by Madison Shockley | Apr 17, 2022 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley April 17, 2022 Happy Easter! Resurrection is a difficult concept. Unlike Jesus’s birth, his resurrection was not an observable event. In order to reverse the death of Jesus, the writers talk about an empty tomb. The early writers...
by Madison Shockley | Apr 7, 2022 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley April 10, 2022 We have an unfortunate habit of domesticating and sanitizing Jesus and his message. We being the main stream, middle class state sanctioned religion. People forget what events took place during Holy Week in Jesus’s...
by Madison Shockley | Jan 16, 2022 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley January 16, 2022 Amos tells us of the anger of God at the hollowness of the ancient Israelite religion and the shallowness of their faith. Religion is like a cult. A cult is any community that is organized to venerate, worship and...
by Madison Shockley | Jun 27, 2021 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley June 27, 2021 The passage today is about touch and ultimately, power. The woman was not allowed to touch or be touched as she was unclean. Having been through this pandemic, we too have been denied the ability to touch or be touched. The...
by Madison Shockley | May 16, 2021 | sermons
Given by Rev. Madison Shockley May 16, 2021 Today’s reading is a fascinating story of how after Jesus’s death and resurrection, God’s plan would be carried out by the followers of the church. Jesus had picked twelve people to be the leaders of the...
