by Melissa Kelly | Sep 29, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Love, Hatred, Suffering, and a Princess Dress A sermon about a 25 chapter novella, in three parts: 1) Joseph actually had an amazing technicolor princess dress, and isn’t that both telling and fabulous?! 2) Love unevenly distributed produces division, resentment, and...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 15, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
A Cosmos of Niblings Abram longs for a child that he believes God has denied him. God meets Abram in that specific need, but then leads him to a more expansive – even cosmic – view. This is a story that might be easier for aunties like me to understand: I...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 8, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Original Belovedness We start a new Narrative Lectionary year at a very good place to start: In the beginning… We begin with the genesis of all things, and it doesn’t take long for everything to devolve into deception, messing up, shame, hiding from God, and...
by Melissa Kelly | Jul 28, 2024 | Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Discernment Stories IV Join Keyan, Eden and Rita as they share stories of discernment in the last of our series. This summer we asked congregation members if they would be willing to share stories about discernment from their own lives. Audio Preacher Keyan...
by Melissa Kelly | Jul 14, 2024 | Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Discernment Stories II Join us to hear personal stories of discernment from Ken and Beth Miller Kraybill. They share about times of transition and decision in their lives. Audio Preacher Ken Kraybill & Beth Miller Kraybill b Series Discernment Storytellers ...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 23, 2024 | Liz Colver, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
God’s Way of Mutuality in All of Creation When we think we need to be in control of everything, we become anxious about our capacity to control. Letting our sense of control go and trusting in God and the provision that God has offered seems so terribly hard. What...
