Sermons by Linda Dew-Hiersoux (Page 20)
Crafting the Artisan Soul Through the Waters of Baptism
Linda’s message is rooted in Matthew 3.13-17 and the story of John baptizing Jesus. What future are you crafting for your life as an artisan? What future is God crafting with you? This is the third week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Who Told You You Were Naked?
Linda’s message is rooted in Genesis 3.1-11. What voices have shaped our identities and our lives? Who told you you were naked? This is the second week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Artisan Soul
Linda’s message is rooted in the story of Moses from Exodus 2.1-15. This is the first week in a four-week series based on The Artisan Soul: Crafting Your Life into a Work of Art by Erwin McManus.
Remember the Sabbath Day
Linda’s message is rooted in Exodus 20.1-8 and is the second of a three-week series on Sabbath as Resistance. What might we learn from the command God makes upon God’s people to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy?
Love and Witness
Linda’s message is rooted in Romans 9.1-5 and Thomas Long’s Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. How might we talk about faith in our daily lives? This is the third week in a four-week series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.
Waking Up to Share Our Faith Stories
Linda’s message is rooted in Psalm 105 and the Thomas Long’s Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. How might we wake up each morning in ways that empower us to discern what God is doing in the world and then join God in those activities? This is the second week in a four-week series called Talking Ourselves into Being Christian.
Independence, Sin, & Repentance
Linda’s message is rooted in Romans 7.15-25 and the writings of George Tinker, an American Indian theologian who teaches at Iliff Seminary. What might Native Americans teach us about US independence and how does Paul’s understanding of sin inform our need for repentance? This is the fourth week of our five-week worship series on the World Cup: Rhythms of Faith from Around the World.
I Won’t
Linda’s message invites reflection on the binding of Isaac from Genesis 22 through the lens of Mercy Oduyoye, a United Methodist theologian from Ghana. This is the second week of our five-week worship series on the World Cup: Rhythms of Faith from Around the World.
Order of Worship
Linda’s message invites reflection on the history and meaning of our Order of Worship. Why do we do what we do in worship? What intentions guide our ordering of worship?
Voices of the Voiceless
We conclude our worship series on the Art & Resurrection of Justice with Linda and Matt’s message on the voices of the voiceless. The message is rooted in John 10. The biblical scholarship and reflection for this message draws upon the writing of Anne Howard’s blog Change the Soundtrack and the contemporary stories shared from southeast Asia come from David Batstone’s Not for Sale.
Human Trafficking
Our worship series, The Art and Resurrection of Justice, holds the biblical witness of resurrection in conversation with justice issues of our day. Linda’s message is rooted in John 20.19-31 and the brutalities of human trafficking.
Parable of the Bridesmaids
Linda’s message is rooted in the Parable of the Bridesmaids.