Sermons

"A City Upon A Hill"

Proper 9.B.21
Psalm 48 (Independence Day)
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

“Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; in the city of our God is his holy hill. Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, is the hill of Zion, the very center of the world and the city of the great king.”

Zion is synonymous with City of God. From a biblical standpoint, Zion can refer both to Jerusalem in a temporal sense, as well as Jerusalem as in the Heavenly City of God. It’s an inspiring concept which has found its way into the self-understanding of our nation.

"The Grace of Giving"

Proper 8.B.21
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

Landon Parvin tells a story about a charity organization’s chairperson’s visit to an infamous miser. “Sir,” the fund-raiser told him, “Our records show that despite your wealth, you’ve never even once given to our drive.”

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