Sermon Archive
Memory and Resurrection
Text: Luke 15:1-32 Image: from "Praise the Lord" by Randy Horst from Voices Together Pastor Tyler brings a message of hope and comfort as he recalls the ways that the shepherd of life and a loving father remember the belovedness of the lost and celebrate their...
A Gate and a Gulf
Text: Luke 16:19-31 The Tiger Woman is a Chinese folk tale. The following is a summary of the picture book by Laurence Yep with illustrations by Robert Roth. An old woman, who loves and savors bean curd more than anything, stands in her doorway relishing her...
A Gardener and a Hen
Text: Luke 13:1-9; 31-35 "Holy crap!" is what I might have might have said if I was Jesus in the beginning of this story. If I was him, I might have responded that way because he’s just heard some horrific news: ‘Pilate massacred a group of Galileans while...
Mountaintop Cosmology
Text: Luke 9:28-45 Guest preacher Sarah Augustine reminds us that mountains are - and have always been - sacred spaces. Indigenous peoples understand this and in the story of transfiguration the disciples catch a glimpse of the sacred brilliance of the...
Wisdom and Courage for the Lenten Journey
A Word on Lent 2025 by Pastor Amy This season of Lent, more than most in recent years looks as if it will be an especially hard road. Perhaps in response to this time of chaos and fear and demoralization a refrain began to sing itself in my heart: “Grant us wisdom,...
Already Forgiven
Text: Luke 7:36-50 In our new Voices Together hymnal, (801) you’ll find the hymn “I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table,” which is very similar to a hymn that was in Sing the Journey - aka ‘the green book’ - previously. That’s the version that many of us are familiar...
The GOAT Has Questions
Text: Luke 7:18-36 It’s funny to me where sermon preparation and reflection on scripture will take me sometimes. This week, maybe because I’d just watched the Superbowl? This story had me thinking about the idea of being the GOAT. Does everyone know what I’m...
Compelled by Compassion
Text: Luke 7:1-17 I went into this story (these stories, actually; there are two) thinking it was about healing. And it is. Jesus does heal people in these stories. But spending time with them I realized that they are also stories about grief. The two figures...
The Best Fences Have Gates
Text: Luke 6:1-12 What's the difference between a lawyer and God? God doesn't think he’s a lawyer. The implication is, of course, that lawyers are too big for their britches; think they’re God, or at least gods. Lawyers have always been the butt of jokes like...
Go Deeper with Jesus
Our sermon today is by Michele WhiteEagle (pictured). Michele is the Region 4 Board Chair of Mennonite Disaster Service. Region 4 is comprised of 6 units and 235 congregations. This region covers 1,283,934 square miles and includes Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean...