Sermons from November 2022

Rooted in Hope

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 11:1-10, Good News Translation The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will arise from among David’s descendants.2 The spirit of the Lord will give him wisdom and the knowledge and skill to rule his people. He will know the Lord’s will, and honor [the Most High], 3 and find pleasure in obeying [the Maker].He will not judge by…

Do You See Me?

SCRIPTURE: John 5:1-17, New Revised Standard Version 5 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this…

An Unexpected Feast

SCRIPTURE: Exodus 3:1-14, The Voice Translation Note: [ ] indicates change for gender inclusionItalics are used by The Voice Translation. “Adonai” and “hineni” are used in the Tree of Life Version. Narrator: 1 Now Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. One day he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, coming to Horeb, where the mountain of God stood. 2 There, the Special Messenger of the Eternal appeared to Moses…