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When was the last time you had any amount of time in silence? Pastor Sarah researched the benefits of silence and ponders what could be achieved if each person could listen in the silence.

Pastor Sarah is back from her conference and ready to "Let It Burn!" She issues the challenge to turn up the heat in certain social situations to produce more interesting and engaging conversations.

Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Bob Cornwall visits FSPC and preaches on the uniting power of the love of the Holy Spirit.

Rev. Emily Anderson joins Fort Street as a guest preacher. She challenges everyone to step up to the plate and keep swinging until you hit a home run for social justice.

Guest preacher and Fort Streeter, Dave Tucker, knocks it out of the park while the pastors are away. Dave presents the notion that we have several superpowers at our disposal...powers like gratitude and humility.

Pastor Garrett gets you thinking about your expectations when it comes to answered prayer.

Pastor Sarah discusses love and all the little ways we can show love to others as well as the little ways others show they love us.

Pastor Sarah leads this Easter service and reveals the life-changing nonsense that day.

Pastor Garrett takes a different view on Thomas' request that Jesus show him his wounds.

Pastor Garrett speaks up about the disappointments in life.

Pastors Sarah and Garrett attended a performance of "Swan Lake" last week. And the experience shifted Pastor Garrett's perspective and inspired a new avenue to peacemaking.

3.30.25 Audio Sermon_The Cost of Kindness by Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan

Pastor Garrett focuses on meekness and righteousness from the Beatitudes. This sermon will leave you pondering how you can counter anger and hostility with gentleness.

Pastor Sarah makes a case for the Beatitudes speaking to those who feel undeserving and yet are blessed anyway. Make sure you listen all the way to the end.

Think blessings are earned by hard work and perseverance? Pastor Garrett challenges that thinking with God's word.

Pastor Sarah is back at the helm. In "Make a Place," she looks at King Solomon and how he shifted his thinking based on his faith to dedicate holy places for all. And she encourages each of us to consider how we can make holy places in our lives.

2.23.25 Audio Sermon - What Belongs to God by Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit, Michigan

Instead of waiting for some executive order or for someone to tell us what to do, ask, "What can I/we do to make the world a better place at this moment?"

The hero is always at work, even when you can't see it.

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Rather than asking about your purpose in life, ask, "What makes you come alive?" instead.

Pastor Sarah affirms for us that we are a part of the community of God's family.

Pastor Garrett leads us to the observation that "when we look at others, we are looking at a mirror...The profile we create for others is shaped by our own personality."

Pastor Sarah puts a new spin on kindness by examining what people do with their power.

Pastor Sarah challenges us to consider, "Where has love moved you?" Did you move to a new city for love? Is there something that stirs love inside you?

This one is a little extra. For the "Time for the Child" section, there's a guided drawing challenge. And then after a special musical performance, the sermon kicks in.

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Pastor Garrett's message takes us through some of the ways "polite society" keeps us from directly addressing the issues that are roadblocks on the road to peace. Ultimately, he encourages the listener to have the hard conversations and to steadily walk the path toward peace.

Sometimes, we humans have a hard time reading the signs--both literally and figuratively. Pastor Sarah acknowledges there are many opportunities today for anxiety and feeling uneasy. She also takes you through many of the difficult spaces to help you find hope.

Give what you may during this season of stewardship. Time? Talent? Money? Steward" yourself, though, by giving the gift of your kindness.

Pastor Sarah Logemann teaches from the book of Ruth, encourages us to count the number of times we find the word "blessing" in the text, and encourages us to look for blessings where we think there are none.

Pastor Garrett looks to the left and to the right as well as looking up to help us find hope.

Pastor Sarah Logemann catapults us into a different way to think about our beliefs and their affect others. She delivers a different perspective on the 2nd Commandment that says, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," and the message is enthralling.

Pastor Garrett shares observations on how our personal thoughts and feelings aren't always what they seem...and how we act on them affects those around us.

Rev. Sarah Logemann encourages us to make ripples.

The Rev.Dr. Garrett Mostowski challenges us to lean on God in the present. God doesn't take us to the future and show us where today pays off. And He doesn't ruminate and hold us in a chamber of our past. God is with us today, asking us to trust Him.

Pastor Sarah Logemann revealed her excitement about flipping through "The Guinness Book of World Records" as a child during her "Time for the Child in Us All" segment earlier in the service. She calls back to that lesson as she encourages us to give back and be the best not for the records and attention but just because it's powerful to just give. Mark 9:38-50 is the Scripture reading.

Pastor Garrett delivers the final sermon in the Book of James series. He invites us to ponder the question, "Why do we pray?" The sermon offers a new take on a common faith question.

Pastor Sarah continues the Book of James series and asks us to think about what we crave...and why.

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