Grace Talks

In this week's sermon, Pastor Corey dives into the parable of the good Samaritan and relates it to Mr Fred Rogers' work on his show Mr Rogers' Neighborhood. Asking the question of "who is my neighbor?" he dives into what it means to be a neighbor both individually and socially in our world today. 

In this sermon on Luke 8:26-39, Pastor Corey talks about his experience at camp as it relates to the story of Jesus' encounter and exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac. Bringing up rejection and the robbing of bodily autonomy, he dives into some of the biblical basis for understanding the demonic. 

In this sermon on 1 Kings 10:1-15a, Pastor Corey dives into the need for rest. In a culture that is go go go, sometimes we need to take some time for ourselves. 

19 years. That is the deadline some analysts give the UMC before we reach a point of unsustainability. And yet in the face of a number like this perhaps the need is not to become hopeless but rather to become hopeful. To see this deadline as something to be galvanized by. Something built up by. In this sermon on Pentecost, Pastor Corey dives into our hope for the Church and the presence of God in...

In this sermon on Acts 11:1-8, Pastor Corey dives into Peter's vision and the words of God coming to him saying, "do not call impure what God has made pure," and asks the question, "who are we calling impure?" Reflecting upon the people of God and the serious questions of LGBTQ inclusion we are invited to think about who we are welcoming into our doors. 

In this sermon on Leviticus 25:1-7, Pastor Corey dives into the ancient practice of the Sabbath Year and the Year of Jubilee and calls us to imagine what it might be like to see that in our world today and how it is that we might best practice that in our own lives. 

In this sermon Pastor Corey has a bad case of allergies so you may notice he sounds a bit congested. Despite that, he delivers a sermon on the importance of caring for the oppressed and the least of these. Through examining the business practices involved in global farming practices he invites the hearer to imagine a better world and how it is that we can start on that path towards that world.&nbs...

In this sermon Pastor Corey goes back to the beginning as he looks at God breathing life into humankind and giving us a place to call home. He talks about our interrelatedness to the land and our inability to be truly separated from it. 

In this sermon on Thomas, Pastor Corey looks at the character of Thomas, the disciple who is remembered most for his doubt, and examines what it means to have faith versus belief and how doubt is actually needed in order for faith to truly flourish. 

In this sermon on the Resurrection as presented in the Gospel of John, Pastor Corey examines the view of Jesus as Gardener and what that means both for us as a community and as individuals. 

In this audio version of this year's Good Friday service, we follow Christ to the Cross and reflect on how it still relates to us today.

In this sermon on Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Christ, Pastor Corey discusses the fickle nature of our hearts and how we are so often both the ones crying out for our Savior and for his blood. 

In this sermon Pastor Corey reflects on the things of the earth we work to accumulate and build up for ourselves only to find them worthless in the end. Which is more important? A life lived for others or a life lived for riches? 

In this sermon on the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Pastor Corey dives into the feeling of resentment we all feel when we perceive something as unfair and asks the question of how it is we get past that. How it is that we begin to see others not as someone to be competed with but as someone to share with in love. 

When it comes to suffering and evil one of the most common questions we will ever hear or ask is: why? In this sermon Pastor Corey looks at Jesus' parable of the fig tree and the gardener and breaks down the question and how it relates to us. 

In this sermon Pastor Corey looks at the role of the prophet in ancient Israel and the role of the prophet today, noting that to speak truth to power is always dangerous. 

In this sermon on the temptation of Jesus, Pastor Corey looks in the difference between ruling through fear and ruling through love, pointing out that it is love, not fear that can change the world for the better. 

Another year another take on the Transfiguration. This time Pastor Corey focuses not on the journey down the mountain, but rather on our time spent on it. In times like this sometimes it's all we can do to rest in the presence of Christ and love and allow tomorrow to deal with tomorrow. 

What can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important. In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2021's Encanto, looking at it for what it can teach us about family and about the health of the Church. 

What can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important. In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2015's The Little Prince and what it can teach us about love. 

What can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important. In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2019's Frozen II and looks at it for its lessons about strength and perseverance in the face of hopelessness.&n...

What can we learn about the gospel from our entertainment? Quite a bit as it turns out. Movies are some of the most prevalent models and teachers of ethics we have in our day and so digging into them and seeing them for their value can be important.  In this sermon, Pastor Corey digs into 2016's Moana and looks at it for its lessons about forgiveness, empathy, and love for enemies. 

A sermon that starts with MLK and ends with our own mission. How can we reframe the narrative so that we look at what's considered extraordinary and see it instead as common? 

A sermon on John 2:1-11, Jesus turning the water into wine. Learn about the amount of wine Jesus transformed and what that image means for us today. 

Pastor Corey shares more of himself in this sermon on baptism.