Sermons

Do we really believe in the power of prayer?

“Please forgive me." “I forgive you." “Thank you." “I love you."

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me.

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 & Psalm 23 Let’s do a quick rundown of the lessons we heard today. Just now, we heard Jesus talk about h...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Luke 24:13-35 Through Jesus you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that y...

The Rev. Laurel Hart Scripture: John 20:19-31 “Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge” More than any other time in my life I can relate to the disbelief...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Amen. There was talk in some churc...

While resurrection might be held off for awhile, hope is ever present. It just might look a little different right now.

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: John 9:1-41 I don’t know about you, but the uncertainty is starting to get to me. My wife just coughed. A dry cough, ...

The Rev. Laurel Hart Scripture: John 4:5-42 “I’m nobody! Who are you?” This is the opening line of a poem by Emily Dickinson. “I’m nobody! Who are you? Are ...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: John 3:1-17 If you hang around me long enough, you’ll eventually hear me boldly proclaim that the Enlightenment ruine...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 As I was preparing for this sermon, I was fascinated to discover that the world devil derives from two...

The Rev. Laurel Hart Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37 We are coming into the final two weeks of our church season of Epiphany – Ash Wednesday and the penitential s...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Matthew 5:13-20 A few weeks ago, Deacon Laurel closed her sermon with a Teresa of Avila quote: Christ has no body now...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 I’ve had the great joy and privilege of meeting weekly with our dear music director, Kathy Doug...

The Rev. Laurel Hart Scripture: John 1:29-42 Have you ever meet a famous person? Thinking back I can only remember meeting a very few well known public pers...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17 The other day I was driving to the church from my apartment in Northeast Portland, and I have to admi...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Today is kind of a controversial day on our church calendar. It’s the second Sunday after Christmas, t...

The Rev. Sara Cosca-Warfield Scripture: Luke 2:1-14(15-20) The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkn...

The Rev. Laurel Hart Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Restore us, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. Are you ready? Of cour...