Church of the Resurrection Leawood Sermons

Today is a good day for us to stop and reflect on the pandemic – to consider how we've changed and what is different in our lives. In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton draws our attention to the wisdom that can be found in this type of reflection.

Even in the most difficult of circumstances, we know that God walks with us. When we reflect on the painful parts of our life, we can often find unexpected gifts for which we can be thankful. Over this past year, we know that COVID wasn't sent by God, but God has used COVID to move our hearts toward compassion to other people.

The message of Jesus' resurrection is that there is always hope for us. The worst thing is never the last thing – every Friday is followed by a Sunday.

As we begin Holy Week, we walk through the events of the last week before Jesus' crucifixion, from his entrance into Jerusalem on a donkey to his death and burial.

Jesus had a particular affinity for children, and in this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton shows us how we ought to be serving the children in our communities.

Who is Jesus? And what does Jesus ask of us? Every story in the Gospel of Mark is intended to answer those two questions. In this sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton considers the answers to these two questions as found in the story of feeding the multitudes.

Jesus faced opposition throughout his ministry, even from his own family at times. As we walk with Jesus, we also face opposition from those who don't understand how our faith changes the way we see the world. In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam Hamilton encourages us to find comfort in this story from the Gospel of Mark.

Our job as followers of Jesus is to work toward the idea that God's reign has come on Earth and that we are to do God's work – through that work, the world will be healed. In this week's sermon, Rev. Adam Hamilton follows the steps of Jesus as he called his disciples and began his ministry on Earth.

As we begin the season of Lent, Pastor Adam considers the life and ministry of John the Baptist, a prophet who called his people to repentance in preparation for the coming of Jesus, the Son of God.

Close relationships with our partners are really difficult during the isolation of a pandemic. In this week's sermon, Pastors Wendy Lyons Chrostek and Scott Chrostek provide some tips on how to strengthen our relationships with the people we live with.