Sermons at Morehead FCC

Lovingkindness in a Strange World The psalmist offers a challenge to readers: Will you put your trust in the princes of this world? Or will you trust in the God who "executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry," and "sets the prisoners free"? In her sermon following the 2024 U.S. election, Pastor Nancy delves into the story of Elijah after his first public confrontation with K...

In the final sermon of the series, "Do unto Others: a Campaign for Kindness," Pastor Nancy reflects on Jesus's answer to a hostile, trick question: "What is the greatest commandment?" Jesus responds, Love God wholeheartedly...and love your neighbor as yourself. How do we follow Jesus's words when the loudest voices in our world want to pit us against one another? How can we hold fast to the values...

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. How do we show respect for others when our points of view vary so drastically? In her fourth sermon in the series, A Campaign for Kindness, Pastor Nancy works through the Apostle Paul's approaches to conflict in an ancient house church in Corinth to explore the ideas of civility, respect, and the bonds of community. Sermon: To Each Is Given Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-26 To read m...

In her third message in our series on the Golden Rule, Do Unto Others: A Campaign for Kindness, Pastor Nancy explores the virtue of humility. What is humility? What role does humility play in our relationships and our politics? Is humility static or can we learn to expand our capacity for healthy humility? Sermon: Bound Together in Peace Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6; Mark 10:30-45 To support the min...

"In our current situation, in which vitriol, scapegoating, and demonizing have become dominant speech patterns in the political sphere, are we losing the ability to be compassionate? to have the capacity to creatively imagine the experiences of the other? to listen, take in information, and change our minds?" Listen as Pastor Nancy explores the practices of compassion in her sermon, "A Better Stor...

The U.S. is in the last few weeks of a contentious election season. What's the church to do when a culture of cruelty has taken hold? Listen as Pastor Nancy shares the first of five sermons as meditations on the Golden Rule, "Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you. This week the focus is on #kindness and the Scripture is Luke 6:31-36. #CampaignForKindness #DoUntoOthers

Could've, Should've, Would've

Where do we find wisdom for this moment, as the realities of climate change loom large in our world? Listen as Pastor Nancy weaves stories and scripture together in her sermon, "Wisdom Found on Back Roads." Scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33 Questions for reflection: What has Creation taught you? What place in the world has been a classroom for you?

Where do you find hope? In the context of environmental pollution and the climate crisis, where does one find hope for the future? In her sermon, "Hope Is an Action," Pastor Nancy shared examples of where she finds hope, including a story of stream reclamation from acid mine drainage in eastern Ohio. Learn more about the Sunday Creek restoration and the True Pigments Project at Rivers Ar...

A Love Song with Creation's Kin

Listen closely and you'll find the language of spiritual warfare is in the air this election season. In her sermon Choosing Another Way , Pastor Nancy makes connections between the metaphor of war, the movement of White Christian Nationalism, and the history of the Doctrine of Discovery. How can we approach Scripture passages such Ephesians 6:10-20, which rely on warfare as a deep metaphor for...

Love Like That

Robust in Love

Sermon of July 28th

Beside Still Waters

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Sermon of June 30th, 2024

Stand by Me

God's Unconventional Gardening Practices

Family, God, and the World

Guest Sermon: Leanna Coyle-Carr

On Trinity Sunday, Pastor Nancy reflects on the complexities of the Trinity and suggests embracing a spirit of open-minded exploration in our journeys of faith. Using the children's picture book Explorers of the Wild by Cale Atkinson, she finds common threads for contemporary faith. Listen as Pastor Nancy explores trinitarian metaphors that open up alternative theological understandings, holy...

Dancing With the Wind

When the Path is Unclear

Love, Actually