Sermons

We hear the Palm Sunday story from Matthew’s Gospel and consider that two parades happened in Jerusalem on that day: one for Jesus and one for Pilate. Jesus represents humility and peace, Pilate represents the empire, power and coercion. The questions for us as we enter Holy Week: Where

On this fifth Sunday of Lent, we hear the words of the prophet Ezekiel and wonder with him “can these bones live?” In the face of really difficult circumstances, we have a hard time holding onto hope and believing that life and good things can be a reality. The words of Ezekiel

On this 4th Sunday of Advent, we consider what is meant by blindness and how we might view this story beyond the cultural lens of ableism.. The healing sign in John’s Gospel is not just for the unnamed man, nor is it merely a physical healing. Jesus exposes our spiritual blindness and

  Today’s message is based on John 4:5-42. We do not have an audio recording for this week.  Please find the sermon on our Sumner First Christian Church Facebook page. Image credit:  Lauren Wright Pittman