Sermons From Fcc- St. Paul

August 28, 2022 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:1, 7-14 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching fccsaintpaul.org

August 21, 2022 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 13:10-17 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "This sabbath is a time to remember we are connected to each other and we are connected to God." fccsaintpaul.org

August 14, 2022 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Trying to follow Jesus, to live by faith is going to be something that bothers and rankles people." Learn more about the congregation: fccsaintpaul.org

Mark 4:35-5:20 | Decommissioning Service | July 24, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching As we enter a new phase that is still murky, let’s do what we are called to do: preach the gospel, make disciples, and pursue God’s justice. God is calling us forward, so let’s go.  Let us enter this Strange New World.

Luke 10:38-42 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 17, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Luke 10:25-37 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | July 10, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching The lawyer comes and asks Jesus what he has to do to inherit eternal life.   Jesus asks him what scripture says and Jesus responds he answered correctly.  But then the teacher gets sneaky.  He knows he is to love his neighbor as himself, but then he wants to know; who is the neighbor.  Or to be more precise, who doesn’t he have to be a neighbor to? Who can he ignore? One version of scripture says he is looking for a loophole and that’s exactly what he is doing.

Luke 9:51-62 and Galatians 5:1,13-25 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 26, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching In light of the recent decision from the Supreme Court on abortion, could be become a place where we are centered at God’s communion table to reason with one another?

June 19, 2022 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 3:23-29 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching

June 12, 2022 | Trinity Sunday | Romans 5:1-5 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Acts 2:1-21 (22-47) | Pentecost Sunday | June 5, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

John 17:20-26 | Seventh Sunday of Easter | May 29, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching

John 14:23-29 and Acts 16:9-15 |Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 22, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Fifth Sunday After Easter | John 13:31-35 and Acts 11:1-18 | May 15, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

John 10:22-30 and Acts 9:36-43 | Fourth Sunday of Easter | Dennis Sanders, preaching Have you ever been looking for something and it's staring you right in the face? The religious leaders who should be able to notice God, can't see him in the person of Jesus. First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.

John 20:24-21:19 | May 1, 2022 | Third Sunday of Easter | Rob Hamilton, preaching Feed My Sheep.  Jesus says this during an encounter on a lakeshore with Peter.  A number of times he asks Peter, "Do you love me?" How would we respond if Jesus asked this question? First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.

John 20:1-18 | Easter Sunday | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Maundy Thursday | John 13:1-17 and 31-35 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

This Sunday: March 27, 2022 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)  Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 and 1 John 4:7-12  Dennis Sanders, preaching It is said that Martin Luther once said that if the world was ending he would plant a tree. Our texts for Sunday talk about love and grace.  How do we love in a time of war and a nuclear threat?

Luke 4:1-13 | First Sunday in Lent | March 6, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.

Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary.  This week's text is from Luke 4:1-13.    Do you have questions or answers to the questions?  Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org.   live stream the worship service at fccsaintpaul.org/worship