by Melissa Kelly | Jan 28, 2024 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Liberator(s) of LEGION Tempted to avert our gaze from the mention of “evil spirit” or “demon”, instead Pastor Megan chooses to hold this story’s gaze and look for what may be true… then and now. What is true? What binds humans is indeed legion. What liberates humans...
by Melissa Kelly | Jan 21, 2024 | Charlene Epp, Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Kinship Seed Sowers Jesus’ parables meet us in story form about ordinary livelihood understandings. Throwing these stories alongside life experiences of these livelihoods can provide spirit openings to fuller understanding of what it means to be kindom people....
by Melissa Kelly | Dec 31, 2023 | Christmas, Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Christmas and Angels Rita and Janet lead us through reflections for the Christmas season on angels and being angels. Audio Preacher Rita Kowats b Series Narrative Lectionary Year 3 Passage Mark 1.1-20 Resources Resources Image: Photo by Julia Kadel on Unsplash...
by Melissa Kelly | Dec 24, 2023 | Advent, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Infant Lowly Pastor Megan contemplates modern day child prophets and the purposefulness of God coming embodied as a lowly infant. She shares the story of young girls from our community acting on their convictions and their callings. Audio Preacher Megan M Ramer b...
by Melissa Kelly | Sep 12, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
An Ingathering of the Supremely Good We start our new year with the Narrative Lectionary “In the [very] beginning…” (a very good place to start…). The first creation account, in Genesis chapter one, reveals a Creator God who creates and co-creates, makes and beckons...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 6, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, zoom church
Communicating and Consent Bartimaeus is blind and cries out asking Jesus to have mercy on him. Rather than assuming he knows what Bartimaeus means by ‘having mercy’, Jesus asks him a direct and open-ended question: “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus...
