February 17, 2019 Peg Weissbrod
I am preaching about resurrection this morning–the central tenant of Christian faith. Jesus was crucified dead and buried and then…raised. I want to challenge you and us to claim the resurrection as a contemporary verb – a present action of reality rather than some historic event claimed or denied, or a mere theological proposition to be entombed in the mind rather than an act that changes everything and that frees the heart to live bravely, and freely and dangerously! Read the rest of this entry »
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February 10, 2019 Peg Weissbrod
February 3, 2019 Peg Weissbrod
I am no fisherman, although I enjoy fishing with Deanne’s father and brother on the dock of a Minnesota lake or in the ice house on the frozen water – sitting on an overturned bucket, looking down an icy hole into the depths. Frankly, I would have just as much action and luck sitting in my garage. But today Quentin read us a fishing story… Jesus tells Peter to fish in deep water after he had fished all night long. And so, I too, want to cast into deeper waters.
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »January 27, 2019 Peg Weissbrod
Today is the annual meeting of the congregation and corporation, when we do the “business of the church.” Let’s ponder that together – what is the “business” of the church?
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January 13, 2019 Peg Weissbrod
It was one of my first baptisms at Forest Hill. A family connected to this church – serving overseas with the State Department, they hadn’t found a church where they were stationed – asked if I would baptize their two-year-old daughter. I met with them, went over what baptism was all about. They were a good faithful family.
The Sunday came and the family came forward as families do and the parents answered the questions: Do you desire that your child be baptized? Relying on God’s grace do you promise to live the Christian faith, and to teach that faith to your child?
I took this child in my arms – and it all went sideways. Read the rest of this entry »
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