Attitude Change ~ Isaiah 60: 1-6
Sunday, January 7th, 2018On this Epiphany Sunday, the Scripture reading begins at the 16 minute mark with the sermon “Attitude Change” by Rev. Lentz beginning immediately after. Happy New Year! I hope you are getting back into the routine of the day to day. Listen to these words of William Stafford. It could happen anytime; tornado, earthquake, Armageddon: It […]
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Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Heading towards Midnight ~ Joshua 24: 1-3, 14-25 and Matthew 25: 1-13
Sunday, November 12th, 2017The sermon, Heading towards Midnight, begins around the 32 minute mark, with musical selections “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning” (soloist Beth Zych and percussionist Chris Vandall) at around 28 minutes and Tom Trenney’s “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” (soloist Mark Schmidt) at 54 minutes. These are hard texts to […]
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Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Starlight ~ Isaiah 60: 1-6; Matthew 2: 1-12
Sunday, January 8th, 2017I saw the new Star Wars movie “Rogue One” over the holidays. If you are into those kind of movies, I recommend it. It’s the mythic battle of good vs. evil Just when the powers of the “dark side” seem certain to win, a person arises whose power and light confounds the darkness. In this […]
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