Sermons from September 2025
I Am Who I Am
“My dear friend and mentor in all things pastoring and cycling, Dan Schneider-Bryan, will be preaching for me this Sunday, as you all dive into one of the most important stories in all of Scripture. That is, the call of Moses. It’s a powerful, rich, story, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy Dan.” -Pastor Paul
Wherever You Go
“We are rolling right along with the Story of God and God’s People as we enter into week three this Sunday. Last week we looked at Abraham and Isaac, and this Sunday we’ll meet the third part of the Jewish Patriarch, Jacob. It’s a whole heap of a mess of a story, so hopefully we can bring some clarity to it and discern what it is God has for us in this space through it.” -Pastor Paul
This Is Only a Test
“This week we continue in the Narrative Lectionary by moving from God creating all the things, to zooming in on one family, Abraham and Sarah, and God’s call on them to be the father and mother of a great nation. This week’s story is kind of a troubling one, and definitely needs some reimagining from its traditional interpretations. And that’s exactly what we will do!” -Pastor Paul
And So It Begins
“I am excited to be kicking another season in the Narrative Lectionary. This is the lectionary we did last year, which works through the Biblical narrative from Genesis in the Hebrew Bible all the way through the Torah, the the kings, and the Prophets, and then into a Gospel (this year we get John) and ultimately some epistles. As a reminder this lectionary works on a 4-year cycle, one for each Gospel, so we’ll be working through the same narrative,…