Zions Stone Ucc

Pastor Mike preaches on the destiny of redeemed humanity, the necessity of endurance, that God will keep his promises, and the things that mark false christs. 26th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Daniel 12:1-4a; Hebrews 10:31-39; Mark 13:14-23 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by WikiImages from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath and how she as an outsider trusted in the God of Israel and how she was rewarded with bread to sustain her and her family in time of famine. 25th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: I Kings 17:8-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Andreas Lischka from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on three things that All Saints reminds us of: This life is not all there is, we have been given life in the age to come, and that Jesus will heal and comfort all those who died in him. All Saints, Year B: I Kings 17:8-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12:38-44 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on James and John's request to Jesus and how in Jesus' kingdom the path to glory lies in humble service 22nd Sermon After Pentecost, Year B: Isaiah 53:4-12; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:35-45 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Bronisław Dróżka from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the rich man who asked Jesus how to inherit eternal life, how Jesus doesn't turn anyone away, and how people don't leave Jesus because he sends then away but because they don't like what he asks them to give up. 21st Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Amos 5:6-15; Hebrews 3:1-6; Mark 10:17-31 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the Pharisee's challenge to Jesus regarding divorce and the Torah, how divorce is the tearing apart of what God has made one, and how Jesus being made like us keeps us from tearing ourselves away from God. 20th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Genesis 2:18-24; Hebrews 2:9-18; Mark 10:2-16 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Hoàng Đông Trịnh Lê from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the role of angels and their ministry centering on the glorification of Jesus. St. Michael & All Angels, Year B: Genesis 28:10-17; Revelation 12:7-12; John 1:47-51 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Julia Kadel on Unsplash

19th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Wisdom 1:16-2:1, 2:12-22; James 3:16-4:6; Mark 9:30-37 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on the centrality of the cross of Christ and how when Jesus is lifted up he will draw all to himself. Holy Cross, Year B: Isaiah 45:21-25; Philippians 2:5-11: John 12:31-36 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on how Jesus' disciples eating with unwashed hands challenged the religious leader because man made traditions meant to safeguard the keeping of the Torah became seen as just as important to the religious leaders as the Torah itself. 15th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Deuteronomy 4:1-9; Ephesians 6:10-20; Mark 7:1-23 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on Joshua's three instructions to Israel: serve the Lord with reverence, fear, and faithfulness, put away the foreign gods, and choose whom you will serve. 14th Sunday After Pentecost: Year B: Joshua 24:1-2, 14-25; Ephesians 5:15-6:9; John 6:60-69 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on how wisdom calls out to the simple and leads to life and how the table she sets is the table where we are fed with and by Jesus Christ, the living bread from heaven. 13th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Proverbs 9:1-6; Ephesians 5:3-14; John 6:53-59 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on what the transfiguration teaches us about encountering Christ and how that relates to veiling, witness, prayer, and ultimately beauty. Transfiguration: Exodus 34:29-35; II Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on St. Paul's words to the Ephesians on how God has revealed to them and the Gentiles of the mystery of Christ and how it moves him and them into doxology. 10th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: II Kings 2:1-15; Ephesians 3:8-21; Mark 6:45-52 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on Mary Magdalene's role as the first ambassador of Christ's resurrection as the first to see him and deliver his words to the Apostles. Mary Magdalene, Year B: Judges 4:4-10; II Corinthians 5:14-20a; John 20:11-18 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on God's purpose for us: being predestined for glorification and how that ties in with God's calling and sending of his people to accomplish his purpose. 8th Sunday After Pentecost, Year B: Amos 7:7-15; Ephesians 1:1-14; Mark 6:7-13 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on God's mission to save and redeem his rebellious people even when they refuse to listen to his messengers. 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B: Ezekiel 2:1-7; II Corinthians 12:2–10; Mark 6:1–6 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Gabriel Komorov on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on the raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead and the healing of the bleeding woman and how both showed faith and how Jesus confronts and deals with death and its forces. 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B: Deuteronomy 15:7-11; II Corinthians 8:1-15; Mark 5:22-43 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay

Nativity of John the Baptist: Isaiah 40:1-11; Acts 13:14b-26; Luke 1:57-80 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on what St. Paul means when he calls our bodies tents, how we groan to be further clothed in life, how the Christian hope is not disembodied, and how faithfulness effects when we stand before Christ's judgment seat. 4th Sunday of Pentecost, Year B: Ezekiel 31:1-6,10-14; II Corinthians 5:1-10; Mark 4:26-34 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Kanenori from Pixabay