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)
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Dreaming God's Dream: At the Table
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached October 5, 2025) Dating back to the first century, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 has been used as the Words of Institution for the Lord's Supper. The bread and the cup unite us in God's dream for the world, where all are welcome, all are fed, all are loved. At the table we embody God's justice and compassion amid a world divided by power and prejudice.
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Deafening Abundance
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached September 27, 2025) This sermon on Luke 16:19-31 presents Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus as a cautionary tale, not about the afterlife, but the spiritual danger of ignoring suffering at our own gates. It warns that the love of wealth can harden our hearts and deafen us to God's call to love and compassion, and blind us to our shared humanity.
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Refusing to Play
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached September 7, 2025) Luke 14:1-14 exposes the games we play to secure things like status and honor. What we learn from Jesus is that we don't have to play the game. At Jesus' banquet all are welcome, all are equal, and there is enough for all.
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Something to Think About
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached August 31, 2025) Worry is the misuse of our imagination. In Luke 12:22-34, Jesus reminds us that we can redirect our imaginations to God and God's kindom.
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Guard Against Greed
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached August 24, 2025) In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus tells us to guard against greed and then goes on to tell a story about someone who let greed get the best of his life.
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The Lion's Den
FCCO Sermons: Take 2
(Sermon preached August 17, 2025) The story of Daniel and the Lion's Den is great fodder for children's books, crafts, and snacks - but in an empire where people are the snacks it is far from a children's story. Will we throw open the windows and declare our loyalty to God?
info_outline(Sermon preached August 24, 2025) In Luke 12:13-21, Jesus tells us to guard against greed and then goes on to tell a story about someone who let greed get the best of his life.