Tonight’s sermon is for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Church season of Lent. The sermon focuses on the true meaning of sacrifice, and especially in light of these pandemic times we are all continuing to endure together.
2/14/2021: Dialogue Sermon with Rev. Rob McClure, Founding Pastor of COA
NOTE: This is not a formal part of the dialogue sermon series for Epiphany, but is a way for us to begin a year of remembrance because COA turns 40 in January of 2022. 
2/7/2021: A-Ha Sermon Series: WEEK 6
We are in a sermon series for Epiphany Season!
Last week we heard from McKenna Lewellen about the intersection of disability and the Church, especially going forward into post-pandemic reality. In this final week of the series, we hear from Rev. Kimberley Copeland (an ordained minister and certified yoga instructor) about how pulling ourselves out of the center actually center us in God’s surprising calls for us.
Learn more about Kim here: https://www.reverendyogi.com/
More than ever, we need to hear from alternative voices in this time; voices that challenge us to question God’s movement in this divided world and our place in it. Enjoy these conversations! I pray you would be as challenged and enriched as I was!
1/31/2021: A-Ha Sermon Series WEEK 5
We are in a sermon series for Epiphany Season!
Last week we heard from Rabbi Emma Gottlieb about how modern day churches can embrace hard conversations on privilege. This week, we hear from McKenna Lewellen about the topic of disability; how overlooked it is (especially in faith communities), how prevalent it is in the lives of those we love and relevant it is in light of covid-19.
More than ever, we need to hear from alternative voices in this time; voices that challenge us to question God’s movement in this divided world and our place in it. Enjoy these conversations! I pray you would be as challenged and enriched as I was!
01/24/2021: A-HA Dialogue Sermon Series WEEK 4
We are in a sermon series for Epiphany Season!
Last week we heard from Rev. Steve Tillett about how to focus on the things that bind us rather than the things that divide us. This week, we hear from Rabbi Emma Gottlieb with challenges for modern day churches about how to reckon with our privilege and use it for the common good. Rabbi Gottlieb is originally from Toronto, but is currently serving as the first ever female Rabbi of Temple Israel in Capetown, South Africa.
Also here is an article Rabbi Gottlieb wrote just last week reflecting on 2020: https://www.dafkadotcom.org/home/2020-and-the-evolution-of-progressive-judaism
More than ever, we need to hear from alternative voices in this time; voices that challenge us to question God’s movement in this divided world and our place in it. Enjoy these conversations! I pray you would be as challenged and enriched as I was!