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In Hope We are Saved – June 30, 2019

July 4, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on June 30, 2019

Romans 8:18-30 Hope seen through Arethra Franklin, the Holy Spirit, and our own congregation.

In Hope We are Saved – June 30, 2019

Tagged With: Aretha Franklin, hope, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Romans

A Hopeful Peace – June 23, 2019

June 23, 2019

Meghan Florian preaching at RMC June 23, 2019

Isaiah 65:17-25 Our guest speaker this Sunday was Meghan Florian. Her message of hope shared of the power of planting and seeing gardens come to fruition, even in times of difficulty and depression. Sometimes what we sow, only with time will others harvest. What seeds of joy and hope are we planting today, as we […]

A Hopeful Peace – June 23, 2019

Tagged With: gardens, hope, Isaiah, Meghan Florian, peace, planting, seeds

Finding God in Unexpected Places – June 16, 2019

June 23, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on May 12, 2019

Psalm 9, Isaiah 53:4-9 This Sunday the service used the music of Patty Griffin to tell stories of a God who is present in the messiness of life. What does the Gospel of Jesus Christ have to say to those with their backs against the wall? The scriptures tell us the answer: God is there […]

Finding God in Unexpected Places – June 16, 2019

Tagged With: Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Patty Griffin, Psalms

The Promise of Pentecost – June 9, 2019

June 23, 2019

Rachel preaching July 15, 2018

Acts 2:1-4, Romans 8:14-39 Rachel draws from Trevor Noah’s memoir Born a Crime to recount the power of understanding many languages. Pentecost calls us to welcome others, to be changed, to be vulnerable, to learn new languages. “The promise of Pentecost is that we are being made into a people, speaking many languages, to praise […]

The Promise of Pentecost – June 9, 2019

Tagged With: Acts, languages, Pentecost, Rachel Taylor, Romans, Trevor Noah

The Unknown God – May 26, 2019

May 26, 2019

Melissa preaching May 19, 2019

The Unknown God – May 26, 2019

Tagged With: Acts, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Breaking down prison walls – May 19, 2019

May 19, 2019

Melissa preaching May 19, 2019

Acts 16:16-40 RMC has been part of an interfaith group that spends time at the NC women’s prison, celebrating birthdays and sharing times of worship. Prisons are created to get people out of the way. They did in the day of Paul and Silas, and they do so today. As Willy Jennings has said, prisons […]

Breaking down prison walls – May 19, 2019

Tagged With: Acts, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Paul, prison, Silas

Decisionmaking in the Church – May 12, 2019

May 12, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on May 12, 2019

Acts 15:1-29 While the passage is specifically about whether male Gentiles who followed the Way of Jesus needed to be circumcised, Melissa explains this really speaks to the broader decision-making process within the early church. We think we have difficulty coming to a consensus as a church; this was a much more volatile issue! Note: […]

Decisionmaking in the Church – May 12, 2019

Tagged With: Acts, church, decisionmaking, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Encounters with Jesus – May 5, 2019

May 8, 2019

Melissa speaking at the Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve service.

Acts 9:1-19 Melissa’s retelling of the story of Saul on the road to Damascus brings a fresh perspective. Experiencing Jesus changes us. God is no longer a set of propositions, no longer a belief system that needs to be defended by logic. Instead, faith is seen in how our life is lived.

Encounters with Jesus – May 5, 2019

Tagged With: Acts, Damascus, faith, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Saul, trust

Laughing Together – April 28, 2019

May 5, 2019

Rachel preaching July 15, 2018

Matthew 28:18-20 On this Sunday after Easter, we celebrate “Holy Humor.” We’re called to laugh. Laughter is not an escape. It’s not a weapon. It’s not something to be hoarded. Laughter is something we’re called to nurture. It’s something we’re called to grow in. Laughter is a way to celebrate God’s reign now, and in […]

Laughing Together – April 28, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, holy humor, laughter, Rachel Taylor

The Resurrection Reorders Life – April 21, 2019

April 21, 2019

Matthew 28:1-15 Melissa tells us there were two very different realities that Sunday morning, three days after Jesus had been crucified. The contrast between the Jewish women and the Roman soldiers at the grave couldn’t have been greater. The Easter story is a story of grace. It’s a reordering of life. We’re encouraged to let […]

The Resurrection Reorders Life – April 21, 2019

Tagged With: Easter, Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, resurrection

The Questions of Holy Week – April 14, 2019

April 14, 2019

Melissa preaching

Matthew 21:1-17 It’s Palm Sunday. The day we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem as the King of Peace. But Jerusalem is a powder keg at Passover, and Jesus tosses in a match. It’s not unlike the unrest during the Civil Rights movement, when activists carried out a series of non-violent direct actions, pushing against […]

The Questions of Holy Week – April 14, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Palm Sunday

Come home – April 7, 2019

April 7, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC, April 7, 2019

Matthew 25:31-46 Johnny Cash plays heavily in Melissa’s sermon today. In fact, the service included listening to one of his songs that talks about today’s parable of God’s judgment, separating the sheep from the goats. When I hear Johnny saying God’s going to cut you down, or Jesus preaching the story that might make our […]

Come home – April 7, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Johnny Cash, judgement day, Melissa Florer-Bixler, parables

Stay Awake! – March 31, 2019

April 7, 2019

Melissa speaking at the Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve service.

Matthew 25 & 26 Melissa places the parable of the bridesmaids waiting for the groom at the wedding in the larger context of parables around it. All of you who call yourselves followers of Jesus, now is the time! Stop getting distracted. Focus on what we are called to do. We need to find Jesus […]

Stay Awake! – March 31, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, parables

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard – March 17, 2019

March 18, 2019

Melissa speaking at the Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve service.

Matthew 20:1-16 A farmer hires workers throughout the day. Some work all day others just short time but the farmer pays all of them the same wages. This may not be fair but it is right. God does not bless people according to title, power, salary or any measure, God’s grace is freely given to […]

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard – March 17, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, parables

A Prickly Parable – March 10, 2019

March 10, 2019

Melissa preaching

During Lent, RMC is focusing on some of Jesus’ parables. This first Sunday of Lent Melissa spoke from Matthew 18:21-35, the difficult parable of the slave who owed a great sum of money.

A Prickly Parable – March 10, 2019

Tagged With: compassion, Forgiveness, Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, parables

This is good – March 3, 2019

March 3, 2019

Melissa preaching

Melissa hearkened back to her memories of the Westminster Catechism to remind us what our chief purpose is: To glorify God and delight in God forever. (A slight paraphrase.) “I pray wasted time for each of you this week.” Matthew 16:24-17:8 … Read More →

This is good – March 3, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Joy, Melissa Florer-Bixler, transfiguration, wasting time

We have nothing – Feb. 24, 2019

February 24, 2019

Melissa preaching

As Melissa recounts the story of Jesus feeding of the 5,000, she ponders what we have to offer. Just five loaves and two fishes. God can take the little and make it much. Matthew 14:13-33… Read More →

We have nothing – Feb. 24, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler

God, the Good Campesino – Feb. 17, 2019

February 17, 2019

Nathan Hershberger preaching at RMC Feb. 17, 2019

God demands justice but will bring it about without our violence. In the meantime, we water and keep the mixed fields of our souls, and join together to water and keep the mixed fields of our churches and our world… Read More →

God, the Good Campesino – Feb. 17, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Justice, Nathan Hershberger, parables

Pondering Parables – Feb. 10, 2019

February 16, 2019

Rachel preaching July 15, 2018

Rachel helped us take a broader view of a number of Jesus’ parables found in the Gospel of Matthew, providing some background and giving the congregation an opportunity to reflect on them in a new way. … Read More →

Pondering Parables – Feb. 10, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, parables, Rachel Taylor

The Lord’s Prayer – Feb. 3, 2019

February 3, 2019

Melissa preaching on October 21, 2018

Melissa preaches from Matthew 6:7-21.

The Lord’s Prayer – Feb. 3, 2019

Tagged With: Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, prayer

The Beatitudes – January 27, 2019

February 2, 2019

Debbie Bledsoe preaching via Zoom

Debbie Bledsoe discusses the ways scripture, especially The Beatitudes, can be misused, referencing Margaret Atwood’s story The Handmaid’s Tale as a fantasy example. She celebrates the way that a community of believers who affirm and support those on the margins is life giving. Melissa speaks about the complications and interpretations of The Beatitudes. “Here I […]

The Beatitudes – January 27, 2019

Tagged With: Beatitudes, Debbie Bledsoe, Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Temptations of Jesus – January 20, 2019

January 20, 2019

Melissa preaching Nov. 25, 2018

Melissa recounts the story of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. It might be viewed as a test to see if Jesus is really who he claims to be. Jesus believes he is God’s beloved. We might not be able to pass the tests Jesus was faced with, but we also are God’s beloved. Matthew […]

Temptations of Jesus – January 20, 2019

Tagged With: beloved, Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler, tests

Baptism of Jesus – January 13, 2019

January 20, 2019

Melissa speaking at the Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve service.

In the second message in the series on Jesus’ life as told in Matthew, we come to Jesus’ baptism. Melissa provides a fresh perspective on this age-old story and invites those of us who have been baptized to reflect back on what it means. Matthew 3:1-17

Baptism of Jesus – January 13, 2019

Tagged With: baptism, Gospel of Matthew, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Pondering – Dec. 30, 2018

December 30, 2018

Melissa speaking at the Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve service.

Melissa preached from Matthew 1:17-25, the story of an incredibly creative act of God. The doctrine of the virgin birth becomes, as Karl Barth says, “The guard at the door of the mystery of Christmas.”

Pondering – Dec. 30, 2018

Tagged With: Christmas, Gospel of Matthew, Mary, Melissa Florer-Bixler, virgin birth

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