Because we are a community with a strong focus on study, service and community, we deeply appreciate challenging weekly sermons on these topics. (We call them “Promptings.”)
Below is a sampling of sermons offered in recent weeks by our talented and devoted preachers, Jessica Moore and Carl Hilton VanOsdall, as well as others who join us as guest preachers.
May 31, 2026
Rev. Carl Hilton VanOsdall
“Faithful in Mystery”
I still remember when, almost thirty years ago,
our teaching Assistant Eric Elnes walked into
our Hebrew Bible class holding a stack of books under his arm.
He set the books on the table in front of him,
so that we could see the books’ titles:
A cookbook, a science textbook, the Bible, and a “DIY Home Projects” book.
May 24, 2026
Rev. Jessica Moore
“Touched By the Wind”
In a rush of wind, a universal message open to all, offered to all who were there accepted by some, scorned by others. Pentecost marks the beginning of a new chapter. After Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension it’s the beginning of the story of how Jesus’ message was carried forward.
May 17, 2026
Rev. Jessica Moore
“In the World. United.”
This is the final Sunday of the Easter season; next week we are swept into Pentecost (the birth of the church) with the wind of the Holy Spirit! Today’s reading from the Gospel of John is the final scene of the Farewell Dinner (the Last Supper); in it Jesus prays and we, and the disciples, overhear his prayer.
May 10, 2026
Rev. Carl Hilton VanOsdall
“Yes, And…”
I would love to have been inside of Paul’s mind…
as he was walking through Athens and seeing it all…
meticulously sculpted marble statues,
intricate inlays and coverings of gold,
jewelry of silver, artifacts of copper and bronze.
What angle was he working on in his head?
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