Sermons from May 2022
An Ascension Sunday Message
Memorial Day Sunday—Ascension Sunday—May 29, 2022 PRELUDE: Candles Burn in the Quiet Night—James Michael Stevens CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Memorial Day honoring of our beloved dead—school children, racist hate crime victims, veterans, war casualties, non-combatants the innocent of all nations, people who have given their lives in movements for equality, freedom and…
The Power of a Night Vision
6th Sunday of Easter—Season of Eastertide May 22, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: My Lord, what a Morning (BURLEIGH), arr. Edwin T. Childs RESPONSIVE CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor: Here in the busy city People: Now let the church be seen Pastor: Where lesser gods are worshipped People: In money and machine; Pastor: Where news is but sensation,…
Faith Demands Doubt! Doubt Requires Faithfulness!
5th Sunday of Easter—Season of Eastertide May 15, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (LOBE DEN HERREN)— Terry Kirkland RESPONSIVE CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOUL: Pastor: Life is this simple: People: We are living in a world Pastor: That is absolutely…
WADE in the Water!—When There is No ROE Boat!
4th Sunday of Easter—Mother’s Day May 8, 2022, 11:00 am “Honor Your Mother” (from Exodus 20) PRELUDE: Andante Cantabile in B Major—Felix Mendelssohn UNISON CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Mom Mommy Mama Mother Mami Mamacita Mum Madre Maman Mumzy Mothering God Who have given us…
What Do Our Lives Want to Become?
3rd Sunday of Easter!—Season of Eastertide May 1, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Simple Gifts—Rudy Davenport CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS—Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Dali Llama Pastor: It is through weakness and vulnerability that we learn empathy and compassion People: And discover our souls. Pastor: Under the greatest adversity there exists the greatest…