by Melissa Kelly | Nov 27, 2022 | Advent, Amy Epp, Sermons, Year W
Annunciation and Story When Mary said yes to Gabriel’s invitation to be the bearer of Jesus, she did so as one in the long story of women partnering with God in creation. Each of us, like Mary, may be storytellers of God, helping to birth new things in our own...
by Amy Epp | Jun 20, 2021 | Amy Epp, Sermons
Resurrection on Repeat Jesus is on a resurrection tour! He appears to the disciples not once but time and again – and then again when different ones among them are gathered. His set-list stays the same: Peace! But he changes the way he communicates. Likewise,...
by Amy Epp | Feb 1, 2021 | Amy Epp, Sermons
Sabbath Fences, Sabbath Gates We worship with Jesus in the field and in the synagogue. Jesus debates with his fellow Jewish leaders about God’s gift of the Sabbath. The Pharisees and legal experts were trying to fence up the law, protecting it and their...
by Amy Epp | Nov 1, 2020 | Amy Epp, Sermons
Just Enough for Today We may be able to identify with the widow of Zarephath who, in a time of a devastating, nation-wide crisis feels ready to die. In the midst of this certainty that she will not make it through, God provides a companion and the hope that each day...
by Amy Epp | Sep 27, 2020 | Amy Epp, Narrative Lectionary - Year 3, Sermons
What Becomes of Dreamers As a powerful Egyptian ruler, Joseph welcomes his family back into relationship and care saying, “Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good.” Though many people interpret this to mean that terror or...
