by Sarah Toney | Oct 25, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus We are not the source of the grace and safety we all need. God is. When I first got a bike, I was absolutely terrified of it. I wanted to learn how to ride, but it was so scary. Sadly, my family didn’t believe in training wheels and no one...
by Sarah Toney | Sep 20, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Pentecost, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus God defines your worthiness as whole and complete. Anything less is wrong. There are certain parables and stories in the Bible that can really irritate people. We love to love Jesus when he’s calling out the hypocrites. Or when he’s talking...
by Sarah Toney | Sep 13, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Parable, Pentecost, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus God’s love is not transactional and we are asked to love in the same way. And that’s hard, indeed. When I became a pastor, I was surprised about the questions I sometimes get out in the world meeting new people. Apparently,...
by Sarah Toney | Sep 6, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Pentecost, Romans, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Jesus loves you! And he says it’s time to grow up just a bit more for the sake of love. The police in Chelan arrested a young man this week for starting the 4th of July Chelan fire that resulted in lost homes, untold amounts of stress,...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 19, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Parable
Today’s Sermon focus We live in a messy reality all for the sake of love. As we grow up, we learn all the tricks of being human. Well, maybe not all the tricks, but we pick up things as we go. I remember figuring out that conversations work a lot better for you...
by Sarah Toney | Jul 12, 2026 | Jesus, Matthew, Parable, Pentecost
Today’s Sermon focus Being good soil is not always our choice, but perhaps we can practice being receptive. At the Bible study on Tuesday, somewhere along the way we got to talking about crying in church and how uncomfortable that can be. I used to be...
