Harrowing Of Hell

Category: Reconciliation

To Go Far, Walk Together

Sermon | March 6, 2016

March 6, 2016, The Rev. Kate Wesch preaching

I came across this proverb from Rwanda the other day. “To go fast, walk alone. To go far, walk together.” The proverb is right. To go far, we must walk together—because relationship is primary. Speed isn’t primary, winning isn’t primary. Going the most distance or doing the most things isn’t primary. Relationship is primary. And when we honor that, then, we can go the distance.

After the Birth Pangs: Reconciliation

Sermon | November 15, 2015

November 15, 2015, The Rev. Doyt L. Conn, Jr., preaching

“We seek to heal history. We seek to live with difference. We seek to create a common peace. We seek to nurture this child of the church, reconciliation, born from the birth pangs of suffering and adversity, and wherever we find it, there is opportunity for reconciliation. This is the Jesus Movement. We are the church. This is our mission.”

Maundy Thursday 2014

Sermon | April 17, 2014

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?

Ash Wednesday Sermon

Sermon | March 5, 2014

March 5, 2014, The Rev. Doyt Conn preaching

Has it ever happened that someone has had the wrong impression about you? Have you ever been misinterpreted, misunderstood or seen by someone as a person you believe yourself not to be? The prophet Joel whom we hear today portrays a people who feel misunderstood.