Jesus gives his peace not as the world gives peace, and Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit. Revelation offers a vision of the new Jerusalem where there is no night, the gates will never be shut, and where all nations bring their glory and honor. As we near Pentecost, we are reminded that visions […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fifth Sunday of Easter
The messianic event in Jesus Christ makes all things new. Jesus is alive and his love is the criterion of our Christian identity. Love is the way that God makes a home among mortals, wiping away tears and giving water to the thirsty. Jesus commands his followers to witness with love for one another so […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Second Sunday of Easter
In a world filled with unbelief, violence and evil, it is often hard to believe in the miracle of the risen Lord Jesus. Yet precisely because it is hard to believe, Christians are called to be “witnesses of these things” – the messianic event of Jesus’ cross and resurrection. We are witnesses that Christ is […]
Resurrection of Our Lord / Easter Day
“The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Good Friday Service
At the heart of the Good Friday liturgy is the Passion according to John, which proclaims Jesus as a triumphant King who reigns from the cross. The ancient title for this day – the triumph of the cross – reminds us that the church gathers not to mourn this day but to celebrate Christ’s life-giving […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Maundy Thursday
At Christ’s last meal with his disciples, he gave himself as the holy mystery, the sacrament of Holy Communion. Christ also gave his disciples a new commandment, “to love one another.” As a sign of this commandment, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet showing them what a life of humble service to God looks like. On […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday
Today we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and his crucifixion outside the gate of Jerusalem as the servant king. May we be of the same mind as Christ, who did not seek honor and accolade, but emptied himself of all privilege, humbling himself to become a servant of others. As we enter Holy Week, […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fifth Lent Midweek Service
The season of Lent is a time to return to God, reminding ourselves of living within God’s abundant grace. God’s abundant grace is marked by faithfulness, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and love. During Lent this year, we will mediate upon these five dimensions of God’s abundant grace in our lives by reading from the gospels of […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fifth Sunday in Lent
The Lenten journey is the journey from death to life. Lent is the human journey in miniature as we remember our own mortality and hope in the Easter joy of the resurrection of Christ. As Paul reminds us, we cannot live in the past, but we are always moving forward, pressing toward the goal of […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fourth Lent Midweek Service
The season of Lent is a time to return to God, reminding ourselves of living within God’s abundant grace. God’s abundant grace is marked by faithfulness, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, and love. During Lent this year, we will mediate upon these five dimensions of God’s abundant grace in our lives by reading from the gospels of […]
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