Sermons from 2022 (Page 2)
Thirsting for Awe
Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: March 13, 2022Text: Psalm 65 Here’s the challenge of preaching on what it means to thirst for awe: you can’t talk your way into awe. Awe, or wonder, is something that is best experienced, not described. Dictionary definitions of words like awe and wonder do little to bring them to life. Awe is meant to slow us down, soak up words or sights or sounds and allow them to wash over us and slow us down…
Thirsting for Abundance
Preacher: Pastor Liz MillerDate: March 6, 2022Text: Exodus 17:1-7 One of the things I most look forward to when the weather warms up is that people come out of their houses and into the streets! It makes it much easier to people watch when we’re all mingling outdoors together.The best people watching this week happened while I was walking in downtown EastLansing. I spied a heartwarming goodbye scene in front of the Flyer bus that goes to the Detroit airport.…
Remember the Mountaintop When You’re in the Valley
Preacher: Pastor Liz Miller Date: February 27, 2022 Text: Luke 9:28-36The story before the story goes like this: Jesus had gathered the disciples, calling them from their homes and their families and their work to follow him out into the world. Together they teaching whoever would listen. Soon crowds were gathering. The disciples were amazed but they were also tired, so one evening they asked Jesus to send away the crowds, just this once, but Jesus said no. The people…
Blessed
Preacher: Pastor Liz Miller Date: February 13, 2022 Text: Luke 6:17-26 A recovery group, anonymously meeting in the back of a church. The waiting room of an emergency department full of pain in pain, praying with urgency for answers and help. A funeral home gathering room, friends and family looking through photos, sharing stories, full of gratitude for a life well lived but also pouring out grief at this loss they were never going to be ready for. When…
The State of the Church
Preacher: Pastor Liz Miller Date: February 6, 2022 Text: Luke 5:1-11 Every night around 8:30pm, my dog comes and stands in front of me and stares at me. Before this he has been playing, fetching balls all across the house or working for treats or chewing a bone on his own, but 8:30pm is his transition from play time to sleep. Even though he is four years old he still hasn’t figured out how to make that transition on his…
A Pleasing Message
Preacher: Pastor Liz Miller Date: January 9, 2022Text: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 There are many times as a preacher when my reflection on Scripture or what I want tosay to you is best told in the form of a story from the news or our community or even my ownlife. In those times images and stories carry a metaphor to help us connect to the scripture ormore easily find meaning for our lives. But there are sometimes when stories don’t quite…
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