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...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 16, 2024 | Liz Colver, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
God’s Playground God delights in God’s playground – all of creation is meant to be enjoyed and to participate in the purpose of the rest of creation. This sermon is a celebration of all that God has created, called good, and invited us to participate in....
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 9, 2024 | Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Creation Roars, Sings, and Trusts Brisa Peacock from Camp CAMREC shared a sermon as part of our series on Creation Care, offering a glimpse into how SMC’s and WMF’s relationship with CAMREC continues to contribute to the region’s stewardship of land...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 2, 2024 | Liz Colver, Sermons
Decentering human experience in light of creation as a whole Creation itself, the morning stars and divine beings and whatnot – they were celebrating the foundations of the world itself before humans were even a thing. God and nature itself celebrated and called...
by Melissa Kelly | May 26, 2024 | Liz Colver, Sermons
Making the World Cultures and traditions – including religions – all have multiple creation stories. Today we hear one from our scriptures told in Genesis, and our sermon shares another one – in the form of the children’s book “Big Momma Makes the...
by Melissa Kelly | May 12, 2024 | Charlene Epp, Sermons
Faith-Filled Tension Paul binds the physical body with resurrection, a holistic change from life as we have structured and understood it to that which is eternal as Jesus life, death and resurrection gifted us. Our faith is intricately tied to a belief in the...
