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Bearing Abundant Fruit
Rev. Dries Coetzee discusses themes of integrity, sacrifice, courage, and community as essential elements for spiritual growth and social justice within the church and the wider global context. He reflects on how historical injustices, especially rooted in colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy, intersect with current American social and political realities and highlights the importance of acknowledging marginalized communities and living out authentic faith that combines worship with everyday ethics.
Stewardship
Speakers Jenny Williams, Karl Starks, Fred Gaede, and David Hornbeck discuss stewardship in the church. They each discuss some of the wonderful ministries in the church like teaching, fellowship, music, and racial justice and their vital roles.
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…
Don’t Give Up
Life can leave us weary—tired of waiting, tired of struggling, and tired of trying to do what is right in a world that can feel resistant to hope. Yet God does not grow weary, and God gives strength to those who NEED IT. Isaiah assures us that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength, while Acts shows a courageous church that refused to stop bearing witness despite opposition. Minister Lea Gilmore invites us to rest in God’s…
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.
At the Threshold
Rev. Andries Coetzee’s sermon “At the Threshold” discusses 1 Samuel 9 and Ephesians 2. He discusses sacred searching, unexpected leadership, holy humor and resilience, liminal threshold spaces, and celebrating rich diversity (Ubuntu / Tutu’s Rainbow People).
Some Things You’ve Got to Pray Through
In Matthew 17:14–21, Jesus reminds His disciples that some struggles cannot be solved by strength, strategy, or effort alone—they must be prayed through. In this powerful message, “Some Things You’ve Got to Pray Through,” Minister Lea Gilmore invites us to trust God more deeply in seasons of weakness, waiting, and uncertainty. When life feels overwhelming and answers seem delayed, prayer becomes the place where God strengthens us, sustains us, and meets us with grace.
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.
The Slow Work of God
Reverend Khristi Lauren Adams preaches from Habakkuk 2:2-23 on “The Slow Work of God.” This sermon explores the spiritual and emotional journey of embracing patience and trust in the slow, often difficult, unfolding of God’s plans, drawing on a 1915 Jesuit prayer and the biblical book of Habakkuk. It reveals the tension between human impatience and divine timing, encouraging perseverance and faith amidst trials and injustice.
Light and Darkness
Rev. David Harris explores the often misunderstood symbolism of light and darkness, challenging the conventional binary view of light as good and darkness as evil. Drawing from biblical texts such as Genesis and Psalms, and insights from theologians like Paul Tillich, Richard Rohr, and Carl Jung, the speaker reframes darkness not as malevolent but as the absence of light—representing lack of understanding rather than inherent evil. Darkness is essential for recognizing the divine presence and comprehending unity in creation.
Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Inspired by the Blind Willie Johnson gospel blues classic Nobody’s Fault but Mine, this sermon by Minister Lea Gilmore reflects on God’s grace, personal discipleship, and the call to respond faithfully to Christ. Rooted in the African American gospel tradition and Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son, the message reminds us that while God’s grace is freely given, we are invited to choose lives of justice, compassion, and hope.
What Matters and Why?
What really matters and why? In this sermon, Rev. Khristi Adams reflects on Jesus’ command to “love one another” through the lens of John 13. As Jesus washes his disciples’ feet on the night before his crucifixion, we’re reminded that the heart of the Christian faith isn’t perfection, it’s choosing to love one another through all of life’s messiness. This message invites us to see the communities God has given us as the places where love is lived out every…