Sermons

2025

January 26 - A Place of Mercy - Mother Emily

January 19 - Transformation  - Mother Emily

January 12 - God Called You Beloved   - Mother Emily

January 5 - Brave Enough to Follow - Mother Emily 

2024

December 15 - Freedom from Judgment - Mother Emily

December 1 - Show the World Jesus - Mother Emily

November 24 - Called as Servants of the Truth - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

November 17 - 

November 10 - Being Awakened - Mother Emily

November 3 - Ourselves and Immortality - Mother Emily

October 27 - What Can I Do For You? - Mother Emily

October 20 - Winners or Losers? - Mother Emily

October 13 - A First Step - Mother Emily

October 6 - It's Not About Divorce! - Mother Emily

September 29 - Salt and Gratitude - Mother Emily

September 22 - You Belong, You are Safe, You are Loved - Mother Emily

September 15 - Take Up Your Cross - Bishop Matthew Heyd

September 8 - Prayer and Action - Mother Emily

September 1 - At Riverdale Presbyterian Church

August 25 - Armor of God - Mother Emily

August 18 - Bread of Life - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

August 18 - Subject to One Another - Rev. Drew Kadel

August 11 - More: The Bread of Life - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

August 4 - Bear with One Another - Rev. Drew Kadel

July 28 - Take, Bless, Break and Give - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

July 21 - A Time of Rest - Deacon Marcia Callender

July 14 - The Plumb Line - Mother Emily

July 7 - Stepping Away - Mother Emily

June 30 - The Other Side - Mother Emily

June 23 - Across to the Other Side - Deacon Marcia Callender

June 16 - God's Seeds Planted in Our Lives - Mother Emily

June 9 - Superheroes for Jesus - Mother Emily

June 2 - no recording - Videographers needed!

May 26 - Clearing Out Spaces - The Rev. Deacon Marcia Callender

May 19 - Listening to the Holy Spirit - Mother Emily

May 12 - Praying for the Transformation of our Hearts - Mother Emily

May 5 - no recording - Videographers needed!

April 28 - Resting in God's Love - Mother Emily

April 21 - I Have Other Sheep - Mother Emily

April 14 - Faith Like Children - Mother Emily

April 7 - no recording - Videographers needed!

March 31 - Back to the Beginning - Mother Emily

March 24 - Our Victim and Our Savior - Mother Emily

March 17 - Opening the Door - Deacon Postulant Marcia Callender

March 10 - That the World Might Be Saved - Rev. Drew Kadel

March 3 - The Temple and the Money Changers  - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

February 25 - Trusting in God's Faithfulness - Mother Emily

February 18 - Driven Into the Wilderness - Mother Emily

February 11 - Jesus Comes Off the Mountain with Us - Mother Emily

February 4 - Healed to Serve - Mother Emily

January 28 - Asking for the Impossible - Mother Emily

January 21 - Responding to God's Call - Mother Emily

January 14 - Finding Your Fig Tree - Mother Emily

January 7 - Our Baptismal Covenant - Mother Emily

2023

December 25 - Finding God in the Ordinary - Mother Emily

December 24 - Unexpected Joy - Mother Emily

December 17 - Our Christian Identity - Mother Emily

December 10 - Over and Over Again - Mother Emily

December 3 - When Nothing Appears to be Happening - Mother Emily

November 26 - Following Jesus' Command - Mother Emily

November 19 - Risking to Love - Mother Emily

November 12 - Built Out of Hope - Mother Emily

November 5 - The Smell of Jesus - Mother Emily

October 29 - Loving Our Neighbors - Mother Emily

October 22 - A Beloved Child of God - Mother Emily

October 15 - Accepting What God Provides - Mother Emily

October 8 - Words are Important - Rev. Tony Hoeltzel

October 1 - Running on Empty - Mother Emily

September 24 - God's Economy - Mother Emily

September 10 - Coming Home - Mother Emily

September 3 - Sharing Our Stories - Mother Emily and Rev. Krystin Granberg

August 27 - You are the Messiah, the Son of God - Mother Emily

August 20 - Not Worthy to Pick Up the Crumbs - Mother Emily

August 13 - Step Out of the Boat - Mother Emily

August 6 - Jesus Comes off the Mountain with Us - Mother Emily

July 30 - Small Actions with Big Impact - Mother Emily

July 23 - God's Garden - Mother Emily

July 16 - God the Farmer - Mother Emily 

July 9 - "To What Will I Compare This Generation?" - Deacon Postulant Marcia Callender

July 2 - Accepting Others' Hospitality - Mother Emily

June 25 - Choosing to Follow Jesus - Mother Emily

June 18 - Do Not Worry What You Are to Say - Mother Megan Sanders

June 11 - In Need of a Physician - Mother Megan Sanders

June 4 - Rest is Part of Creation - Mother Megan Sanders

May 28 - As Close as Our Breath - Mother Megan Sanders

May 21 - Waiting Expectantly - Mother Megan Sanders

May 14 - The Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ - Mother Emily

May 7 - This is the Way - Mother Emily

April 30 - It's Not About the Sheep - Mother Emily

April 23 - While We Despair, We Can Hope - Mother Emily

April 16 - Peace Be With You - Mother Emily

April 9 Easter Sunday - With Love We Cannot Fail - Mother Emily

April 8 Easter Vigil - The Great Equalizer - Mother Emily

April 2 Palm Sunday - Hosannah is a Promise - Mother Emily

March 26 - Death and Resurrection - Mother Emily

March 19 - Sleepers Wake! - Mother Emily

March 12 - What is Your Identity? - Mother Emily

March 5 - No Strings Attached - Mother Emily

February 26 - Whose We Are - Mother Emily

February 19 - Peaks and Valleys - Mother Emily

February 12 - Amping Up the Law - Mother Emily

February 5 - Salt and Light - Mother Emily

January 29 - Exploring the Beatitudes - Pastor Tyler Jones

January 22 - Fishing for People - Pastor Tyler Jones

January 15 - Sharing the Good News - Pastor Tyler Jones

January 8 - Our Baptismal Responsibility - Pastor Tyler Jones

2022

December 25 - God Chooses Us - Mother Emily

December 18 - God Saves, God is With Us - Mother Emily

December 11 - Transformation - Mother Emily

December 4 - Being in the Wilderness - Mother Emily

November 27 - Be Quick to Love - Mother Emily

November 20 - Minding the Gaps - Mother Emily

November 13 - End Times? - Mother Emily

November 6 - Leveling the Field - Mother Emily

October 30 - Forgiveness Comes First - Mother Emily

October 23 - Who is Righteous? - Mother Emily

October 16 - How Do You Pray? - Mother Emily

October 9 - Gratitude and Thanksgiving - Mother Emily

October 2 - Increase Our Faith - Mother Emily

September 25 - Becoming Distracted - The Rev. Mark Hummell

September 18 - Gifts of Grace - Mother Emily

September 11 - God Seeks Us Out - Mother Emily

August 28 - Showing Hospitality - Deacon Postulant Marcia Callender

August 21 - Grace vs Law - Mother Emily

August 14 - Jonathan Myrick Daniels - Mother Emily

August 7 - Changing the Story - Mother Emily

July 31 - Looking Outward - Mother Emily

July 17 - Doing Both - Mother Emily

July 3 - Going Out into the World - Mother Emily

June 26 - Matthew 8:26 - Deacon Postulant Marcia Callendar

June 19 - Juneteenth - A People of Hope - Mother Emily

June 12 - Trinity Sunday - Dancing with the Trinity - Mother Emily

June 5 - Pentecost - Sharing God's Love - Mother Emily

May 29 - Letting Our Voice be Heard - Mother Emily

May 22 - The Cross and the Lynching Tree - Mother Emily

May 14 - Christ's Love is Why We're Here - Reverend Scott West

May 8 - The Tabithas in Your Life - Mother Emily

May 1 - Being Called - Mother Emily

April 24 - Confirmation - It's about Jesus - not Thomas - Bishop Mary Glasspool

April 17 - Easter - Loving Like Jesus Did - Mother Emily

April 16 - Easter Vigil - Love vs Fear - Mother Emily

April 15 - Good Friday - Breaking Down the Passion - Mother Emily

April 14 - Maundy Thursday - Serving and Being Served - Mother Emily

April 10 - Bringing Holy Week Home - Mother Emily

April 3 - Audacious and Ridiculous - Mother Emily

March 27 - Not the Prodigal Son - Mother Emily

March 20 - Hineni - Here I Am - Mother Emily

March 13 - God's Covenant with Us - Mother Emily

March 6 - Temptation and Narnia - Mother Emily

March 2 - Ash Wednesday - Lenten Dichotomy - Mother Emily

February 27 - God Comes to Us - Mother Emily

February 20 - An Invitation, Not a Command - Reverend Deborah Lee

February 13 - Leveling the Playing Field - Mother Emily

February 6 - The Economy of God - Mother Emily

January 30 - Chosen vs Beloved - Mother Emily

January 23 - Little by Little - Mother Emily

January 16 - Excessive and Over the Top - Mother Emily

January 9 - The Meaning of Baptism - Mother Emily

January 2 - God's Kingdom Breaks Through - Mother Emily

2021

December 26 - Extraordinary from Ordinary - Mother Emily

Christmas Day - Who God Is - Mother Emily

Christmas Eve - Audacity - Mother Emily

December 19 - Perfection - Mother Emily

December 12 - And Again I Say Rejoice - Mother Emily

December 5 - Repentance and the Things We Hide - Mother Emily

November 28 - Stand Firm in Your Faith - Deacon Ella

November 21 - Jesus Christ is King of All - Mother Emily

November 14 - Hope Reigns Supreme - Mother Emily

November 7 - Death Doesn't End Us - Mother Emily

October 31 - The Great Commandment - Mother Emily

October 24 - Just Ask - Deacon Ella

October 17 - Stronger when Broken - Mother Emily

October 10 - Be Bold! - Mother Emily

October 3 - On Divorce - Reverend Deborah Lee

September 26 - Stumbling Blocks - Reverend Deborah Lee

September 12 - Two Decades Later - Pastor Tyler

July 25 - More Than We Can Imagine - Pastor Tyler

July 18 - Knowing God - Pastor Tyler

July 11 - Living in Faith - Pastor Tyler

July 4 - What's Up With Those Humans? - Pastor Tyler

June 27 - Revelation - Pastor Tyler

June 13 - Our Spiritual GPS - Pastor Tyler

June 6 - Ordinary Time - Pastor Tyler

May 23 - Listening Hearts - Pastor Tyler

May 16 - Ascendancy - Pastor Tyler

May 9 - Clear Directions - Pastor Tyler

April 18 - Witness - Pastor Tyler

April 11 - Who's There? - Pastor Tyler

March 7 - The Test - Pastor Tyler

February 28 - Lenten Lessons - Pastor Tyler

February 21 - God's Covenant - Pastor Tyler

Ash Wednesday - As If - Pastor Tyler

February 14 - Listen - Pastor Tyler

February 7 - The Good News of Jesus - Deacon Ella

January 31 - Authority - Pastor Tyler

January 24 - Following Directions - Pastor Tyler

January 17 - Spiritual Power - Pastor Tyler

January 10 - Time Travel - Pastor Tyler

      Pray for the State of Our Country - Bishop Dietsche

January 3 - Imitation, Pure and Simple - Pastor Tyler

2020

December 27 - Human While Divine - Pastor Tyler

December 24/25 - The Miracle We All Share - Pastor Tyler

December 20 - Advent Reality - Pastor Tyler

December 13 - Advent Clarity - Pastor Tyler

December 6 - The Coming of the Holy Spirit - Pastor Tyler