November 22, 2020
“A Sheep’s guide to surviving the holidays during 2020!”
The last few weeks have brought a return to the anxieties and concerns of the spring regarding COVID. As we approach the holidays we confess our frustration!
Pastor Rob offers a guide to living as a sheep of the good shepherd during these times.
The preaching text is Matthew 25:31-46, which of course, means we must address the issue of whether we are sheep or goats.
November 8, 2020
What do you preach to a congregation that is in a deeply purple town after such a divisive election and emotionally charged week?
Pastor Rob seeks to find a common word for us in the baptismal liturgy – the Apostle’s Creed and the words from Matthew’s Gospel to let our light shine.
As Christians we must care about the politics of our day, but recognize our true allegiance, hope and identity are not found in the ballot box, but in the waters of baptism.
All Saints Sunday, 2020
Pastor Rob’s sermon focuses on an unnoticed passage from the Old Testament: the burial of Abraham by Isaac and Ishmael.
This is a story of grief, fellowship and reconciliation amid division. It is a story we need to hear this All Saints as we grieve so much in 2020. It is a story we need to hear this All Saints as we will live in such a divided time.
Pastor Rob ends his sermon, not by asking whom you will vote for, but what will our story be? A decent into tribalism? Or a meeting of each other in grief, in the holy act of mutual consolation?
