Sermon for Feast of Our Lord’s Baptism — January 12, 2020

Sermon for Feast of Our Lord’s Baptism — January 12, 2020

January 13, 2020  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
The Water Cycle — a Devotional Perspective
Who learned about the Water Cycle in 5th grade? If you didn’t, you’re about to. If you already did, this sermon is a devotional perspective on the water cycle. To review the arrows and directions of how water goes up and down and up again See this poster https://images.app.goo...
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Sermon for Feast of the Epiphany (transferred) — January 5, 2020

Sermon for Feast of the Epiphany (transferred) — January 5, 2020

January 06, 2020  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
You are a Star
You are a star who is not small to anyone who orbits your love blazing throughout all.
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Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Advent — December 22, 2019

December 22, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Dream Duty
One of the busiest angels in the Bible is the one assigned to dream duty in the Gospel of Matthew. Of all the many components of God’s plan of salvation, one of the most underestimated and unappreciated is sleep. Without the basic human need for sleep we wouldn’t have the gosp...
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Sermon for the Third Sunday in Advent — December 15, 2019

December 16, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Painted Turtle Entourage
In a minute I am going to read you a tiny story from a story book. First, let’s set up the story. You know you are in the presence of Jesus when you meet his entourage. By entourage I mean people who sparkle with an energy unique to those who have spent time in a quiet convers...
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Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent — December 8, 2019

December 10, 2019  ·  The Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
Cry in the Wilderness
I cried “Salvation” in the wilderness. I was thinking about John the Baptist and Isaiah, and all the other rugged voices God plants in places with few ears to hear. And I was thinking about what was considered a race of Biblical proportions ahead of me. Why do we use the words...
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