First Sermons

When death seems to have had the last word and rising up feels locked down, we call on the power of love and life. We take up Jesus’ cup of freedom, we call on the name of the One Who Is Truly Sovereign, and we claim the freedom to move forward, to follow, to rise again, to love, bless, and be opened. In the end, we are filled with the freedom of the Spirit of God. God’s promise of a new covenant...

When death seems to have had the last word and rising up feels locked down, we call on the power of love and life. We take up Jesus’ cup of freedom, we call on the name of the One Who Is Truly Sovereign, and we claim the freedom to move forward, to follow, to rise again, to love, bless, and be opened. In the end, we are filled with the freedom of the Spirit of God. This Sunday’s scripture points t...

When death seems to have had the last word and rising up feels locked down, we call on the power of love and life. We take up Jesus’ cup of freedom, we call on the name of the One Who Is Truly Sovereign, and we claim the freedom to move forward, to follow, to rise again, to love, bless, and be opened. In the end, we are filled with the freedom of the Spirit of God. Jesus used common examples like...

Pastor Harold Henderson preaches on Easter on this 2nd Sunday of Easter.

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

Will Haxton preaches a sermon on Gator Wesley Sunday.

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

In this Lenten sermon series, we study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story of Len...

In this Lenten sermon series, we will study the stories and parables that defined Jesus’ final chapter in ministry. The story of Lent is a story of messy middles. Jesus is on the road, but he’s not there yet. Jesus is telling stories, but the crowds don’t understand. Jesus is leading a parade, but it’s not the one they expected. Jesus is risen, but the disciples can’t forget the cross. The story o...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Our choice of actions, both big and small, have a cascading impact on others, spreading outward like ripples on a pond. This visual metaphor emphasizes the power we have to create change in our communities through our choices and interactions with others. Every act of kindness and compassion, or negativity and hate, can have far-reaching consequences. In this series, we explore the beginnings of J...

Pastor Beth's sermon on 19 January 2025.

Pastor Beth's sermon on the Baptism of the Lord Sunday on 12 January 2025.

Pastor Beth's sermon on Epiphany Sunday on 5 January 2025.

This First Sunday in Christmastide is a wonderful time for us to consider that we’ve come all this way through the waiting of Advent into the joy of Jesus’ arrival, but now what? As messengers of this good news how will we live lives that praise God in the new year that’s to come? Verses 1 and 2 of Psalm 148 say “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from heaven! Praise God on the heights! Praise God,...

The Season of Advent is one of the highlights of the Christian Year and in this series we will consider the Preparations and the Passion of Advent so that we might embrace the Presence and Promise of the Christ who comes. So, come, let us adore him! Verse 2 of Micah 5 says “But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to r...

The Season of Advent is one of the highlights of the Christian Year and in this series we will consider the Preparations and the Passion of Advent so that we might embrace the Presence and Promise of the Christ who comes. So, come, let us adore him! Verse 2 of Malachi 3 says “But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like washe...

The Season of Advent is one of the highlights of the Christian Year and in this series we will consider the Preparations and the Passion of Advent so that we might embrace the Presence and Promise of the Christ who comes. So, come, let us adore him! Verse 14 of Jeremiah 33 say “The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of...