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Sermons on Luke (Page 9)

Falling and Rising

Worship on this first Sunday in the season of Christmas is rooted in Luke 2.22-40. Matt & Linda invite reflection on the blessing of the infant Jesus by Simeon & Anna. How might God be calling us into a life of falling and rising?

Yes

Pastor Chris’s message is rooted in Luke 1.26-38. What is the “yes” God is inviting you into as we move ever closer to the birth of hope in Bethlehem?

Owning Our Stories

Matt’s message is rooted in Luke 24.13-35 and Brené Brown’s invitation to “own our own stories” in the process of Rising Strong. How might we Rise Strong with God in the wake of this week’s rulings by the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church?

Christmas Day

Linda’s message on Christmas Day is rooted in Luke 2.15-20. We wonder & share about Christmas moments as we celebrate the coming of God among us.

Christmas Eve

Matt’s message for our 5:00 pm Candlelight Christmas Eve gathering is rooted in the Christmas story from Luke 2 & Room for a Little One by Martin Waddell & Jason Croft. As we celebrate a Little One who came for the world, may we finder way to the alley & make room for one another. And, may we all join the people in a chorus of praise: Glory to God this night.

Rich Man & Lazarus

Linda’s message is rooted in the parable of the rich man & Lazarus (Luke 16.19-31). How might this ancient teaching of Jesus challenge us to reach in love in our daily lives?

Vengeful Widow & Co-opted Judge

Matt’s message invites reflection on Jesus’ parable on the vengeful widow & co-opted judge found in Luke 18.1-8.  Olympic Reconciliation: Widow, Judge & Rio 2016.

Pharisee & Tax Collector

Matt’s message holds The Music Circus’s production of Cabaret in conversation with Amy-Jill Levine’s prophetic reading of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18.9-14).

Good Samaritan

Matt’s message invites us to reconsider the Parable of the Good Samaritan based on Amy-Jill Levine’s Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.

Lost Sheep. Lost Coin. Lost Son.

Matt’s message invites us to be rooted in the relationships in which we find ourselves. We look back at three parables to hear a challenge for how we might live faithfully right now. The message is rooted in Luke 15 and Amy-Jill Levine’s Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.  Music by Joe Kye is woven into the message and the opening song is a clip from his newly composed song called Part Of.
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