Sermon: Mennonites, War and Taxes
By Jim Lichti
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The Gospel of Weakness
2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Last Sunday, I was getting out of my car to unlock the synagogue, when I realized I had left everything I needed back at my house: my computer (which was needed for Zoom hosting), my phone, my notes for worship leading, and the children’s story book. So, I was rattled when I…
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Pentecost Sermon: Groaning with Creation
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Romans 8:22-27 Where is the Spirit at work in the world? For what am I groaning? Who are the prophets among us today? These are the questions I have been sitting with as I’ve reflected on this Pentecost sermon. As you may remember, Pentecost is connected to the Jewish holiday Shavuot….
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Sermon: Living in Love
John 15: 1, 4-5; 1 John 4:7-8, 11-12, 16 Of the 8 billion people on the planet, we are some of the few fortunate enough to live in a Mediterranean climate zone. While Mediterranean refers to the countries that rim the Mediterranean Sea, it also refers to a kind of climate zone that is scattered…
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Sermon: Embodying the Good News
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Luke 24:36-43 I’m wondering if anyone here is a fan of zombie movies or shows? It seems like maybe “The Last of Us” was the most recent big hit? Or have there been others? I bring this up because I think it helps us understand the scripture passage today in a…
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Easter Sunday Sermon: We Are Each Other’s Bread and Wine
John 20:1-18 This sermon concludes our Lent series on “Covenant: The Tie that Binds.” Here in this world, dying and living, we are each other’s bread and wine. Those words from the hymn “What is this place” kept going through my head as I went on my morning walks this past week. In fact, those…
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