Sermon Archives

Joseph was reassured by the angel that there was room for him in this holy family, and that there was room for him in the stable. As we get ready to celebrate Christmas this week, we are also once again reminded that there is room for us in God’s holy family, that there is room [...]

Just as John was able to proclaim that the Messiah was coming, yet he had to be helped to see this one in a new light, so we too are called to look for the one who was, who is, and who is to come, in ways that we might not expect. For while Christ [...]

Using Hick’s painting of Isaiah 11, and our congregation’s dramatic portrayal of the village of Bethlehem, the sermon attempts to connect the hope of advent with the reality of our need for a savior.

Real power, God’s power, is found not in the form of coercion, but can be seen through Christ’s presence with people in their weakness and fragility, giving them hope by the power of Christ’s love. And for those who know the power of God at work in their lives, amidst their weakness and fragility, know [...]

On Thanksgiving morning as we enter our sanctuary, we are surrounded by a wonderful aroma of bread. Like manna in the wilderness and the bread of the last supper it reminds us of how God surrounds us with Christ’s love in both ordinary and extraordinary ways. God in Christ has given us the bread of [...]

Christ as King is known chiefly upon the cross upon which he was crucified…the questions of the leaders, soldiers, and thief, are the same questions the world and the church asks of Jesus today….A crucified Messiah goes against everything we may hope for as God’s reign is power hidden in weakness.

How the apocalyptic language of Jesus in Luke has relevance for today. We look at this using images of the Consol Energy Center, St. John’s cemetery and the nature of persecution for comfortable American Christians. Also referenced are the words of Paul in I Thessalonians: “Do not be weary in doing what is right” (I [...]

As Christians we are called to have a new perspective. Our old selves are enslaved to sin. Instead of turning towards God, we turn towards ourselves. Just as the Pharisee in the parable, our old selves tend to be focused on ourselves and our own worth. We try to lift ourselves up, however when we [...]

Using the Jacob text and its entire context, along with the widow in Luke 18 the hearer will enter into the story that we all ask, where is God ?