Be Watchful

Be Watchful Be Watchful  As we come to the end of the church year we have several parables about watchfulness. Today’s passage comes from Matthews gospel and is the parable of the ten bridesmaids. The reminder at the end of the passage is to ‘keep awake,...
#blessed

#blessed

#blessed #blessed What dos it mean to be blessed in a scriptural context? If Jesus calls a group of people blessed, as he does in our passage from Matthew today, what does it mean? What is the implication on our lives and how has the sacred concept of blessedness...

Love

Love Love Jesus teaches a simple truth about love and the heart of God in this passage from Matthew. It comes in the form of a test from the Pharisees as they seek to trap him and find cause to arrest him. The answer Jesus provides is complex, but it can be distilled...
Living in Two Worlds

Living in Two Worlds

Living in Two Worlds Living in Two Worlds As followers of Christ we can often find ourselves navigating living in two worlds. We recognize that we live in a secular society, that not everyone else thinks as we do or believes as we do. As people who celebrate the Good...

Garments of Grace Revisited

Garments of Grace Revisited Garments of Grace Revisited Rev. Ellis is off this week recovering from surgery and we felt that this would be a good time to dip into the sermon archive on the website. The sermon below, Garments of Grace, was originally preached on...
Called to the Vineyard

Called to the Vineyard

Called to the Vineyard Called to the Vineyard This Sunday as I recuperate from surgery, I am happy to share with you a service prepared for Presbyterian Sharing Sunday by the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Amanda Currie. I pray that as you read the...

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