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Isaiah

Called Out – Dec. 13, 2020

December 14, 2020

Hans with a scarf over his head and candlesticks behind him.

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 & John 1:6-8, 19-28 – On the Road to Restoration During Advent the sermon again began with a monologue. This Sunday Hans told the story of a person at the temple who witnessed the questioning of John the Baptist by the Sadducees and Pharisees. Melissa gave witness to activities taking place […]

Called Out – Dec. 13, 2020

Tagged With: Advent, COVID-19, Gospel of John, Hans Linnartz, Isaiah, John the Baptist, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Prophet

Prophets Among Us – Dec. 6, 2020

December 8, 2020

Steve Derthick portraying John the Baptist in front of a babbling creek.

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 – On the Road to Repentance On this second Sunday of Advent Steve Derthick opened the sermon time with a monologue as John the Baptist. Melissa continued the invitation for all of us to participate in the sermon by asking us to share a time there was a person who […]

Prophets Among Us – Dec. 6, 2020

Tagged With: COVID-19, Gospel of Mark, Isaiah, Jeremiah Wright, John the Baptist, Prophet

Preparing for the Journey – Nov. 29, 2020

December 8, 2020

Janet Fields portraying a woman preparing for a journey in biblical times.

After the scripture was read from Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37, Janet Fields provided a monologue for the first Sunday of Advent. Melissa followed that with a short homily and then invited congregants to participate in the sermon by sharing a story of a journey they prepared for. How do we get ready during this […]

Preparing for the Journey – Nov. 29, 2020

Tagged With: Advent, COVID-19, Gospel of Mark, Isaiah, journey, preparation

Revolutionary Magnificat – Dec. 15, 2019

December 15, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on August 18, 2019

Isaiah 35:1-10 & Luke 1:46-55 When women in the Bible have something to say, it often comes out as a song. Mary’s song, recounted in Luke 1, is revolutionary. God is on the side of the dispossessed and Mary sings of the revolution taking place through God’s world-toppling love. Melissa’s message was preceded by a […]

Revolutionary Magnificat – Dec. 15, 2019

Tagged With: Isaiah, Luke, Magnificat, Mary, Melissa Florer-Bixler, Revolutionary

Fulfilled – Filled Up – Dec. 8, 2019

December 8, 2019

Melissa preaching at RMC on Oct. 27, 2019

Isaiah 11:1-10 & Matthew 3:1-12 On this second Sunday of Advent, Melissa told us, “this is a season to be shaken up and shaken out.” Christians have a profound failure to live out the Gospel, but we’re also attuned to our failure. We require outside intervention and Jesus comes through an intervention of love. It’s […]

Fulfilled – Filled Up – Dec. 8, 2019

Tagged With: Advent, Gospel of Matthew, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

November 17, 2019

Melissa preaching

Food is political. Eating is a kind of politics. Isaiah offers this vision of the the end of all things, centering around a meal. In this passage, all things, all people, are reconciled in God. Everything bruised and damaged is made whole, but also those who bruise and damage are made whole. We’re all there […]

Reconciled in God through Jesus – Nov. 17, 2019

Tagged With: Colossians, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, pacifism, table, veterans

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

Poeting the Word – Nov. 18, 2018

November 18, 2018

Doug Luginbill preaching at RMC on Nov. 18, 2018

Doug Luginbill, Central District Conference minister, joined us this Sunday to ordain Melissa and install Rachel. This recording includes the ordination and installation, as well as Doug’s sermon from the lectionary reading of Isaiah 36:14; 13-20; 37:1-7; 2:1-4. Together pastors and congregations clarify the vision to which God is calling them. They discern the gifts […]

Poeting the Word – Nov. 18, 2018

Tagged With: Doug Luginbill, installation, Isaiah, Melissa Florer-Bixler, ordination, Rachel Taylor

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