by Melissa Kelly | Jan 2, 2022 | Amy Epp, Christmas, Narrative Lectionary - Year 4, Sermons
Discipleship is like the Spiderverse? This passage of John continues the story of the “Word Made Flesh” in John 1 with the story of Jesus’ first disciples. There are three things Pastor Amy can talk about in this passage: How the gospel of John is...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 24, 2021 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
How brave it is to follow Today’s Scripture reflections feature Jesus, a heap of fish, and pondering the BRAVERY of following. That leads directly into Brenda Salter McNeil’s powerful storytelling of clergy in Ferguson in 2014 being asked by the young...
by Megan Ramer | Apr 19, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons, zoom church
Anything but normal – Zoom Church This week, we jump from the gospel of Mark into Luke’s distinctly different world and voice, as experienced in the book of Acts. Jesus is kidnapped by a cloud (!!!), and the disciples are left, jaws dropped, gawking at the...
by Megan Ramer | Feb 16, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
A Markan Fulcrum & Evocative Transfiguring Smack dab in the middle of Mark’s gospel and SOMEone finally knows how to answer the persistent question: Who is Jesus? Peter responds, “You are the Christ.” At this fulcrum, we’ve now tipped over...
by Megan Ramer | Jan 12, 2020 | Megan Ramer, Sermons
Movement & Trouble We are just starting our journey with Jesus through Mark’s gospel, and already there’s a pattern to his movement: margins –> centers of power –> get into / cause trouble –> retreat to margins for prayer...