Zions Stone Ucc

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

Pastor Mike preaches on sin and shame and how shame drives us to either withdraw from God and others or to try and twist sin into virtue instead of seeking the healing and reordering of our lives that salvation offers us. 3rd Sunday in Pentecost, Year B: Genesis 3:1-21; II Corinthians 4:13-18; Mark 3:20-35 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on the Pharisee's conflict with Jesus and his disciples over what they saw as work on the Sabbath, how Jesus responded, and how the Sabbath is a gift of rest. 2nd Sunday of Pentecost, Year B: Deuteronomy 5:6-21; II Corinthians 4:1-12; Mark 2:23-28 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on Nicodemus' misunderstanding of Jesus' words on how one enters the kingdom of God and how salvation is still misunderstood in our own time. Trinity Sunday, Year B: Exodus 3:1-6; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-16 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

On Pentecost, Pastor Mike preaches on the experience of God and how that relates to the Holy Spirit being the Spirit of truth. Pentecost, Year B: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 https://www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

7th Sunday After Easter, Year B: Acts 1:15-26; I John 5:6-15: John 17:11-19 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on why Jesus ascended into heaven and what it accomplished. Ascension of Jesus Christ, Year B: Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on the perfect and perfecting love of Christ and how it gives us confidence to stand before him in the day of judgment. 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts 11:1—30; I John 4:7-21; John 15:9-17 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on St. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch and how Jesus is made manifest to us through the Scrptures and the guidance of the Church. 5th Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts 8:26-40; I John 3:11-24; John 14:15-21 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on how Jesus demonstrates the four tasks of a good shepherd. 4th Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts 4:23-37; I John 3:1-10; John 10:11-16 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the healing of the crippled man by Peter & John as a picture of what awaits those who have fellowship with Christ and how the spreading of that fellowship leads to our joy. 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts 4:5-14; I John 1:1-2:2; Luke 24:36-49 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Romy from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on Thomas' unbelief upon hearing of Jesus' appearance to the rest of the disciples and the invitation Jesus gave him to touch his wounds as the invitation to a deeper life in him. 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B: Acts 3:12a,13-15,17-26; I John 5:1-5; John 20:19-31 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Jenise Cook from Pixabay

Pastor Mike begins by preaching on what the resurrection isn't before focusing on what it is, what happened as explained by St Peter's sermon, and why it matters. Easter Sunday: Year B: Isaiah 25:6-9; Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Silas Barr Photography

Maundy Thursday: Year B: Exodus 12:1-14; I Corinthians 11:23-34; John 13:1-15 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Silas Barr Photography

Pastor Mike preaches on how we are to cultivate the mind of Christ by following his example of humility: the incarnation and his death upon the cross. Palm Sunday, Year B: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 15:1-39 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Photo by Silas Barr Photography

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' words that conclude his public ministry and how as we follow him, even to death, we will bear much fruit and become sons of light. Feast of St. Patrick (5th Sunday of Lent): Year B: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5:1-10; John 12:20-36 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' cleansing of the temple in John's Gospel, how it points to the re-sacralization of sacred space and humanity, and our work to re-sacralize the world. Third Sunday in Lent, Year B: Exodus 20:1-21; Romans 7:12-25; John 2:13-22 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on the testing of Abraham and why we react negatively to the story, what testing does, and how we can respond when we are tested. 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year B: Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 8:31-39; Mark 8:31-38 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Photo by Martin Jernberg on Unsplash