Jarrett McLaughlin A Weary World Rejoices: “and the soul knew its worth” Luke 1:39-56 December 22, 2024 Cold Open: The force that attracts any two objects with mass toward one another – this is a simplistic definition of gravity as articulated by Isaac Newton. Another...

Meg Peery McLaughlin A Weary World Rejoices: His Law is Love and His Gospel is Peace December 15, 2024 Luke 3: 1-14, 18 Prayer of Illumination Speak to us, Lord. Speak to us in the waiting, the watching, the hoping, the longing. Speak to us by your Word in these...

Hadley Kifner “A Weary World Rejoices” December 1, 2024 Isaiah 9:2-7   PREPARATION FOR THE READING Blessed Thanksgiving Sunday to you… …And Happy New Year! Today is Dec. 1 and the first day of Advent. “According to the church calendar, the first day of Advent is...

Jarrett McLaughlin “Truth in Order to Goodness” November 24, 2024 John 18:28-38   Cold Open: John Colcough (Col-cuff) was nearing the end of his life, but he had something that he needed to share – a secret that he needed to tell. His neighbor, Macky Alston, was...

Nancy Myer “All Together Now” November 17, 2024 Hebrews 10:15-25 Hebrews 10:15-25 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, 16 ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and...

Meg Peery McLaughlin Mind Your Business November 10, 2024 Luke 2: 41-52 I chose our scripture for this Sunday earlier this Fall. Looking at the church calendar only, I chose the story of Jesus coming into his adulthood in Luke chapter 2 with Presbyterian Campus...

Jarrett McLaughlin Quiet Glue November 3, 2024 Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 Cold Open: The scene was the prestigious National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The speaker that day was “Mister” Fred Rogers. The National Press Club was accustomed to hearing diplomats, top...

Meg Peery McLaughlin Dedication Sunday October 27, 2024 Zechariah 8: 1- 8   Today we finish our Fall sermon series called Grounded, and our scripture is from Zechariah, a minor Old Testament Prophet. Zechariah’s ministry took place as the Israelites were...

Jarrett McLaughlin Borrowed Ground October 20, 2024 Deuteronomy 6:4-12 Cold Open: My career in musical theater was brief. A line from a Neil Young song comes to mind: “It’s better to burn out than to fade away.” In grade school you could not have paid me to be on a...