February 26, 2021
Sermon. 2/28/2021 Rev. John Steitz Our focus today is on the Biblical imperative of equipping ministry. Equipping is about empowering Jesus’ disciples to engage in the acts and work of ministry. Ephesians 4:11 defines the primary task of church leaders. “The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and… Read More »
February 19, 2021
Sermon. February 21, 2021 Rev. John Steitz Today is the First Sunday in Lent. During Lent we are especially mindful of the gift of life. That we are creatures with bodies that are vulnerable and limited. Surely the pandemic has reminded us all of the vulnerability of our bodies. We are made of star dust… Read More »
February 12, 2021
Sermon. February 14, 2021 Rev. John Steitz The Core Values statement that the Executive Council adopted in November 2020 has four Core Values: Spiritually Alive, Making Disciples, Loving Church Family, and Neighborhood Engagement. Today we are going to look at Neighborhood Engagement. Each of our Core Values are rooted in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The key… Read More »
February 5, 2021
Sermon. February 7, 2021 Rev. John Steitz (Link to: Brave Space. Being a LGBTQ+ Inclusive Church document.) This past week our Open and Affirming group launched the #RainbowMondays campaign. We began this campaign on February 1st, the date in 1960 when the Sit-In Movement began. Later in this sermon I’ll look more closely at this… Read More »
January 29, 2021
Sermon. January 31, 2021 Rev. John Steitz The action in Mark’s first chapter continues. Jesus is now at a synagogue. People are astounded by his teaching. He teaches as one having authority, unlike the scribes. In the synagogue there is a man with an unclean spirit. The man gives voice to the unclean spirit… Read More »
January 22, 2021
Sermon. January 24, 2021 Rev. John Steitz In Mark’s Gospel the action starts right away. We have many places where the action moves forward, “Immediately.” Here Jesus calls out to the brothers Simon and Andrew while they are fishing to “Follow me and I will make you fishers of people.” And “Immediately they left their… Read More »