July 20, 2014, Charissa Bradstreet preaching
A few weeks ago Doyt preached on suffering and how our experience of suffering is greatly shaped by the soundness of our souls at the time when suffering arrives. So, how do we promote soundness of soul so that when suffering comes it is not experienced as useless, but in fact becomes a period in which hope and faith increase?
June 29, 2014, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
When the soul is unsound, and when suffering comes, then despair is our traveling companion until the memory of suffering fades.
April 19, 2014, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
Prayers, fire, thanksgiving, stories, birth, water, a small meal, death, they all come together on this most holy night and are given meaning by the Resurrection. It is the next step in the process, in the evolution. Resurrection is the new thing. It is not resuscitation; it is transformation into an eternal form. The Great Vigil of Easter gathers up all that is old; all that is foundational and fundamental and rolls it together and marks it as God’s own forever. Tonight we celebrate the new fire, the new light, the new insight that Jesus gives us. We are drawn into Resurrection. It makes everything else make sense.
April 18, 2014, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
When we chase away the darkness, we miss out on opportunities to experience God and God’s creation in a myriad of ways. Our streetlights rob us of seeing the stars. Our screens keep us from engaging one another. Our constant stream of lights trailing before and behind us, inhibit us from even noticing God in the dark places of our lives. Tonight is a night for darkness. In these hours between now and Easter, I invite you to step into the darkness. Let it surround and envelop you. And while you are there, pray; listen and pray.
April 17, 2014, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
How do you know a Christian when you see one? When you meet someone at your child’s school, at a new job, or in your book group, how do they know you are a Christian before you even tell them? Upon meeting someone new in Seattle, you probably don’t lead with a testimonial or invite them to church….that comes later, if at all. It is likely that you don’t even reveal that you are a church goer until you know them quite well. So, how do they know?
March 9, 2014, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching
From now until Easter, we are invited into the holy season of Lent. That means turning inward and intentionally working on being the person God wants you to be.
December 15, 2013, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching
I invite you to consider the facts of God: that God loves you; that God forgives you; that God empowers you; and that God will never leave you. Meditate upon these things. Consider what life might be like if they were true. Trust in God. What other choice do we have if we really want to live large?
June 9, 2013, The Rev Doyt Conn preaching
This morning I’d like to continue that conversation by asking two questions: First, what causes organizing principles in God’s divine economy to thrive or wither? And second, does anything exist outside this economy?
March 29, 2013, The Rev Kate Wesch preaching
It is finished. He is dead. Any way you look at it; Jesus has gone forth to another space. You can check to see if he’s still breathing, feel for a pulse, see if the warmth has gone out of his body, or even stick a spear in his side. He is dead. The struggle is over, and the last words he said were, “It is finished.”