In her sermon “How God Sees Us” on Psalm 103:8–18, Heather Westlake emphasizes that God views people through the lens of compassion, mercy, and steadfast love rather than condemnation. Drawing […]
In her sermon “How God Sees Us” on Psalm 103:8–18, Heather Westlake emphasizes that God views people through the lens of compassion, mercy, and steadfast love rather than condemnation. Drawing […]
Why is fire the perfect image for Pentecost? Fire signals God’s presence. Fire eludes all human attempts to control it. Fire spreads. This image of fire lit up the early […]
In “Dreaming of a New Community,” Johnny Edmondson uses Luke 10:1–11 to describe Jesus’ vision for a transformed way of living together, where people are connected through peace, hospitality, trust, […]
In “God’s Favorites,” Betsey explains that Luke 1:46–55 reveals God’s special concern for the humble, poor, and overlooked. Through Mary’s song, the sermon emphasizes that God overturns worldly values by […]
Pastor Betsey’s sermon centers on the idea that nothing we have truly belongs to us—it all belongs to God, so we’re called to hold it with humility and use it […]
Pastor Betsey’s sermon boils down to this: faith isn’t just about what happens inside a church—it’s about how we show up in the world around us. Using Isaiah and Jeremiah, […]
Pastor Betsey’s sermon “Letting Go of the Past,” based on Ezra 3:10–13, explains that just as the Israelites felt both grief and joy when rebuilding the temple, the modern church […]
In Pastor Betsey’s Easter sermon, “All the Witnesses,” based on John 20:1–18, she emphasizes how the resurrection of Jesus is revealed through a chain of personal encounters and testimonies rather […]
Pastor Betsey’s sermon on Gospel of John 11 explains how Martha, Mary, and Lazarus each bear witness to faith in different ways: Martha through her confident belief in Jesus, Mary […]
Pastor Brad’s sermon, The Witness of the One Who Gained Sight based on John 9, centers on the transformation of the man born blind and how his encounter with Jesus […]