Start Play Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | Dive In Sermon Series |September 20, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"God is not a concept. God is real; God cares about creation and works in our lives-even when we doubt God will show up. This is something mainline Christians need to believe again, because... Continue Reading →
Naked and (Not) Afraid
Start Play Genesis 2:4-25 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 13, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"Adam and Eve were able to be truly themselves with each other before their eye were opened. But on this side of what is called the Fall, we tend to hide from each other. We hide our weaknesses, our... Continue Reading →
Was Jesus a Progressive Rabbi?
Before I say anything, take a look at this graphic. I've seen a few people on Facebook share this image from theologian Benjamin Corey and I have to say that it bothers me. Maybe Corey thinks he is sharing the gospel truth, but I don't think he's doing that. He is peddaling a Jesus in... Continue Reading →
#SyrophonecianLivesMatter
Start Play Mark 7:24-37 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | September 5, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----“Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs,” she said. “ Even if you don’t think much of us, Lord, we still want some healing from you and we believe you will do it. I matter.... Continue Reading →
Be Doers of the Word
Start Play James 1:17-27 | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 30, 2015 | Paul Ficzeri, preaching
Saving the Church
Every so often, I've heard someone at some point say something to the following: "We are not suppose to keep the (state the name) church going. We are suppose to be the church." Maybe the say they aren't suppose to save the church,or that said denomination's survival doesn't matter. For a long time, such statements... Continue Reading →
Broken for You
Start Play John 6:56-69 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | August 23, 2015First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"Whenever I’ve served communion, I usually say two phrases. I hand out the bread and tell someone, “The bread of Christ broken for you.” And then as the person dip the bread in the... Continue Reading →
Cat’s In the Cradle
Start Play Ecclesiastes 2:18--3:8 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 16, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"Even though life can seem pointless, we are to find joy in this life. Joy in our eating and drinking, joy in our work and joy in our downtime. We are... Continue Reading →
The Curious Case of the Atheist Pastor
A controversy is brewing in the United Church of Canada over a minister who doesn't believe in a God or in the Bible. There are those in the denomination that believe she should be defrocked since she is an atheist. She is demanding to stay ordained, believing that she is preaching a truer form of... Continue Reading →
More Than Zero
Start Play Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 and Luke 12:23-23 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | A Time to Be Wise Sermon Series | August 9, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching----more----"The purpose of this passage is not that life is pointless, but it is there to make us think about life. What are we living for? Who are... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 