by Sarah Toney | Nov 23, 2025 | Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Not all power is created equal! What is God’s power like? Not what we expect. Christ the King Sunday is all about the Kingdom of God and the nature of power, which begs the question, “What does it mean to live today, in this time, in...
by Sarah Toney | Oct 26, 2025 | Jesus, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus What’s the gift of the Lutheran Church in this time of upheaval and change? Paradox! Today is Reformation Sunday which is basically the Lutheran church’s birthday. We’re not all “cradle Lutherans” here, so here’s a somewhat quick...
by Sarah Toney | Oct 12, 2025 | healing, Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus God’s healing action does not leave our pretenses in place. We get to let them go to enter the Kingdom of God There’s an open secret among food service workers, particularly those who work in places that serve breakfast and lunch....
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...
