This sermon re-starts our cycle of the Narrative Lectionary, beginning with one of the creation stories. What were we made for? And how can knowing our purpose (how it was meant to be) help us to live better and fuller lives right now?
9/1/2019: “TABOO” Words in Faith: FUN
This last sermon in our short summer series explores the concept of “FUN”—– can church be fun? Can Christians have fun? What does fun mean and what does it look like in the life of faith?
8/25/2019: “TABOO” Words in Faith Part 3: “NO”
This sermon explores the power of the simple word “no”. Most of us are afraid to say “no” and to set limits and boundaries in our lives, but by learning to say this word, could we actually make more room for God?
8/18/2019: “TABOO” Words in Faith Part 2: HATE
Today we consider a very serious word that people from all religious backgrounds say is a “bad word” for children, yet we live in a world with so much hate. How does the Bible talk about “hate” and what place, if any, does hate have in our lives?
8/11/2019: “TABOO” Words in Faith Part 1: FAILURE
This sermon considers words or ideas that are hard to talk about in the faith journey or church life; ideas that make us feel ashamed or confused as to how to make them a part of our lives as Christians, if we do at all. This first sermon in the series looks at the idea of failure. How can we admit that everyone goes through failure, but not let it define us as people?
