Sermons on Old Testament
Maundy Thursday 2026
Join as we gather to remember the Passover meal where Jesus gathered with his disciples for a “last supper” and gave them a new commandment, “to love one another.”
The Good News Is… Protection and Care for the Vulnerable
We continue our Lenten sermon series… The Good News Is…! This week we explore a central component of Christ’s good news: Protection and Care for the Vulnerable.
Sitz Im Leben
Today Rev. Dan Meyer-Abbott brings us a message about Biblical understanding. The “Sitz im Leben” (“Situation in Life”)* in which a Biblical passage was written can help us understand its meaning. Rev. Dan takes us through examples from Paul’s teachings and reflects on how they are being misinterpreted and misapplied today, in our own Sitz im Leben.
What Do You Fear? – When You’re Afraid, Give Me Your Hand
On this fourth Sunday in Advent, we come alongside Joseph, who is pivotal to the story of Jesus, God made flesh, but rarely centered. What does the story of Joseph teach us about the divine as it comes in the midst of our hopes and fears? What does it mean to extend and receive a hand?
What Do You Fear? – Even in our Fear, We are Called Forward
Today is the third Sunday of Advent and we continue to explore the intersections of our fear and hope. Our passages for this Sunday invite us to come alongside two young people to wrestle with questions that might be familiar. Can I do this? Do I have what it takes? Will I be all alone? Am I enough?
What Do You Fear? – When We’re Running Out of Hope, God is at Work
As is our practice on the first Sunday of the month, today’s sermon is a first-person narrative. This week we enter into the world of John the Baptist… so certain at times in his life, and full of doubt and questions at others. What struggles companion John the Baptist in his ministry? And how did Jesus offer guidance and reassurance when John seemed to be running low on hope?
What Do You Fear? – In the Time of Herod, We Long for God to Break In
Our Advent theme this year is “What Do You Fear? Insisting on Hope this Advent.” We’ll be exploring themes of fear and hope, examining our relationship with fear as well as the ways our faith invites us, in the midst of all things, to insist on hope.
With Thanksgiving
Today we focus on living a life with thanksgiving…in and through all things. With deep thanksgiving, we bring our gifts together, trusting that God will bless and use our combined resources to energize and extend our mission and ministry at PB UMC and to the community around us.
Marina Marsh Memorial
We gather to celebrate the remarkable life of our sister in Christ, Marina Marsh.
A Great Chasm
The authorship of our scripture passages this Sunday span nearly a millennia. Even today, two thousand years after the gospel’s writing, we still see clear evidence of humans hoarding wealth. What are we to do with these reminders to notice and address inequality and injustice? Join us this today as we wrestle with both Amos and Luke.