FCCO Sermons: Take 2

Dayna Kinkade is the Senior Pastor of First Christian Church of Orange (Disciples of Christ) in Orange, California. FCCO Sermons: Take 2 are her revised Sunday sermons.

Strangers AND Neigbhors 03/10/2025

Strangers AND Neigbhors (Sermon preached March 9, 2025, Lent 1) The story of the man left beaten by the side of the road is told in Luke 10:25-37. A lawyer tests Jesus and ends up being the one who is tested. He wants to know what he must do and Jesus tells him who he must become. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/35614740

Jesus' Exodus 03/06/2025

Jesus' Exodus (Sermon preached March 2, 2025) Luke 9:28-36 tells the story of Jesus' transfiguration and is often read the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It functions like a book end to the resurrection story and encourages us for what lies ahead. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/35563440

Are You The One? 02/27/2025

Are You The One? (Sermon preached February 16, 2025) Luke 7:18-35 is a long reading included in the narrative lectionary for this year. John the Baptist is in prison and sends messengers to Jesus to ask him if he is the one. It is an important question for our time as we strive to understand what it means to be a Christian and follow Jesus today. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/35447345

Mercy Anyway 02/13/2025

Mercy Anyway (Sermon preached February 9, 2025) Two healing stories (Luke 7:1-17) show Jesus' mercy toward two dramatically different people. The challenge of Jesus, regardless of who is in need, is to show mercy anyway. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/35274235

Deep Water 01/30/2025

Deep Water (Sermon preached January 25, 2025) Luke 5:1-11 tells the story of Jesus calling his first disciples. He tells Simon Peter, "From now on you will be catching people." This sermon invites us to re-imagine our understanding of "catching" in the context of this story. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/35077700

The Jesus Agenda 01/23/2025

The Jesus Agenda (Sermon preached January 19, 2025) The sound quality is not very good - sorry! My microphone died. In Luke 4:14-30, Jesus gives his inaugural address. It is an opportunity for us to consider what it means to be a Christian in this time. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34986155

Prelude to Jesus 01/16/2025

Prelude to Jesus (Sermon preached January 12, 2025) John the Baptist and Jesus had different messages related to their eschatology, but they both agreed that the measure of the fruit we bear is reflected in how well we love our neighbor. Luke 3:1-22 portrays John as the one who prepares the way for Jesus and Jesus' message and gives us a glimpse of John's preaching and message. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34887940

Losing Jesus 01/07/2025

Losing Jesus (Sermon preached January 5, 2025) The only story of Jesus as a boy is told in Luke 2:41-52. Jesus is 12, and separated from his parents, who spend three days searching for him. They are frantic, while he is "at home" in the temple. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34759165

Looking Forward 01/01/2025

Looking Forward (Sermon preached December 29, 2024) Luke 2:22-40 tells the story of Simeon and Anna as they encounter Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the temple. The hope and fears of all theirs years were met in Jesus that day. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34676325

Don't You Know 12/17/2024

Don't You Know (Sermon preached December 15, 2024 - Third Sunday in Advent) Mary's singing about a revolution as she announces the dethroning of the powerful. Luke 1 gives us a Mary that is anything but meek and mild. She resists her status as a lowly girl and births a revolution of love. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34479155

Like A Child 12/11/2024

Like A Child (Sermon preached December 8, 2024) Isaiah 7:10-14 and Matthew 1:18-25 speak about the promise of a child to be born who will be "God with us." Jesus pointed to children as signs of God with us. How do we receive the child? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34400625

The Next Right Thing 12/11/2024

The Next Right Thing (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. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34400525

Hearing Voices 11/24/2024

Hearing Voices (Sermon preached November 24, 2024) Christ the King Sunday is the last Sunday of the Christian year. John 18:33-37 describes the moment Pilate asks Jesus if he is a king. Is he? What does it mean to say Christ is King today? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34127831

Always, Constantly, All 11/21/2024

Always, Constantly, All (Sermon preached at an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on November 17, 2024) 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us to "rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances." How is that even possible? And yet, when gratitude becomes a disciplined practice, we discover it is not only possible but essential. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/34099746

Stewarding Our Stories 11/08/2024

Stewarding Our Stories (Sermon preached November 3, 2024) The scripture associated with this sermon is the Parable of the Talents, Matthew 25:14-30. Frederick Buechner makes the association of the stewardship of pain and this parable. This sermon asks, "What do we do with our pain? How do we steward it well?" A comment related to the parable. This sermon does not exegete this parable. If I were to preach on this parable, my post-election analysis is that this parable describes the way things are and why the rich get richer. Profiting from interest was forbidden in Jewish culture. And any master that reaps where he doesn't sow, and gathers where he didn't scatter, is exploiting those who do sow and scatter. The outer darkness might be an apt description of the margins where so many people are relegated by poverty, illness, tragedy, sexual identity... /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33842517

Stewarding Our Church 10/31/2024

Stewarding Our Church (The sermon preached October 27, 2024) Many congregations with property, like FCCO, are approaching the crossroads of declining numbers and rising costs. Tough decisions have to be made when the property ceases to serve the ministry. This sermon explores how our campus is currently used and appeals to steward it well. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33710102

Stewarding Our Spiritual Gifts 10/24/2024

Stewarding Our Spiritual Gifts (Sermon preached October 20, 2024) 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, along with passages in Romans 12 and Ephesians 4, name spiritual gifts. Everyone is gifted by the holy spirit, but our gifts differ so that we can work together, like parts of a body. What's your spiritual gift? Who are you, really? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33605832

Stewardng Our Ministry 10/17/2024

Stewardng Our Ministry (Sermon preached October 13, 2024) In John 6:1-12 we read John's version of the story of the feeding of the 5,000. With just five loaves and two fish the whole crowd is fed. The story challenges us to imagine God's abundance when our default is scarcity. What are your five loaves and two fishes? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33494137

Stewarding Our Citizenship 10/10/2024

Stewarding Our Citizenship (Sermon preached October 6, 2024) Micah 6:8 tells us that God requires us to "do justice, love kindness, and to walk humbly with God." This sermon invites us to think about ways we can steward our citizenship to love our neighbor, do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33412192

A Pure Heart 10/03/2024

A Pure Heart (Sermon preached September 29, 2024) This sermon concludes a five-week series called "Matters of the Heart." Mark 9:38-50 challenges us to examine ourselves and to sift out things in us that do not serve the kingdom/kindom. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33317552

A Heavy Heart 09/16/2024

A Heavy Heart (Sermon preached September 15, 2024) In Mark 8:27-38, Jesus asks, "Who do people say that I am?" And then he asks his disciples, "Who do you say I am?" The rest of the passage reveals that they are still "on the way" to understanding, but not there yet. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33074447

A Changed Heart 09/12/2024

A Changed Heart (Sermon preached September 8, 2024) Mark 7:24-37 tells the story of a gentile woman falling at Jesus' feet, pleading for him to heal her daughter. His reply is troubling. It appears he is denying her request and calling her a dog. Would Jesus do that? What can we learn from this story? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/33030202

The Defiled Heart 09/01/2024

The Defiled Heart (Sermon preached September 1, 2024) This is the first of five sermons from the gospel of Mark, a series I am calling, "Matters of the Heart." Mark 7:1-23 addresses the challenges of trying to be pure and spins back around to tell us we are the ones who need our hearts examined. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32855717

Seeking Wisdom 08/20/2024

Seeking Wisdom (Sermon preached August 18, 2024) What is wisdom and why should we care? In Proverbs 9:1-6, wisdom cries out to us, inviting us to a feast. She invites us to seek insight and to walk in the way that bends toward life in all its fullness. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32659602

Walk in Love 08/15/2024

Walk in Love (Sermon preached August 11, 2024) The lectionary reading for today from Ephesians (Ephesians 4:25-5:2) is an appeal to a Christian community to embody the love of Jesus and to walk in love with one another. Sometimes its messy. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32595242

Exposed 08/08/2024

Exposed (Sermon preached August 4, 2024) God is not happy with King David so God sends the prophet Nathan to David with a little story that packs a big punch. He is humbled and will forever bear the consequences of his actions. The scripture is 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32500392

Absolute Power: David and Bathsheba 07/31/2024

Absolute Power: David and Bathsheba (Sermon preached July 28, 2024) 2 Samuel 11:1-15 tells the story of King David grossly abusing his power to rape and murder. Why do we need to know this? What about Bathsheba? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32368852

God's House 07/22/2024

God's House (Sermon Preached July 21, 2024) 2 Samuel 7:1-14a contains the promise God made to David for an everlasting dynasty. This sermon helps to connect the dots from this promise to Jesus and to us. It asks: Where is God's house? /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32250652

Shake It Off 07/11/2024

Shake It Off (Sermon preached July 7, 2024) Mark 6:1-13 tells the story of Jesus' rejection in his hometown. He then prepares his disciples for rejection as he sends them out two by two to heal and cast out demons and preach. It is a good lesson for us as we see the way of Jesus being rejected by people who identify as Christians. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32105047

Rise Up 07/03/2024

Rise Up (Sermon preached June 30, 2024) In Mark 5:21-43, the gospel writer sandwiches a story within a story about two people receiving healing. One has suffered for twelve years, the other is twelve years old. Jesus meets them both with tenderness and calls them to rise up. This sermon invites us to consider how we can help each other to rise up. /episode/index/show/58ee93c3-6ec5-491a-9c2d-b4bb766b2654/id/32005127

FCCO Sermons: Take 2

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