Teaching Archives

GodSpeak: Missed Links – “Tola”

GodSpeak for the Week of June 10 “Tola”   We continue this week with our new, recurring series – “Missed Links.”  While we have this three-year, assigned reading schedule for worship (called the Lectionary), if we just followed that schedule we would miss important, insightful…even funny…parts of God’s Word. “Missed Link” Sundays will feature these … Read more

GodSpeak: Missed Links – “Your Hair Is Like a Flock of Goats”

GodSpeak for the Week of June 3 “Your Hair Is Like a Flock of Goats”   This week, we begin a new, recurring series – “Missed Links.”  While we have this three-year, assigned reading schedule for worship (called the Lectionary), if we just followed that schedule we would miss important, insightful…even funny…parts of God’s Word. … Read more

GodSpeak: Springing into Summer – “Keeping Things Balanced”

GodSpeak for the Week after Holy Trinity Sunday – beginning May 28 “Keeping Things Balanced”   This week, we continue our “Springing Into Summer” sermon series with our annual celebration of Holy Trinity Sunday.   Day 1…Read Isaiah 6:1-8 Consider this – the word “holy” means “set apart for God’s specific purpose.” Answer this – … Read more

GodSpeak: Springing into Summer — “roo-ahk!”

GodSpeak for the Week after Pentecost Sunday – beginning May 20  “roo-akh!”   This week, we follow Pentecost Sunday by considering how God’s Holy Spirit (Hebrew = “roo-akh”) has animated our lives and the world around us. Day 1…Read Ezekiel 37:1-5 Consider this – when God tells Ezekiel to prophesy to the dry bones and … Read more

GodSpeak: Springing into Summer – “Rememb-HER!”

GodSpeak for the Week of May 14 “Rememb-HER”   This week, we follow Mother’s Day by considering the stories of faithful moms in Scripture; among them:  Hannah, Mary and the Syro-Phoenician woman. Day 1… Read 1 Samuel 1:1-28 Answer this – how would you have felt had you been in Hannah’s “shoes” Answer this – … Read more

GodSpeak: “What’s in [His] Name?” – Despotes

GodSpeak for the Week of May 7 “What’s In [His] Name?” – Despotes Day 1…Read 2 Peter 2:1-3 Consider this – the Greek word Peter uses for “sovereign Lord” is the word “despotes”. Consider this – in our world, a “despot” is a leader who is: brutal, repressive, heartless, totalitarian (among other, unsavory qualities). Answer … Read more