Worship & Sermon Archive

We've waited all year; it's almost here! What? The SPSA Christmas Pageant, of course!

Among Joseph's many emotions at hearing that Mary is pregnant with a child that is not his (disappointment, anger, frustration, betrayal, confusion), the one that God's angel focuses on is fear: 'Don't be afraid, Joseph.

Over and over again in the scriptures, God speaks, either directly or through messengers. God’s voice can be heard time and again, saying, “Fear not!”

This year, we’ll spend the weeks of Advent exploring the theme, Be Not Afraid: The Journey Towards a Fearless Embrace of the Holy. 

I was sitting next to a rabbi friend one Thanksgiving interfaith service when this passage from 2 Corinthians was read.

Of all our biblical ancestors, Hannah is the one I turn to when thinking about prayer. Hannah knows prayer - fierce prayer!

This week we'll begin a new sermon series on "Abundant Living". Abundance in scripture is not about quantity, it's about quality.

The heart of the Christian message is simple.  How, then, does it get so screwed up?

This Sunday, we are delighted to welcome Rev. Doris Dalton as our guest preacher.

For the last two weeks in worship and in Connect & Care, we've thought about God's ongoing work in reforming the world and us. 

This week, our October sermon series on 'Re-Formation' takes us to the pages of scripture. What would it mean to re-form scripture?

My favorite quote by E.B. White is the famous, "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve, or save, the world and a desire to enjoy, or savor, the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."

Jesus never says, don’t have enemies, he just tells us what to do with them.

This Sunday is packed with good stuff. First, we're back to worshipping at 11am.

How often have we heard 1 Corinthians 13 read at weddings? The irony, of course, is that marriage is probably the last thing St. Paul had in mind...

"God is love." Maybe because we've heard that a lot, we fail to recognize how radical a statement that is.

This month we have been exploring the theme 'Finding Faith'. But two questions remain for me: How much do I need? and What is it good for?

Captain America, Wonderwoman, Bucky Barnes. Bella Swan. What do they all have in common? They have shields (or are shields). Shields protect the body, repelling instruments of harm. 

On Sunday, we'll continue in our worship series "Finding Faith." We'll delve into the perceived antagonism between faith and works this week, drawing from the epistle of James.

After the past year and a half, it's challenging to know who, or what, to have faith in.  How can we learn to trust again--ourselves, each other, our God?