by L. Gail Irwin | Dec 8, 2024 | Sermons
Scripture: Luke 1:5-24 and 57-79 Sermon Our book study this fall was Walter Wink’s “The Powers that Be” In that book, written in the early 90’s, Wink referred to what he called “the Domination System” to describe the world we live in with its hierarchies based on...
by L. Gail Irwin | Dec 1, 2024 | Sermons
Take a minute to study the painting on your bulletin of John the Baptist It was painted for a monastery church in the Netherlands by Dutch artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans in the late 1400’s Chin in hand, alone by the Jordan River, he looks pretty dejected! The...
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 Cali Jirsa | Nov 17, 2024 | Sermons
The Apostle Paul writes to the community in Corinth: We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed… As I read and prayed over this passage this week, I kept returning...
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...
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