Sermons on Love
The Courage We Forget
This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Sunday. We remember siblings who have gone before us and the full stories of their lives, their struggles alongside their courage. Pastor Dries meditates on the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1–12, and “The Courage We Forget” and reminds you to give thanks for the saints in your own story, and discover how their courage might shape ours today.
Honest Doubt, Real Faith
When questions arise, faith does not have to disappear. Faith doesn’t require us to have every answer. Join Minister Lea Gilmore for “Honest Doubt, Real Faith.” This message explores how God meets us in our uncertainty and invites us to bring God our honest struggles, just as the father prayed in Mark 9:24: “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.”
Telling Our Stories
Speakers Susan Saunders, Charese Jordan, and Ramon Lindsay discuss confronting racism through vulnerable storytelling within a church community. Centered on personal narratives spanning decades, they seek to foster understanding across racial lines and promote collective healing and justice. They share childhood and adult memories of experiencing racism, highlighting both overt violence and subtle systemic inequities. They encourage us to engage in honest conversations, build trusting relationships, and take active steps toward dismantling racism—not as a one-time discussion but as an…
Community
Rev. David Harris explores the Interconnectedness of Success and Community. Angela Duckworth’s book Bringing Out Your Best reveals that perseverance alone is insufficient for success. True thriving depends deeply on the support system of others—teachers, mentors, family, friends, colleagues, and community. Our achievements are shaped by our environment and the collective network that sustains us.
Making Sweet Honey From Old Failures
This sermon discusses embracing people just as they are while rejecting rigid adherence to past traditions and wounds. Chaplain Annie Owens preaches on the healing power of acceptance, the necessity of moving beyond past successes and failures, and openness to God’s new work, often emerging in unexpected places. She encourages us to dare imaginative renewal, release old burdens, and become genuine seekers of God’s truth and love.
When Love is Your Identity
Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Roslyn Sellman offers a profound theological reflection on the theme, “When Love Becomes Your Identity.” Drawing from the parable of the Good Samaritan, she explores identity, compassion, and redemption through a deeply biblical lens. The sermon challenges societal and political narratives that restrict belonging, and proclaims the transformative power of love grounded in divine recognition, relationality, and grace. Rev. Dr. Roslyn Sellman leads a multidisciplinary team in delivering comprehensive spiritual support across the continuum of care.…
Jesus, the Uninvited Guest
Pastor Ron delivers a reflective and motivational message centered on the biblical story of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, as an illustration of how Jesus unexpectedly enters lives and invites transformation. The theme revolves around Jesus as an uninvited but loving guest who repeatedly shows up in surprising ways, urging individuals to repent, change direction, and open their hearts.
Keeping a Clear Mind
The U.S. presidential election of 2024, coupled with all of the many challenging events happening around the globe fall perfectly in line with the prophecies of Jesus Christ regarding the end of days prior to His second advent. Christians must not be distracted or diverted from the important work of spreading the Gospel of faith, maintaining their peace of mind, and being physically and spiritually resilient during these dark and difficult times. – Rev. Dr. Ron Hankins sermon from November…
The Rebellious Love of Jesus
Watch Govans’ own Akilah Atkinson’s sermon on the rebellious love of Jesus and how modeling this type of love can transform your world.
Carpe Diem in the Name of Jesus!
There are multiple divergent voices in the Bible that describe what will happen at the second coming of Jesus (aka the end of time, aka the Day of Lord). The voices diverge on the how, but they agree on the when. Or at least agree that we have no idea when and it will probably be unexpected. This teaching reminds us that life is impermanent and finite. Not only will we all die one day (and we don’t know when)…
“Revealing Yourself as a Child of God”
Who are you as a lover of the world? How do you express that love most authentically? And how do you and the world conspire to obscure and shroud your expression of love. Pastor Tom invites us to see our lives as an episode of the hit TV show, “The Masked Singer” and think about how we can show our love for the world even from behind our masks. Our audience is all of creation. Paul says “All creation waits…
Unbinding Grief, Unbinding Life: Whom do You Love?
In this week’s story, Jesus risks his life by returning to Judea to heal Lazarus, despite the warnings from his disciples. We’ll talk about what motivates us to take risks like that and how we can cultivate that kind of love throughout our lives.
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