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Temptation, Sunday, March 1, 2020; Deacon Eugene Wright

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020


One Moment Among Many, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 8:45


You would think that when the disciples who witnessed Jesus’ transfiguration on the holy mountain that they would have finally understood Jesus’ message. But they didn’t…nothing really changed in that A-Ha moment; it was just one significant moment nestled inbetween other moments - and that’s what we see in the Gospel of Matthew; a group of friends who experience a series of significant moments together in the presence of Jesus, who slowly allow their lives and their perspective to be changed.

Choices, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2020 11:36


Our life is full of choices, some are insignificant - others are between life and death.

The Presentation of You, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020; Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 9:32


The prophet Simeon thought he was waiting for the Messiah - but what if the Messiah was waiting to present hum to God.

Follow Me - Will you Answer the Call?; January 26, 2020, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 10:33


Jesus called ordinary people, people living regular lives, not to leave those lives behind, but to take on something new; to join with God to change the world by bringing others to Christ. Will you answer the call?

A Journey of Faith, Feast of the Epiphany, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 7:40


The journey of the Wisemen from the East is a familiar story to many…or is it? Separating myth from the actual story we can see how the wisemen model our journey of faith.

The Love that was Born, Christmas Eve 2019, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 5:34


How Long O Lord, Dec. 22; Advent 4; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 7:36


Expectations, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019; Advent 3; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 8:53


In Matthew’s Gospel account, we find John the Baptist in prison questioning Jesus by asking, “Are you the one?” John had expectations of what the Messiah should be. Just like John, we carry expectations fo what we believe God should be. In essence we become imprisoned by our expectations. Advent invites us to release our selves from the prison of our own expectations and discover the new world that awaits, where the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. That would be us.

The Possibility, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019; Advent 2, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 7:38


John the Baptist’s dream for the world was the same as the prophet Isaiah - a world in which God’s peace reigned. We are reminded that we are to take an active part in making the possibility of God’s reign come true, right here, right now.

Pay Attention, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019; Advent 1, Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 8:29


In the Gospel of Matthew Jesus tells us to stay awake for we do not know when the hour will come…it is really not so much about a prediction of end of time as it is an invitation. Believers in Christ are called to pay attention to the divine that is around us and the work of God each and every moment. Not only are we called to pay attention, but we are tasked with joining with the work of the divine in our lives and the lives of others.

Is There Anyone There, Sunday, Nov 3, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 7:50


Many find themselves lost more often than not, because of mental illness...some find life in the little things that a faith community offers each and every day.

The Christ-Like Widow, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 9:05


In the parable of the unjust judge and persistent widow, Jesus claims that God is the opposite of the unjust judge. Could it be that God is more like the persistent widow?

Know Their Names, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 6:14


In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a parable of a rich man and a poor man. They both die and the rich man finds no comfort in the afterlife unlike the poor man. In essence turning the notion of it’s not what you know, but who you know upside down. In the story only the poor man is named which leads us to ask why is his name so important? Because when we know someones name something begins to happen. Relationship happens…it’s easier to walk in Love with someone when you know their name.

The Dishonest Manager; Sunday, September 22, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 7:12


Jesus tells his followers a parable about a manager that is dishonest with the accounts that he has been given charge of and in an unexpected twist - commends the manager for his shrewdness. What is Jesus really saying and are we like the manager when it comes to what has been entrusted to us by God?

We are all lost, Sunday, September 15, 2019; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 7:39


In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells two parables, one about a lost coin and one about a lost sheep to show how God is different than us. No one in their right mind would do what Jesus talks about in these parables, and that is Jesus’ point…no one but God would. God will go to extravagant lengths to “find the lost” in order to bring us into relationship with God and with each other. And this is good news! Why? Because the truth is we all wander and all of us are lost.

The not so Warm and Fuzzy Jesus, Sunday, September 8th, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 7:03


People often have a difficult time when studying the Hebrew Scriptures - they often prefer to study the “warm and fuzzy” Jesus they see in the Gospel stories. However, In The Gospel of Luke (14:25-33) we discover that Jesus isn’t so warm and fuzzy; that following Christ is difficult and requires sacrifice.

A Transforming Meal, Sunday, September 1, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 10:12


When Jesus instructs us to invite the poor and those who can not repay us to a banquet that we hold, he does so knowing that it is an opportunity for transformation.

Bent and Broken; Sunday, August 25, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 11:11


Forces all over the world cause people to be be “bent and broken” and unable to stand up straight; relegating them to the margins of society. As Jesus saw the woman who had been bent over from an ailment for 18 years, we, as Christians, are meant to see those whom the world causes to be broken and bent over and are meant to help them stand up straight. Liberating them and at the same time liberating ourselves from what binds us.

Jesus' Peace, burning - transforming; Sunday, August 18, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 10:35


What did Jesus mean in Luke 12:49-56 when he states he did not come to bring peace? Perhaps it is an invitation for us to allow God to disturb our lives so that we can be transformed and then truly experience peace.

Dressed for Action, Sunday, August 11, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 11:37


Isaih 1:1, 10-20 and Luke 12:32-40

One Humanity, Sunday, June 2, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 9:08


On the night before he died, in the Gospel of John, Jesus prayed that we might all be one - what does this mean?

Do You Want To Be Made Well, Sunday, May 26, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 8:23


Love, Love, Love...as I Have Loved You

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 8:25


Simon about what it really means to follow Jesus' commandment to Love one another as Christ loved us.

The Voice of Jesus, Sunday, May 12, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 8:02


Often Jesus speaks to us through the voices and actions of others. The great promise of Christ is that God will never stop calling us by name.

A Crucifixion World, Palm Sunday, April 14, 2019; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 9:58


We need to here the story of the crucifixion in all it's gory detail to remind us that the world is full of crucifixions, even today...and to point the way for us to live as people of life and love, not death.

Love Extravagantly; Sunday, April 7, 2019; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 10:03


Wasteful, Extravagant, Reckless; The Rev. Lee Davis, Sunday, March 31, 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 11:04


God's Tender Compassion; The Rev. Lee Davis, Sunday, March 17, 2019

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 10:09


Christ reacts with Tender Compassion as he faces Jerusalem and the Cross

The Temptations of Christ as a Rule of Life, Sunday, March 10, 2019; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 13:28


Something about Jospeh; Sunday, February 24, 2019; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 15:08


Looking at the Joseph Story through LGBTQ lens

Here We Are, Send Us; Sunday, February 10, 2019, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 8:23


Until There is no Us and Them, Sunday Feb 3, 2019, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 10:14


On This Marvelous Night, Christmas Sermon 2018, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 5:58


Everything I Needed to Know About Advent, I Learned as a Hospice Chaplain, Part 3, Third Advent, Sunday Dec. 16, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 12:03


Everything I Needed to Know about Advent, I Learned as a Hospice Chaplain - Part 2; Advent 2, Sunday Dec. 9, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 8:28


Everything I Needed to Know about Advent, I Learned as a Hospice Chaplain - Part 1; Advent 1, Sunday Dec. 2, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 7:23


Please note that our recording equipment malfunctioned and this recording was recreated and differs slightly from the sermon actually given.

All Things Possible, Sunday, October 14, 2018; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 10:26


Concerning Divorce; Did Jesus Really Mean that?, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 12:33


A Slap in the Face, Sunday, September 9, 2018; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 12:51


Sermon based on the story of Jesus' encounter with a syrophoenician woman.

Beloved, Sermon in Response to Threatening Hate Filled Message Received By our Community, Sunday, September 2, 2018; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2018 14:16


On the Evening of Sept. 1, our faith community received a threatening message because of our belief in racial equality and inclusion. This is our response.

Bread of Death vs. Bread of Life, Sunday, August 12, 2018, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 10:26


Believe Into God; Sunday, August 5, 2018, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 8:50


Chickens, Sheep, People; Sunday, July 22, 2018; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 14:52


A look at the "shepherds" in our lives

So That We Might Know, Sunday, July 15, 2018; Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 10:39


Our Actions Matter, Sunday, July 8, 2018, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2018 8:35


To Be Made Well, A Sermon on Compassion: Sunday, July 1, 2018, The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 9:33


Christian Family, A Safe Space; Sermon about Suicide, The Rev. Lee Davis, June 10, 2018

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 17:50


God's Love Changes Everything, Trinity Sunday, May 27, 2018; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 12:07


The Power of Pentecost Is Love, Pentecost Sunday, May 20, 2018; The Rev. Lee Davis

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 8:27


Psalm of Life

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 10:34


Sermon based on Psalm 23

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