Sermon Archive
The Kingdom of God is Like…
Matthew 13:31-35, 44-45 This week, in lieu of a sermon, we spent time Dwelling in the Word. Read along with us! Read through Jesus parables several time slowly. Each time, reflect on one of the prompts below. Allow yourself to sink more deeply into the word in each...
Living More With Less: The Generous and Just Kingdom of God
Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in and steal them. Instead, collect treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moth and rust don’t eat them and where thieves don’t break in and steal...
Centered in Christ: Dissolving Boundaries and Moving Toward Jesus
As Christians our citizenship is most fundamentally in the Body of Christ and the Kingdom of God. (Christian Discipleship Amidst A Culture of Christian Nationalism, pt. 3) You are the light of the world… let your light shine before people, so they can...
Compassion, Conscience, Courage: The Samaritan’s Love of his Neighbor
Text: Luke 10:25-37; Micah 6:6-8 It’s World Anabaptist Fellowship Sunday. Weldon Nisly, Chair of the Community Peacemaker Team steering committee and frequent team member on the Iraqi Kurdistan and Palestine teams, connects the story of the radical, boundary crossing...
Not for the Faint of Heart: A Kingdom Built on Non-Violent Love
Discipleship in Christ calls us to a path of nonviolent love that is actively engaged in a ministry of reconciliation, peacebuilding and justice-seeking. Any violence, negligence or abusiveness in our words, action or attitudes is a sign that Christ’s work of...
God’s Love is Complete: Called to Love Expansively
The blessing of Christ’s love is for all people–regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or religious identity. Faithful discipleship in Christ calls us to extend welcome and hospitality to all. That last phrase in the resolution of...
Strange Worship, True Worship
Each Sunday in this series we'll be focusing on a different part a the resolution that was passed by Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference this past July at the annual meeting. It's titled, "A Call to Discipleship Amidst a Culture of Christian Nationalism. But...
Advent 3: The Power of Joy
Text: Luke 1:36-56; Isaiah 35 "From the depths of who I am, I rejoice in God my Savior." That is quite a thing to say when you are a young, poor, unmarried, pregnant girl. To be proclaiming joy and triumph while you are at the same time seeking comfort and care...
Advent 2: The Inconvenience of Peace
Text: Luke 1:65-76 Right off the bat, I want to offer some context for the poem of praise from Luke 1. Sometimes called Zechariah's song or Benedictus, for the first words: Blessed be God. You'll remember that these folks lived in Judea - the region around...
Advent 1: Magnify Hope
Text: Luke 1:46-56; Isaiah 2:1-5 Advent has begun! We had a kind of soft open a couple of Sundays ago with the scripture from Isaiah 9 about the people walking in darkness seeing a great light and then last week with the Christmas crafts. But this Sunday is...