“Jesus and his disciples would have known they had less than a decade left of life, if that. And still, their God-given mission was to bring justice to the nations. Now imagine if we set our sights that high. Forget, ‘we would like to grow as a parish.’ Imagine if our mission was to bring justice to the nations, in less than ten years.”

”God is very indiscriminate when it comes to choosing who to invite to this yearly celebration, because salvation is for everybody. Phew. Because if Jesus only came to save good Christians, then he's—you know, getting a diminishing return on his investment these days.” Kate preaches on Christmas Eve.

Lectionary Readings:

Isaiah 9:2-7;

Titus 2:11-14;

Luke 2:1-14(15-20);

Psalm 96

Our annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols features stories read

by clergy and parishioners, anthems sung by the adult choir and youth

choir, and hymns sung by everyone.

If Jesus called you over personally and asked you, "What do you want me to do for you?"...what would you say? All of us want health and safety for ourselves and loved ones; but it doesn't stop there.

Kate preaches on the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Job 42:1-6, 10-17;

Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22);

Hebrews 7:23-28;

Mark 10:46-52

No one loves a God who causes them to suffer. So how do we understand God's place in a world full of suffering? Kate preaches on God's response to Job on the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Job 38:1-7, (34-41);

Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b;

Hebrews 5:1-10;

Mark 10:35-45

“You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” Greg preaches on the gospel for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Job 23:1-9, 16-17;

Psalm 22:1-15;

Hebrews 4:12-16;

Mark 10:17-31

"There's really no good reason for God to love us. Truly, there isn't...God loves us just because we are." Kate preaches on the texts for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Job 1:1; 2:1-10;

Psalm 26;

Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12;

Mark 10:2-16

"If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off"... Yikes! Greg preaches on the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22;

Psalm 124;

James 5:13-20;

Mark 9:38-50

Kate preaches on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.

Lectionary Readings:

Proverbs 1:20-33;

Psalm 19;

James 3:1-12;

Mark 8:27-38

Lectionary Readings:

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23

Psalm 125

James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17

Mark 7:24-37