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In this sermon for Trinity Sunday, Rev. Jim really digs into this famous text from the end of Matthew’s gospel, when Jesus sends the disciples out to “go make disciples of all nations.” Rev. Jim takes an honest look at what has come of that project, including a warning about the growing trend of Christian…
For Pentecost Sunday, Crossroads worshipped as an all-ages community, and Mary shared a Godly Play story about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The community wondered together about that story, and then the children engaged in response activities. Rev. Cari then offered a spoken word (she called it testimony, rather than a sermon) amplifying the…
For Ascension Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on the first eleven verses of the book of Acts. After identifying that the disciples had already “fallen down” in their response to Jesus crucifixion, Rev. Cari notes that their question after his resurrection is actually quite predictable. It is in the nature of humans to want a leader…
May 14, 2023 was not only Mother’s Day and the 6th Sunday after Easter at Crossroads, but also “Mama’s Day” – a Sunday when we focus on the partnership with Mama Orphans Children’s Home in Busia, Kenya. Rev. Cari preached on John 14:15-21, a part of Jesus’ long discourse in John’s Gospel to the fearful…
For the fifth Sunday of the Easter season, Rev. Cari preached on the story of the stoning of Stephen from Acts 7. The actual lectionary text is 6 verses long, but she summarizes what comes before early in the sermon. Then she spends a bit of time unpacking the concept of “witness” — which is…
For Shepherding Sunday, the fourth Sunday of the season of Easter, Rev. Cari preached on John 10:1-10. (The congregation also sang a musical setting of Psalm 23.) Though apparently a bucolic image, and a soothing idea, Rev. Cari got underneath the metaphor of the Good Shepherd and talked about leadership – and fear. She referred…
For the third Sunday after Easter, Rev. Cari preached a sermon in which she held two stories side by side: the Biblical story of the “Road to Emmaus” from Luke 24: 13-35, and the story of a cold-water swimmer named Lynne Cox. The connection between the two stories is the “more than” quality of presence…
For the first Sunday after Easter, Dr. Bruce Harding preached on John 20:19-31, the narrative featuring the disciple typically called “Doubting Thomas.” Bruce began by singing the song by the same name by Nickel Creek, then offers the congregation an extended testimony on the value of doubt in the Christian tradition, by the United Church…
Rev. Cari’s Easter morning sermon was based on the story of the Resurrection morning, as told in John’s Gospel (John 20:1-18). It’s a complex and meaning-laden story, as John’s gospel always is, and gives us an Easter “pattern” or “rhythm” rather than a happy ending. Easter is a moment when God reveals God’s great love…
For Palm Sunday, Rev. Cari preached on Matthew 21:1-11, referring also to the quoted material in that text from Zechariah 9:9-10. The sermon launched from the all-too-familiar feeling of dread that humans of every age feel … whether related to personal circumstances, or social or political ones. She then spent some time in the text…
