| Preaching Tips
Metaphor is timeless. This is the beauty of metaphor. This is why the Hebrew scriptures can be so enduring and wonderful and illuminate Jesus so well! But metaphor also manifests within Time and Place. And we need to understand how and why certain metaphors were...
| Pastor's Prayer |
Lord, our God and Father, give to many, to all, and to us as well, that we may celebrate Christmas like this: that in complete thankfulness, utter humility and then complete joy and confidence we may come to the One whom you have sent, and in whom you yourself have...
| Open Table |
Faithful: Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph by Adam Hamilton –Review by Teri Hyrkas Welcome to the Christmas Season! Now that the glorious day of Christmas has been celebrated with all the joy and attention it deserves, I hope you can put your feet up, rest a...
| Story Sermon
Follow the Light Story Lectionary 31 December 2017 The Birth of the Christ Child and New Year Beginnings God Creates the Stars to Be Signs (Genesis 1) A Pillar of Cloud Leads the Israelites and Stands Over the Tent of Meeting (Exodus 13 and 33) The Prophecies of...
| Master Sermons
Max Moments Lectionary 31 December First Sunday After Christmas Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:22-40 Text to Life This year the first Sunday after Christmas is also the last day of this year. So what could be more “prime time” than this day for...
