Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:24-34,35b; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 Burch says of Pentecost and Acts 2: “When the Spirit is poured out on ‘all flesh,’ identity isn’t erased — it is expanded. The Holy Spirit...
“No Generic People” (C28: Day of Pentecost)
Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Romans 8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17, (25-27) In this Pentecost sermon, Barreto begins by peeling back a lie embedded in the Christian teaching he received: that...
“This Temple Is Coming Down!”
Will Willimon has long been recognized as one of America’s most prolific preachers, speakers, and authors. In this sermon from Mark 13:1-8 he finds Jesus in “an apocalyptic mood,” talking about the destruction of the magnificent temple...
“Who’s In and Who’s Out?”
Ryan Ahlgrim, pastor of First Mennonite Church of Richmond, Virginia, begins this week’s sermon by saying, “When it comes to immigration, our country and many other countries wrestle with the question of who can be...
“No One Leaves Home Unless…”
Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond, begins this Sunday’s sermon with a quote from the poem, “Home,” by Warsan Shire: “No one leaves home unless/home is the mouth of a...
“The Comforting Whirlwind”
Jason Micheli, pastor of Annandale United Methodist Church in Annandale, Virginia, begins this Sunday’s sermon by saying, “In the year 1889, after several days of torrential rain, the South Fork dam on the Little Conemaugh...