Category: Faith
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Gathered at the Table (A Sermon on I Corinthians 11:17-31
A sermon given at Colonial Church on January 17, 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. Now in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for…
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Faith & … The Gathered Community
Join us as we talk about congregationalism and what it means to be “The Gathered Community.”
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Advent Reflection: Mary
Note: this post was originally a part of Colonial Church’s 2020 Advent Devotional. You may access that HERE. December 21st–Mary Scripture: 8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord…
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Lessons & Carols: The 5th Lesson (John 1:1-14)
A lesson given at Colonial Church as a part of the annual “Lessons and Carols” service. Shared on December 20, 2020. You can watch the service below or directly on YouTube. In the beginning was the Word; the Word was in God’s presence, and the Word was God. The Word was present to God from the beginning. Through the Word all…
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The Law is Love (A Sermon on Luke 10:25-28)
A sermon given at Colonial Church on December 13, 2020. 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. Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal…
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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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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 #3: Genesis thru the Gospels
Join Rev. Sara Wilhelm Garbers and Dr. Christian Winn in their third episode of the Be the Church podcast. Today, they’re touring through Genesis all the way to the Gospels, exploring how God has journeyed with God’s people throughout history and what it means to “Be the Church.” Join in the reflection and conversation and tune in below.
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Kids’ Sermon: Superheroes
Who is your favorite superhero? Do you know that you are already a hero? And your special power is that you can LOVE!
Sara Wilhelm Garbers (she/they), M.Div., Ph.D. 