FCC’s Transitional Minister, Rev. Lisa Heckman, shared her final sermon with the FCC congregation on December 29th, 2019.
“God provides and protects down every road we travel,” Rev. Lisa reminded us.
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“Life, especially leading up to Christmas, can be chaotic and crazy,” said Rev. Lisa. ” It can be joyful or sad. It can be challenging or easy. Through all the mess and wonder of life, God in Jesus came to be with us.”
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Rev. Lisa reminds us that, “Isaiah and Mary speak and sing of God doing amazingly new things, changing the world order as we know it. They do so out of hope, not optimism, for life around them is far from optimistic.”
Watch Rev. Lisa’s sermon, God of Surprises, or download the audio version below.
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In Sunday’s sermon, Rev. Lisa reminded us that sometimes we might be out of balance in just what we count.
“In a society that has you counting money, pounds, calories, and steps, be a rebel and count your blessings instead.”
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“The book of Isaiah was written for people living in the worst of times. Life around them didn’t give a lot of reason to hope,” Rev. Lisa shared. “Yet, God speaks words of assurance that the future is in God’s hands. Through that, we do have reason to hope!”
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Zach Dubord shared a sermon that aligned with some of the major issues and concerns of our time.
Here’s the start of the sermon, and you can listen to the full sermon just below, or download the full sermon (PDF) to read.
“Our Gospel today comes from Luke 19:1-10 which is on page 63 of your pew Bible. It is yet another story involving Jesus and a tax man.
He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.
When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.”
So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.”
Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.”
The Word of the Lord.
Let me tell you a true story. There was an influential man who rose to power during a time of great political division. He was the second of twelve children and grew up in a two-bedroom house with one bathroom He began working in the family business at 8 years old, and was the first person in his family to go to college.”
Find the PDF download below to read, or listen to the full sermon here.
Visit Zach’s Soundcloud for this sermon, or his recent “No Fun Allowed?” FCC sermon.
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“We like to think we are better than we are. Or we think we’re worse than everyone else,” Rev. Lisa reminded us. ” Or somewhere in between. What is the balance between Pride and Humility?”
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Life is challenging and can be discouraging at times. Jesus told his disciples, and us, a parable for encouragement — One about a woman needing justice persistently demanding it from the local, unscrupulous judge.
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“We all want more of something,” said Rev. Lisa Heckman. ” The disciples asked Jesus for more faith. But why? What does having more faith get us? What do we do with it?”
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