Does the Gospel make sense? Is it logical? Or is it a paradox?Here are two examples of paradox:There is nothing constant except change.The more honest you are about your faults, the more people will t...  Read More

            Isaiah 9 begins in the dark, with the people in anguish under a burdensome yoke, living in the shadow of death. Isaiah predicted a great light, the light of the world, coming to them. Thei...  Read More

We’re in the season of Epiphany, which is the time when the church celebrates that God is made manifest in the human person of Jesus of Nazareth. He is the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us. In...  Read More

Pastor Teddie McConnell      1-8-2023      The Power in Humility         Matthew 3:13-17 & Isaiah 42:1-9            Isaiah’s description of God’s Servant is clearly a prophesy of Jesus. He is someone ...  Read More

Matthew 2:13-23 & Hebrews 2:10-18It’s an age-old question: Why does God allow suffering? Everyone goes through difficult things in life. How do we have peace in the storms?Life has aspects that are mi...  Read More

         Here we are, finally, at Christmas. Ready or not. Did you finished all your preparations? My parents wisely insisted that we open presents together as a family, enjoying the process by taking...  Read More

Isaiah 7:10-16 & Matt.1:18-25This is the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Love.Let’s start by talking about human love. It’s a wonderful blessing. I’m not talking about falling in love,...  Read More

Isaiah 35, Luke 1:46b-55Today marks the third Sunday of Advent when we light the candle of Joy, so let’s talk about the joy of the Lord. To read this passage from Isaiah is to find such a vision of jo...  Read More

God's Peaceable Kingdom a sermon by Pastor Teddie McConnell 12/4/22Back in the 1800’s, Quaker preacher and folk artist Edward Hicks painted the same scene over and over again, at least sixty-two times...  Read More

After months of what our calendar calls Ordinary Time, we’re ready for Advent, a season of celebrating the birth of Jesus and honoring the baby lying the manger, of hanging up our red and green decora...  Read More

Based on Psalm 46 and Luke 1:68-79Imagine with me for a moment that a visitor arrives at your door with a certified and asks you to sign for it. You don’t recognize the return address. You wonder what...  Read More

I’m going to change things up a bit and read our second scripture lesson during the sermon.Since this is a continuation of the theme I preached on last week, here’s a quick review. The sermon was call...  Read More