by L. Gail Irwin | Nov 24, 2024 | sermons
Scripture: John 18:28-38 Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters. It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters, so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went out to them and...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Nov 17, 2024 | sermons
Scripture: II Corinthians 4:8-9 There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole. There is a balm in Gilead, to heal the struggling soul. The Apostle Paul writes to the community in Corinth: We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven...
by L. Gail Irwin | Nov 10, 2024 | sermons
Gospel Readings: Matthew 22:34-40 and Luke 6:20-31 Sermon Before election day, I wanted to pick a text that would be grounding enough to hold up no matter how things played out in the election. I picked the Beatitudes and the Ten Commandments Then I chucked the Ten...
by L. Gail Irwin | Nov 3, 2024 | sermons
Hebrew Scripture Reading: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 …The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. 2In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster 3and their going from us...
by L. Gail Irwin | Oct 27, 2024 | sermons
Gospel Reading: Mark 10:46-52 46 They came to Jericho. As {Jesus}and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out...
by Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel | Oct 20, 2024 | sermons
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45 ‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ‘Tis the gift to come down where I ought to be; And when we find ourselves in the place just right, ‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity...
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