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Palm Sunday
Peace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace for the Community John 12:12-16 March 24, 2024 On this Palm Sunday, and the last day of the sermon series, Peace for the Angst of the Soul, pastor Meredith uses scripture John 12:12-16 to share about peace for the community. On that first Palm Sunday the community gathered to welcome Jesus. Waving palms and lying cloth on the ground for Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord-- the King of Israel!” Peace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace for the Angry
Mark 11:15-19 March 17, 2024 Peace for the angry: Deep anger is when the soul settles into its disappointments. Cycnicsm and bitterness take over, displacing any delight in the unfolding mystery of life. Times of anger will certainly come, but we can't relish our anger, let our anger become our identity. Instead, we need to keep talking to God about it. Anger is healthy when we let God be part of the conversation. Peace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace for Grief
John 11:17-44 March 10, 2024 How does Jesus carry the weight of the world? With the strength of God, the strength of faith and hope and love. The things we carry are heavy, but that heaviness expands our heart. When our hearts expand, we are surprised to discover that God lives there, giving us the strength of faith and hope and love. eace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace for the Crazed
John 4:5-29 March 3, 2024 On this third Sunday of Lent we hear about Peace for the Crazed. We're living in a wilderness with too much to do. We're always looking for a strategy that will manage life and help us win. What we really need is to confess that we are not whole: we can't do it all, we don't have it all *under control*, there are things we long for but don't know how to find. We need to learn to live without veneer. Owning our brokenness/limitations interrupts the veneer, makes relationships more real, and actually provides balm for the soul. Peace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace in Small Things
Luke 15:1-10 February 25, 2024 On the second Sunday of Lent, Pastor Meredith preaches on Peace in small things, using the story of the lost sheep from Luke 15:1-10. The challenges we face are big, and we can find ourselves overwhelmed with uncertainty and fear. In the face of these fears, we gather to sing some songs, share some quiet, put a hand on a back and say, “I’m with you.” In these small acts, we know that God is with us. God’s powerful love is known in these hidden moments. We need not be afraid. Peace for the Angst of the Soul: Peace in the Wilderness Mark 1:9-15 February 18, 2024 On this first Sunday of Lent, Pastor Meredith begins her Peace for the Angst of the Soul sermon series with Peace in the Wilderness. We take care and plan ahead so that we don’t end up stranded in the wilderness. We plan our route, stock up on provisions, make sure someone knows where we are going. And even with all our careful work, sometimes we still end up lost, wandering around in unfamiliar, threatening terrain. But if we’re able to mute the fears for a minute, we might notice that the wilderness provides some stunning views of things we have never seen. We see ourselves differently in the wilderness, too. When we find our way again, we will be stronger, wiser, more patient and compassionate. God meets us in the wilderness. Transfiguration Sunday
Mark 9:2-9 February 11, 2024 Transfiguration Sunday marks the last Sunday of the Epiphany Season before we begin Lent on Ash Wednesday. Pastor Meredith preaches from the scripture Mark 9:2-9 where Jesus is transfigured on the mountain top. It is easy to see the light of God in the comfort of a loved one’s embrace, the contentment of a close friend. We have also seen the light of God during the dark nights of grief, days lost in the wilderness, the strife of conflicts and anger. No matter what, the light of God always shines. The light of God always leads us forward. We long to bask in the glory, but like the beam of a flashlight, God always leads us forward. Sunday Worship - Jesus Heals at Simon's House
Mark 1:29-39 February 4, 2024 This Sunday in worship, Pastor Meredith tells another healing story from Mark 1:29-39. Healing and ministry is hard work and takes time. Connection in the community is hard work and we have to slow down and build these relationships. 32 That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons. 33 And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34 And he cured many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. |
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