by Sarah Toney | Feb 22, 2026 | Lent, Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Jesus was tested in the desert. We are faced with those same temptations. How are we doing? In case you didn’t know or hadn’t thought about it, it is quite arduous to become a pastor. And this is a good thing! I think we’d all be glad to...
by Sarah Toney | Feb 20, 2026 | Lent, Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus The path of Christ’s power is to go way deeper into truth than we usually like to go and we begin on Ash Wednesday. If you’re a Brené Brown fan, as I am, then you may have heard this story already. She’s a professor in Texas in...
by Sarah Toney | Jan 25, 2026 | Epiphany, Jesus, Matthew, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Time to notice what is real in the world and be changed. That’s what we are called into for the sake of love. Let’s take a moment to get reoriented to where we are the in the gospel of Matthew and the story of Jesus’ life, death, and...
by Sarah Toney | Jan 18, 2026 | Epiphany, Jesus, John, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus You can come and see what God is up to without your effort and even belief. You can just come and see. There was a time I was not a Christian. Quite a long time, actually. My early years were in the church, but then my spiritual education...
by Sarah Toney | Dec 25, 2025 | Christmas, Jesus, Luke, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus Christ is emerging every day with us! Amen! At the beginning of Advent, I asked folks who were here on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to write down the places in their lives and the world that are in need of redemption and healing. I asked us...
by Sarah Toney | Dec 21, 2025 | Advent, Sarah Toney Sermon
Today’s Sermon focus There are times when we are called to break the rules for the sake of love and obedience to God’s call. Just ask Joseph! We don’t normally get to hear much about Joseph in the Christmas narrative. But in today’s gospel, we get a...
