This sermon was preached at St. Peter United Church of Christ (Lake Zurich, Illinois) on September 22, 2019.  Rev. Ruth Farrell is preaching. The text is Luke 16:1-13 which is either titled, "The Parable of the Shrewd Manager" or "The Parable of the Dishonest Manager."  Listen in to hear how God is calling us to live shrewdly not just during life's crises, but all the time.

What brings a church together? What makes it thrive? Simple answer: Jesus.  Jesus tears down the fences that divide us building us into an amazing home where God feels completely at home (Ephesians 2:19-22).

This sermon was recorded at St. Peter United Church of Christ (Lake Zurich, Illinois) on March 17, 2019.  The Rev. Ruth Farrell is preaching.  The scripture text is Mark 5:21-43 and the quote about labyrinths at the end of the sermon is from Barbara Brown Taylor's book An Altar in the World.  This was sermon 2 (even though the episode says it was sermon 1) in a Lenten series entitled "Everyday Spirituality: Becoming more like Jesus through our everyday activities."

This was the first sermon in our Lent 2019 Series entitled Everyday Spirituality: Becoming more like Jesus through our everyday activities.  The Rev. Ruth Farrell is preaching.  The scripture text was Matthew 4:1-11 and the sermon also contains quotes from Barbara Brown Taylor's An Altar in the World and N.T. Wright's commentary Matthew for Everyone.

This sermon was recorded at St. Peter UCC (Lake Zurich, Illinois) on May 5, 2019.  Rev. Ruth Farrell is preaching.  The texts are Matthew 28:16-20 and John 20:24-29. The two quotes are from Rob Bell's What We Talk About When We Talk About God.