Latest Sermons
First Sunday of Lent
Ash Wednesday Sermon
— Rev. Devon Anderson (March 6, 2019) Read
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
— Rev. Chip Whitacre (February 24, 2019) Read Listen
Dot-to-Dot
"Beginning and throughout Jesus’ ministry, he proclaims “the kingdom of God is like.....” This sermon looks at them like dots in a childhood Dot-toDot book and pencils in the lines to make a picture of what Jesus is trying to tell us."
— Rev. Dr. Anne Miner-Pearson (February 17, 2019) Read Listen
Fifth Sunday in Epiphany
— Rev. Devon Anderson (February 10, 2019) Read
Breakthroughs
"The words, actions and very presence of Jesus creates radical changes in people, as in a “breakthrough”, because Jesus’ union of holy and human breaks through the usual pattern of thinking to live from the deeper union flowing from God."
— Rev. Dr. Anne Miner-Pearson (February 3, 2019) Read Listen
Most Requested Sermons
Getting a New Story
"When ego traps us in old stories and we think life is all about us, Jesus invites us to know we live in a web of relationships on a vast, cosmic canvas."
— Rev. Dr. Anne Miner-Pearson (October 21, 2018) Read Listen
A Farewell Sermon from Andrew Birling
"A sermon about the disciples need for a get away, the importance of community, and a sense of call."
— Director of Music, Andrew T. Birling (July 22, 2018) Read Listen
First Sunday of Advent 2017
"My soft addiction is being busy. And like any addiction, filling my time with projects and commitments deludes me into thinking an overstuffed calendar can somehow fill the places inside me that are bereft or empty -- but it doesn’t, really."
— Rev. Devon Anderson (December 3, 2017)
Post-Election Apocalypse: What Do We Do Now?
"It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work."
— Rev. Devon Anderson (November 13, 2016)
On the Anniversary of 9-11
"What were the spiritual aftershocks of 9-11? What did we learn about God and the many faces of God on that day?"
— Rev. Devon Anderson (September 11, 2016)
Riots are the Language of the Unheard
"What are we to do about racial injustice and riots in Baltimore in light of the Gospel? "
— Rev. Devon Anderson (May 3, 2015)
God Waits Patiently on the Other Side of Our Fear
"The Parable of the Five Talents is not a lesson about stewardship or using our gifts wisely. It is a commentary on fear. And fear, as Jesus knew so well, is life's only true opponent."
— Rev. Devon Anderson (Nov 16, 2014)
Reclaiming Jesus' Love Language
"Contrary to what we might think, 'No one comes to the Father except through me' may just be the single most loving, inclusive, visionary statement Jesus ever made."
— Rev. Devon Anderson (May 23, 2014)