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A Theology of Abundance Matthew 15: 32-39 <-- back Matthew 15: 32-39 Beginning with what we have, and letting God take it from there. Previous Next

M = Ministry that Matters Luke 10: 30-37 <-- back Luke 10: 30-37 Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth preaches on Ministry that Matters, especially around the needs of housing and creation care. This sermon was pre-recorded during the opening session of Alaska Annual Conference in Fairbanks, AK, June 3, 2023. Previous Next

Reflecting the Sacred Watch Reflecting the Sacred: Sacred Doing December 31, 2023 Isaiah 63: 7-9, Matthew 2: 13-23 ​ Watch Reflecting the Sacred Christmas Eve: Sacred Being Evening December 24, 2023 ​ We gather and sing and light candles and dare to believe that love truly enters the world time and again and anything is possible, even that this love is ours simply because we are beloved–the firstborn of God. Our very being reflects the sacred. Watch Reflecting the Sacred Christmas Eve: Sacred Being Morning December 24, 2023 ​ We gather and sing and light candles and dare to believe that love truly enters the world time and again and anything is possible, even that this love is ours simply because we are beloved–the firstborn of God. Our very being reflects the sacred. Watch Reflecting the Sacred Peace: Sacred Knowing December 17, 2023 Isaiah 7: 10-16, Matthew 1: 18-25 Uncertainty is a fact of life–this seems ever more true, but we remember that there is a Christ within us constantly birthing wisdom and a deep knowing if we will but listen with a contemplative heart. Watch Reflecting the Sacred Joy: Sacred Space December 10, 2023 Isaiah 35: 1-10, Luke 1: 46b-55 Mary’s womb becomes a sacred space for the gestation of grace that moves into, and is transforming, the world. We will ponder the spaces we inhabit at home, work, and community, asking whether they are feeding, nurturing, and reflecting the freedom and joy that is so desperately needed. Watch Reflecting the Scared. Love: Sacred People December 3, 2023 Romans 15: 4-13 | Matthew 3: 1-12 When we look through the lens of the sacred, we prepare our senses to recognize the holy in all people–to come to know them in a “steadfast and encouraging” way. Watch Reflecting the Sacred Hope: Sacred Time November 26, 2023 Romans 13: 11-14, Matthew 24: 36-44 Let us emphasize the gift of being awake to the “now”… the gift of sacred time with God, with each other, and with those in need of hope.

Lots of Things Can Be Medicine Isiah 55: 1-9, 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13, Luke 13: 1-9 <-- back Isiah 55: 1-9, 1 Corinthians 10: 1-13, Luke 13: 1-9 Lying fallow and getting fertilized with laughter and tears at the nasty stuff of life can help heal what ails us and that is sometimes productive enough. Previous Next

Unwrap: Waking Up John 11:1-44 <-- back John 11:1-44 In the opening of the tomb of Lazarus, in the unwrapping of his funeral clothes, the community had to face their unknowing — and perhaps disbelief — and trust that the resurrection Jesus had facilitated was real. The range of emotions was vast. As the butterfly’s cozy environment cracks further open still, it is the effort of the process of emerging that makes change possible — waking up, rolling away the stone, unwrapping what will be. Previous Next

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Sermon All That Grace Ephesians 2: 1-10 <-- back Ephesians 2: 1-10 The Rev. John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism, preached and lived a theology of grace that pervades every part of our life, from before we believe until we have arrived at perfection in eternity. Previous Next

Make Ready a People Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 <-- back Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 ​ Previous Next

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Quest: A Pilgrimage Within

Ordinary lives can be holy Romans 10: 8b-13, Luke 4: 1-13 <-- back Romans 10: 8b-13, Luke 4: 1-13 What are the temptations that catch your ear, singing out promises that your life should be more special than it is? What if ordinary life is already holy–as is? Previous Next

Imitators of Christ Philippians 2: 1-13 <-- back Philippians 2: 1-13 Guest preacher the Rev. Alvin Aosved Previous Next