Sermons

Don’t Know? Come and See!

You probably have to be of a “certain age” to know the song I’m about to quote. It was the “class song” when I graduated from high school, which I’ve always thought was somewhat silly...

Our Identity: God's Beloved Ones

Did you notice the baptism maps on the bulletin board next to the church nursery, across from the Meeting Room? Quite a few of you have added a pin to the maps (one for the world, and...

Love Came Down at Christmas, part 3

Today we celebrate the Epiphany of Our Lord, a festival of the church that actually is tomorrow, January 6. Epiphany means “the manifestation of God,”; so today we celebrate the...

Love Came Down at Christmas, Part 2

At least three things are odd about today’s readings. First, they are out of order; that which is described in the Gospel reading takes place after the arrival of the Magi, which will...

Love Came Down, Part 1

Well...that was unexpected, wasn’t it? Oh...I’m not referring to the story of Jesus’ birth I just read; you expected to hear that. What you may have never experienced is 1 Corinthians...

A New Day

Sermon 12-8-19 Second Sunday in Advent Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 Pastor Jean M. Hansen  

Living into the Vision

Sermon 12-1-19 First Sunday of Advent Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 Pastor Jean M. Hansen  

Preparing for the Delay

Fifty years! For those of you who were here on November 23, 1969, and there are a few such people, it may not seem that long ago when Sunday worship was held in this space for the...