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...
by Amy Epp | May 31, 2020 | Amy Epp, Sermons, zoom church
Burn and Breathe – Zoom Church In the days of protest, riot and rage over police violence against black people and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tony McDade and many others, we gather for Pentecost. We call on the Holy Spirit to come with...