For the spirit of the city

It's not easy doing what Jesus asks of us, but because He goes with us, we can dare to submit our wills to God. Rev. Paula O. Parker preaches on Matthew 10:37-42 at Community worship on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

What's the difference between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector? The intent of their hearts is the difference says DeBorah Cannady in her sermon on Luke 18:9-14, given at Community worship on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

Peyton McCoy speaks to dark-night-betwixt-and-between tests of faith, as rendered in Abraham and Isaac's story, found in Genesis 22:1-14. Sharing from her life and experience, Peyton preached on "Faith, in the Midnight Hour" at Community worship on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

In Luke's account, Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one said thank you. Rev. Joel Blunk speaks to the importance of gratitude, as well as the difficulties we often experience showing it. In his sermon, "Nine Good Reasons Not To Say Thank You," Joel covers some of those common pitfalls we all encounter. He preached at on Luke 17:11-19 at Community worship on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.

What roles do fear, shame, and unforgiveness play in the acquisition of joy? Plenty, as it turns out, as Jerry Deans relates his life story and its trials and triumphs. Jerry spoke at Community worship on Tuesday, October 8, 2019.

Rev. Paula Parker reminds us of our own souls' gardens and being on the lookout for bitter-root judgment — her sermon on John 15, The Vine and the Branches, was preached at Community worship on Tuesday, October 1, 2019.

Lindsey Franklin examines he curious connection between money, shame, and effective stewardship in her sermon on the Dishonest Manager. The story is found in Luke 16:1-13, and she preached at Community worship on Tuesday, September 24, 2019.

The wisdom of looking for that which is lost, and not thinking too small, is the point Rev. Joel Blunk makes in his sermon on Luke 15:1-10, given at Community worship on Tuesday, 9/17/2019.

Life as a big storm and making one's way by way of the broken pieces in one's life is the topic Rev. Paige Chargois takes on in her sermon on Acts 27 — the spiritual art of the second chance — given at Community worship on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

What's the relationship between repentance, barrenness, and bearing fruit? Rev. Paula Parker examines this question and the question of vocation in her sermon on the Fig Tree, taken from Luke 13:6-9, delivered at Community worship on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.