Genesis

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August 2021

Breaking The Curse of White Supremacy~ Genesis 9: 18-27

By |2021-09-11T17:08:40-07:00August 1st, 2021|sermons|

Given by Rev. Madison Shockley August 1, 2021 Our reading is the story of how the world became populated. It has been used to justify the enslavement of blacks since the seventeenth century. Noah cursed his son, Canaan, to be the lowest of slaves to his brothers. There is no further biblical reference to Canaan actually [...]

June 2020

I Can’t Breathe~Genesis 1: 26-27 2: 4-7

By |2020-06-18T19:30:36-07:00June 7th, 2020|sermons|

Given by Rev. Madison Shockley June 7, 2020 This week has been exhausting. Around the world, people have been protesting. Two of our youth organized the three Carlsbad protests this weekend. We are so proud. Being black in America is stressful. As our passage tells us breath is life. God breathed into a lump of [...]

May 2020

Dialogue Sermon Child Friendly Faith Foundation Campaign Against ‘Conversion Therapy’ ~Genesis 22: 1-12

By |2020-06-08T22:08:12-07:00May 31st, 2020|sermons|

Given by Rev. Madison Shockley, Sarah Henry and Jaime Romo May 31, 2020 Today, we are discussing the topic of the mistreatment of children based on religious beliefs. One example of this is conversion therapy. While this therapy has been discredited, there are still a few who still practice it. Its roots are from traditional religious [...]

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October 2017

World First

By |2017-10-28T12:11:42-07:00October 1st, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/237851887 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley October 1, 2017 Paul's letter to the Philippians offers us inspiration today. Today's reading is thought to be part of an early Christian hymn called Christ's hymn. Rev. Madison reminds us that the translation of Christ is anointed. When we say we are Christians, we are really saying, we [...]

August 2017

Monuments Of Hate

By |2017-08-26T22:12:31-07:00August 20th, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/230881602 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley August 20, 2017 The events in Charlotteville and Trump's response inspires today's sermon. This began with the decision to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park.  There are 731 Confederate monuments across America. The reading today speaks of Jacob using a stone as a pillow, dreaming [...]

July 2017

I Dreamed a Dream

By |2017-08-26T22:13:40-07:00July 23rd, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/227214941 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 23, 2017 Today's inspiration comes from a show tune from Les Miserable.  Our reading today is appropriate because our church has visitors from Hands of Peace. This passage and many others are part of the root of the Palestinian and Israeli Conflict. In today's reading, Jacob has [...]

Is There A Ram In The Bush

By |2017-07-28T13:40:07-07:00July 2nd, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/224382316 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley July 2, 2017 The saying "There is always a ram in the bush" is a piece of folklore. One has to be familiar with the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac, to understand the meaning of this saying. This story follows last week's passage where Abraham sends Hagar [...]

June 2017

Hagar’s Children or God’s Second Family

By |2017-07-28T13:40:35-07:00June 25th, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/223548305 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley on June 25, 2017 In our culture, there are men who have more than one family. Sometimes the first family is unaware of the existence of this other family. Most of the time, it is simply due to divorce. Fifty years ago, this would have been a source of [...]

May 2017

What Do We Owe Each Other?

By |2017-05-27T19:58:46-07:00May 14th, 2017|sermons|

https://vimeo.com/218740464 Given By Rev. Madison Shockley May 14, 2017 Today's reading from Genesis tells the story of Cain and Abel. From this passage comes the phrase, "my brother's keeper." This phrase has shaped our culture. It touches on what it means to be in human community, to live together. Unfortunately, some have used this passage's [...]

December 2016

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