Jul 11, 2021
A Birthday Party Gone Wrong – Mark 6:14-29
By: Dr. Frank Reeder
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. The story of Herod's birthday party goes drastically wrong. Yet God was still at work even in the face of death and evil. We can expect that God is always in the process of undoing the damage. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
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- Jul 11, 2021A Birthday Party Gone Wrong – Mark 6:14-29Jul 11, 2021A Birthday Party Gone Wrong – Mark 6:14-29By: Dr. Frank ReederSeventh Sunday after Pentecost. The story of Herod's birthday party goes drastically wrong. Yet God was still at work even in the face of death and evil. We can expect that God is always in the process of undoing the damage. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- Jul 4, 2021When The Way Closes – Mark 6:1-13Jul 4, 2021When The Way Closes – Mark 6:1-13By: Dr. Frank ReederSixth Sunday after Pentecost. The Quakers use terms like "When way opens" and "When way closes" to describe the movement of God in an individual's or a community's life. Jesus came home to Nazareth but he could not do much there. The way seemed closed. What does he do next? How do we respond to closed doors? Pastor Frank Reeder preaching and a guest testimony by Remy Nshimiyimana.
- Jun 20, 2021What’s Your Hurricane? – Mark 4:35-41Jun 20, 2021What’s Your Hurricane? – Mark 4:35-41By: Dr. Frank ReederFourth Sunday after Pentecost. What happens if the person you are counting on to rescue you falls asleep? What does he know that we do not? The story of Jesus asleep in the boat while the storm rages on has something to teach us. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- Jun 13, 2021The Hope in Seeds – Mark 4:26-34Jun 13, 2021The Hope in Seeds – Mark 4:26-34By: Dr. Frank ReederThird Sunday after Pentecost. Jesus loved to tell stories that get stuck (in a good way) in our hearts and minds. We usually see ourselves somewhere in the story. And that seed keeps growing in us as good bears fruit into and through our lives. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- Jun 6, 2021A Divided World, a United Church – Mark 3:20-35Jun 6, 2021A Divided World, a United Church – Mark 3:20-35By: Dr. Frank ReederSecond Sunday after Pentecost. Family was held in high regard by the Jewish people of the first century. So when Jesus' family cones to "take him home" he id n not disrespecting them by not going with them. He adds to the understanding of family as being those who desire to do the will of God. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- May 30, 2021While Creation Groans – Romans 8:12-27May 30, 2021While Creation Groans – Romans 8:12-27By: Dr. Frank ReederTrinity Sunday. The community of the Godhead has set the table and has invited all to come and find hope there. Sometimes our groaning at the disappointments and tragedies of life has a hard time finding words. Even there, God beckons us to come wordlessly to the divine embrace and rest in the kind and generous presence of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- May 23, 2021Wind Power – Acts 2:1-11May 23, 2021Wind Power – Acts 2:1-11By: Dr. Frank ReederPentecost Sunday. With blowing of the wind of the Holy Spirit the change we long for happens. Yet we must make ourselves available and step into the wind in order for it to begin. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- May 16, 2021Christ and Culture – John 17:6-19May 16, 2021Christ and Culture – John 17:6-19By: Dr. Frank ReederSeventh Sunday of Easter. Jesus prays for his disciples as he prepares to die for them. What was on his heart? Can you sense the love he has? The sense of fulfillment, the hope? Today we celebrate the Ordinance of Baptism and there is a word for baptismal candidate, Ben Harvey, and to all who seek to serve faithfully. Pastor Frank Reeder preaches.
- May 9, 2021Fruit and Friendship – John 15:9-17May 9, 2021Fruit and Friendship – John 15:9-17By: Dr. Frank ReederSixth Sunday of Easter. Jesus tells his followers that he has chosen them, that they did not choose him. That sounds strange in a culture that put an accent on individual choice. Jesus chose to gift the church with the power to love and to become fruitful. It is not the individual who is chosen. It is the whole body of God's people who are chosen, like a bag of fruit. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.
- May 2, 2021With All Our Heart – Acts 8:26-40May 2, 2021With All Our Heart – Acts 8:26-40By: Dr. Frank ReederFifth Sunday of Easter. The average professing Christian spends less than 9 minutes a day in some kind of spiritual reflection. Perhaps that accounts for the little change we see in ourselves in our ability to impact a world that has lost its center. Imagine what we could do if we loved the Lord with all our heart. Pastor Frank Reeder preaching.