Sermons Check out our livestream on YouTube every Sunday at 10:30am. Filter by Year 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Filter by Preacher All Preachers 25 28 29 David Reed Guest Min. Brian Muir Rev. Alice Horner Nelson (she/her) Rev. Anne Jernberg Scalfaro (she/her) Rev. Brenda J. R. Goodman Rev. Daniel SchweissingDaniel Rev. Doug Avilesbernal Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders Rev. Ian Cummins Rev. Morgan C. Fletcher More Self Control: Less Self, Less Control Jan 18, Second Sunday After Epiphany Communal laws in Leviticus and Deuteronomy lay out a clear imperative for landowners and harvesters to care for the widow, orphan, and foreigner by leaving part of their harvest in the field for them. It is a practice of restraint that creates an ethic of communal generosity. In the story of Ruth and Boaz, we see this practice in action. The laws are not just words; they are lived experience—a snapshot of what greater equity and generosity looks like in practice. Pruning as a Spiritual Practice: Fruitful & Freeing Jan 11, Baptism of Our Lord Sunday Sometimes the “list of vices” in passages like Galatians 5 or the dichotomy of “flesh” versus “spirit” can turn us off from religion and keep us from the very freedom of spiritual living that Paul proclaims, but it doesn’t have to be that way. There is always more to the story, and sometimes it means pruning our viewpoints on scripture to get to a freer and fuller understanding—an understanding that will help us cultivate the growth of the Fruit of the Spirit, rather than hinder it. Dreams Stars and Happenstance Jan 4, Epiphany Sunday This sermon examines the intriguing call of these Zoroastrian priests from Persia to notice a heavenly messenger in the sky announcing the birth of a new King, and to travel far to meet him. Pastor Alice examines the relationship between Christianity and magic. How does this scripture speak to how things outside our tradition may speak to us and point us to God?