by Sarah Toney | Aug 10, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Our discipleship matters in the face of fear and change Jesus says, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” So, basically don’t worry. You can relax about wealth and power. You’ll have...
by Sarah Toney | Aug 3, 2025 | Idolatry, Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Who remembers the Wizard of Oz? What’s the basic premise of the story? What’s the moral of the story? Classic tale of a young person looking on the bleak prairies of Kansas and asking is this all there is? Her heart knows there’s more to life than this, but how can...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 27, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Pentecost, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Prayers are heard and God responds. It’s a true thing. Yesterday, several of us from Celebration were at the memorial for Jackson Dunckel, the 13-year-old young man who took his own life. I had never met Jackson. I went to support...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 20, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus There is a time for action and a time for rest. We need to discern the difference. I’ve been haunted by a particular scene in an old TV show for the past 25ish years. It was back when Martha Stewart was getting really big. The empire of...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 13, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Pentecost, Sarah Toney Sermon, Service
Today’s Sermon focus We serve the world when we serve those with the wounds we know. He Nate and I lost someone very dear to both of us this past week. We both met Greg independently of one another. Greg was Nate’s first patient at an outpatient orthopedic...
by Sarah Toney | Jun 29, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Pentecost, Sarah Toney Sermon
When I had a café, I used to employ a lot of young folks. Some of them were incredibly hard workers. Others of them, perhaps less so. But that’s OK because that’s what food service does for you. It teaches you to work hard, help one another, and take pride in your...
