Scripture: Philippians 2:3-11 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Imitate Christ" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

"[We] come to understand God as one who consistently prefers non-violence over violence, equality over dominance, and justice over injustice. Taken together these stories make one of the most audacious claims in all of history: the living God doesn't uphold the status quo but repeatedly disrupts it and breaks it open so that something better can emerge and evolve." Scripture: James 4:1-8 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Come Near to God" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

"Are you ready to step out on a journey of faith." Scripture: Daniel 3:13-20 (NIV). We Make the Road by Walking: "Plotting Goodness" by Doug Leard.

If God delivered the ram for the sacrifice before it was too late for Isaac, then why do you think it's too late for you? Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "It's Not Too Late" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

Brothers and Sisters in the book of Genesis are rivals but there are such beautiful examples of repentance and reconciliation. Scripture: Genesis 32: 22-33 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Rivalry or Reconciliation?" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

God is on the side of the slaves, not the slave owners. Jesus, steeped in this tradition, sees the confrontation with the woman caught in adultery as another person to set free. Freedom is of God, not just spiritual, physical, economic, environmental freedom is important to God. Scripture: John 8:1-11 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Alive in the Story of Creation: Freedom!" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

We are all on a wilderness journey out of some form of slavery (fear, alcohol, food, rage, worry, lust, shame, inferiority, or control). The wilderness journey is where character is formed. Scripture: Exodus 20:1-21 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Getting Slavery Out of the People" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

Jesus changes the tune by honoring the request of the Canaanite woman. And then by providing food for all the people expands again God’s grace and mercy. Scripture: Matthew 15:21-39 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Alive in the Story of Creation: From Ugliness, A Beauty Emerges" by Kim Wendt.

Special Memorial Service for our Oceanview loved ones who have passed since last year's All Saints. 

Is it more important to focus on the blaze of glory or to remember a heart of love? Would you rather serve with a soldier that had the highest skill or with one who is your friend? The external glory isn’t as important at the internal conditions of the heart. Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-15 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Stories That Shape Us" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

As we end the liturgical year, let us review how we read scripture in community. Scripture: Matthew 9:10-17 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "The Great Conversation" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

The first Sunday of Advent. Scripture: Isaiah 40: 9-11 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Promised Land, Promised Time" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

God's impossible love is here for us no matter what we go through in life, nothing is impossible for God. So go into the world and bring God's, impossible love. Scripture: Isaiah 7:14, 9:2-7 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Impossible Love" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

Keep Herod in Christmas watch to find out why. Scripture: Matthew 1:18-2:15 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Keep Herod in Christmas" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Surprising People" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.

This sermon is about inter religious dialogue, and commonalities throughout differing religious traditions. There is more “us” in communities of faith than “them”. Scripture: Luke 2:25-32 (CEB). We Make the Road by Walking: "Sharing Gifts" by Pastor Emily Denmark McGee.