Audio of today’s sermon for St. John’s UCC, Bongards, MN. November 10, 2019 Listen here: ISAISH’S Sufferibg Servant From the sermon series Isaiah’s Prophetic Vision. Nov. 2019
BLOG: Community, not membership.
LET’S BE A COMMUNITY OF FAITH Membership and community have some basic fundamental differences: Membership is exclusive … Community is inclusive. Membership is closed… Community is open. Membership says “do you belong?”… Community says “you belong here.” Membership has limited resources… Community has unlimited potential. Membership lives in scarcity… Community lives in abundance. Membership requires buy… Read More
SERMON: At Table with the Saints
“…marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit, this is the promise of our inheritance…” Read More
SERMON: Be a Doer
“A faith that is pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their times of distress” Read More
SERMON: Table Manners
“if you’re enemy is hungry, feed them.” Read More
The Gates of Hope
This poem, by Victoria Safford, is speaking to my heart today. The Gates of Hope:Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of Hope—Not the prudent gates of Optimism,Which are somewhat narrower.Not the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense;Nor the strident gates of Self-Righteousness,Which creak on shrill and angry hinges(People cannot hear us there;… Read More
SERMON: At Table with Our Enemies
“love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” Read More
