by Madison Shockley | Aug 23, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley August 23, 2020 The words we use in our political discourse have implications in our religious life and the words we use in our religious life have political impact. According to our Constitution, the government cannot act on behalf on...
by Madison Shockley | Aug 16, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley August 16, 2020 This is a week that women made history. Paul wrote about women leaders in the early church. In this reading, Paul is asking that Phoebe be accepted and treated as an equal. Unfortunately, women are still barred from...
by Madison Shockley | Aug 9, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley August 9, 2020 Today we are talking about love. The apostle Paul says God is love. Those who live in love, live in God and God lives in them. By substituting the word love for God, the text takes on a deeper meaning. Currently, the...
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 Guest Preacher | Jul 19, 2020 | sermons
Given by Rev. Dr. Carl Crider July 19, 2020 During the month of July, we are looking at what has formed our assumptions, our language, and our thinking. Each of us are starting at different places on this journey. We are asking hard questions about race in our...
