Sermons on Genesis
The Creation Stories
This second Sunday in our series on reading the Bible, we explore the creation stories in Genesis and consider important questions about how we understand these early narratives about the beginnings of the world.
Why Stewardship?
The month of October is traditionally the season where we focus on Stewardship. We begin with an important exploration about why stewardship is important as a kick-off to an exploration of Clayton Christensen’s book, “How Will You Measure Your Life?”
Daring to Dream
This Sunday we continue our series on Les Misérables with a look at dreams and facing those times when our dreams seem unreachable.
Legacy
This Sunday, we conclude our sermon series that journeys through the book of Genesis as guided by our Revised Common Lectionary, exploring the idea of legacy. What kind of legacy have Abraham and Sarah left to Isaac? How will he carry it on? What does it teach us about our own faith? Our own legacies? Scripture: Genesis 24:34-38 Click here for additional resources on this sermon. Copyright info Note Our apologies, but this week’s video was not captured on YouTube.…
Rites of Passage
This week’s story continues the journey of Abraham’s family with the familiar story of “the binding of Isaac.”
Weaning
This Sunday, we continue our sermon series that journeys through the book of Genesis as guided by our Revised Common Lectionary. This week’s story continues the journey of Abraham and Sarah and a difficult situation where a mother and son are cast out into the desert.
Birth
This Sunday, we continue our sermon series that journeys through the book of Genesis as guided by our Revised Common Lectionary. We welcome Beckie Henselmeier, who explores Sarah’s response to an unlikely prediction.
Creation
This Sunday, we begin a new sermon series that journeys through the book of Genesis as guided by our Revised Common Lectionary. This Sunday we begin with the creation story and explore how God’s voice called order from chaos. Scriptures: Genesis 1:1-2:4a Click here for additional resources on this sermon. Note: today’s audio recording is from the 9:00 service, while the video is from the 10:30 service. Copyright info
Giving Up Expectations
Dr. Christopher Carter contrasts the response of Nicodemus to Jesus with the response of Abram to God.
Giving Up Control
These opening lectionary texts both highlight temptation, though the responses are profoundly different
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