"What must I do to earn God's love?" is not an unusual question. Its not a necessary question, though, because Grace has been freely given. Set free from doubts about our place with God, we are cut lose to share this liberating promise with our neighbor, wherever we find ourselves. The sermon preached Sunday, Aug 7 on Galatians 6.2-10.

What do you see when you look in the mirror? Do you see the image of God? This week we wrestle with our critical, sometimes cruel judgments of appearance as we hear from Paul that we are treasured jars of clay. You were formed and are daily renewed by God through Christ. The sermon preached Sunday, July 17 2016 on 2 Corinthians 4.5-18.

It has been a horrific week (again) of violence against God's people. God's love binds us to one another. God's love helps us see one another as beautiful, each bearing the image of God. God's love is not of this world and cannot be destroyed by it, no matter our our human efforts. The sermon preached July 10 2016 on 1st Corinthians chapter 13.

How is your vision for Christ? Can we see him beyond our traditions, our history, our wants and needs? The Corinthian church wanted more Corinthian churches just like them, Christ is building a diverse, beautiful kingdom of God's creativity. A sermon on getting our vision checked from July 3, 2016 on 1 Corinthians 9.16-23.

In the aftermath of the violence against Pulse nightclub in Orlando, in the continued wake of the attack on Mother Emanuel AME in Charleston, we come to God longing. We are given love as our gift, our solace, our only response to evil. The sermon preached Sunday June 19, 2016 on Romans 12.9-21. Please note: The first minute was lost, we apologize for the abrupt beginning.

Who is against us? Who is to condemn? Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Surrounded by insurmountable walls of race, class, gender and the rest, Grace is our tool that transforms our vision. With a cameo by Wile E Coyote and Road Runner. The sermon preached June 12, 2016 on Romans 8.31-39.

Our sermon series, "Roadtrippin with Paul," continues with Romans 7.14-25. We're reminded in this text that we're bound to sin and cannot free ourselves. That bondage leads to a whole lot of destructive habits personally, culturally and inside churches. So how can these words from Paul also be a reflection of Christ's love for us?

The sermon preached on May 29, 2016. Our first sermon in our summer series on Apostle Paul leaps in with both feet with his charge to the Romans that we are all sinners, and this truth is our proof of Grace in Christ. Romans 3.19-28

The sermon preached on Sunday, May 22 with the gospel of John 16.12-15. Getting a new Bible is like going to school on the first day, exciting and terrifying because its all so heavy. Jesus our Teacher shows us what we can do, tells us we will do it despite our doubts and then leads us into the world to reveal God's glory. Because, like any good teacher, Jesus will get us there.

The sermon preached on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2016 around the gospel of John 14.8-17. When we're done with hearing about God and cannot wait any longer to see our Lord face to face, Jesus responds.