Sermons by Pastor Sara Funkhouser (Page 26)
Sunday July 2nd, 2023 Worship
Yesterday we gathered in this Sanctuary to remember and celebrate the life of Norman. As I read the Gospel for this week, I kept thinking about this service and the way a community comes together at certain times of life, especially funerals and weddings. The act of gathering together is inherently based on hospitality; in welcoming one another and all of the emotions…
Sunday June 18th, 2023 Worship
A few weeks ago, our reading was the one commonly referred to as “The Great Commission,” also known as “go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28: 19). Yet, I wish that today’s reading from earlier in Matthew would actually be the one given this title because I think it more fully embodies…
Sunday May 28th, 2023 Worship
So you may have noticed a few weeks ago that I actually really love talking about the Holy Spirit. It’s the Person of the Trinity that I wish we would talk about more as Lutherans, so I love that Pentecost is a day when we really get to celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit! And, one of the things that I love about the story of Pentecost is the imagery. “Something…