Readings: Isaiah 58:1-9a Matthew 5:13-16 I jumped at the opportunity to preach a sermon only at this early service because I felt like it w...

Readings: Ephesians 6:10-17 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-31 This past week I got to do a few of my most favorite things, and one of them is: attend a meet...

Readings: Song of Songs 8:6-7 I am a romantic at heart. I solicited your input for movies for this series because I would have been quite content to do t...

Readings: Matthew 25:31-40 Often when a person does a favor for another person, they might say “You owe me.” And even when they don’t, we sometimes think...

Readings: Job 9:1-12 and Exodus 3: 1-15 It is good to be back among you beautiful people! I am excited about this new sermon series “Movies with...

Reading: Matthew 18:1-7 Guest Minister: Reverend Robert Campbell Let me just start by saying that Forrest Gump is one of my favorite movies. Oh I know it...

Reading: John 6:1-14 Sharing is Caring. The Feeding of the 5,000 is a pretty familiar story. I like John’s version because there’s a boy who gets invol...

Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16 From the Perspective of the Widow: Good Morning, I am pleased to be here with you this morning, as my story is often told fro...

Readings: Exodus 16:1-5, 13-18. 35 Anyone want to confess that they have trust issues this morning? As early as the first days and months of life, in...

Readings: Acts 2: 1-21 and Acts 2: 37-41 INTRO: PENTECOST IS A BIG DEAL! The Day of Pentecost in Acts is not the first Pentecost. Judaism cel...

Readings: Acts 1:1-11 Welcome to Ascension Sunday! Probably you have got it all marked on your calendars as many clergy do, “We all can't wait for Ascensi...

Readings: Acts 8:4-8 and Acts 8:26-40 A few years ago I attended a seminar on church growth, and one of the critiques of clergy is that we become ...

Readings: Acts 9:1-20 Eyes Wide Open - Confirmation Sunday There’s an old Indian legend, which was printed in a 1988 edition of Guidepost magazine that s...

Readings: Acts 11:1-18 and Acts 16:9-40 Mother’s Day 2019 Dear Katie, Carrie, and Deuce, This is our first Mother’s Day at Park Ridge Community Chur...

Readings: Acts 5:27-32 and Acts 5:33-42 I love any opportunity to bring in a little bit of Hamilton. “My Shot” is one of the earlier numbers by Al...

Readings: Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-35 GUATEMALA: A different Kind of Community We finally arrived. Our group of about 18 students and 6 adults had ...

Readings: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 and Luke 24:1-12 To resuscitate someone is to bring them back to life when they have slipped into unconsciousnes...

Readings: Mark 14:32-42 and Mark 15:1-5,16-40 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O God, our R...

Readings: James 1:12-15 and Matthew 4:1-11 I know as we have been journeying through the Lord’s Prayer, you’ve all been waiting for the week when...

Readings: Ephesians 4:30-5:2 and Matthew 18:21-35 Pastor Maddie Johnson, Guest Minister Would y’all pray with me? Loving God, we come to you with op...