Pr. Cheryl Walenta Gorvie Sermon - blog

Why do we keep telling the same old stories? Every week, in this church and in churches all around the world, we are visiting and re-visiting the same ancient Scriptures. Why? Not because we forget the stories (though sometimes we do), not because repeating the words makes some kind of magic happen, and definitely not for our own entertainment. The stuff in the Bible isn’t always particularly entertaining. We keep returning to scripture because here we find God’s Word,

News flash: sometimes people travel. Maybe even you have traveled recently, to visit friends or family or explore something new during some holiday time. And if you did travel, did you have to carry a passport with you, or proof that you are a citizen of some country? Were you allowed to bring luggage with you, or were you forced to leave it behind? Were your bags searched, or were you asked to provide an inventory of what was inside? Did your luggage get lost along the

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

God came to humanity out of love for us; could we possibly honor God by simply listening to one another?

God’s not out there making tally marks of good deeds but delighting in relationship with you, and all the rest of the family.