Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “That Can’t Be Right” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  As I mentioned earlier, this is the first Sunday of Lent, the forty days leading up to Easter. During Lent, we remember the difficult path which Jesus took to the cross: while some who heard his message responded with enthusiasm and…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Extending Ourselves” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  The text which Karen just read for us is a continuation from last week’s reading, so I want to go back and highlight what I talked about last Sunday.  Actually, I need to go a bit further back, to the sermon I could…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Many Gifts” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  Today’s scripture, as Joe just read for us, talks about gifts which build up the body of Christ.  Sometimes gifts take a while to discover and affirm: like when I requested a Hostess gift, and someone brough a dozen Twinkies.  Or when I…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “Look Again” by Guest Speaker David Bibbee Text Not Available

Bulletin Scripture “Herod and the Deadly Sin” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Whatta great party, huh?  There is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat and drink and enjoy themselves.  That’s in the holy writings — Ecclesiastes–my way of being devout.  (burps) ‘Scuse me.  This is a day for enjoying myself . .…

Bulletin Scripture “Sapphira and the Big Lie” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Hi there.  My name is Sapphira.  I am just an ordinary person — maybe a bit quieter than some.  I can’t imagine anything I could do in my life which would make people remember my name 100 years from now.  My husband Ananias likes…

Bulletin Scripture “Herod the Not-So-Great” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Let’s get something straight right now: this is mine and anyone who thinks they are going to take this crown away from me it is going to have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands.  I’ve learned a few things as the King of…

Bulletin Scripture “Otherwise” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  Happy New Year to you — I am happy to be back with you again.  It sounds like you had food for thought and some good sweet bread for last Sunday’s New Years day worship service.  Thanks to Betty Kelsey and the Worship Team for their…

Bulletin Scripture “Emmanuel” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  It is the final Sunday of Advent — the last Sunday before Christmas Day.  It has been good for me to prepare and preach from the prophetic texts of Isaiah for the past three weeks, but I confess that I am happy to finally get to…

Bulletin Scripture Sermon Title “My Way and the Highway” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning!  We are continuing to reflect on God’s simple gifts and the prophecies of Isaiah.  It’s the third Sunday of Advent and we’ve heard from Isaiah previously on issues we could broadly characterize as Peace and Hope.  There’s a lot in…