Sermons on Matthew (Page 9)
Step Up: Service
This Sunday we continue our Stewardship exploration with a discussion of the importance of our service to those in our faith community and in our general communities.
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin?
This week’s sermon deals with a phrase used too often as a weapon, especially toward our LGBTQI siblings.
Giving Up Popularity
This Palm Sunday, we continue our Lenten series called “Giving It Up” as we consider the value of being unpopular.
Giving Up Control
These opening lectionary texts both highlight temptation, though the responses are profoundly different
Walking in the Clouds
Guest speaker Beckie brings us a sermon exploring the Transfiguration of Jesus on a high mountain.
Jesus’ Resurrection: Is There Hope?
This Sunday, we explore the Gospel of Matthew’s telling of how news of Jesus’ resurrection was first made known and how hope was suddenly possible for those who thought all was lost.
Jesus’ Death: What About Suffering?
This Sunday, we explore the story leading up to Jesus’ crucifixion as we ask age-old questions about suffering and the presence of God in the darkest circumstances.
Jesus’ Grace: Am I Accepted?
Join us as we explore the way Jesus treats people who are imperfect or who are marginalized by culture or norms.
(Don’t) Give Me That Old-Time Religion
Today we begin a new sermon series titled “How to Be a Christian in 7 (NOT EASY) Steps.
Jesus, the Redeemer of Our Past
We continue our sermon series based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and an invitation to experience God’s grace in spite of past mistakes.