Core Muscles, Bedrock Faith ~ Matthew 7: 21-29
Sunday, October 28th, 2018Sermon begins near the 30 minute mark. Did you see that picture of the one house that withstood Hurricane Michael? There was a house built on sand and on a foundation that could withstand that storm – everything else was flattened. That is the PERFECT image for this passage.
Tags: core muscles of faith, forgiveness, generosity, hospitality, Matthew 7, no vengeance, pledging, Reformation, Walter Brueggemann
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Forgiving and Free ~ Luke 23: 34
Sunday, March 4th, 2018In the recording of this morning’s worship service, Rev. Annich’s sermon on forgiveness begins around the 16 minute mark. My dog, Trouper, has a problem with resentment. If there were a 12-Step Program for dogs, I would encourage him to attend the meetings.
Tags: acknowledgement, consciousness, Desmond Tutu, forgiveness, forgiving, free, freedom, grace, grief, healing, love, Luke 23: 34, negative conditioning, pain, reconciliation, rejection, relationships, release, resentment, restoration, Richard Rohr, self-condemnation, self-loathing, stories, The Book of Forgiving
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>The Pharisee and the Harlot ~ Luke 7: 36-50
Sunday, June 12th, 2016What would life be like if we didn’t have to think or talk about sin? Why don’t we just blithely live our lives and not burden ourselves with all that negative talk about sin? Because God wants to crack open the hard shells, resistances, and judgments that stand in the way of the abundant life […]
Tags: abundance, faith, forgiveness, harlot, judgment, Luke 7, pharisee, witness
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>One Body ~ 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31
Sunday, January 24th, 2016Many years ago I had a dream that felt like divine revelation. In the dream I was standing on a theatrical stage taking a curtain call with a company of actors at the end of a performance. We were all holding hands and bowing in a moment of exquisite triumph. Brilliant light filled the theater […]
Tags: 1 Corinthians 12, community, equal, family systems, forgiveness, gifts, Henri Nouwen, Labre, love, One Body, Rabbi Ed Friedman, reconciled, relationships, teams, tension, unique, unity in diversity
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Always Beyond Our Grasp ~ Luke 4:21-30
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Last Sunday, I was telling you about the kid who, when asked “Who’s your ideal leader?”, said “Hitler.” And about how that always threw me.
Tags: common ground, conviction, Creation, equip, faith, forgiveness, leadership, Luke 4:21-30, mystery, restoration
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »>Bitten and Blessed ~ Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3: 14-21
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009Snakes get our attention. Even hearing the word snake can get most of us
Tags: forgiveness, grief, impatience, John 3, manna, Numbers 21, salvation, snakes
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