Push On

Aug 02, 2020
Sermon 8-2-2020 9th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 14:13-21 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        You probably have, in your life, pushed yourself to do something even though you do not quite feel up to it. That is a common reality for...

Themes Worth Remembering: Romans 8

Jul 26, 2020
Sermon 7-26-2020 8th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Romans 8:26-39 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          You have heard me say it often; the eighth chapter of Romans is one of my favorite portions of scripture. In fact, it is so significant to me...

Fertilizer Happens!

Jul 12, 2020
Sermon 7-12-2020 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        Every summer, the lectionary (list of scriptures for each Sunday) offers a reading that invites me to talk about gardening and opens up...

It’s Not Easy

Jul 05, 2020
Sermon 7-5-2020 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        The week before last I preached a sermon titled, “It’s not pretty”, in which I began by listing events that have recently impacted our...

Do Small Things, with Great Love

Jun 26, 2020
6/28/20 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 10:40-42 Pastor Sandy Selby               I moved to Akron thirty-nine years ago to work for BFGoodrich. Having moved to a city where I knew no one, my priorities were to get settled into...

It is Not Pretty

Jun 21, 2020
Sermon 6-21-2020 Third Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 10:24-39 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        You have heard the expression, I suppose, that proclaims, “It is not pretty.” That’s usually an understatement referring to some unacceptable...

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