by Carley Friesen | Oct 19, 2015 | News
Mark 10:17-27; Philippians 4:10-13 Martin Luther observed that human beings require not one, but three conversions: the conversion of the heart, the conversion of the mind and the conversion of the purse. The last may be the most difficult. Especially when we consider...
by Carley Friesen | Oct 11, 2015 | News
Genesis 2:4-25; Mark 10:2-16 We are nearing the end of the church year. So we come to the last teachings of Jesus before he entered Jerusalem for his final confrontation with the powers of this world. Mark chapter 10 holds some of these last teachings. And they are...
by Carley Friesen | Oct 4, 2015 | News
Matthew 5:23-34; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 The title for this sermon comes from the last phrase of one of St. Francis’ benedictions: May God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world, so that we can do what others claim cannot...
by Carley Friesen | Sep 13, 2015 | News
Psalm 19; Matthew 7:1-5; James 3:1-13, 17-18 There is the old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It was considered an “old adage” in one of its first known appearances in an African Methodist Episcopal Church newsletter of...
by Carley Friesen | Sep 6, 2015 | News
Philemon 1:8-19; Hebrews 13:1-8; James 5:1-6 Yesterday I got a photo message from a friend who was attending the Oregon State Fair. Someone had set up a little booth which had a banner over the top: ARE YOU GOING TO HEAVEN? 2 QUESTION TEST REVEALS ANSWER. FREE Would...
by Carley Friesen | Aug 30, 2015 | News
Proverbs 4 excerpts; James 1:2-8, 3:13-18 Living in the season of the Spirit, always brings us back to the center – to God’s heart. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength; and you...
