Sermons on reaching in love (Page 11)
Yeast in the Dough
Linda’s message invites reflection on Black Lives Matter and the violence experienced in our nation this week. The message is rooted in Matthew 13.33. How will we receive the leaven handed down to us and knead our lives in God’s rising hope?
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.
Fasting & Abstinence
Matt’s message invites reflection on how we might interrupt cycles of violence through creative acts of fasting and abstinence. How might this way of staying in love with God empower us to respond to the massacre of LGBTQ people in Orlando and the celebration of this violence by a pastor here in Sacramento. The message is rooted in Exodus 16.
Public Worship
Linda’s message is rooted in Acts 2.1-21. On this Pentecost, she talks about what the gift of The Holy Spirit is and what it means through the 6 historical spiritual disciplines.
Glory, Love, and Mac & Cheese
Matt’s message is rooted in John 13.31-35 and the story of Chef Niki Nakayama.
Agape & Rachel Kurtz
All Are Welcome by Agape (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz Give Me Jesus by Rachel Kurtz Lament by Rachel Kurtz 35 Theses by Agape (Dave Scherer) Message by Agape (Dave Scherer) On & On by Agape (Dave Scherer) Hallelujah by Rachel Kurtz Song for Matthew by Agape (Dave Scherer) Make a Difference by Agape (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz Rise Up by Agape (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz Brenden Lowe, Piano & Music Director Anthony Coleman II, Trumpet & Keyboard & Percussion Joe Kye, Violin Molly Redfield, Bass Tim…
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Matt’s message is rooted in 2 Corinthians 8.13-15 and invites reflection on the income gender gap we experience in the United States. How might the Bible and our Christian tradition help us to address income inequality?
Privilege
Linda and Matt invite reflection on how Scripture and our Christian tradition might frame our disruption of privilege. The message is rooted in Mark 3.1-6.
In the Beginning
Linda’s message is rooted in John 1.1-9 and invites reflection as we begin the new year together.
Dwelling in the Christmas Story
Matt’s message is rooted in Luke 2. How might God’s appearance to the shepherds long ago prepare us to offer radical hospitality to around 120 unhoused guests this week through Winter Sanctuary? What work of Christmas is God calling you to fulfill?
Hope
Matt’s message is rooted in Jeremiah 33.14-16. This is the first week in a four-week worship series called Christmas is Coming. Here is a link to the video, Beyond Bethlehem, played during the message.
Deep Commitment
Matt’s message is rooted in Mark 12.28-34 & invites reflection on our Deep Commitments to God and one another. Here is a link to our online Deep Commitment Card.