Sermon on Exodus 33:1-23. This is the forty-third sermon in our year-long series on Exodus, and the third sermon in the sixth movement of this sermon series called The Broken Covenant.

In this sixth and final movement of Exodus, we lament the rebellion of Israel as they worship the golden calf and break the covenant. We will consider the repercussions of our own sinfulness and the deep and tender mercies of God, which triumph over judgment. Each week will focus on something true and unique about the Lord we serve.

In this sermon, we explore how God's mercy leads to reconciliation, no matter the cost.

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together.

This week's reading is 2 Thessalonians 2-3, Philemon, and 1 Corinthians 1-4. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

We referenced the Sunnyside website, where we've posted the reading plan. You can find that here.

Sermon on Exodus 32:15-25. This is the forty-second sermon in our year-long series on Exodus, and the second sermon in the sixth movement of this sermon series called The Broken Covenant.

In this sixth and final movement of Exodus, we lament the rebellion of Israel as they worship the golden calf and break the covenant. We will consider the repercussions of our own sinfulness and the deep and tender mercies of God, which triumph over judgment. Each week will focus on something true and unique about the Lord we serve.

In this sermon, we explore how serving God means opposing sin wherever we see it.

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together.

This week's reading is Colossians 4, 1 Thessalonians 1-5, and 2 Thessalonians 1. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

With everything in the news, Pastors Joel and Susan wanted to sit down and discuss how Christians might respond to violence in the Middle East and the world. What are we called to do?

Some resources referenced during this podcast include:

A poem from Kenneth Bailey in Through Peasant Eyes

Psalm 22 and Psalm 46 (mistakenly referred to in our conversation as Psalm 42)

Prayers from The Book of Common Worship, including this prayer for a time after an act of violence:

God of grace and peace, we pray for the region of Gaza, and the people of Israel, Palestine, and the whole Middle East. Help and heal the wounded, receive the dying into your embrace, and comfort those who mourn. Strengthen rescue and relief workers who protect and provide for others in the midst of crisis and chaos. Give leaders the wisdom and determination to understand the causes of hatred and prevent it from gaining force. Put an end to all violence and war, and restrain the impulse to use injustice to seek justice. Continue to pour out your mercy upon the victims of violence in all the other places we forget or ignore. Surround us all with your grace and bring peace to our weary world. This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Finally, here is a statement from the PCUSA Stated Clerk condemning violence and calling all to prayer.

Sermon on Exodus 31:1-11. This is the forty-first sermon in our year-long series on Exodus, and the first sermon in the sixth movement of this sermon series called The Broken Covenant.

In this sixth and final movement of Exodus, we lament the rebellion of Israel as they worship the golden calf and break the covenant. We will consider the reprecussions of our own sinfulness and the deep and tender mercies of God, which triumph over judgment. Each week will focus on something true and unique about the Lord we serve.

In this sermon, we explore how even in our rebellion, God is gracious.

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together.

This week's reading is Philippians 1-4 and Colossians 1-3. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Exodus 31:1-11. This is the fortieth sermon in our year-long series on Exodus, and the seventh and final sermon in the fifth movement of this sermon series called Life with God.

In this fifth movement of Exodus, we join Israel as God gives various additional laws, shares a meal with Israel's elders, and offers instructions for preparing the tabernacle as a place of worship. For seven weeks, we will consider the ways that these seemingly outdated laws and blueprints tell us something about the God we serve.

In this sermon, we explore how God's Spirit leads us not only to truth and goodness, but also to beauty.

Between September 2023 and May 2024, we're reading the New Testament together, one chapter at a time. Each week, Pastors Joel and Susan will have a discussion on that week's reading, offering thoughts to tie the week's reading together.

This week's reading is Galatians 6 and Ephesians 1-6. We hope that God will be with you in your reading each week!

Sermon on Exodus 28:1-5. This is the thirty-ninth sermon in our year-long series on Exodus, and the sixth sermon in the fifth movement of this sermon series called Life with God.

In this fifth movement of Exodus, we join Israel as God gives various additional laws, shares a meal with Israel's elders, and offers instructions for preparing the tabernacle as a place of worship. For seven weeks, we will consider the ways that these seemingly outdated laws and blueprints tell us something about the God we serve.

In this sermon, we explore how we are always representatives of the God we worship, so we can wear our faith proudly.