Sermons on Ephesians

In the Meantime: Onward

Do you love me?  Feed my lambs. Emerson, aged eleven, in Sioux Fall, North Dakota, loves writing letters.  She writes prolifically, usually including art, jokes, stories about her younger brothers, mention of her obsession with Taylor Swift, and enough questions to get a reply, her father, said.   Recently, Emerson decided to thank her postal carrier, Doug, for the work he does in…

Together We Do More

Students have a long history of prophetically calling out the needs of their communities and urging others to transformational action. A dynamic and reflective season like the years of college provides the ideal stage for students to yearn for a connection between the call of Jesus and the world they know. Four college students began the radical act of sitting at the…

Oneness In Faith

Over the past few weeks we have been reflecting on spiritual gifts-What they are,  who they come from and how they impact the body of Christ. Last week Pastor Monica shared from 1 Corinthians that our differing spiritual gifts are to be celebrated, because different gifts are needed to Continue the building of God’s Kingdom. Today I want elaborate on this call-…

Do Sanctifying Grace

I have often said the two most common things a pastor fixes are toilets (I jiggle a lot of chains!) and a limited view of possibilities.  Perhaps, it is the volume of people in a church or the way we act in a church, there is a high percentage of toilet talk and repair in church.  We also find ourselves needing to…

Do Believe in Resurrection

“DO Believe In Resurrection” Today, we begin a short series, three sermons on belief.  Three weeks to ground us on three crucial beliefs that we hold in common in the larger Christian church – resurrection, the vital role of Holy Spirit as we celebrate Pentecost next week, and then the mystery of Trinity as we together ponder Trinity Sunday, the following week.…