4-7, Isaiah 12:2-6, Zephaniah 3:14-20, and Luke 3:7-18, all of which celebrate the promise of God’s salvation entering into the world. Because God is
Give to God what is God’s…but what is God’s? Today’s sermon is on bearing God’s image and remembering who and whose you are. Here’s the sermon for October 18, 2020, on Matthew 22:15-22. Some sources I found helpful this week
Today we’re looking at the last chapter of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul calls for us to rejoice always. Does that mean ignoring the problems in the world and in our lives? Or is there a way to change
In today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 21, Jesus uses the familiar image of a rebellious, unfruitful vineyard to illustrate his own mission not of vengeance, but of grace. I found helpful for this week Michael Renninger’s sermon here and David