Category: Church
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Annual Report: Gestational Promise, Liminality, and Possibility
Note: this was submitted as a part of the annual report to the congregation for Colonial Church as a part of our Annual Meeting for 2021. What a year this has been! Last year at our annual meeting the Comcast internet service went down…we were in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, still in the…
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Finding Rest (A Sermon on Matthew 11:28-30)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on February 14, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens. And I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you…
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Turning to One Another (A Sermon on
A sermon given at Colonial Church on March 21, 2021. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the Alternative or Traditional service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the son of man has been glorified and God has been glorified in him. If God…
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Kids’ Sermon: YOU!!
Join with Pastor Sara as we talk about what makes us unique! What’s your name? What’s your favorite color? What’s your favorite food? What’s your favorite thing to do? If you could do or be anything, what would you be? You are wonderful JUST AS YOU ARE so we can be BIG people of Love…just…
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Kids’ Sermon: A Chair Just for You
Do you know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Tune in to hear from Pastor Sara about how we all have a seat at the table in God’s house!
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Be The Church #6: Stand Your Ground- Black Bodies & the Justice of God
This fall, our podcast series “Be the Church” has featured two monthly episodes, the first one each month focuses on our sermon series and what we’re learning about the Bible and ourselves, and the second episode of each month focuses on our Faith & Justice text for the month. So in this FINAL installment of…
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Be The Church #5: Gospels Thru Revelation
In this fifth episode Rev. Sara WG & Rev. Christian Collins Winn turn toward our sermon series as we’ve been journeying through the Bible and seeking to “Be the Church” AND invite us to turn towards Advent where the “Light Still Comes.” Join in the reflection and conversation.
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Kids Sermon_What Makes You You?
What makes you…YOU? Listen to what makes me me… And tell me what makes you…YOU! Jesus loves us…just as we are. And we get to love everyone too…just as they are! So no matter what, let’s remember that YOU ARE WONDERFUL and LOVED!
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Can I Get a Witness? (A Sermon on Acts 4:1-12)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on November 8, 2020. You can listen to the sermon below or you can watch the service on YouTube. You can also watch the Kids’ Sermon HERE. While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them,…
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Be The Church #4: White Too Long
Be the Church PodcastEpisode Four: White Too Long We talked in a recent episode about how systemic racism plays out in our nation. But since the Church is a part of our nation, in what ways has the Church interacted with racism both personal and systemic? Join Rev. Sara Wilhelm Garbers and Dr. Christian Winn in their fourth…
Sara Wilhelm Garbers (she/they), M.Div., Ph.D. 