Reflecting the Sacred (Part 2) December 27, 2022

In the midst of all the noise which fills our lives, can we as people of faith still hear God’s voice speaking to us, calling to us, reminding us who we are, reminding us whose we are. Can we hear this call to reconnect in the midst of all that noise which pulls us away from the sacred in our midst?

“Sacred People” Matthew 3: 1-13; Romans 15: 4-13

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway KY

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Reflecting the Sacred (Part 1) November 27, 2022

As a community of faith, we are being invited to soften our focus on life, to blur the hard edges of our lives, to see the whole picture with our hearts, to train our hearts to love as God loves, and to look at life through the reflections of the sacred.

 “Keep Awake” Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:36-44

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway KY

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November 20, 2022

Jesus wants the people to understand that it would have been enough that God provided physical bread to end their hunger pains. But God did more than that. God sent the Bread of Life to the people to satisfy the people’s spiritual hunger.

"Bread of Life" John 6: 25-35

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway, KY

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November 13, 2022

God never promises bad things will never happen to us. What God does promise us is that we do not have to be afraid because we know God is there with us, guiding us and leading us, God is there, surrounding us with grace. We do not have to be afraid because we know that God will always have the last word.

"Things Are About to Happen" Luke 21: 5-19

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This Here Flesh (Part 8) November 6, 2022

"There are times when belonging is not cemented in the lived moment of an experience but in the lively or somber retelling of the moment afterward. Which means we can transfer belonging to the next generation by welcoming them into memories that they (or we) have not lived but choose to steward”. -Cole Arthur Riley

"Memory" Deuteronomy 6: 4-9; Luke 24: 13-25

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway KY

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This Here Flesh (Part 7) October 30, 2022

“We are a people more concerned with ruling than loving. This is a mistake that positions us in places where we are no longer close enough to another person or thing to perceive its pain or need. To be human in an aching world is to know our dignity and become people who safeguard the dignity of everything around us. To protect everything may seem like too great a call. But we will not survive without it.” -Cole Arthur Riley.

"Justice and Liberation" Amos 5: 23-24; Matthew 11: 2-30

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway KY

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This Here Flesh (Part 6) October 23, 2022

I think we were made to be delighted in. And I think it takes just as much strength to believe someone’s joy about you as it does to muster it all on your own. -Cole Arthur Riley

"Repair and Joy" Ezra 3: 10-13; Philippians 4: 1-9,

Rev. Dr. Heather W. McColl, Midway Christian Church, Midway KY

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This Here Flesh (Part 4), October 9, 2022

Our faith story tells us that God makes us lie down in green pastures, that through rest and renewal we will find salvation, that sometimes when we are feeling as if we don’t have our feet underneath us the best thing we can do is go have a little snack and take a nap.

"Rest" Psalm 23: 4b-6; Luke 8: 22-25

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World Communion Sunday Community Service, October 2, 2022.

As we find ourselves in a place where the church is more and more segregated, let us work to bring denominations together; to bring the people who follow Christ together, with the sharing of the one thing we all share in, that is Holy Communion.

"Us" 2 Timothy 1 7-9

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