This sermon explores how Jesus taught about (and personally coped with) rejection. How are many of our lives held hostage to fear of rejection and disapproval? What does Jesus say about how we can live and follow Him with greater freedom?
Audio of Sermon: 2/9/2020: When the World Says No: What does God Say?
Today’s sermon continues on with Mark’s many healing stories. This time, Mark chooses to show two VERY different people and two VERY different kinds of healings alongside each other. What might the lesson be in that for us? How is our own wholeness tied up with those who might be very different from us?
Audio of Sermon: 2/2/2020: Seeking Jesus Out: Can He Make Us Well?
This Sunday, we join several other congregations who are members of ACT (Anne Arundel Connecting Together) in talking about the stigma of mental health and addiction IN worship in our sermon discussion, in order to better dismantle that stigma in our communities.
Also includes a brief video from a Brene Brown TED talk
Audio of Sermon: 1/26/2020 (Anti-Stigma Sunday): Confronting Our Demons: What Holds Us Back?
As we embark on another holiday weekend honoring the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we consider the state of our divided world and use Jesus’ parables in Mark as a picture of how each of us can grow and change for the better.
Audio of Sermon: 1/19/2020 (MLK Weekend): “Beyond Black and White: How do we Grow?”
This sermon examines Jesus’ pattern of controversy and disagreement with the most religious people of His day, and considers the well-worn saying about our faith that “it’s not a religion, it’s a relationship”. What does this mean for us? What does Jesus want for us, and what was He really about?
Audio of Sermon: 1/12/2020: “Religion Vs Relationship: What’s the Difference?”