by Melissa Kelly | Jun 27, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Resilience Through Difficulty Jesus told a parable “toward the necessity” that his hearers might be urged to pray persistently and not be discouraged. It was the story of a woman – a widow – who nevertheless persisted in crying for justice from an unjust...
by Melissa Kelly | Jun 13, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Blessing Our Differences On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came to bless and honor difference, by allowing for bridging and understanding amongst differences. As we navigate the many differences in how we communicate, how we gather, and how we worship,...
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...
by Melissa Kelly | May 9, 2021 | Easter, Jonathan Neufeld, Megan Ramer, Melanie Neufeld, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons, zoom church
A Community in Transition All of Acts is a story about a community / communities in transition; a story about finding a way together through much sorting and discerning; a story about claiming and releasing and improv; a story of a community’s long journey...
by Melissa Kelly | Apr 18, 2021 | Easter, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
A Dispute Arose Acts tells us that as the community of disciples grew in number, “a dispute arose…” Not shocking for any of us who have ever been part of any human community: As numbers grow, disputes are surely to arise! This story of the early Jesus-following...
by Melissa Kelly | Mar 21, 2021 | Lent, Megan Ramer, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
Saved by Belonging Jesus is always surprising the crowds around him with his attentions; sometimes offending with his attentions. To whom is Jesus drawn? How often Jesus walks his body to the edge of the crowd and speaks directly to the marginalized or stigmatized...
