Whittier UMC Sermons: Recent Episodes
Jo Schonewolf
Each week, we'll upload audio from Sunday's sermon in order to reach and care for our community near and far.
We know that many in the Bible speak about receiving a word from the Lord. But how do we know what words from the Lord look like in our lives today?
We might believe that God in God’s goodness provides for us, but how do we respond to that provision? Are we today more like the community that the book of Hebrews was written for or are we more like the vineyard of wild grapes in Isaiah 5?
We know that Abraham acted by faith, but what does it mean to have faith? Did Isaiah have the same faith that Abraham had? And if so, why do their actions look so different?
In the last of our sermon series on the symbols we use in worship, we explore what communion means and what happens when we come together to share bread and cup with one another.
We’re familiar with the main way we use water in worship: baptism. But why is water such an important symbol to us as Christians?
Word doesn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the symbols, but how we represent the Word of God in worship shows who we think has access to the Word.
We begin our exploration of the symbols we use in worship and why we use them with the symbol of light. Why is light such an enduring and profound symbol for Christians?