Tag: freedom

Grace

Grace (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ephesians 2:4-10
April 8, 2018

Craig Driver, Jo Tefft, Leah Reisinger, Steve Peters.  This is who we are, the people gathered in this particular room at this particular hour, each of us bringing our own stories: stories of finding our way, some of us having an easier time of it, some of us a harder time; stories of making a living and making a life, of falling down and rising up, of gaining and of losing; stories of leaving our mark and of being marked by the people who come into our lives.… Continue reading ...

Terrified

Terrified (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 16:8
April 1, 2018

They went out and ran from the tomb, distressed and terrified.  They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

It would have been easier if they had found what they were looking for.  It would have been easier if they had found the lifeless body of Jesus right where it had been laid just two days before.… Continue reading ...

From the depths

From the depths (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Mark 7:31-27; 8:11-13
March 4, 2018

Sigh …

What is a sigh?  It is a letting go, a release of air, a release of built up pressure.  It might be a release of the pressure of built up anxiety, a sigh of relief: “Whew.”  Or it might be a release of the pressure of disappointed expectations, a sigh of resignation: “Oh, well.” … Continue reading ...

You are that man

You are that man (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
2 Samuel 12:1-7
June 12, 2016

What makes you angry?

When you can’t get service on your cell phone?  When Fareway is all out of your favorite brand of chips?  When the San Jose Sharks and captain and hometown hero, Joe Pavelski, lose?

Do you get angry when you lose the vote? … Continue reading ...

First things first

First things first (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Luke 16:1-13
September 18, 2016

They say that there are three subjects you should never talk about in polite company: religion, politics, and money.  So, having noted that, today we are going to talk about all three!

We are going to talk about religion because that’s what we do here. … Continue reading ...