Sermons on Genesis

Sermons on Genesis

Assuming Righteousness

What have you felt like you needed to give up? Today we ponder a passage that depicts Abraham as having been asked to sacrifice his son.

Called in the Spirit

While women have been integral to ministry since the beginning of time, it wasn’t until 70 years ago that women, in Methodist tradition, gained full clergy rights.  This week we will celebrate that milestone, mindful that the Spirit calls whom the Spirit calls.

Called To Create

Tim Adams takes us on a fascinating exploration of the creative spirit, both as an innate, vibrating aspect of God and as well as imbued in each of us as God’s creatures. Find out how string theory connects science and religion, and how the Biblical jeweler Bezalel sets an example of using God-given gifts to create beauty in the service of God.

Surely

Today we explore these questions about rest through the lens of the prophet Elijah and the much cherished psalm, Psalm 23. Is rest really that important? What happens to us when we don’t honor the rhythms of life to which God calls us? What is the personal and communal fallout when we fail to rest?

What Is New, and What Is Old?

Throughout the Sundays of August, we’ll explore the notion of rest and renewal from a biblical and theological perspective. What is God’s hope and intention for the rhythms of our human lives? What is Sabbath and what difference does it make to us as Christians in 2023?

How Do We Begin Again?

How have we experienced “beginning again” in our lives? Why do we sometimes resist it? How might God be inviting us to “begin again” this Lenten season?

First, Listen

This week we begin with the story of Eve in the Garden and Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. These accounts remind us of something essential…that seeking begins with listening.

Faces of Our Faith: Adam & Eve

Today we begin at the beginning…with Adam and Eve, focusing on the second creation story (yes, there are two of them!). This story looks less at the creation of the cosmos and more at God’s intention for human community.

Good

A Blessing of the Animals is often celebrated close to the Feast Day of St. Francis (October 4th) and we are partaking in this wonderful tradition this morning!  We delight in the knowledge that all of God’s creation is GOOD.  We will be lifting up, in word and song and story, thanksgiving for the many blessings we receive through our pets and all of God’s glorious creation.