Fifth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:40-42 and Romans 6:12-23 | July 2, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Sermon: All That Sparkles | First Christian Church St. Paul, MN

00:00:06 Romans 6:12-23 - Battling Sin and Embracing Righteousness

00:02:25 Matthew 10:40-42 - The Rewards of Welcoming Others

00:03:15 Controversial Sparkle Creed at Adina Community Lutheran Church

00:04:24 Accusations of Heresy Surrounding the Sparkle Creed

00:05:20 The Sparkle Creed: A New Culture War

00:06:17 Seeking a Welcoming Approach for LGBTQ People

00:06:47 Jesus prepares disciples for the challenges of spreading the gospel

00:07:38 Paul's message: Freedom in Christ, serving God and others

00:08:24 Importance of hospitality in the Christian faith

00:09:17 Welcoming Strangers and Community Reception

00:11:11 Welcoming Those with Different Theology or Politics

00:12:46 A Beautiful Display of Hospitality

00:12:56 Doctrine vs Love: The Importance of Balance

00:13:50 The Ineffectiveness of Sharing God's Love without Kindness

00:14:01 Reconsidering the Name of the Congregation

00:15:06 Hospitality as a Moral Obligation

00:15:23 Xenia: Living up to a Cool Name

00:16:13 Praying for a Spirit of Hospitality and Xenia

Fourth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:24-39 and Genesis 21:8-21 | June 25, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Third Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 9:35-10:8 and Romans 5:1-8 | June 18, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Second Sunday After Pentecost |Genesis 12:1-9 and Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 | June 11, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Trinity Sunday |Matthew 28:16-20 | June 4, 2023 | Robert Hamilton, preaching

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-21 | May 28, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

"Wind and fire are powerful.  When we think about what that Pentecost found in Acts we might want to think of what seemed like wind and fire as something that was disruptive, because it was.  The disciples' life would never be the same ever again."

Learn more about First Christian: ⁠⁠https://fccsaintpaul.org/⁠⁠

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the ⁠⁠Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)⁠⁠. Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Ascension Sunday | Acts 1:6-14 | May 21, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

"Jesus doesn’t remove our anxiety. Jesus didn’t remove the disciples' anxiety, so don’t think Jesus is going to magically get rid of the knots in our stomachs. To be anxious is to be human. The trick is how we respond to it. What this passage tells us is that Jesus brings hope."

Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/

Watch the worship live stream for May 14: ⁠https://youtube.com/live/NnahoXtDZ4M?feature=share

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.

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Sixth Sunday of Easter | John 14:15-21 | May 14, 2023 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching

" In the gospel reading today, John is trying to make something abundantly clear.

All Jesus asks, all he asks, is that we recognize and accept his love, the love he has received from God, the love he has lived among us, the love that will remain with us through the Holy Spirit. "

Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/

Watch the worship live stream for May 14: ⁠https://youtube.com/live/NnahoXtDZ4M?feature=share

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

Fifth Sunday of Easter | John 14:1-14 and Acts 7:54-60 | May 7, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

" ...we worship the Risen Christ that defeated death and has created space for us heart of God in heaven. The hope in the resurrection, the aiming for heaven is what empowers the church to bring some of heaven into our world. "

Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/

Watch the worship live stream for May 7: ⁠https://youtube.com/live/nc1ykbfnPYw?feature=share

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

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Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | April 30, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

"Churches are places where those “bonds of affection” can be built up. That is the social benefit of churches. The spiritual one is that it is in community with other people that we learn how to be followers of Jesus, where people learn to see God at work in each other’s lives and to see God in the face of strangers we meet in our day-to-day lives."

Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/

Watch the worship live stream for April 30: ⁠https://youtube.com/live/1v8J0ieN-FQ?feature=share

First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

#sermons #preaching #easter