Pr. Cheryl Walenta Gorvie Sermon - blog

Because the light we carry here in worship is a symbol for us of the light of Christ that shines in our souls. And that’s what we will carr

“Among those born of women,” Jesus says, as if that doesn’t include every single human person who has ever lived. “Among those born of...

When John the Baptizer appears in the wilderness, baptizing for the repentance of sins, he is preparing the way of the Lord. He’s not...

What are the children doing? Today I brought with me some ways to measure time. · Sand timer—if this was bigger, it might be...

Water is powerful, but it’s everywhere, so it’s easy to take water for granted. Which sounds to me kinda like Jesus...

You ever find yourself reading along in the Bible and suddenly you notice—HEY, I KNOW THOSE WORDS. THOSE ARE SONG LYRICS. This happened...

Does anyone else just love it when you’re filling out an online form and at the end of the form, before you can press the button to...

We are remembering who we are and where we come from—in baptism, we become children of God.

Where do you get the energy to keep going? Who else has had to put up with day after day of bad news?

This Gospel lesson makes me wonder. Who is worthy of healing? Is it the people who suffer the most pain, or whose suffering is most...

The question isn’t whether you have enough faith; the question is: do you have a relationship of trust with a loving God?

What are the children doing? I want to do an experiment—can you all help me? I have all these boingy things, and I’m going to give...

In this Season of Creation, we are taking these few weeks to give thanks for all that God has created...

God created all that is, all the life we know here on earth, and also the planets and stars and moons and galaxies far beyond this earth.

But we’re not people without hope. We’re not disconnected from the earth.

But Jesus came to heal our brokenness. When he shows up at dinner, this isn’t relaxing time: this is a teaching moment.

What’s it like to be diagnosed as human?

But here’s the thing, and in fact, this is why we’re here today: Jesus didn’t come to teach us how to escape the world and all its mess; he

Children’s Sermon: Do you know what “boundless” means? Perhaps you have played a big outdoor game in a field—the first thing to decide...

Loving the neighbor is a concept that is in no way unique to Christians...