September 29, 2024 – From Generation to Generation – Freedom’s Song Sermon
Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21, CEB “10 As Pharaoh drew closer, the Israelites looked back and saw the Egyptians marching toward them. The Israelites were terrified and cried out to the Lord. 11 They said to Moses, “Weren’t there enough graves in Egypt that you took us away to die in the desert? What have you done […]
September 22, 2024 – Family Ties and Reconciliation
Genesis 37:3-8, 12-13, 18-20, 26-28; 50:15-21 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons because he was born when Jacob was old. Jacob had made for him a long robe. When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of his brothers, they hated him and couldn’t even talk […]
September 15, 2024 – A Promise for the Ages
Genesis 15:1-6 and Psalm 79:13 A reading from Genesis 15:1-6: “After these events, the Lord’s word came to Abram in a vision, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your protector. Your reward will be very great.” But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you possibly give me since I still have no children? The head […]
September 8, 2024 – Weathering the Storm
Genesis 7:1-5, 8:14-19, and 9:8-17 I invite you to listen to today’s scripture reading from Genesis 7:1-5, 8:14-19, and 9:8-17. Let’s connect with the voices of the Bible as we listen to God’s word. First, from Genesis 7:1-5: “The Lord said to Noah, “Go into the ark with your whole household because, among this generation, I’ve […]
September 1, 2024 – Compassion
John 4:4-42 (Selected Verses) Jesus had to go through Samaria. He came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, which was near the land Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus was tired from his journey, so he sat down at the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came […]
August 25, 2024 – Love
Acts 1:1-11 Theophilus, the first scroll I wrote concerned everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning, right up to the day when he was taken up into heaven. Before he was taken up, working in the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus instructed the apostles he had chosen. After his suffering, he showed them […]
August 18, 2024 – Respect
Leviticus 19:33-37 When immigrants live in your land with you, you must not cheat them. Any immigrant who lives with you must be treated as if they were one of your citizens. You must love them as yourself, because you were immigrants in the land of Egypt; I am the Lord your God. You must […]
August 11, 2024 – Kindness
Genesis 12:1-9 The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, […]
August 4, 2024 – Our Story Together
1 Corinthians 12:12-27 “Christ is just like the human body—a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many. We were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether Jew or Greek, or slave or free, and we all were […]
July 28, 2024 – Beginnings
Mark 10:46-52 Jesus and his followers came into Jericho. As Jesus was leaving Jericho, together with his disciples and a sizable crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, Timaeus’ son, was sitting beside the road. When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, show me mercy!” Many […]
