Rev. Randall explores the moments after Jesus’ baptism, as Jesus heads out to the wilderness preparing himself for the road ahead. As Jesus clears his heart and mind, he ends up rejecting three significant temptations:...
B02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year B (2023)
Rev. Ginger E. Gaines-Cirelli, Pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC, preaches a sermon called “The Beginning of the Good News” from Mark 1:1-8. She says, “The beginning of the gospel according to...
A19: Palm/Passion Sunday, Year A (2020)
Most of us like the comfortable and the familiar. Jesus, however, sometimes sends us ahead of him to places we have never been before. MaryAnn McKibben Dana, popular speaker, preacher, conference leader, and writer, preaches...
A02: The Second Sunday of Advent, Year A (2019)
“But still, he is a really nice guy…the tell-tale words we use too often to soften the unkind things we say about others.” David Lose, Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota,...
C03: The Third Sunday of Advent, Year C (2018)
Rev. Ryan Ahlgrim, Pastor of First Mennonite Church in Richmond, Virginia, begins this week’s sermon from Luke 3:7-18 by taking an inventory of his coat collection. “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who...