Worship: Declaring God's Glory
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached January 18, 2026) This is the third sermon in a series called "The Way of Love." Worship is a practice that grounds us as we live the way of love, but what is it? What does it accomplish? How can it open our hearts to God, and keep our hearts open to God? The scripture is a Psalm of praise, Psalm 96:1-9.
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Learning: Seeking Pearls
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached January 11, 2026) This is the second of a sermon series titled "The Way of Love." As followers of Jesus, Jesus is our guide (our lens) for interpreting scripture. The practice of learning is how we come to discern the way of love as taught by Jesus. Sometimes it is like looking for buried treasure (Matthew 13:44-45)
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Turn: Choosing to Follow Jesus
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached January 4, 2026) We are starting a series called "The Way of Love," and this is the first sermon based on Luke 5:1-11. This sermon is an invitation to reaffirm your commitment to follow Jesus.
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Loving the Light
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached December 21, 2025) This sermon for the 4th Sunday of Advent honors Joseph and what he can teach us about loving God's child. The scripture is Matthew 1:18-25.
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Light for the Path Ahead
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached December 7, 2025) Luke 1:57-80 tells the story of John's birth, naming, and purpose. According to Zechariah's prophecy, he will prepare the way for the bringer of peace. This is ther sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent when we light the peace candle and explore the difference between God's peace and the Peace of Rome. John helps to prepare the way for us to be peacemakers by calling us to repent and pointing to Jesus as the one we should follow.
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With Thanksgiving
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached November 23, 2025) Philippians 4:4-9 is an opportunity to discover the source of joy. How can Paul rejoice in a prison cell? Because God is near.
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Opportunities to Testify
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached November 16, 2025) In Luke 21:5-19, Jesus describes a scene that surely must have seemed like the end of the world to his disciples. End or no end, like the disciples, we continue to put one loving foot in front of the other.
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Loooking Down
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached November 9, 2025) Jesus tells a parable that challenges the way we see others in Luke 18:9-14. It turns out we all need mercy.
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Tending the Inn
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached October 26, 2025) Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) challenges us not only to be doers of mercy but also to create and build spaces, like the inn in the story, that offer healing and hospitality.
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Dreaming God's Dream: Sowing Sacred Seeds
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached October 12, 2025) What if we thought about the mustard seed as an impossible to eradicate invasive species? How does that change the way we hear, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field?" (Matthew 13:31-32)
info_outline(Sermon preached December 1, 2024) Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-15 both speak of preparing a way forward toward the Kindom of God that God imagines for creation. And yet, sometimes a hope this big can seem too out of reach and become discouraging. We need our big hope for direction, but our journey is one of doing the next right thing, one after another. We can build our resilience and find joy as we "micro-dose" on hope.