Pr. Cheryl Walenta Gorvie Sermon - blog

Jesus does not issue commands, like he has power over other people.

You don’t get to decide who is in or out—that’s God’s business, and guess what, you’re not God!

Come here, Jesus says to his disciples, gather round.  Sit down.  Pay attention.

In these weeks of the season of creation, we are looking at the Scriptures to pay particular notice to what they mention about creation. ...

Salvation is about God restoring life, ability, & freedom in a way that’s life-giving for everyone.  No one has to lose so that some can win

When Jesus went out with his disciples, there was ALWAYS work to be done: people needed healing.  It couldn’t wait.  It was busy, no time...

What are the things you are proud of?  Your career or your accomplishments?  Maybe your home or something you created?  Your cultural...

"The way Jesus describes it, the dominion of God is going on right under your feet, in the really ordinary and simple stuff..."

Sometimes we talk about Jesus as if he was a theological construct or a dispassionate miracle worker who roamed the earth for a time and...

We always have more to learn and consider about how to follow God’s law and honor the Sabbath, and also how to honor other people. 

But even if our language about God is clumsy, we can’t give up trying to praise God.

There are no answers for overwhelmings; there are only postures.  That means you get to choose how to respond.

In Jesus, God brings peace and mercy rather than retribution and revenge.

When I was in seminary in Austin, Texas, I checked out a few books from the library stamped with the name “Christ Seminary-Seminex.” ...

We think we know what a productive vine looks like—healthy growth, uniformly green and without blemishes, luscious fruit that is pleasing...

Today’s Gospel reading is only a piece of a bigger puzzle.  Just before the part we read today, Jesus says, “I came that they may have...

They said NOTHING to ANYONE, for they were AFRAID.  GET IT?    Do you get it?  It’s a joke.  Okay, maybe  it’s a joke.  These words are...

But I have one question for you: when will Jesus wash your feet? 

It’s important to realize there’s room at the table for Christians and Jews.

Humans are always in need of God’s grace.  If we create enemies based on our understanding of sin, then we commit the sin.