Sermons by Lori Leopold
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: We Can’t Go Alone
Ron Jessee and the Voices of Praise will offer this extraordinary Christmas musical that is sure to lift our spirits and warm our hearts.
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?
Giving Thanks
This Sunday we are celebrating “Gratitude Sunday” as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday. Where or how does gratitude operate in your life of faith?
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?