The Portal and The Promise
May 24, 2020
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
7th Sunday of Easter – Year A
1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; Acts 1:6-14
Making Room
April 19, 2020
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
2nd Sunday of Easter – Year A
John 20:19-31
On the Cross, God is There.
April 5, 2020
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
Palm Sunday – Year A
The Passion of our Lord according to Matthew
Transcript:
This Palm Sunday, as with every Palm Sunday, we hear the Passion story. This year, it’s from Matthew’s gospel. Instead of having it in our worshiping sanctuary and hearing it from many adult voices, we have a virtual Zoom version, told in the voices of our teens from Church of the Servant. I don’t know about you, but for me it holds even more meaning hearing it in their voices and knowing that they came together to do it for us as a worshiping community.
A couple of days before the taping of that Passion story, I got a text from Jesus’s mom. Read the rest of this entry »
Fix Our Hearts
March 29, 2020
Church of the Servant, Wilmington, NC
5th Sunday in Lent – Year A
Ezekiel 37:1-14
The Collect for the 5th Sunday in Lent
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Sermon Transcript:
Hi everyone. I hope you’re doing well. And more than that, I hope you’re being safe. As we are embarking on the challenges that come with a brand new virus that no one has an immunity for, we have to take extra precautions. And one of those is for us to suspend worship together for a time. So while we aren’t gathering in person, I’m thankful we have ways to gather virtually. Read the rest of this entry »
