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Christopher Keating

Chris Keating is the pastor of Woodlawn Chapel Presbyterian Church in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. Chris is a regular contributor to the Belief St. Louis blog for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and his articles have also appeared in the Church of the Brethren's monthly magazine, Messenger.
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The Body of Christ, Given for You -- John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For April 6, 2025:
Shout, Shout, Let It All Out -- Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Luke 23:1-49, Psalm 31:9-16, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2025
For April 13, 2025:
God Promises to Be With Us -- Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 2025
For January 12, 2025:
Who And How Do We Follow? -- Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 4, 2025:
The "Woke" Gospel -- Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2025
For February 16, 2025:
God is Our Mother, We Shall Not Want -- Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 11, 2025:
Value Life, Cultivate Growth -- Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 23, 2025:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
Doubt Is A Virtue -- Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8, Psalm 118:14-29, Psalm 150 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For April 27, 2025:
Heard And Understood -- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 (25-27), 35b -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
That They All May Be One -- Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, John 17:20-26, Psalm 97 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C, Ascension of the Lord - C -- 2025
For June 1, 2025:
Are We Still God's Favorite? -- Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 15, 2025:
I Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You -- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Proverbs 25:6-7, Psalm 112 -- Thomas Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C -- 2025
For August 31, 2025:
The Terrifying Sound of Broken Chains -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39, Psalm 42 and 43 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 2025
For June 22, 2025:
Samaritans Among Us -- Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37, Psalm 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C -- 2025
For July 13, 2025:
Buying the Poor for Silver -- Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C -- 2025
For July 20, 2025:
Living On A Prayer -- Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C -- 2025
For July 27, 2025:
When Good News Is Bad News -- Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29--12:2, Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C -- 2025
For August 17, 2025:
Bent Over Or Standing Tall? -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6, Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Nazish Naseem, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 2025
For August 24, 2025:
Counting with Jesus -- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - C -- 2025
For September 7, 2025:
Stiff Necked Fools -- Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, Exodus 32:7-14 -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Tom Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 2025
For September 14, 2025:
Money! Money! Money! -- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C -- 2025
For September 28, 2025:
Rocky Ground -- Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 2025
For October 5, 2025:
Love Notes To The Powerful -- Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2025
For February 2, 2025:
The Golden Rule -- Genesis 45:3-11, 15, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, Luke 6:27-38, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2025
For February 23, 2025:

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
Heard And Understood -- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 (25-27), 35b -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
I Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You -- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Proverbs 25:6-7, Psalm 112 -- Thomas Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C -- 2025
For August 31, 2025:
Are We Still God's Favorite? -- Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 15, 2025:
The Terrifying Sound of Broken Chains -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39, Psalm 42 and 43 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 2025
For June 22, 2025:
Samaritans Among Us -- Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37, Psalm 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C -- 2025
For July 13, 2025:
Buying the Poor for Silver -- Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C -- 2025
For July 20, 2025:
Living On A Prayer -- Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C -- 2025
For July 27, 2025:
When Good News Is Bad News -- Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29--12:2, Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C -- 2025
For August 17, 2025:
Bent Over Or Standing Tall? -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6, Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Nazish Naseem, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 2025
For August 24, 2025:
Counting with Jesus -- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - C -- 2025
For September 7, 2025:
Money! Money! Money! -- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C -- 2025
For September 28, 2025:
Rocky Ground -- Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 2025
For October 5, 2025:
God Promises to Be With Us -- Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 2025
For January 12, 2025:
The "Woke" Gospel -- Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2025
For February 16, 2025:
Value Life, Cultivate Growth -- Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 23, 2025:
Doubt Is A Virtue -- Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8, Psalm 118:14-29, Psalm 150 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For April 27, 2025:
That They All May Be One -- Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, John 17:20-26, Psalm 97 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C, Ascension of the Lord - C -- 2025
For June 1, 2025:
Love Notes To The Powerful -- Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2025
For February 2, 2025:
The Golden Rule -- Genesis 45:3-11, 15, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, Luke 6:27-38, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2025
For February 23, 2025:
Lenten Resistance -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 9, 2025:
What is Forgiveness? -- Joshua 5:9-12, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, Psalm 32 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 30, 2025:
The Body of Christ, Given for You -- John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For April 6, 2025:
Shout, Shout, Let It All Out -- Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Luke 23:1-49, Psalm 31:9-16, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2025
For April 13, 2025:
Who And How Do We Follow? -- Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 4, 2025:

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Are You Chicken? -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17--4:1, Luke 13:31-35, Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed, Tom Willadsen -- Second Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 16, 2025:
Stiff Necked Fools -- Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, Exodus 32:7-14 -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Tom Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 2025
For September 14, 2025:

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Shout, Shout, Let It All Out -- Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Luke 23:1-49, Psalm 31:9-16, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2025
For April 13, 2025:
Who And How Do We Follow? -- Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 4, 2025:
The "Woke" Gospel -- Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2025
For February 16, 2025:
God is Our Mother, We Shall Not Want -- Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 11, 2025:
Value Life, Cultivate Growth -- Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 23, 2025:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
Doubt Is A Virtue -- Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8, Psalm 118:14-29, Psalm 150 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For April 27, 2025:
Heard And Understood -- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 (25-27), 35b -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
That They All May Be One -- Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, John 17:20-26, Psalm 97 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C, Ascension of the Lord - C -- 2025
For June 1, 2025:
Are We Still God's Favorite? -- Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 15, 2025:
I Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You -- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Proverbs 25:6-7, Psalm 112 -- Thomas Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C -- 2025
For August 31, 2025:
The Terrifying Sound of Broken Chains -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39, Psalm 42 and 43 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 2025
For June 22, 2025:
Samaritans Among Us -- Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37, Psalm 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C -- 2025
For July 13, 2025:
Buying the Poor for Silver -- Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C -- 2025
For July 20, 2025:
Living On A Prayer -- Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C -- 2025
For July 27, 2025:
When Good News Is Bad News -- Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29--12:2, Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C -- 2025
For August 17, 2025:
Bent Over Or Standing Tall? -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6, Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Nazish Naseem, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 2025
For August 24, 2025:
Counting with Jesus -- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - C -- 2025
For September 7, 2025:
Stiff Necked Fools -- Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, Exodus 32:7-14 -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Tom Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 2025
For September 14, 2025:
Money! Money! Money! -- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C -- 2025
For September 28, 2025:
Rocky Ground -- Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 2025
For October 5, 2025:
God Promises to Be With Us -- Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 2025
For January 12, 2025:
Love Notes To The Powerful -- Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2025
For February 2, 2025:
The Golden Rule -- Genesis 45:3-11, 15, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, Luke 6:27-38, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2025
For February 23, 2025:
Lenten Resistance -- Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- First Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 9, 2025:

Sermon

The Immediate Word

Are You Chicken? -- Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17--4:1, Luke 13:31-35, Luke 9:28-36 (37-43a) -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed, Tom Willadsen -- Second Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 16, 2025:
What is Forgiveness? -- Joshua 5:9-12, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, Psalm 32 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Fourth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 30, 2025:
Rocky Ground -- Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 2025
For October 5, 2025:
The Body of Christ, Given for You -- John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For April 6, 2025:
Shout, Shout, Let It All Out -- Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Luke 23:1-49, Psalm 31:9-16, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2025
For April 13, 2025:
God Promises to Be With Us -- Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 2025
For January 12, 2025:
Who And How Do We Follow? -- Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 4, 2025:
The "Woke" Gospel -- Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2025
For February 16, 2025:
God is Our Mother, We Shall Not Want -- Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 11, 2025:
Value Life, Cultivate Growth -- Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 23, 2025:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
Doubt Is A Virtue -- Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8, Psalm 118:14-29, Psalm 150 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For April 27, 2025:
Heard And Understood -- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 (25-27), 35b -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
That They All May Be One -- Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, John 17:20-26, Psalm 97 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C, Ascension of the Lord - C -- 2025
For June 1, 2025:
Are We Still God's Favorite? -- Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 15, 2025:
I Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You -- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Proverbs 25:6-7, Psalm 112 -- Thomas Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C -- 2025
For August 31, 2025:
The Terrifying Sound of Broken Chains -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39, Psalm 42 and 43 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 2025
For June 22, 2025:
Samaritans Among Us -- Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37, Psalm 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C -- 2025
For July 13, 2025:
Buying the Poor for Silver -- Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C -- 2025
For July 20, 2025:
Living On A Prayer -- Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C -- 2025
For July 27, 2025:
When Good News Is Bad News -- Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29--12:2, Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C -- 2025
For August 17, 2025:
Bent Over Or Standing Tall? -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6, Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Nazish Naseem, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 2025
For August 24, 2025:
Counting with Jesus -- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - C -- 2025
For September 7, 2025:
Stiff Necked Fools -- Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, Exodus 32:7-14 -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Tom Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 2025
For September 14, 2025:
Money! Money! Money! -- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C -- 2025
For September 28, 2025:

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The Body of Christ, Given for You -- John 12:1-8, Philippians 3:4b-14, Isaiah 43:16-21, Psalm 126 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For April 6, 2025:
Shout, Shout, Let It All Out -- Isaiah 50:4-9a, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 22:14--23:56, Luke 23:1-49, Psalm 31:9-16, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Passion Sunday - C -- 2025
For April 13, 2025:
God Promises to Be With Us -- Isaiah 43:1-7, Acts 8:14-17, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1 - C -- 2025
For January 12, 2025:
Who And How Do We Follow? -- Acts 9:1-6 (7-20), Revelation 5:11-14, John 21:1-19, Psalm 30 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Third Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 4, 2025:
The "Woke" Gospel -- Luke 6:17-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Epiphany 6 | Ordinary Time 6 - C -- 2025
For February 16, 2025:
God is Our Mother, We Shall Not Want -- Acts 9:36-43, Revelation 7:9-17, John 10:22-30, Psalm 23 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Fourth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For May 11, 2025:
Value Life, Cultivate Growth -- Isaiah 55:1-9, Psalm 63:1-8, 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Third Sunday in Lent - C -- 2025
For March 23, 2025:
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -- Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35, Psalm 148 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer -- Fifth Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
Doubt Is A Virtue -- Acts 5:27-32, John 20:19-31, Revelation 1:4-8, Psalm 118:14-29, Psalm 150 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Second Sunday of Easter - C -- 2025
For April 27, 2025:
Heard And Understood -- Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:14-17, John 14:8-17 (25-27), 35b -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Day of Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 8, 2025:
That They All May Be One -- Acts 16:16-34, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, John 17:20-26, Psalm 97 -- Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Seventh Sunday of Easter - C, Ascension of the Lord - C -- 2025
For June 1, 2025:
Are We Still God's Favorite? -- Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15, Psalm 8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Trinity Sunday | 1st Sunday after Pentecost - C -- 2025
For June 15, 2025:
I Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You -- Jeremiah 2:4-13, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Proverbs 25:6-7, Psalm 112 -- Thomas Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, Christopher Keating, Dean Feldmeyer, Mary Austin, Katy Stenta, George Reed -- Proper 17 | Ordinary Time 22 - C -- 2025
For August 31, 2025:
The Terrifying Sound of Broken Chains -- 1 Kings 19:1-4 (5-7) 8-15a, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39, Psalm 42 and 43 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 7 | Ordinary Time 12 - C -- 2025
For June 22, 2025:
Samaritans Among Us -- Amos 7:7-17, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37, Psalm 82, Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 10 | Ordinary Time 15 - C -- 2025
For July 13, 2025:
Buying the Poor for Silver -- Amos 8:1-12, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 52, Genesis 18:1-10a, Psalm 15 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 11 | Ordinary Time 16 - C -- 2025
For July 20, 2025:
Living On A Prayer -- Hosea 1:2-10, Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19), Luke 11:1-13, Psalm 85, Genesis 18:20-32, Psalm 138 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 12 | Ordinary Time 17 - C -- 2025
For July 27, 2025:
When Good News Is Bad News -- Isaiah 5:1-7, Hebrews 11:29--12:2, Luke 12:49-56, Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, Jeremiah 23:23-29, Psalm 82 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 15 | Ordinary Time 20 - C -- 2025
For August 17, 2025:
Bent Over Or Standing Tall? -- Jeremiah 1:4-10, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17, Psalm 71:1-6, Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8 -- Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Nazish Naseem, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta -- Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 - C -- 2025
For August 24, 2025:
Counting with Jesus -- Jeremiah 18:1-11, Philemon 1:1-21, Luke 14:25-33, Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem, Dean Feldmeyer, George Reed -- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - C -- 2025
For September 7, 2025:
Stiff Necked Fools -- Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28, Psalm 14, Exodus 32:7-14 -- Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Dean Feldmeyer, Tom Willadsen, Nazish Naseem, George Reed, Christopher Keating -- Proper 19 | Ordinary Time 24 - C -- 2025
For September 14, 2025:
Money! Money! Money! -- Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Psalm 146 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 21 | Ordinary Time 26 - C -- 2025
For September 28, 2025:
Rocky Ground -- Lamentations 1:1-6, Lamentations 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-14, Luke 17:5-10, Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 37:1-9 -- Mary Austin, Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, George Reed, Katy Stenta, Nazish Naseem -- Proper 22 | Ordinary Time 27 - C -- 2025
For October 5, 2025:
Love Notes To The Powerful -- Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6 -- Christopher Keating, Thomas Willadsen, Katy Stenta, Mary Austin, George Reed, Dean Feldmeyer -- Epiphany 4 | Ordinary Time 4 - C -- 2025
For February 2, 2025:
The Golden Rule -- Genesis 45:3-11, 15, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, Luke 6:27-38, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 -- Dean Feldmeyer, Katy Stenta, Thomas Willadsen, Christopher Keating, George Reed, Mary Austin -- Epiphany 7 | Ordinary Time 7 - C -- 2025
For February 23, 2025:
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What kind of poetry is written in the midst of war? Gentle poetry. Brutal poetry. Shocking poetry. Haunting poetry.

It was expected on all sides that the First World War would end quickly — but it slogged on for four long years. How many died? You’ll get as many answers as the number of sources you check, but let’s say twenty million for the sake of a number. Each one of those was a human being, each life cut short was irreplaceable, each one a cherished child of God.

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Not all suffering is equal.

We know, of course, that some pain is worse than other pain and some suffering is more difficult to endure. I have discovered, for example, that I classify some troubles as “headaches” while other troubles are “heartaches.” The “headache” type of suffering is a nuisance, no doubt, but it is not nearly so painful to me as the “heartache” type of suffering. Troubles at work are headaches; troubles at home are heartaches.
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Janice B. Scott
Call to Worship:

His friends and followers said to Jesus, "Increase our faith!" In our worship today let us explore faith and ask that he might increase our faith too.



Invitation to Confession:

Jesus, sometimes I feel anxious and worried.

Lord, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I find it hard to believe that you will always care for me.

Christ, have mercy.

Jesus, sometimes I envy other people because of their great faith.

Lord, have mercy.

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The little-known book of Lamentations was likely composed in the ashes of Jerusalem, following the Babylonian invasion which carried the leaders of the Jewish community off into exile. It speaks to the concerns of the Jerusalem community for their long-term survival under occupation by a foreign power. While the book's title sounds grim, and its setting is dark, the book is fundamentally life-affirming. It is a testimony to the steadfast love of God that may be discovered through renewed faith, even in troubled times.

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Some records are made to be broken -- like Olympic speed skating; Cal Ripkin, Jr.'s, most consecutive baseball game appearances; and North Dakota's longest cow chip toss. Other records we'd prefer to let stand -- the world's deadliest disaster, or the most active hurricane season, for instance. Years 2004 and 2005 will probably make the books as among the most dramatic in weather history. Hurricanes pounded the southern coast of the USA. Floods and blizzards battered the midwest. Earthquakes devastated parts of central Asia.
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Ever since the sign went up on our property that our church was coming I've gotten phone calls from people asking when we'll have a church. I can be a smart aleck as some of you will attest and so I'm often quick to respond that we already have a church, we just don't have a building. "Well," they usually say, "give me a call when you get the building done; I'm not going to worship in a high school cafeteria." Before I can give my canned speech about the difference between a church and the building I realize I'm talking to a dead phone.
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You may have noticed that I read earlier from the King James Version of the Bible and not the New International Version from which I usually read. I read from a Bible that was given to me by my father which was passed on to him by his father. I read earlier from my Grandfather Carver's pulpit Bible from which he began preaching over ninety years ago and used for over forty years. Needless to say, when I accepted this Bible from my father I received it as a sacred trust.

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