Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev. Debbie Kidd
October 09, 2023
Stay On the Same Road Sardis Baptist Church Rev. Debbie Kidd October 8th, 2023 Numbers 33:1-2 Giving or receiving directions in Charlotte, and I am sure for other cities as well — can be quite...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Kathryn Kreutzer
September 26, 2023
Life Isn’t Fair Kathryn Kreutzer September 24th, 2023 Matthew 20:1-16 Life isn’t fair. It’s a true statement. I cannot count how many times I heard those words growing up, and I have undoubtedly said them...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Hilary Kearns
September 17, 2023
Animal Blessing Homily Sardis Baptist Church September 17, 2023 Hilary McIntyre Genesis 1: 26, 29-30 (The Message) God spoke: “Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature so...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Jonathan Eidson
September 11, 2023
How Did I Get Here? Rev. Jonathan Eidson September 10th, 2023 Exodus 12:1-14 Matthew 18:15-20 If you read the title of today’s sermon, you may have wondered if it referred to the passage from Exodus....
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Tillie Duncan
September 11, 2023
How I Got Here Rev. Tillie Duncan September 3rd, 2023 Jeremiah 1:5-7 The Bible is a library of stories. The story of Abraham covers about 13 chapters in Genesis where it segues into the story...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
August 26, 2023
Who Do You Say I Am? Bob Stillerman 13th Sunday After Pentecost, 8/27/2023 Matthew 16:13-20 Who Do You Say That I Am The August lectionary passages have been eventful. Week one: In the wilderness, Jesus...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
August 20, 2023
Nevertheless, She Persisted Bob Stillerman 12th Sunday After Pentecost, 8/20/2023 Matthew 15:21-28 Nevertheless She Persisted Matthew 15.21-28 8-20-2023 Context is paramount in engaging this morning’s passage. Matthew’s author writes for a faith community that identifies...
Category: Ordinary Time / Speaker: Rev Bob Stillerman
August 20, 2023
Seeing More Than Ghosts Bob Stillerman Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, 8-13-2022 Matthew 14:22-23 Seeing More Than Ghosts Matthew 14.22-23 R1 In last week’s lectionary text, the author of Matthew uses the feeding of the multitudes...