Sermons

"Take a nap and have a snack"

Proper 14.B.24
1 Kings 19:4-8; John 6:35, 41-51
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

Discouragement can be a devastating feeling. And, we’ve all been there. From the little leaguer whose team didn’t win a game all season, to the middle manager who is let go of their job as they approache 60, the high schooler who doesn’t get into the college of their choice, to those in failing relationships and others with mounting medical issues. Who among us, at some point in our lives, hasn’t felt like throwing up our hands and throwing in the towel.

"Unity and Grace"

Proper 13.B.24
Ephesians 4:1-16
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

In his letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul makes a case for unity. He writes: “I, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

"Beyond Sharing"

Proper 12.B.24
John 6:1-21
The Rev. Melanie McCarley

The story of the “Feeding of the Five Thousand” is one of the best known and well loved miracles found in the Bible—and with good reason. It is the only miracle recorded in all four Gospels. In fact, the symbol of bread and fish is an ancient one, dating back to the earliest days of Christianity—as a symbol both of the Eucharist, and a reminder of this particular miracle—that Jesus took five barley loaves and two fish and fed five thousand hungry people.

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