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Beatitudes

An Impossible Pocket of Peace & Hope – Sept. 15, 2024

September 15, 2024

Melissa preaching at RMC on Sept. 15, with her hands tapping her chest, in front of a colorful purple and yellow star-shaped quilt.

Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-11, Matthew 5:1-12 Melissa continues her sermon series, Hope in a Time of Fear, focusing on the book of Isaiah. As we’re drawing closer to the election, what does hope look like for followers of Jesus? The people who heard Jesus’ sermon on the mount may have been thinking about Isaiah’s words when […]

An Impossible Pocket of Peace & Hope – Sept. 15, 2024

Tagged With: Beatitudes, Gospel of Matthew, hope, Hope in a Time of Fear, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, peace, Sermon on the Mount

Singing the Psalms – Nov. 10, 2019

November 10, 2019

World-renowned bluegrass, folk and Americana singer-songwriter Charles Pettee was our special guest this morning. Charles has set many Psalms to music and shared several of them with us as well as his song about Jesus and feeding the 5,000. You can hear many more FolkPsalms performed by Charles and other fine musicians on this YouTube […]

Singing the Psalms – Nov. 10, 2019

Tagged With: Beatitudes, Charles Pettee, Matthew, pacifism, Psalms

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

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