Sermons from August 2022

Jesus invites us to lay down our worries and concerns about many things at his feet in order to be centered in the one thing that will never be taken from us – God’s grace given freely through the cruciform love of Christ.

We know what it is to experience abundance. We also know what it is like to be possessed by our possessions. God opens to us the pathway of generosity that is part of the freedom we receive in God’s grace. God desires that you have life, and have it to the full. A life of generosity is an…

Prayer is something we practice. There are tons of ways to pray and no “one right way.” During the sermon, Pastor Drew introduces a variety of prayer practices and then the congregation practices them together.

Somehow, without any money or possessions or extra food or clothes, without any weapons or defenses, the disciples Jesus sends triumph over the forces of evil that defy God. What might we find if we laid down our weapons, gave away our money, depended on the hospitality of others, and shared peace…

God broadens our perspective and lifts us up from ourselves, setting our faces forward and sending us ahead to enjoy and share abundant life and steadfast love. We go into a complex world, a world that has never before been like this, uncharted territory. And we know that God goes with us, helping…

Pastor Drew’s sermon from Sunday is online now. As we delve deeper into some of the major stories of scripture this summer, we begin with a closer look at Moses. As he comes to the end of his final sermon and message to God’s people, on the precipice of entering into the Promised Land,…

he Holy Spirit, our advocate and helper, is within and among us today just as on that day of Pentecost so many years ago. We cannot hold all the pain and suffering nor all the joy and new life that the world has to offer right now, but God can and does. Come Holy Spirit, like a fire refine us that we can live your love. Come Holy Spirit, like wind move us from this place…