First Christian St. Paul Sermon Podcast: Recent Episodes
First Christian Church-St. Paul, MN
First Christian Church of St. Paul is an open and affirming, multicultural Disciples of Christ congregation united in the life, death, and resurrection of Christ for the sake of the world.
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 13:1-14 | September 10, 2023 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
Romans 13 can be misunderstood to justify oppression, but it's about love. Love fulfills the law, and we must support governing authorities that show love and justice while resisting those who don't Love is the ultimate law.
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person on Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
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Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 16:21-28 | September 3, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
Guest Preacher Rob Hamilton expresses gratitude for the grace that sustains us through trials and tribulations, we look forward to the journey ahead with hope and trust in God's constant presence. He concludes with a reference to a song that encapsulates the transformative journey of moving forward with grace and hope.
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Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 16:13-20 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-19 | August 27, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
In this sermon, Robert Hamilton explores biblical passages on Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah and urges unity among listeners. We delve into the concept of being presidential, reflect on political divisions, and caution against letting others define our religious or cultural identities. The importance of revelation, building meaningful relationships, and prioritizing the greater good are emphasized. The podcast concludes with a reminder of the significance of authenticity and genuine living in faith.
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Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 15:10-28 | August 20, 2023 |Robert Hamilton, preaching
Rev. Robert Hamilton preaches on the importance of confession and living our beliefs by looking at the story of the Canaanite woman who demonstrates unwavering faith and humility to receive help from Jesus. By living our confession, we find strength and guidance in difficult times.
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 14:13-21 | August 6, 2023 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 8:26-39 | July 30, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching
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Watch the complete worship service: https://youtu.be/W5X4iI-eumM
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 8:12-25 and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 | July 23, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Watch the full worship service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBEaSTDGvrs
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost |Romans 7:15-25 and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | July 9, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"We all carry the burdens of life and sometimes they can be too much to bear. So we escape at times into other things in order to take the load off: sex, drugs, food, what have you. All the while Jesus stands there with arms wide open calling for you and me to come to him and he will take our burdens and give us rest."
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Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HN2mnJC0Y44
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:40-42 and Romans 6:12-23 | July 2, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 10:24-39 and Genesis 21:8-21 | June 25, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is an open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Third Sunday After Pentecost |Matthew 9:35-10:8 and Romans 5:1-8 | June 18, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Second Sunday After Pentecost |Genesis 12:1-9 and Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 | June 11, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Trinity Sunday |Matthew 28:16-20 | June 4, 2023 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Pentecost Sunday | Acts 2:1-21 | May 28, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Wind and fire are powerful. When we think about what that Pentecost found in Acts we might want to think of what seemed like wind and fire as something that was disruptive, because it was. The disciples' life would never be the same ever again."
Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Ascension Sunday | Acts 1:6-14 | May 21, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching"Jesus doesn’t remove our anxiety. Jesus didn’t remove the disciples' anxiety, so don’t think Jesus is going to magically get rid of the knots in our stomachs. To be anxious is to be human. The trick is how we respond to it. What this passage tells us is that Jesus brings hope."Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Visit us for worship in person Sundays at Roseville Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM.
Sixth Sunday of Easter | John 14:15-21 | May 14, 2023 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching" In the gospel reading today, John is trying to make something abundantly clear.All Jesus asks all he asks, is that we recognize and accept his love, the love he has received from God, the love he has lived among us, the love that will remain with us through the Holy Spirit. "
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Join us for worship Sundays at 11:00 AM.
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Fifth Sunday of Easter | John 14:1-14 and Acts 7:54-60 | May 7, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching" ...we worship the Risen Christ that defeated death and has created space for us heart of God in heaven. The hope in the resurrection, the aiming for heaven is what empowers the church to bring some of heaven into our world. "
Watch the video: https://youtu.be/5LXkb25Q9noFirst Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Join us for worship Sundays at 11:00 AM.Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/
Fourth Sunday of Easter | Acts 2:42-47 | April 30, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching"Churches are places where those “bonds of affection” can be built up. That is the social benefit of churches. The spiritual one is that it is in community with other people that we learn how to be followers of Jesus, where people learn to see God at work in each other’s lives and to see God in the face of strangers we meet in our day-to-day lives." Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/Watch the worship live stream for April 30: https://youtube.com/live/1v8J0ieN-FQ?feature=share
Third Sunday of Easter | Luke 24:13-35 | April 23, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching"Jesus gathers us and the scriptures are opened to us. We are reminded of the work of God in the world. God is active in our lives and in the lives of others. Then we come to the Table and the bread is broken and wine is poured we see God in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Finally, we are then sent to tell the good news that Jesus is Risen, that hope is alive.
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Easter Sunday | Matthew 28:1-10 | April 9, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching"The resurrection is about a sense of hope. Remember I talked about the Iron Curtain and apartheid and Jim Crow? All of those things are gone. Resurrection means death doesn’t win. " Learn more about First Christian: https://fccsaintpaul.org/https://fccsaintpaul.org/Watch the worship live stream for April 9: https://youtube.com/live/25kftOxRCZE?feature=shareFirst Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Third Sunday in Lent | John 4:5-42 | March 12, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"We are called by God to go out of the walls of the church and connect with the world around us. The church is the gathered community that comes together to learn to be disciples of Jesus and then we go out and carry God’s message of love to LGBTQ people and to everyone- gay, straight, liberal, conservative, Bernie Bro, Trump supporter."
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Watch the worship live stream for March 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG0Yq7fXZYA
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Second Sunday in Lent | John 3:1-17 | March 5, 2023 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
"Ultimately, at the end of the day, as we go through Lent, that is the journey that we must be about, asking the questions about where is God in this moment, how we understand God, and how do we practice that faith in a wider community. Ultimately, as we develop that discipline, we can come to see Christ more clearly in our lives. And that's what I hope for each one of us now, and for all the days coming forward."
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
First Sunday in Lent | Matthew 4:1-11 | February 26, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"In our day-to-day lives, we are called to live out our values as Christians which is a fancy way of saying that we are always tempted to betray our values. In our own baptisms, we are claimed by God. For Jesus, knowing who he was helped him when the time of testing came. As followers of Jesus it is always vital to remind ourselves that we are children of God and that as Christ was led by the Spirit, so are we led by the Spirit which reminds us we don’t walk this walk of life alone."
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Join us for worship Sundays in-person or online at 11:00 AM.
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Transfiguration Sunday | Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9 | February 19, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching
"As we head into the Lenten season today, we reflect on the transfiguration of Jesus, the opening of the eyes of His disciples... This new knowledge that changes the way we see God and changes the way we see ourselves, it must not stay in our churches. It must not stay in our minds. It must come with us when we descend from the mountaintop and with us as we travel back to our homes, places of business, communities, and the goings on of our lives."
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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Join us for worship Sundays in-person or online at 11:00 AM.
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Fifth Sunday After Epiphany | Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) and Matthew 5:13-20 | February 5, 2023 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
"Faithfulness to God is not a checklist of things to do in order to be righteous. Faithfulness to God is faithfulness to each other, to all people, especially those afflicted by poverty and injustice, illness and loss. No amount of Bible studies will suffice unless we are in right relationship with each other. "
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Fourth Sunday After Epiphany | Micah 6:1-18 and Matthew 5:1-12 | January 29, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"When Jesus tells the disciples and the crowd what God favors he is saying that God doesn’t want our curated lives. God doesn’t want people that look good, but are ugly on the inside or think highly of themselves. Instead, God wants people who are humble, who are merciful and who treat people justly. "
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Lectionary Q is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's texts are from Matthew 2:1-12 and Micah 6:1-8.
What are your answers? What are your questions? Send them to lectionaryq@substack.com.
Here are the questions for this week’s passage:
- This passage is usually called the Beatitudes. This work comes from Greek which can mean blessed or happy. Is there a difference between being blessed and being happy?
- How would you describe the people Jesus called blessed?
- What do the beatitudes say about following Jesus? Is following risky or easy?
- What do the Beatitudes have to say about the state of the world?
Let’s ask some questions from Micah:
- The first part of the passage has the prophet speaking for God. How would you describe God’s feelings?
- Why was God not interested in the response from people?
- In verse 8 it says, “He has told you, O mortal, what is good,” which seems to be the biblical way of saying “You already know what I want.” Do you think the people really knew what God wanted?
- Verse 8 uses the word, “require.” Does require something from us or does God desire something from us?`
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Third Sunday After Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1-4 and Matthew 4:12-23 | January 22, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"So even in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali, we continue to gather as church, where the good news of Jesus is preached, where we break bread and drink the wine, where we pray for each other and the world and where we serve our sisters and brothers. In this time when the tide is low, we continue to be faithful because the people who live in darkness have seen a great light."
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Second Sunday After Epiphany | John 1:29-42 and Isaiah 49:1-7 | January 15, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"People have written the epitaph of this congregation for a long time. We are still here. I think we are still here to tell the good news of Jesus by fostering relationships outside of the walls of this church with the surrounding community. God is still sustaining this ministry, inviting us to come and see and then to tell others to come and see."
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Baptism of Jesus Sunday | Matthew 3:13-17 | January 8, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Baptism reminds us that no matter what we do, we are loved by God and there is nothing we can do about that."
January 1, 2023 | First Sunday of Christmas | Matthew 2:13-23 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
"We should not expect God to be we expect God to be."
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Fourth Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25 | December 18, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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December 11, 2022 | Third Sunday Of Pentecost | Isaiah 35:1-10 and James 5:7-10 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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December 4, 2022 | Second Sunday Of Pentecost | Isaiah 11:1-11 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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November 27, 2022 | First Sunday Of Pentecost | Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Jesus calls us into a state of watchfulness, not just in Advent, but in every aspect of our lives. What if we came to church expecting to see God? What would happen if we believe that God can use this small church to do God’s work in the world and take part in active waiting; stepping out in faith to do what God calls us to do and finding God there already?"
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November 13, 2022 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 21:5-19 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
This passage is for us today as we see a world that seems out of control and as we long to see God act and set the world to rights. In these times we face, we are called to be faithful to put our trust in God and not listen to siren voices seeking to take the place of God.
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November 6, 2022 | All Saints Sunday | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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October 30, 2022 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 19:1-10 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"As the hymn goes, grace is Amazing. But it's also offensive."
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October 23, 2022 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 18:9-14 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"...the communion table reminds us that we are not perfect. It deflates our pride and contempt and shows us the truth. We are sinners. We fall short. Communion reminds us that we are in need of grace always. We can only rely on the grace of Jesus."
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October 16, 2022 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:21-30 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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October 9, 2022 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:11-19 and Jeremiah 29:1-4-7| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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October 2, 2022 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:5-10| Rob Hamilton, preaching
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September 25, 2022 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:19-31| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 25, 2022 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:19-31| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 18, 2022 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:1-13| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 18, 2022 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:1-13| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 11, 2022 | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 15:1-10| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 11, 2022 | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 15:1-10| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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September 4, 2022 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:25-33| Rob Hamilton, preaching
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September 4, 2022 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:25-33| Rob Hamilton, preaching
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August 28, 2022 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:1, 7-14 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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August 21, 2022 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 13:10-17 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"This sabbath is a time to remember we are connected to each other and we are connected to God."
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August 14, 2022 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Trying to follow Jesus, to live by faith is going to be something that bothers and rankles people."
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Mark 4:35-5:20 | Decommissioning Service | July 24, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
As we enter a new phase that is still murky, let’s do what we are called to do: preach the gospel, make disciples, and pursue God’s justice. God is calling us forward, so let’s go. Let us enter this Strange New World.
Luke 10:38-42 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 17, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Luke 10:25-37 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | July 10, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The lawyer comes and asks Jesus what he has to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks him what scripture says and Jesus responds he answered correctly. But then the teacher gets sneaky. He knows he is to love his neighbor as himself, but then he wants to know; who is the neighbor. Or to be more precise, who doesn’t he have to be a neighbor to? Who can he ignore? One version of scripture says he is looking for a loophole and that’s exactly what he is doing.
Luke 9:51-62 and Galatians 5:1,13-25 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 26, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
In light of the recent decision from the Supreme Court on abortion, could be become a place where we are centered at God’s communion table to reason with one another?
June 19, 2022 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 3:23-29 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
John 14:23-29 and Acts 16:9-15 |Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 22, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Fifth Sunday After Easter | John 13:31-35 and Acts 11:1-18 | May 15, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
John 10:22-30 and Acts 9:36-43 | Fourth Sunday of Easter | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Have you ever been looking for something and it's staring you right in the face? The religious leaders who should be able to notice God, can't see him in the person of Jesus.
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John 20:24-21:19 | May 1, 2022 | Third Sunday of Easter | Rob Hamilton, preaching
Feed My Sheep. Jesus says this during an encounter on a lakeshore with Peter. A number of times he asks Peter, "Do you love me?" How would we respond if Jesus asked this question?
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.
This Sunday: March 27, 2022 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)
Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 and 1 John 4:7-12
Dennis Sanders, preaching
It is said that Martin Luther once said that if the world was ending he would plant a tree. Our texts for Sunday talk about love and grace. How do we love in a time of war and a nuclear threat?
Luke 4:1-13 | First Sunday in Lent | March 6, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.
Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's text is from Luke 4:1-13.
Do you have questions or answers to the questions? Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org.
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Luke 9:28-36 (37-43) | Transfiguration Sunday | February 27, 2022 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.
Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's text is from Luke 9:28-36.
This week's text:
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“Get What You Give” | Luke 6:27-38 | Seventh Sunday After Epiphany | February 20, 2022 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.
Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary.
This week's text is from Luke 6:27-38. Do you have questions or answers to the questions? Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org. Learn more about First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of St. Paul by going to: fccsaintpaul.org.
We live in an age where people say trust in institutions and leaders is at an all-time low. If it's so hard to trust others in our day and age, what does it mean to trust God?
February 13, 2022 | Sixth Sunday After Epiphany | Jeremiah 17:5-10 and Luke 6:17-26 | Amy Bertschaulsen, preaching
First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.
Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary.
This week's text is from Luke 6:17-26. Do you have questions or answers to the questions? Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org. Learn more about First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of St. Paul by going to: fccsaintpaul.org.
What does it mean that Jesus wants Peter and his friends will now go and fish for people? What does leaving their nets behind mean?
Luke 5:1-11 and Philippians 4:8-9 | Fifth Sunday After Epiphany | February 6, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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How would you respond if someone told you good news? Would you jump for joy? Would you shout in sheer happiness? How about throwing someone off the cliff? Why in the world would the congregation where Jesus preached want to kill him?
Luke 4:21-30 | Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | First Christian Church | January 30, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Jesus tells the synagogue in his hometown that the Spirit of the Lord is upon him. Again and again, in Luke, Jesus is told that the Spirit is with him and at times even directing him. What does it mean to be led by the Spirit? What is the good news that Jesus preaches?
Luke 4:14-21 | Third Sunday After Epiphany | January 23, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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This past Thursday, January 6 was Epiphany, the day we remember the arrival of the Wise Men to meet Jesus. We focus a lot on those strangers from a distant land, but there was another character: King Herod. How does Herod fit in the story?
Matthew 2:1-12 | Epiphany Sunday | January 9, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Living in Fear, Living in Hope | Christmas Eve |December 24, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Zephaniah 3:14-20 | Third Sunday of Advent | December 12, 2021 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Few Are Guilty, But All are Responsible. | Luke 3:1-6 | Second Sunday of Advent | December 5, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Luke 21:25-36 | First Sunday of Advent | November 28, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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John 18:33-37 | Christ the King Sunday | November 21, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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1 Samuel 1:4-20 and Hebrews 10:11-25 | Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | November 14, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Pastor Dennis Sanders invites people living in the Twin Cities to visit First Christian Church on Sunday morning at 10:00.
If you plan to visit, please use the link below. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
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Mark 10:46-52 | Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 10:35-45 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | October 17, 2021 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching
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Mark 10:17-31 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | October 10, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 10:2:16 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | October 3, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 9:30-37 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 19, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 8:27-38 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 12, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 7:31-37 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | First Christian Church | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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John 6:51-58 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | August 15, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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John 6:35-51 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | August 8, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Ephesians 4:1-16 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 1, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Ephesians 2:11-22 | Eighth Sunday After Pentecost | July 18, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Ephesians 1:3-14 | Seventh Sunday After Pentecost | July 11, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Isaiah 53:1-6 and Mark 6:1-13 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 4, 2021 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | Mark 5:21-43 | June 27, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Mark 4:35-41| Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | June 20, 2021| Dennis Sanders, preaching
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2 Corinthians 5:6-17 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 13, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | June 6, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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How can a church be like a passenger plane that runs out of fuel 8 miles in the air?
For a plane to get off the ground, you need high air pressure to be great enough to give lift. For a plane to stay in the air, you need engines to keep the plane going at a proper speed. To keep going at a proper speed, you need fuel. So what happens when there's no gas and then no engines on a Boeing 767 at 41,000 feet? How is a church like an airplane?
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Pentecost Sunday| Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Acts 2:1-21 | May 23, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
Just before he is arrested, Jesus offers a prayer to God for his disciples. What does it mean that the Son of God prays for the disciples? What does that mean for us in the modern-day?
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Seventh Sunday of Easter| John 17:6-21 | May 16, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus called the disciples to abide in him. What does that mean? Is God calling us to abide. Pastor Dennis will preach from John 15 about abiding and about a "galloping" bridge.
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Sixth Sunday of Easter| John 15:9-17 | May 9, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
Are you a dog person or cat person? I'm not really a dog person, but I if were to have a dog, it would be a German Shepherd. I love these majestic dogs and I love the fact that they are hard-working dogs that guard against danger. This Fourth Sunday of Easter is also called Good Shepherd Sunday. On Sunday we will talk about what it means to be a shepherd, how God is a shepherd, and who isn't a good shepherd.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter| John 10:11-18 | April 25, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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An encounter by two disciples teaches us how God can show up anywhere anytime.
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Third Sunday of Easter| Luke 24:13-35 | April 18, 2021 |Rob Hamilton, preaching
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How much do you trust second-hand information? Or do you think you want to get your information from the source? Thomas hears that Jesus is alive. Thomas didn’t want to just hear about the Risen Christ, he wanted to see for himself. How do we come to know Jesus? How are we helping others know about Jesus?
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Second Sunday of Easter| John 20:19-31 | April 11, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Have you ever read a book that ends abruptly? How did that feel? Our Easter text comes from Mark and we never see an empty tomb. Instead, we see women who run away from the tomb in terror. What’s up with that and how is this good news?
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Easter Sunday| Mark 16:1-8 | April 4, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Who doesn't love a parade? It's Palm Sunday, so we see Jesus entering Jerusalem in what might be the oddest parade ever. The crowd shouts, "Hosanna!" which means, "Save us!"
How did Jesus save the people? Did they know how he was going to save them? Do we understand what it means that Jesus saves us? This Sunday, Rob Hamilton will preach on this most unusual parade.
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Palm Sunday| Mark 11:1-11 | March 28, 2021 |Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Have you ever heard of the phrase "get right with God?" It seems to connote that we have to do something in order to get back into God's good graces. But in the texts for this coming weekend from Jeremiah and Hebrews talks about God being the one that acts in order to get people right with God. The response is not to do something for God to like us but to respond to God's love with discipleship.
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A Thankful Life | Fifth Sunday in Lent | Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Hebrews 5:5-10 | March 21, 2021 |Dennis Sanders, preaching
We look to vaccines to save us from the dangers of COVID-19. Just like vaccines bring healing or salvation, Jesus explains in John 3 how God's love will bring healing to all of creation through his death on a cross. But how? We will find out.
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Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21 | Unafraid Worship Series | Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 14, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Third Sunday of Lent: We go to John chapter 2 where we see that Jesus is just a bit angry. What does it mean that Jesus got angry? What was Jesus angry about? What does it have to do with hope? What does it say to us today?
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John 2: 13-22 | Unafraid Worship Series | Third Sunday in Lent | March 7, 2021 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
Second Sunday in Lent: "Thoughts and Prayers." That can be a phrase of caring, but it can also be just mere words. Jesus calls the disciples and the larger crowd to put words into action. In Mark chapter 8 and Revelation 3 we learn that in God's Kingdom, words must be backed with acts of love.
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Mark 8:31-38 and Revelation 3:14-22 | Unafraid Worship Series | Second Sunday in Lent | February 28, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
First Sunday in Lent: What is hope? How is it different from optimism? This is the First Sunday in the Season of Lent. We start our worship Series, Unafraid: Courage and Hope in an Uncertain Time. We will look at the tales of Noah and the Ark found in Genesis 9. Noah and his family finally get out of the ark after a long time inside. After all the death and destruction, God offers a symbol of hope and trust.
Notes for this sermon:
IGY (What A Beautiful World) by Donald Fagen
Hope Is A Thing With Feathers by Emily Dickinson
Theologies of Hope by Miroslav Volf
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Genesis 9:8-17 | First Sunday in Lent | UnAfraid Worship Series | February 21, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Transfiguration Sunday: This is the last Sunday before the Season of Lent. Jesus goes up on a mountain with three of his closest disciples and is transformed. A voice from heaven tells the disciples to listen to Jesus. Why? What were the disciples not understanding? What are we not understanding. Join us as we together enter into Mark 9.
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Mark 9:2-9 | For the Sake of the World Series | Transfiguration Sunday | February 14, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
We hear a lot about freedom in our culture. The freedom of speech, the freedom to express ourselves, the freedom to choose. But what does that mean if we are Christians? What does freedom look like in the body of Christ? Pastor Rob will be looking at this question today from 1 Corinthians chapter 8.
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1 Corinthians 8:1-13 | For the Sake of the World Series | Fifth Sunday of Epiphany | February 7, 2021 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
January 31, 2021 (Fourth Sunday of Epiphany): Do we believe in God? Really, do we believe that God is real, that God makes a difference in the world, in our lives? In Mark 1 we encounter Jesus preaching in a local synagogue and casting out demons to the surprise of the crowd. They saw God acting in a way they never had before. What does that mean for us today? What does a living God mean for us now and what can it mean in our world today? Join us as we learn together.
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Mark 1:21-28 | Fourth Sunday of Epiphany| For the Sake of the World Series | January 31, 2021
Jonah 3:1-10 | Third Sunday of Epiphany | For the Sake of the World Series | January 24, 2021 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
This Sunday (Third Sunday of Epiphany): If you felt that God was calling you to meet with the Klan and preach repentance, would you do it? Would you WANT to do it? That's what is the case in today's passage in Jonah 3. Jonah the prophet was called to preach the Ninevites, the sworn enemy of the Israelites. He tried to run away from God, became a snack for a fish and then preached the repentance to the Ninevites who repented! In real life, we hear the story of Daryl Davis an African American musician, who is known for starting up friendships with active Klansmen. When we hear that God so loved the world, we have to come to terms that God really does love the world. What does that mean when we profess to follow Jesus?
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This is a special evening prayer time for the nation on Martin Luther King Day 2021. We come together to pray for the upcoming Inauguration, for justice, for peace and for healing in a time when it seems our nation is on the knife's edge. Join us as we pray to God together. www.fccsaintpaul.org.
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John 1:35-51 | Second Sunday of Epiphany | January 17, 2021 | For the Sake of the World Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Come and See. The sentence sounds like someone inviting you over for warm chocolate chip cookies. Jesus and Philip tell others to “come and see” what Jesus is up to. Inviting people to meet Jesus is not about shoving the Bible in people’s faces. It’s about sharing what God means to us with our family and friends. In John 1 we see how Christ invites us to follow him and it gives us insight into how we can invite people to follow Jesus today.
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Mark 1:4-13 | Baptism of Our Lord | January 10, 2021 | For the Sake of the World Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"This is not who we are." It's hard to admit that we are sinners. On this Sunday when we remember the Baptism of Jesus, Pastor Dennis talks about the insurrection this week at the United States Capitol, what it says about us as a nation and how in Christ through our baptisms, we have a new identity that allows us to be Christ's witnesses in these troubling times.
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John 1:1-18 | Second Sunday of Christmas | January 3, 2021 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
Luke 1:26-38 | Fourth Sunday in Advent | The World Is About to Turn Series | December 20, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Mary is just a normal girl from a normal town, loving a normal life. Then an angel comes to tell her of something extraordinary: she will give birth to a Savior! We learn how God surprised Mary and can surprise us as well.
Isaiah 61:1-11 | Third Sunday in Advent | The World Is About to Turn Worship Series | December 13, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?" It's not just a song, it's also how the people of Israel felt after they returned from exile. But in Isaiah 61, we hear of a prophet that will come to heal broken hearts. Signs of hope abound on this Third Sunday in Advent.
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Mark 1:1-8 | Second Sunday in Advent | The World Is About to Turn Series | December 6, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
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Isaiah 64:1-11 | First Sunday in Advent | World Is About to Turn Series | November 29, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
From today's sermon: "Every year we sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel and don’t think about the fact that this song is a cry for help. It is a cry for the Christ child to free us."
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Matthew 25:31-46 | Christ the King Sunday | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 22, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
We look at the Parable of the Sheep and Goats and wonder: do we see Jesus in the face of the people we meet in our lives?
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Matthew 25:14-30 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 15, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
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Matthew 25:1-13 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 8, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus will return, we just don't know when. While we are waiting, we are called to be faithful. This Sunday, we will hear from Matthew 25:1-13, the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building."
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“I Can’t Drive 55” | Matthew 22:33-46 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 25, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The religious leaders ask Jesus one final question. What is the greatest commandment? Jesus gives the answer: love God, and love neighbor. The religious leaders saw the law as rules people had to follow, but Jesus showed another to look at the law: as entering into a relationship with God and neighbor. This Sunday, we will hear from Matthew 22:34-46, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building."
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Divided Loyalties | Matthew 22:15-22 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost |The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 18, 2020
Today's Service: Jesus is faced with a question: is it lawful to pay taxes to Ceasar? Jesus had a quick answer, but do we? What does it mean to be a Christian and a citizen of a nation? This Sunday, we will hear from Matthew 22:15-22, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building."
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“Out of Context” | Matthew 22:1-14 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 11, 2020 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
“Unmasked” | Matthew 21:33-46 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 4, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Today's Service: The Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21 is an odd tale: the tenants of a vineyard refuse to pay the owner even to the point of killing his only son. God has entrusted the care of the world to us. How are we using the time we have: to look after our sisters and brothers or to look out for ourselves?
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“And Like A Good Neighbor…” | Matthew 21:23-32 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 27, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
What does it mean to be a good neighbor? Do we seek to follow God with our lives and not just with our talk? We continue our series, "The Church Has Left the Building," as we continue to find out how to be the church in this time of COVID. We read in Matthew 21 about a parable Jesus tells about two sons and which was one faithful.
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“Working 5 to 6” | Matthew 20:1-16 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 20, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Who among us wouldn't like to be treated like a VIP? However, in God's kingdom, status or what we do doesn't matter as much as what God does for us. What does this mean when it comes to our sermon series "The Church Has Left the Building?" How does it prompt us to "Love God, Love Church and Love Neighbor?"
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"Swimming in Gratitude" | Matthew 18:21-35| Pentecost 15 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is one where the protagonist takes the mercy he is shown for granted. How thankful are for the grace shown by God?
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Ms. Puddleglum's Faith | Matthew 15:21-28 | September 2, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
The woman at the center of this story believed Jesus could heal her daughter. It was a risky faith, like doing a trust fall ten feet up and blindfolded. We place our trust in God even when the future seems bleak.
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“And Yet the Gospel Is Proclaimed” | Matthew 16:21-28 | Pentecost 13 | August 30, 2020 |Rob Hamilton, preaching
Damage Report! That's what 2020 feels like, doesn't it? In today's sermon, Rob Hamilton preaches from Matthew 16 about how the good news of Jesus is still preached in the darkest of times.
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“The Worship Continues” | Romans 12:1-8 | Pentecost 12 | Romans Preaching Series | August 23, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
“Icons, Alcoholics and a Divided Heart” | Romans 11:1-2 and 29-32 | Romans Preaching Series | Pentecost 11 | August 16, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
"Keeping Relationship Through Empathy" | Romans 9:1-5 | August 2, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
Romans 7:14-25 | Romans Sermon Series | Pentecost 5 | July 5, 2020 | Robert Hamilton, preaching
Romans 6:1-11 | Pentecost 3 | Romans Sermon Series | June 21, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
1 Corinthians 15:1-26 and 51-58, Ascension Sunday, May 24, 2020
Dennis Sanders, preaching
1 Corinthians 13:1-13 for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020.
Dennis Sanders, preaching
Acts 18:1-4 and 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020
Dennis Sanders, Preaching
Acts 17:1-9 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020
Dennis Sanders, preaching
Acts 1:1-11 | Second Sunday of Easter | April 19, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Mark 16:1-8 | Easter Sunday | April 12, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Psalm 23, Mark 11:1-11, Romans 8:31-39 | Palm Sunday | April 5, 2020 | First Christian Church | Rob Hamilton, Preaching
Mark 13:1-8 and 24-37 | Fifth Sunday in Lent | March 29, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Romans 8:26-39 | Third Sunday in Lent | March 15, 2020 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Mark 10:32-52 | The Color Purple Series | Second Sunday in Lent | March 8, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Two disciples want special access to Jesus. Jesus responds by saying what it means to be first in God's kingdom.
Mark 10:17-31 | The Color Purple Series | First Sunday in Lent | March 1, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A young man asks Jesus a question, but he doesn't like the answer.
Mark 8:27 - 9:8| FOCUSED Worship Series | Transfiguration Sunday | February 23, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
Who is Jesus? Peter says he's the Messiah...but doesn't realize what king of King he would be.
Mark 7:1-23 | Sixth Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED: Worship Series | February 16, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus faces down the religious leaders and criticizes their love of following ritual, but not loving others.
Mark 5:21-43 | Fourth Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED Worship Series | February 2, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A woman who spent everything to be healed tries one last chance. A high official at the temple humbles himself to save his daughter. Jesus is in the middle of it all.
Mark 5:1-20 | Third Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED: Worship Series | January 26, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
In the power of Jesus, a small church can do what Jesus did. Do we believe this?
Mark 4:1-34 | Second Sunday After Epiphany | FOCUSED Worship Series | January 19, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Jesus explains the Kingdom of God in parables and Pastor Dennis talks about Negro Spirituals and the movie Inception.
Mark 2:1-22 | FOCUSED: Worship Series | Baptism of Jesus | January 12, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
A young paralytic is brought face to face with Jesus. Jesus forgives the man before healing him. What does it mean that Jesus forgives?
“Blind Spots” | Mark 1:21-45 | Epiphany Sunday | FOCUSED Worship Series | January 5, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
On the first Sunday of the new year and the new decade, Pastor Dennis preaches on how we see or don't see the people in our midst.
Isaiah 35:1-10 | Verge of a Miracle Series | Third Sunday of Advent | December 15, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Advent is a time when we know things aren’t right in the world. It is a time when we realize things aren’t right with us.
Isaiah 40:1-11 | Second Sunday of Advent | Verge of Miracle Series | December 8, 2019 | Rob Hamilton, preaching
Isaiah preaches for comfort for a weary people and Pastor Rob shares how this passage still speaks to a weary land.
Isaiah 2:1-5 | Verge of a Miracle Series | First Sunday of Advent | December 1, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Pastor Dennis thinks the United Nations tries to establish peace in the world, but God's future peace will be so much better.
Christ the King Sunday | Ubuntu Worship Series | 2 Kings 22:1-10, [14-20]; 23:1-3 | November 24, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
On the Sunday before Advent, the people of Judah rediscover a lost document that they might have wished stayed lost.
Isaiah 5:1-17 and 11:1-10 | Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost | November 17, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
Dennis remembers a mailbox during his childhood and we are reminded of a God that seeks justice and also wants to love us as well.
God is angry at a wayward child and the church is called to follow Hosea's lead and speak from God's heart.
A thankful heart casts out fear. Jesus calls for a different way of being in the world.
King David's grandson becomes king, gets bad advice and sees the kingdom split in two. Service is a better way to lead than it is to lord it over others.
Just as King David danced before God, the church should be about dancing in our lives. We need to be able to express the joy of our faith in a public way in all that we do.
A comedian befriends an ex-president and hilarity ensues, which means there was no hilarity. A widow is shown kindness by a woman named...kindness.
Exodus 1: 8-20, 2:1-10 and 3:1-15 | Ubuntu Sermon Series | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 29, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Two women are able to thwart the evil plans of a king. A princess decides to care for a child that will one day lead the Israelites out of Egypt and into the promised land. God hears the cries of the oppressed and decides to act.
Abraham becomes the host with the most, Sarah laughs out of frustration and we are reminded to be open to where God might lead us.
In the first of the fall sermon series, we hear about the second creation story, God as Trinity and we learn a new word: Ubuntu.
We look at Jesus final words to his disciples and seek to learn what it means to bring the gospel in a world of mass shootings.
Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath and everyone is happy....except the leader of the synagogue. What does this passage from Luke have to do with a father's sarcastic letter to a church about how they treated his son who is on the autism spectrum? Find out.
“Do You Hear the People Sing?” | Luke 12:49-56 and Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 18, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching
What matters more: social justice or evangelism? The answer is not as important as standing up for what God requires which will divide people.
Hebrews 11 is a gallery of Old Testament figures who were faithful to God. We learn about Abraham who was faithful to God, which didn't mean that he never doubted. We also learn about the link between faithfulness and obedience. Oh, and we talk about buildings.
What do we do with all of our stuff? We learn about a rich farmer whose bountiful harvest "sparked joy" but did not help the poor or please God.
Grace comes first and then comes acts of justice. Paul tells the church to be rooted in Christ and to live a life that speaks to the crucified and risen Lord.
We all like to think we would be the Good Samaritan in the parable with the same name, but Pastor Dennis shares that most of us would probably walk on by like the other two characters in this famous story.
Pastor Dennis shares his memories of vacations when he was a young kid, Paul's closing words to the church in Galatia and what is the role of the church in the wider world.
Third Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 5:1,13-25 | June 30, 2019 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Paul tells the church in Galatia that we are made in free in Christ in order to serve. Paul then talks about the works of the flesh and fruits of the Spirit and we learn about the hearts of two religious figures through their Tweets.
Paul says in Galatians 3 that there is no male or female, slave or free, Jew or Gentile, but all are one in Christ. Pastor Dennis talks about the holiday of Juneteenth to explain that in Christ we called to live in radical relationship with each other.