Sermons on Isaiah
Words for the Beginning: Do the Good That Is Yours to Do
On this third Sunday of Advent we come alongside John the Baptist and overhear all kinds of different folks ask, “What should we do?” John the Baptist said to all those ancient inquirers, “Do the good that is yours to do.” What stands in the way of us living into that calling?
Words for the Beginning: You Are a Blessing
Advent begins today and consists of the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It’s a season that helps us to prepare our hearts, minds and spirits for the coming of Christ at Christmas. What does it mean for young Mary to have been called “blessed” and what does “blessedness” mean in and for our lives?
Do Unto Others: Compassion
Reflecting on Isaiah’s mind-bending vision of compassion, what if compassion doesn’t start within relationships, but instead within ourselves?
The Coconut
What does the coconut have to do with communion? Guest speaker Rev. Dan Meyer-Abbott explains.
Despite Fear
The angel’s words, “Do not be afraid,” are words that are repeated over and over again throughout scripture. What did Mary make of those words? What do they mean to us as we move through this Advent season? How do we take them to heart and what difference do they make in our own lives that are so often touched by anxiety and fear?
From Generation to Generation
In this time of waiting, watching, hoping, praying how can we stay attentive to the movement of God’s Spirit?
Hope Comes
Join Pastor Lesley as we explore the question; what does it mean when we ask God to “Save us from the time of trial.”?
Seeking the Face of Jesus
Together with Tim we explore our human attempt to create a portrait of Jesus throughout Western art history, and the different forms it takes on.
Unbound
This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Sunday, a day when we are especially mindful of the great cloud of witnesses and the communion of the saints. It is a day of acknowledging death and the tears, grief and sadness that accompany it. But it is also a day of holding fast to life, including life in our here and now and the promise of life eternal to come.
Laity Sunday with Guest Speaker Caryn Blanton
On this Laity Sunday, Caryn Blanton, co-chair of Shoreline Community Services, shares with us about the work of Shoreline in our community and how it is an expression of the kind of work and service described in Isaiah and proclaimed by Jesus.
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