Sermons
Sermon – Everything Was Held In Common ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
July 18, 2021 There is no better proof that Jesus is who he says he is than the before-and-after pictures we have of the disciples. Before Pentecost, they are scared and timid at any sign of trouble. Afterwards, they are fearless leaders! They heal the sick, cast...
Sermon- Resurrection – Pastor Sarah Rohde
July 11, 2021 We continue with the book of Acts. You can watch the service here. Watch the only the sermon here. You can read the sermon text coming soon.
Sermon – Our Eyes Were Opened- Pastor Paisley Le Roy
July 4, 2021 Our eyes were opened. You can watch the service here. You can watch the sermon here. You can read the text coming soon.
Sermon — What Should Church Do? ~ Rev. Andrew Packman
June 27, 2021 Guest sermon by Rev. Dr. Andrew Packman. Watch the worship service here. You can read the full sermon coming soon.
Sermon – We Are All Witnesses ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
June 20, 2021 What if these walls could talk? Look around this space for a moment. Since the 1950’s these walls have heard thousands of sermons, some great and inspiring, and others, well, you know. These walls have heard how many renditions of A Mighty Fortress is...
Sermon – The Spirit Is Here- Pastor Paisley Le Roy
June 13, 2021 Do you ever just stop and think "wow, the spirit is here right now!" Have any of you ever had that moment? Raise your hands. Okay, I see a handful and by the end of this, I hope to see more of your hands, because I think that the spirit works in so many...
Sermon- God Given Power – Pastor Sarah Rohde
June 6, 2021 Why study the book of Acts? It gives us the best view of the church in its earliest days. Acts tells the story of the followers of Jesus trying to figure out who in the world to be and what in the world to do. You can watch the service here. You can read...
Sermon- God’s Promise Of Life Right Now – Pastor Sarah Rohde
May 30, 2021 If there is any bible verse that people know by heart, It is often John 3:16 that comes at the very end of our passage for today. I'm sure that many of you can recite it with me. "For God so loved the world, he gave his only Son." You can watch the...
Confirmation Service- May 23, 2021
May 23, 2021 Confirmation Service for the Class of 2021. You can watch the service here.
Sermon- Prayer – Pastor Sarah Rohde
May 16, 2021 Last week, Deacon Heather invited us to consider “last words,” not just the last words that are spoken before life comes to an end, but the “last words” that are spoken before all the other endings and beginnings that occur in our lives on this side of...
Sermon – Love Each Other ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
May 9, 2021 I want to begin with a story this morning. Quite a few years ago, I was driving along Santa Monica Blvd. with a friend after an evening graduate class at UCLA. She actually was more than a friend. This dynamic and gracious woman was in a way a minister to...
Sermon- Do Not Be Afraid – Pastor Sarah Rohde
May 2, 2021 I remember thinking how unhelpful negative commands can be. For example, take the command, "don't think about M&Ms!" What did you'all just think about? M&Ms! Of, course!. Or how about when someone says to you, "Don't get all worked up about...
Sermon – Laying Down Our Lives- Pastor Paisley Le Roy
April 26, 2021 First John is a letter written to a group of believers who are dwindling. Some of their community has left for other routes, following the way of the world instead of the way of God. Some in their community have attempted to lead them astray. It is a...
Sermon – The In Between Time- Guest Sermon Dr. Kimberly Wagner
April 18, 2021 For over a year now, on the front page of the Washington Post website, one of my go to news sites to get my news fix, there has been a set of graphs and numbers in red type, tracking the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the United States. Every...
Sermon- Easter II – Bishop Yehiel Curry
April 11, 2021 Christ is Risen! join us for a synodwide worship service for the Second Sunday of Easter, prepared by the MCS Worship & Liturgy Team! Bishop Yehiel Curry will be preaching. Watch the service here.
Sermon- Easter 2021 – Pastor Sarah Rohde
April 4, 2021 Just Last weekend we were visiting with some of our friends, recalling a time we had spent together, a few years ago. It was one of those conversations where we all remembered it a bit differently. The order in which things happened, the things that took...
Sermon – Palm Sunday 2021 – Pastor Paisley Le Roy
March 28, 2021 Each year on the Passover, people would flock to Jerusalem. It’s said the city’s population would quadruple in size for the holiday. And, with so many people present at once and in light of what Passover commemorates, it was the perfect time for the...
Sermon – Our Relationship With God ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
March 21, 2021 While working for the national church in 2005, I went to Gulf Port, Mississippi immediately following Hurricane Katrina –I will never forget the scope of devastation and the loss of life so many experienced; I will also never forget the outpouring of...
Sermon – One Year Into A Pandemic – Pastor Paisley Le Roy
March 14, 2021 Today’s passage is familiar and yet foreign. It has something to say for today’s context. One year into a pandemic and one year into virtual worship. One year from all of those things we named at the start of our worship. One year since our sense of...
Sermon- Loving Truth Bombs – Pastor Sarah Rohde
March 7, 2021 I’ve listened to a few podcasts this winter that interview the author and therapist, Lori Gottlieb. Lori has written the best-seller, Maybe you should talk to someone, in which she basically invites readers into a therapist’s office, allows us to be...
