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Mother's Day.
Sermon by Pastor Joel Seventh Sunday of Easter May 12, 2024 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 It was an early summer...
May 11, 2024


God's Spirit Blows In All Directions.
Sermon by Pastor Nelson Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, 2024 Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Last week’s first lesson had the...
May 3, 2024


Reach out. Stay rooted.
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Fifth Sunday of Easter April 28, 2024 Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Every summer, a group of...
Apr 27, 2024
WHAT MOTIVATES US TO LEAD?
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, 2024 Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 For all the difficulty we...
Apr 20, 2024


saying sorry allows us to begin again
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Third Sunday of Easter April 14, 2024 Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Chances are, like me, you did...
Apr 13, 2024


Our beliefs are shaped by doubts, by f_lling in th_ gaps
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Easter Sunday March 31, 2024 Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1 - 2:2 John 20:19-31 It seems as if we are all doubting...
Apr 6, 2024


May your eyes be open
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Good Friday March 29, 2024 Psalm 22 John19: 1-42 This year, a German movie, called Zone of Interest won the...
Mar 28, 2024


Wash feet... break bread... pour wine... remember
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Maundy Thursday March 28, 2024 John 13: 1-17, 31b-35 587 years before the birth of Christ, the Babylonian army...
Mar 28, 2024


Be a voice of love in a hateful wilderness
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 24, 2024 Isaiah 50: 4-9a Philippians 2: 5-11 Mark 11: 1-11 And so,...
Mar 23, 2024


In sacrificing, we gain
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Fifth Sunday in Lent March 17, 2024 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12: 20-33 Not long into the pandemic...
Mar 15, 2024


We are not abandoned in the wilderness
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Fourth Sunday in Lent March 10, 2024 Numbers 21:4-9 Ephesians 2:1-10 John 3:14-21 It can be difficult for us...
Mar 8, 2024


Change has to start somewhere. Be the positive tipping point for the world
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Third Sunday in Lent March 3, 2024 Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Mother Nature has...
Mar 1, 2024


Drown out the voice of temptation with something positive
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Second Sunday in Lent February 25th, 2024 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Romans 4:13-25 Mark 8:31-38 Has there ever...
Feb 23, 2024


In the Wilderness...to see who we are.
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse First Sunday in Lent February 18th, 2024 Genesis 9:8-17 1 Peter 3: 18-22 Mark 1: 9-15 The “I’m busier than...
Feb 17, 2024


The real Transfiguration of Jesus occurred with each step He took
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Transfiguration Sunday Last Sunday after Epiphany February 11th, 2024 2 Kings 2:1-12 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark...
Feb 9, 2024


God is not out of reach, nor is God a prize
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 4th, 2024 Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1: 29-39 If you have...
Feb 2, 2024


In community, all our paths are made smoother.
Sermon by Rev. Joel Crouse Forth Sunday after Epiphany January 28, 2024 Deuteronomy 18:15-20 1 Corinthians 8: 1-13 Mark 1: 21-28 At the...
Jan 26, 2024


Our prayers are meant to wake us up
Sermon by Pastor Joel Crouse Third Sunday after Epiphany January 21, 2024 Jonah 3:1-5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Mark 1:14-20 Years ago,...
Jan 20, 2024


Eyes of Faith See Wondrous Things Everyday
Sermon by Pastor Joel Crouse Second Sunday after Epiphany January 14, 2024 1 Samuel 3:1-10 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 We don't...
Jan 12, 2024


Compassion in Response to Chaos
Sermon by Pastor Joel Crouse Baptism of Our Lord January 7, 2024 Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 This past week while we were in...
Jan 6, 2024
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