22nd Sunday after Pentecost, October 25, 10:30amSermon: What’s Love Got to Do with It?Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 22 : 34 – 46

21st Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 10:30amSermon: Imago DeiAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 22 : 15 -22 Imago DeiMatthew 22:15-22 10/18/2026I wonder if Jesus is as disgusted with the religious leaders’ testing as I am.Matthew 22 occurs during Holy Week. Jesus has entered the city on acolt while the crowd cheered him on. Perhaps turning over tables in theTemple has something to do with the testing. They want to trap him sothey can get rid of him.Jesus knows this. Jesus knows how…

20th Sunday after Pentecost, October 11, 10:30amSermon: Finding our Wedding RobeAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 22 : 1-14

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 10:30amSermon: Forbid It, Lord!Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 16 : 21 – 28

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 23, 10:30amSermon: A Sense of IdentityAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 16 : 13 – 20 A Sense of IdentityMatthew 16:13-20 8/23/2026Depending on where you live in the world, your sense of identity will change. Here, in the United States, we identify ourselves by what we do: banker, teacher, stay-at-home spouse, etc. The problem with this is that when we retire, we lose that sense of identity. The banker still has the skills to be a banker, but…

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 16, 10:30amSermon: He Said What?!Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 9, 10:30amSermon: Power Over Even ThatAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 14 : 22 – 33 Power Over Even ThatMatthew 14:22-33 8/9/2026Jesus is running on empty. John the Baptizer’s disciples come to Jesus with the news that John was beheaded by Herod over a lustful request from his stepdaughter. It’s a death that should never have happened. Just how drunk was Herod that night? Jesus is hurting. He needs time to grieve. But there is no time. Here…

Nine Sunday after Pentecost, July 26, 10:30amSermon: Wheat and LeavenAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 13 : 31 – 33, 44 – 52

Eighth Sunday of Pentecost, July 19, 10:30amSermon: Wheat and Tares…oh, my!Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 13 : 24 – 30, 36 – 43

Seventh Sunday of Pentecost, July 12, 10:30amSermon: RootlessAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 13 : 1 – 9, 18 – 23 RootlessMatthew 13:1-9; 18-23 7/12/2026 For many years I proudly used my compost pile. I used a careful mix of brown and green. I put foot scraps in it to avoid sending them to the landfill. I turned it as often as I found time to, which wasn’t often, yet, it heated up as was intended. After many years of faithful use, I…

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 10:30am.Sermon: Why the Yoke?Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 11 : 16 – 19, 25 – 30.

Fifth Sunday of Pentecost, June 28, 10:30am.Sermon: Cool Water.Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 10 : 40-42 and Matthew 19 : 13 – 15.