Sermons by Lori Leopold
Endings and Beginnings
From Jesus’ conversation with the disciples about the destruction of the temple, what life lessons might we learn about the very real difficulty of endings and the very real possibility of something new?
Giving and Receiving
The story of the widow’s mite raises questions not only about giving but about the integrity of the recipients of gifts. What do we… both givers and receivers… have to learn anew?
Do Unto Others: Love
This week we conclude our “Do Unto Others” series with a focus on love. Over these five weeks, we’ve remembered Christ’s call to kindness, compassion, humility, respect, and love. How can we embody these qualities even in times of tension and disagreement?
Do Unto Others: Respect
This week we’ll explore the role of respect as we seek to live out our faith amid the daily joys and challenges of our lives. How might a holy respect draw us back to engagement with others?
Do Unto Others: Humility
We continue in our five-week series “Do Unto Others.” Can prioritizing “humility” in our lives help us to see one another more clearly as fellow humans, each one beloved by God?
Do Unto Others: Kindness
In the midst of all the vitriol and animosity in our world today, how can we stay true to our convictions and engage one another as people and not as positions?
Circle Round
According to Jesus, the ways of discipleship are deeply counter-cultural. Want to be a follower of Jesus? Give your life for others in order to save it. Strive to be at the back of the line instead of the front. Turn the hierarchy of honor and privilege upside down. In fact, dismantle it altogether. Be with and for one another in ways that defy cultural norms but that encircle all God’s children into a communion of neighborly love.
Losing, Saving and Following
In our world today, what do these words about losing and saving life and following Jesus really mean?
Stretch
This week’s reading about Jesus’ encounter with the Syrophoenician woman invites us to take the next step…to consider how we might be called to stretch spiritually in order to put Jesus’ words into practice.
Breached
Our scripture reading for this Sunday draws our attention to the power of tradition. When does a tradition offer healthy structure and a sense of belonging and when does it get in God’s way?