Sermons on Ephesians
Gird Your Loins!
This week we contemplate what we can “put on” in service to God’s kin-dom. This passage is full of language that has the potential to ruffle our “spiritual” feathers. But it also offers us courage and hope for living lives of peace and promise in a world that still struggles between death-dealing forces and forces that bring love and light.
A Life of Imitation
By the grace of Jesus Christ, we are invited to live into and be a part of an “alternative community,” where we seek to “imitate God.” How is that even possible? If we were to take that seriously, what would it require of us and how would it make a difference to the world around us?
God Doesn’t Steer Parked Cars
Certified Lay Minister Dakota Koenig invites us to consider the “dash” between the beginning and end of our lives, and how God is with us as the ups and downs strengthen us for the journey.
Unswervingly
Dart Rhoades’ message focuses on something our hearts and minds and spirits need to return again and again…forgiveness.
We Remember Them
Has a loved one in your life passed this year? Join us as we light candles and remember the saints of our lives.
What Shall We Wear?
Our reading from Ephesians is a good indicator that this truly MAY be an age old question! This passage is moving for some and troubling for others with its warrior imagery. We’ll spend time this Sunday exploring this text in relation to the last of the “Jesus as bread of life” texts from the Gospel of John.
A Time to Build
Today we talk a little bit about our own sanctuary project as it relates to building but, just as importantly, we’ll talk about God’s notions around this topic of building. What does God want from God’s people when it comes to buildings? What does God NOT want? What needs to be broken down first in order to build up? How do we know, in God’s realm, when it’s time to build? Who is the builder? What is being built? Join us as we ponder this and more!
Move …In Love
This Sunday, Pastor Bob wrestles with a difficult text that has brought comfort to some and been used as a tool for oppression by others. How might we understand this text today?
Give Thanks
This Sunday, Pastor Bob returns to bring a message on gratitude in the face of challenge.
Does It Matter?
This Sunday, missionary Rev. Lilia Ramirez-Jimenez leads worship with reflections on what inclusion means in society and in the church.
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