by Madison Shockley | Aug 2, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley August 2, 2020 Today’s lesson is inspired by the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand on the hillside. This is Jesus having church outdoors. The meal that Jesus shared with the people was a sacrament. Jesus did not need a...
by Madison Shockley | Jul 26, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley July 26, 2020 Most prophets were fire and brimstone preachers. Isaiah was a prophet in the 7 century CE. The Black Lives Matter movement might be considered the 21st century’s prophet. Today, we are doing a remix of Isaiah’s...
by Madison Shockley | Jul 12, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley July 12, 2020 Our parable today asks the question of what word is being sown. It is implied that it is Jesus’s message about the arrival of the Empire of God. There are different interpretations of what the Empire of God means in...
by Madison Shockley | Jun 28, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley June 28, 2020 Those who welcome you are welcoming me. Those that welcome me are welcoming the One who sent me. The lesson we learn from Jesus is that, sometimes, welcoming someone is not always easy. By reading the entire 10th chapter,...
by Madison Shockley | Jun 21, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley June 21, 2020 We are all one. On June 15th, the Supreme Court ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is illegal. In 56 CE, the apostle Paul ruled that discrimination was not Christian. No longer does...
