The Very Reverend Trudy Erquiaga, Dean of the Central District, visits us from Fallon with a message about Christian witness and hospitality built around loving others as yourself by roasting meat on a spit barbecue. She has three layers in her sermon:

1. Reflect on the gifts you have received from special ones in your life
2. Love neighbors as yourself knowing it is a witness to God’s love
3. Consider how you will do your best with your blessings to love others

You can read the scripture by clicking: Matthew 18:15-20 and Exodus 12:1-14 or listen to the Matthew reading in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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Canon Theologian Chuck McCray takes us a a tour through the three lectionary passages about three types of change.

You can listen to the Matthew 16:13-20 reading in our recording below, you may read Matthew 16:13-20  Exodus 1:8 – 2:10 Romans 12:1-8 by clicking on each reference or read them all in this link   Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save a mp3 file for listening later.

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Father Jeff Paul reminds us that Jesus invites us into “Kingdom Living” to organize our lives around love: compassion, mercy, and grace.

The gospel reading from Matthew 15:21-28 is available to read (click for Matthew text) or listen to the Gospel read aloud in the recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save a mp3 file for listening later.

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By Will Counts, then photographer for the Arkansas Democrat newspaper. Original caption states “A photograph taken by Will Counts of Elizabeth Eckford attempting to enter Little Rock School on 4th September, 1957. The girl shouting is Hazel Massery. ” This image was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography.

From the story of meeting Jesus walking on the water we find not a mortality play of how we are deficit in the face of disaster, but that the story of Jesus is story that God is with us in disaster, when we are hated….and God is with the ones who hate as well.

The gospel reading from Matthew 14:22-33 is available to read (click for Matthew text) or listen to the Gospel read aloud in the recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save a mp3 file for listening later.

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Our Christian Education Coordinator and Nevada’s Teacher of the Year Pam Ertel brings the message on the strange and bizarre opportunities for which we are thankful. There is an opportunity to take part in a guided meditation led by Pam Ertel during the message.

You can listen to the Luke 9:28-36 reading in our recording below, you may read Luke 9:28-36 by clicking on the reference Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save a mp3 file for listening later.

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Father Jeff Paul tells us it is the parable of the sower, not the soil in Matthew 13. Listen to how God is generous broadcasting the seed and bringing forth an abundant harvest.

You can read the scripture by clicking: Psalm 119, Genesis 25:19-34  Matthew 13:1-9 or listen to Matthew reading it in our recording below. Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the scripture and sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save an audio mp3 file for listening later.

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Father Jeff checks in on the congregation’s experience with last week’s mirror challenge then goes on to reveals that today’s scriptures are written by people living in exile to people in exile, refugees, people, like us, carrying heavy burdens that we procrastinate in releasing. And when we can offer those burdens up to God…well, listen for yourself.

The gospel reading from Matthew 11:25-30 is available to read (click for Matthew text) or listen to the Gospel read aloud in the recording below. Father Jeff also refers to the Genesis 22:1-14 reading (click here to read) Click on the white triangle in the black bar-shaped player below to listen to the sermon now or click on the link labeled: Download below the player to save a mp3 file for listening later.

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