Sermons

Mother’s Day

Link to Service Most, if not all of us, have been raised in churches that spoke exclusively about God as father.  This is the language

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Reflections on Joy

Link to Service             The Easter Season is meant to be a joyful time for us as Christians and springtime also brings many joys to

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Let My Love Open the Door

Link to Service          Today, our readings evoke the beautiful imagery of the Good Shepherd, both through our Call to Worship which echoes the language

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The Emmaus Moment

Link to Service Luke 24:13-35 We Had Hoped…          “And their eyes were opened and they recognized him in the breaking of the bread.”  Luke’s

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Easter Morning

Link to Service There is an  historic village in Salem, North Carolina. Every Easter morning, in the early hours of this day, thousands of people,

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Judge not, Lest…

Link to Service John 8:2-112 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down

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Let Them Come to Me

Link to Service             I have been thinking a lot about this passage from Matthew in recent weeks.  Even though it is a simple passage,

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Has Everyone Been Fed?

Link to Service As Jesus and his disciples head to a deserted place, perhaps seeking peace and quiet, many from the surrounding towns follow them

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Reflections

Link to Service Luke 7:36-50 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition A Sinful Woman Forgiven 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus[a] to eat with him, and

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Nancy Bancroft Eulogy

June 2, 1947 – December 10, 2025 By Andrew Bancroft My mother was a great woman. Her accomplishments were great, the inspiring work she did,

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God Loves a Surprise

Link to Service          In John’s Gospel, this morning, we read, “Jesus did this, the first of his signs in Cana of Galilee, and revealed

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Teaching Wisdom

Link to Service “…for righteousness” seemed less concrete, for I believed and I do believe that Jesus came to announce the kingdom to those who

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Walking in Peace

Link to Service INVITATION TO PRAYER It has become a prayer practice in some churches to give people a star word on Epiphany Sunday… We

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Advent 2: Reflections

Link to Service             How quickly the season of Advent comes upon us in the immediate follow up to Thanksgiving.  And we who are blessed

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A Conversation of Love

Link to Service          Our passage from Luke’s Gospel this morning reminds us of the call to be in right relationship with God and one

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