by Mario Baldessari | Sermons
Texts: Genesis 1: 26-31; Romans 14: 1-12 Death and Dignity: On Life’s Great Decisions Several weeks ago, a story in the New York Times caught my attention. It had to do with an Australian scientist named David Goodall, who had flown to Switzerland in...
by Mario Baldessari | Sermons
Text: Acts 2: 1-21 The Gifts and Challenges of Pentecost In addition to being Children’s Sunday, in addition to being New Members Sunday, today is also, for those of you who pay attention to such things, Pentecost Sunday. My comments this morning will be...
by Mario Baldessari | Sermons
Texts: Matthew 3: 13-17; Matthew 13: 44-45; 2 Corinthians 4: 5-7 Becoming the Beloved A passage from the New Testament that we need to return to often is found in Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians. We have this treasure, Paul writes, and indeed, I can think of...
by Mario Baldessari | Sermons
Texts: I Corinthians 12: 12-26; Romans 8: 31-39 Becoming a Family For One Another: Some Words of Appreciation for Jeff Miller Steve Jungkeit I’d like to divide this time of reflection into three sections. I’ll open with a brief word, and I’ll close as...
by Mario Baldessari | Sermons
Text: Luke 24: 36b-48 “By the Mark” Introductory remarks by Steve prior to the sermon. “I will know my savior when I come to him, by the mark where the nails have been.” That’s a line from a song by Gillian Welch, a song I’ll play for you in just a few...