The Church Was Not Born to be Vague

Pentecost, truth-telling, and the kind of community the Spirit creates

Preacher: The Rev. David Collins

May 24, 2026

Acts 2

Summary

Pentecost is the birthday of the church, but Acts 2 is more than an origin story. It shows us what the church is supposed to become: a people shaped by the Spirit, where failure is not the end of the story, the truth is told clearly, real community is practiced, and love becomes visible.

In this sermon on Acts 2, Rev. David R. Collins reflects on Peter’s first sermon, the miracle of being understood, the courage to name what is actually broken, and the Spirit’s call to become a different kind of people in the middle of a corrupt generation.

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More Than the Sign

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Preacher: The Rev. Megan Collins

May 17, 2026

Genesis 15 & 17; Deuteronomy 10 & 30; Galatians 5; Colossians 2

Summary

What is the difference between wearing the symbol of a relationship and actually living into that relationship?

In this sermon, Rev. Megan Collins begins with childhood friendship bracelets, then moves through the biblical story of circumcision as a sign of God’s covenant with Abraham. But from Moses to Paul, Scripture keeps pushing deeper: God wants more than religious symbols and good intentions.

God wants to change our hearts.

Through Genesis, Deuteronomy, Galatians, and Colossians, this message explores the gap between who we want to be and how we actually live ... and the good news that God can cut away what keeps us from love, courage, repentance, and real life. 

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Pessimistic Hope

Genesis 13

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Preacher: The Rev. David Collins

May 10, 2026

Summary

In Genesis 13, Abram and Lot stand in the boarding line of history: with too much fear, too little space, and everybody grasping for what they can get. Lot chooses the obvious opportunity. Abram chooses trust. In this sermon, Rev. David Collins explores the difference between optimism, pessimism, despair, and hope…and why biblical hope is not confidence that things will work out, but that God is faithful.

“Pessimistic Hope” wrestles with politics, scarcity, compromise, the promises of God, and what it means to walk toward a future we cannot yet prove. Because the future is not closed yet.

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Introducing Abraham

Genesis 12

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Preacher: The Rev. Megan Collins

May 3, 2026

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Babel: When God Breaks the System

Genesis 10-11

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Preacher: The Rev. David Collins

April 26, 2026

Summary

What if the Tower of Babel isn’t about punishment…but about liberation?

In Genesis 10–11, Babel is stitched into a larger story of human diversity. Instead of explaining where languages come from, it exposes what happens when people consolidate power and build systems that depend on control.

God doesn’t destroy the tower…God takes away the workforce.

And when the system stops…people are set free.

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"When Everything Changes"

Genesis 9 & Matthew 15

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Preacher: The Rev. Megan Collins

April 19, 2026

Summary

What do you do when everything starts to change?

This sermon explores one of the Bible’s most confusing and misused passages—Genesis 9—and how it has been twisted to justify injustice. Tracing the story from Noah to Jesus and the Canaanite woman, we see a shift from exclusion to radical inclusion.

Change is inevitable. The question is how we respond: resist it, or look for where God is at work and join in.

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The Flood | Genesis 6:1-9:19

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Preacher: The Rev. David Collins

April 12, 2026

Summary

What do we do with a story where God floods the world… and then promises never to do it again? This sermon explores the tension at the heart of Noah’s story, challenges easy answers (...dumb ones too) and uncovers a deeper truth: the problem isn’t what we think it is, and neither is God.

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Rev. Megan Collins

April 5, 2026

Luke 24: 1-10

What do you do when something in your life feels too far gone?

In this Easter message, Pastor Megan explores a simple but powerful idea: resurrection doesn’t happen to people who have everything figured out...it happens to people who show up.

The women who first discovered the empty tomb in Luke 24 weren’t expecting a miracle. They came with spices to tend to a dead body. And yet, that ordinary act of faithfulness became the moment they encountered something completely unexpected: new life.

From neglected plants on a balcony to lost hope, broken relationships, and fading faith, this sermon invites you to consider:

What if the most important thing you can do is simply show up?

You may not find a dramatic, instant miracle. But you might begin to see small resurrections and glimpses of new life where you thought there was none.

And maybe, that’s enough to believe the bigger story too.

Rev. David Collins

March 29, 2026

This Palm Sunday sermon follows the Gospel of Mark through the tension of Holy Week…from the crowds waving palm branches to the cross where Jesus cries out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

We explore how Jesus’ life, his confrontation of injustice, and his refusal to turn away...even when it cost him everything,...reveal a different kind of God than many of us were taught to believe in.

Along the way, we reflect on the witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who wrestled with what it means to follow Jesus in a world that feels like it’s coming apart…and what it looks like to remain faithful when there are no easy answers and no last-minute miracles.

Because at some point…
knowing something is wrong has to turn into doing something about it.

Lamech - Genesis 4:17-26

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Preacher: The Rev. Megan Collins

March 22, 2026

Summary

Lamech is usually a person who gets skipped over on the way from Cain and Abel to Noah and the Flood, and for an understandable reason. He was the first polygamist in the Bible, and doubled down on Cain's foundation of violence and vengeance. But we should skip past him so quickly. His story, and the way that Genesis shows an alternate version of him, shows us the importance of the foundations we build on.

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