Worship
Past Worship Service Videos
4th Sunday after Epiphany
"Planting Peace"
Rev. Scott Winnette
Matthew 5: 1-12
Guest artist, Jazz vocalist, Sharon Clark
Justice Sunday
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Exodus 3: 1-7
Epiphany Sunday
“My Own Epiphany”
Guest Preacher
Natasha Tynes
(sermon only)
Isaiah 60: 1-6
Printed Sermons
Consider the Furry, Scaly, Feathered, Wet Ones
Job 12: 7-10
June 14, 2020
Rev. Scott Winnette
Mary Oliver - “How Would You Live Then?”
What if a hundred rose-breasted grosbeaks
flew in circles around your head? What if
the mockingbird came into the house with you and
became your advisor? What if the bees filled your walls with honey and all you needed to do was ask them and they would fill the bowl? ...
John 10: 1-10
May 3, 2020
Rev. Scott Winnette
How many weep watching It’s A Wonderful Life? George Bailey is back to reality and on the bridge asks Officer Bert. “Bert? Do you know me?” Bert replies, “Know you? Huh. You kiddin? I’ve been looking all over town trying to find you.” The Holy Shepherd says to us, “I came that you might have life and have it to the full.” ...
Psalm 148
April 26, 2020
Rev. Scott Winnette
Before florescent highlighters, before they highlighted any word, or sentence the Psalms called for neon bright praises. The Psalms highlighted praising extoling Creation’s appreciations of the Creator. The Psalmist’s praise is more than a thanks; it’s a highlight, a high-five, a “Wow! Everyone look what God did!” ...
Matthew 5: 1-12
February 2, 2020
Rev. Scott Winnette
Civil rights activist, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin prayed: "Because we love the world, we pray now, O [God], for grace to quarrel with it, O Thou whose lover’s quarrel with the world is the history of the world . . . , grant us grace to quarrel with the worship of success and power …. to quarrel with all that profanes and trivializes [people] and separates them ...
Matthew 3:13-17
January 12, 2020
Rev. Scott Winnette
“Will you Tyler take ________ …” The officiant forgot his name. Wanting to cover, she asked the groom, "With what name were you baptized?" The groom, paused. But then with great confidence responded, "I was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ!" I’m sure they had a fun laugh. Today we remember Jesus was also baptized. God-come-closer; Immanuel was baptized...
Luke 1: 46-55
December 29, 2019
Rev. Scott Winnette
A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.
Maya Angelou’s free bird leaps, floats, dips and dares. In our striving world kaleidoscopes of creatures are free: birds fly, fish swim, insects cavort, butterflies migrate. Many humans are free-ish too: free to respect self, free to love, free to share, free to dare. The Christmas Star was free to lead...