Text: Revelation 21:1–7, 22–27, 22:1–5 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/08/GMT20250817-165405_Recording.mp3"][/audio] I have been to two weddings in two weeks. (One of the happy couples is right here in our midst!) So it…
Revelation 7:1-11 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/08/Sealed-Saved-and-Suffering.mp3"][/audio] The first words of our scripture from Revelation 7, are ‘After this…” so we can tell that we’re kind of in the middle of something.…
Text: Revelation 2:1–7 & 3:1 –22 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/08/Write-This-to-the-Angel-of-the-Church.mp3"][/audio] A good portion of this service was spent in small group discussion of the text; that portion is not included in the audio…
Text: Revelation 5:1-14 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/07/Sing-With-Joy-Around-the-Lamb.mp3"][/audio] I truly hope that this week’s sermon will feel like somewhat of a reprieve from the terrifying beasts and somewhat sobering message of last…
Text: Revelation 13:1-10 and 17:11-18 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/07/2025-07-20-The-Beast.mp3"][/audio] There have been a few times recently when I’ve had a kind of experience of dissonant realization. It’s almost like I’m seeing…
Text: Revelation 1:1-20 [audio wav="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/07/Revelation-Apocalypse.wav"][/audio] Revelation has been coopted. For the past hundred years or so it’s been taken by fundamentalists and far right evangelicals to espouse a notion…
Text: Acts 8:26-39 [audio wav="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/07/Philip-and-Abdimahlkah.wav"][/audio] This passage isn’t the text assigned for this day by our lectionary. The Narrative Lectionary wrapped up at Pentecost. But since we did that series…
-- Genesis 3:8 8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid…
Acts 25:1-12 [audio mp3="https://evergreenmennonite.org/wp-content/uploads/sermons/2025/06/CitizenDisciple.mp3"][/audio] Those of you who have joined this year-long read-though of the book of Acts might remember this story. And even if you don’t, you might…
Pictured above: Pastor Rachael (center, holding her child) at her ordination service, surrounded by friends, colleagues and members of Community of Hope. -- I’m Rachael, she/her, CoH queer church plant,…