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 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?
May 3, 2026
Rev. Jessica Moore
“Beautiful Tapestry”
I am the great-grand child of immigrants, on my mother’s side.
I am the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grand child of immigrants on my father’s side.
April 26, 2026
Rev. Carl Hilton VanOsdall
“The Common Life”
So, here is an Acts Chapter Two-based proposition for us as a spiritual community…
I didn’t get either of our financial folks approval for this,
so I sincerely HOPE it’s okay.
Over the next few days,
I ask each of you to liquidate all your finances,
the whole lot of them – investment accounts, IRAs, 401k’s, 403b’s…
add that to whatever amount is already in cash.
Then simply write one check, payable to: Christ Church Presbyterian,
then in the memo line, write “Common Fund.”
April 19, 2026
Rev. Jessica Moore
“Unless”
It is Earth Day Sunday, and we find ourselves reading from Ezekiel. We don’t find ourselves in Ezekiel very often; perhaps we should spend more time here. Ezekiel seems to me to be strikingly relevant for us today. To understand the reading we need a little background – preferably a lot of background, but time is limited!
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