This is the sermon for Christmas Eve, preached on December 24, 2025 by the Rev. Marissa Galván Valle, based on Luke 2: 1-14. DO NOT FEAR During this Advent season, we have been invited to listen to passages from Scripture that have led us to think about fear. I remember that the sermon on the first Sunday of Advent mentioned that there are more than 100 instances of the words “Do not fear,” or, in the case of the passage that we just read, “Do not be afraid.” The author of th

This is the sermon for Advent 4, preached on December 21, 2025 by the Rev. Marissa Galván Valle, based on Hebrews 12: 1-2. MILDRED LISSETTE NORMAN Mildred Lisette Norman grew up on a poultry farm in Egg Harbor City, NJ. She was a normal young woman who might have been considered rebellious: she bobbed her hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted her disdain for prevailing codes of decent behavior. It is said that, following an unhappy marriage, she embarked on a personal transfor

This is the sermon for Advent 3, preached on December 14, 2025 by Merry Anne Hood, based on Matthew 14: 22-32. Today is the third Sunday of Advent, which is traditionally the Sunday of “Joy.” So it is fitting that our scripture text for today is one of Jesus’s funniest miracles. Unfortunately – and I apologize – I am not funny. Three out of our four gospels report the miracle of Jesus walking on the water. They are unusually consistent in their telling. This is a story the di

This is the sermon for Advent 1, preached on November 30, 2025 by the Rev. Marissa Galván Valle, based on Luke 1: 26-56. Fear is Real In her foundational essay for the study we’ve chosen for this Advent season, MaryAnn McKibben Dana writes that... “the reminder not to be afraid is one of the pivotal threads in the Bible, along with the commandment to love and the assertion that God is abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” Why do you think that is? Throughout Scriptur

This is the sermon for October 5, 2025 based on Luke 17:5-10. Luther’s Explanation of Faith This week I was working with a study about...

This was the sermon preached on September 28, 2025 based on Luke 16: 19-31. Quino’s Parables During our vacation, I had the chance to...

This is the sermon preached by Pastor Marissa for August 31, 2025, based on Luke 14:1, 7-14. A Tale of Two Banners Recently, the Hong...

This is the sermon preached on May 4, 2025 at Beechmont Presbyterian Church, based on John 21: 1-19 The Quiet Power of a Having Breakfast...

This is the Palm Sunday sermon preached by Pastor Chance KF Mwangomba on April 13, 2025. Introduction Good morning, congregation. Today,...

This is the First Sunday of Lent sermon for March 9, 2025, based on Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power  by Kathy...

This is the sermon preached by the Rev. Candasu Vernon Cubbage on February 16, 2025. It is based on Luke 6:17-26. Have you ever heard...

This is the sermon for February 9, 2025, reflecting on Psalm 138 . Oh No! Last Sunday, Pastor Elmer was officiating communion with me...

This is the sermon for February 2, 2025, based on Luke/Lucas 4:21-30. Omissions In last week’s sermon, I concluded by speaking about how...

This is the sermon for January 26, 2025 ( Third Sunday In Ordinary Time) , based on Luke 4: 14-21 She Stood Up to Preach Do you like...

This was the sermon on John 2: 1-11 for January 19, 2025 ( Second Sunday In Ordinary Time ). The General’s Logic While on my sabbatical...

This was the sermon for January 12, 2025 (Baptism of the Lord). The Fable of the Mouse and the Mountain When I was in Puerto Rico, I...

This sermon, based on Mark 13: 1-8, was preached by Rev. Marissa Galván-Valle on November 17, 2024 (Proper 28). It is the third sermon of...

This sermon, based on Mark 12:38-44 , was preached by Rev. Marissa Galván-Valle on November 10, 2024 (Proper 27). It is the second sermon...

This sermon, based on Ruth 1: 1-18, was preached by Rev. Marissa Galván Valle on November 3, 2024 (Proper 26). It is the first sermon of...

This is the sermon preached on October 27, 2024 by the Rev. Candasu Vernon Cubbage You will know the truth, and the truth will make you...