by Melissa Kelly | Jan 7, 2024 | Epiphany, Guest Speaker, Sermons
Hospitality & Chalking Doors Christine Sine teaches us about where Jesus was most likely born, how the Inn we traditionally invoke probably wasn’t what we consider an Inn at all. She reminds us of the Mennonite tradition of radical hospitality and...
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 | Nov 12, 2023 | Guest Speaker, Sermons
The Good News Generation Tom Sine encourages us to create neighborhood empowerment projects that young generations could join in, without requiring church attendance or membership. He talks about the value of examining Pew Research profiles of generations in order to...
by Melissa Kelly | Jul 2, 2023 | Guest Speaker, Sermons, Summer 2023
Blessings of a Living Jesus Join us as Bob Pauw uses stories from Luke and Acts to illuminate stories of the people he has known in his work. He shares his heartfelt conviction that he has been blessed to walk with a living Jesus. Bob is an immigration lawyer who...
by Melissa Kelly | Apr 30, 2023 | Easter, Guest Speaker, Sermons, Year W
Earth and Breath Sarah Augustine, our Just Peace Climate Justice speaker, discusses the uses and failures of Capitalism and calls us to engage in an Indigenous cosmology that prioritizes Community Wellbeing over individuals and profit. She deftly contrasts a worldview...
by Melissa Kelly | May 29, 2022 | Easter, Guest Speaker, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
In Full Accord Philippians Chapter 2 contains what is thought to be the earliest Christian hymn. Paul’s words to his beloveds in Philippi can be likened to a music director’s instructions to a singing group. Seattle Mennonite Church is like a choir with many voices,...
