Sermons by Pastor Cecie Suknaic Saulnier

Reflect with Pastor Cecie upon how all creation, from the living beings to the inanimate created objects, worship and praise God through the story of St. Francis.

On God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday, our gospel text focuses on who is the greatest and how Jesus reframes such thinking. Turning the normal hierarchy upside down, in the reign of Christ the first will be last and last will be first. Listen for more about what this means for our lives of faith and service.

In the text today, Jesus asks his disciples “Who do you say that I am?” and then encourages them to take up the cross and follow him. This sermon focuses on the question: How does our naming of Christ empower us to follow him?

Contemplate Jesus’s metanoia moment in the sermon from Mark’s gospel today.

“God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.” -Martin Luther. This sermon focuses on faith, works, and Lutheran theology!

How is God inviting us in this current moment to turn back and put our faith – wholly, fully, and completely – on God? What are the things that draw you away from God? Take a listen to this sermon and be surprised to hear that the Israelites under the leadership of Joshua also struggled to put their complete faith in God.

Enjoy a brief reflection by Pastor Cecie before an invitation to a “Ministry Moment.” Take a moment to reflect now about a time recently you have become away of the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Take a listen to this sermon from 1 Kings 19 that highlights the pressures of achievement culture.