Sermons by Pastor Cecie Suknaic Saulnier (Page 4)

This Sunday, our texts (Isaiah 43:16-21, “won’t you celebrate with me” by Lucille Clifton, and John 12:1-8) all reference a “new thing” God is doing… wonder with Pastor Cecie about the new thing God is doing in your life, especially as we prepare to begin Holy…

The gospel text for the Fourth Sunday in Lent is well known as the Prodigal Son, but wonder with Pastor Cecie about the image of the Prodigal Father in the story, showcasing God’s prodigal, reckless, never-ending love. Sometimes this love is hard to receive, but it is always freely given to…

Reflect with Pastor Cecie on a complicated text, and how God’s metanoia promise of change and transformation can reorient our lives.

In our gospel text this week, Jesus describes himself as a mother hen. Wonder with Pastor Cecie about how our God, the Mother Hen, is active in our world.

During Lent, we are invited to reflect and prepare through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Through intentional practices of these things, we prepare our hearts to walk again through Holy Week. Listen with Pastor Cecie as we…

Pastor Cecie uses her English major background to walk us through some specific differences in our Lukan Transfiguration text for this year. Listen with her about how these specifics make a very specific call in our lives.

In our gospel text for today, Jesus offers a number of commands… love, do good, bless, pray, give, etc. Sometimes commands can be difficult to hear – especially the ones in today’s gospel, which are to be done to our enemies. But Jesus also shows us the example on how to follow…

We are all called by God in our lives – but in different ways. Sometimes, a calling is clear to us, like Isaiah’s calling in our first reading from this Sunday. Other times, the call is not as clear. We are still all called – listen as Pastor Cecie reflects on the calls in her…

The Holy Spirit is already at work in our lives – and oftentimes is active in the lives of others, drawing them in and bringing them into our lives before we even know it. How does the Spirit empower us to respond in faith today?

Join Pastor Cecie in reflecting on our spiritual gifts – and how we are all gifted, uniquely and wholly, and called by God to use our gifts in the world.