Sermons

Luke 2:1-6, 15-20 (sermon note: 12-24 sermon note) In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver [...]

Luke 1:26-45 (sermon note: 12-20 sermon note) In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, [...]

Isaiah 61:1-11 (sermon note: 12-13 sermon note) The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,    because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,    to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,    and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,    and the day of vengeance of our God;    to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion—    to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning,    the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks [...]

Enjoy the music and lyrics of 14 beloved Advent and Christmas hymns! Thanks, Rachel Vanda and Brad Nelson for your wonderful instrumental accompaniment! https://youtu.be/CXj1-J59ABo

Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 (sermon note: 12-06 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/x6ENslSlkOc) Yet even now, says the Lord,    return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;    rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God,    for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,    and relents from punishing. Then afterwards    I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,    your old men shall dream dreams,    and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female slaves,    in those days, I will pour out [...]

Daniel 6:6-27 (sermon note: 11-29 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/8Mv-_7YyueA) So the presidents and satraps conspired and came to the king and said to him, ‘O King Darius, live forever! All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors, are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an interdict, that whoever prays to anyone, divine or human, for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into a den of lions. Now, O king, establish the interdict and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and [...]

Micah 6:1-8 (sermon note: 11-26 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/ePKCHin8ysk) Hear what the Lord says:    Rise, plead your case before the mountains,    and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord,    and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with his people,    and he will contend with Israel. ‘O my people, what have I done to you?    In what have I wearied you? Answer me! For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,    and redeemed you from the house of slavery; and I sent before you Moses,    Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember [...]

Jeremiah 36:1-8,21-23, 27-28; 31:31-34 (sermon note: 11-22 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/1KYwlUqJpwE) In the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: Take a scroll and write on it all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel and Judah and all the nations, from the day I spoke to you, from the days of Josiah until today. It may be that when the house of Judah hears of all the disasters that I intend to do to them, all of them may turn from their evil ways, so that I may forgive their iniquity [...]

Isaiah 6:1-8 (sermon note: 11-15 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/9Y7EVq-8QHg) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.’ The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. [...]

Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10; 4:1-11 (sermon note: 11-08 sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/uMptRWAPtDQ) Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.   But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such [...]

This morning we joined with our Bishop and fellow women pastors to celebrate the 50th anniversary of women's ordination. What a moving service! Enjoy! (watch here: https://youtu.be/3DpjXNdgPUE)

2 Samuel 7:1-17 (sermon note: 10-25 Sermon note) (watch here: https://youtu.be/jZSO8nfSlHE) Now when the king was settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, ‘See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent.’ Nathan said to the king, ‘Go, do all that you have in mind; for the Lord is with you.’   But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: “Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord: Are you the one to build [...]