Sermons by Pastor Sara Funkhouser (Page 29)
Sunday January 15th, 2023 Worship
One of the beautiful things about having four Gospels is that we always get different perspectives on the same event. In last week’s Gospel reading from Matthew, it was unclear whether Jesus was the only one who heard God’s voice and saw the Spirit descend like a dove on him after he was baptized, but in this’s reading, John witnessing the Spirit rest on Jesus is…
Sunday January 8th, 2023 Worship
Baptized with mud? Wait, that doesn’t sound right… One of the places that our tour guides always took us on our pilgrimages to the Holy Land is the site at the Jordan River where it was believed that Jesus was baptized. For many, Jesus’ baptism is a story that is foundational to their faith. Through our own baptismal stories, it connects us to Jesus and his ministry.…
Sunday December 4th, 2022 Worship
As I was reading the lessons for today, I was brought back to my Hebrew class from my last year of Seminary. It may not surprise many of you that I took Hebrew every year of Seminary, even though it wasn’t required, just for the fun of it. And, because it wasn’t required, it meant our class size hovered between 3 and 6 people each semester. One benefit of the class size…