Tile: An apocalyptic advent Texts: Isa 64:1-9; Ps 80:1-7, 17-19; Mk 13:24-37 Date: Nov 27, 2011 Author: Isaac S. Villegas “See the sunlight, we ain’t stoppin’ / Keep on dancing till the world ends / If you feel it, let it happen / Keep on dancing till the world ends / Keep on dancing till [...]

Long before that moment, long before I discerned God’s call, the Spirit was working through the hands of the community, molding me into a pastor. With their hands, the people led me into ministry. I still remember Fred’s prayer on behalf of the community as they laid their hands upon me and impressed God’s calling [...]

Tile: Life in the flesh Texts: Ezek 34:11-24, Ps 95:1-7, Eph 1:15-23, Matt 25:31-46 Date: Nov 20, 2011 Author: Isaac S. Villegas “If I said my heart was beating loud / If I said I want your body now / Would you hold it against me / If I said my heart was beating loud [...]

Title: Nursing Rocks and the Image of God Texts: Isa 46:3-9, Deut 32:1-18, Gen 1:26-27, 2 Cor 3:12-18 Date: Nov 13, 2011 Author: Catherine Lee I’m going to talk tonight about God, the mother of Israel. That statement invites a few qualifications, especially at this point in our sermon series and discussion. For one thing, [...]

Title: Imaging the invisible God Texts: Ps 131, Isa 66:10-13, Lk 13:31-35 Date: Nov 6, 2011 Author: Nate Rauh One of the central beliefs of the Jewish and Christian faiths, is that God is invisible. God is unseen. This is one of the central beliefs, and it can also be one of the most frustrating [...]

Title: “How Can This Be?” Texts: Proverbs 8-9, 1 Corinthians 1:24-30, Luke 7:31-35 Date: Oct 30, 2011 Author: Meghan Florian Since we are in the midst of a sermon series specifically focusing on God and gender, our texts have been chosen to direct us to a particular topic – Jesus, Woman Wisdom. And, I admit, [...]