Zions Stone UCC

Pastor Mike preaches on how when Jesus is elevated on the cross he will draw all people to him and how that helps focus us and turn us from the aimlessness of sin.

Holy Cross Year A: Isaiah 45:21-25; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:31-36a

Pastor Mike preaches from the Epistle to Philemon focusing on Paul's description of himself as a prisoner of Christ, what that means for Philemon, and how that changes relationships in the church modeled on Chrosts own self giving.

13th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A:Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Philemon 1-25; Luke 14:25-33

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Pastor Mike preaches on how we are to live in the coming kingdom of God: Remembering to love one another, being content in Christ, and honoring our marriages.

12th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A: Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8; Luke 14:1,7-14

Pastor Mike preaches on the necessary role of guides and fathers in the Christian life.

11th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Deuteronomy 18:15-18; I Corinthians 4:9-16; Luke 22:24-30

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' words on how his casting fire on the earth brings division and what sets it apart from the way that we divide one another up along political, personal, and spititual lines

10th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Jeremiah 23:23-29; Hebrews 12:1-14; Luke 12:49-56

Pastor Mike preaches on the pattern of faith and faithfulness set by Abraham, and the heroes of the Old Testament, and how the promises they never saw fully realized are fulfilled in Christ.

9th Sunday of Pentecost, Year A: Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-16; Luke 12:32-40

Pastor Mike preaches on God's holiness, his actions, our response, and how the Transfiguration of Jesus shows us not only his divinity and humanity but also what he has promised us in the resurrection.

Transfiguration, Year A: Psalm 99; Luke 9:28-36

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Pastor Mike preaches on Abraham's intercession for Lot after God announced that Lot's city would be destroyed. Tied in with Jesus' instructions on prayer we learn that we can pray boldly, with specificity, and with expectation.

6th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Genesis 18:20-33; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13

2nd Sunday After Pentecost: Zechariah 12:8-10, 13:1, Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 9:18-24

Pastor Mike preaches on how unhelpful theological trends has influenced how many Christians read and interpret the Old Testament, particularly prophetic passages relating to Israel, and how all of the Old Testament is summed up in Jesus Christ and the Church.

On Trinity Sunday Pastor Mike preaches on Isaiah and John's vision of the throne of God. Our encounter with his holiness makes us aware of our sinfulness, how Jesus has purified us, and how God is both utterly transcendent yet also knowable.