Sermons from September 2026

Scripture: Romans 14:1-12 21st century America is ripe for preaching from Paul’s epistle to the Romans as we can relate to the multicultural dynamics of church and society. The Christ community in Rome, in the form of many small communities similar to a house church today, was quite diverse. The major subgroups include Jews and Gentiles. In the earliest Christ communities, Jews would attend Temple on Saturday and meet for the Lord’s Supper on Sunday. Eventually they split from the…

Scripture: Ezekiel 33:7-11 So sadly, evil is very real. While humans have nearly unlimited capacity to do good things, we can be very cruel too. Unspeakable harm has happened to children, the elderly, the disabled, and other vulnerable populations in homes, schools, churches, group homes, and among other organizations. One correction we are doing as a society is making mandated reporters. Many debate the role of clergy as mandated reporters. Some states do mandate clergy to report abuse while New…