Zions Stone UCC

Ash Wednesday, Year B: Joel 2:1-2,12-17; II Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Grzegorz Krupa from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the call to ascend the mountain of the Lord, to encounter him, and descend renewed. Quinquagesima, Year B: I Kings 19:9-18; II Peter 1:13-21; Mark 9:2-9 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by StockSnap from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' healing of Peter's mother and the people, how miracles are a picture of our salvation, and how salvation leads us to service. Sexagesima, Year B: II Kings 4:8-21, 32-37; I Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

4th Sunday of Epiphany, Year B: Deuteronomy 18:15-22; I Corinthians 8; Mark 1:21-28 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike peaches on Jesus' gospel proclamation that time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is here, and to repent and believe. 3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Year B: Jeremiah 3:19-4:4; I Corinthians 7:17-24; Mark 1:14-20 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' call to follow him. 2nd Sunday of Epiphany, Year B: I Samuel 3:1-20; I Corinthians 6:9-20; John 1:43-51 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Photo by Mabel Amber from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on how evil attempts to thwart God's work by trying to destroy those whom God loves. Holy Innocents, Year B: Jeremiah 31:15-17; Revelation 21:1-7; Matthew 2:13-18 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the connections between David's desire to build a house for God and God's response to build a house for David and its fulfilment through the Blessed Virgin Mary. 4th Sunday of Advent, Year B: II Samuel 7:1-17; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by R. Thiemann on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on how the Advent season calls us to embrace and walk in our sanctification as we prepare for the coming of Christ. 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B: Isaiah 65:17-25; I Thessalonians 5:12-28; John 3:22-30 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by R. Thiemann on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on how in light of the first and second advent of Christ we are to, following St. Peter's exhortation, live marked by holiness and godliness. 2nd Sunday of Advent, Year B: Isaiah 40:1-11; II Peter 3:8-18; Mark 1:1-8 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by R. Thiemann on Unsplash

Christ the King, Year A: Ezekiel 34:11-20; I Corinthians 15:20-28; Matthew 25:31-46 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Constance Kowalik from Pixabay

Pastor Mike continues on the topic of the Day of the Lord and the necessity for preparation so wee are not caught unaware and unready. 25th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; I Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 25:14-30 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Photo by Claudio Schwarz on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on the Day of the Lord, what is is, how it's experienced, and how the work of transformative justice ultimately rests with God. Year A: Amos 5:18-24; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by RÜŞTÜ BOZKUŞ from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on how we are to see and experience the hope given us by Jesus Christ and how the saints share in that vision. All Saints, Year A: Revelation 7:9-17, Ephesians 1:11-23; Matthew 5:1-12 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on St. Paul's alternative to the three motivations that underlie false gospels. 22nd Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Exodus 22:21-27; I Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the trap laid for Jesus by the religious leaders and what God asks us to render to him. 21st Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Exodus 22:21-27; I Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Ilo from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on what it means to always rejoice in the Lord, and how setting our minds on what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, and praiseworthy can lead us through times of anxiety and trouble. 20th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Isaiah 25:1-9; Philippians 4:4-13; Matthew 22:1-14 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Mark Evans preaches on Psalm 120, one of the psalms of ascent, highlighting its tone of distress and the challenges brought on by worldviews hostile to God's people. Psalm 120 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Silas Barr Photography

Pastor Mike preaches on the questioning of God's ways and the consequences of ascribing injustice to his actions and by pretending we know better than he does. 18th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by NomeVisualizzato from Pixabay

Focusing on the reading from Jonah and Jesus' parable of the generous landowner in the reading from St. Matthew's Gospel, Pastor Mike preaches on the "unfairness" of the Gospel and how God's desires all to repent and come to salvation. 17th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-27; Matthew 20:1-16 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by blenderfan from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on the necessity of and how forgiveness is to be formed and worked out in the Christian community. 16th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Sirach 27:30-28:7; Romans 14:5-12; Matthew 18:21-35 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by myeongae lim from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on genuine love and how it is demonstrated in the Christian community. 15th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Ezekiel 33:1-11; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Michaela from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' command to take up our cross to follow him and St. Paul's exhortation to offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice. 14th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Many people have different opinions of who Jesus is, in this sermon Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' self revelation and St. Peter's confession of his identity and what that means for us. 13th Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Isaiah 51:1-6; Romans 11:25-36; Matthew 16:13-20 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the Canaanite woman's request to Jesus, his response to her request, what we can learn about her faith in him, and how we all approach the table as dogs but we feast as sons. 12 Sunday After Pentecost, Year A: Isaiah 56:1-8; Romans 11:13-24; Matthew 15:21-28 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike reflects on the lessons from Jonah's prayer from Sheol and Jesus' walking on the water to save the storm tossed disciples. 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A: Jonah 2; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Falco from Pixabay

Mark Evans preaches on Jesus' parable of the wheat and the weeds from Matthew 13. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:18-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image from Silas Barr

Pastor Mike preaches on the effects of sin and death upon human nature and Christ's freeing us from those effects enabling us to live according to the Spirit. 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A: Zechariah 9:9-12; Romans 7:21-8:6; Matthew 11:25-30 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image from Wikipedia public domain images, St. Paul by Rembrandt

Pastor Mike preaches on being joined with Christ in his death and joined with Christ's life through baptism and how we are liberated from sin and death. 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A: Isaiah 2:10-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:34-42 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on how like the prophet Jeremiah we may feel like we have been deceived by God and how that can distort our relationship with him and one another. 4th Sunday of Pentecost, Year A: Jeremiah 20:7-13; Romans 5:15-19; Matthew 10:16-33 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on how God's description of bearing his people up on eagles wings is a description of his salvific acts on their behalf. 3rd Sunday of Pentecost, Year A: Exodus 19:1-8; Romans 5:1-11; Matthew 9:35-10:15 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image from Seaq68 on Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' call to Matthew to follow him, Jesus' spending time with sinners, and how he did so while not participating in their sin or approving of it. 2nd Sunday of Pentecost, Year A: Hosea 5:15-6:6; Romans 4:13-18; Matthew 9:9-13 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by marinas32 from Pixabay

on Trinity Sunday, Pastor Mike preaches on the tripartite nature of the Great Commission and leads the congregation in the confession of the Athanasian Creed. Trinity Sunday, Year A: Genesis 1:1-2:3; 2 Corinthians 13:5-14; Matthew 28:16-20 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Picture: 13th-century depiction of the Trinity from the Roman de la Rose manuscript

Pastor Mike preaches on how the search for human greatness apart from God turns into sin and confusion and how the Holy Spirit regathers sinful humanity through the Gospel Pentecost, Year A: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Scripture warns us ahead of time that fiery trials and suffering may come our way. Pastor Mike preaches on what we should do when they come and how to prepare. 7th Sunday of Easter, Year A: Acts 1:1-14; I Peter 4:12-16; John 17:1-11 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling Image by Hans from Pixabay

Pastor Mike preaches on St. Paul's sermon to the Athenians proclaiming the truth of the unknown God revealed in Jesus Christ. 6th Sunday of Easter: Year A: Acts 17:16-34; I Peter 3:8-18; John 15:1-11 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Unsplash Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

5th Sunday in Easter, Year A: Acts 17:1-15; I Peter 2:1-12; John 10:1-10 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Pixabay Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on how Philip's request to be shown the Father and how the Father is seen through the works of the Son, through whom our own works proceed. Feast of St. Philip & St. James, Year A: Isaiah 30:18-21; II Corinthians 4:1-7; John 14:6-14 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Pixabay Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on St. Peter's sermon and from his epistle on repentance and holiness and how Christ's revelation to us in the broken bread empowers our spiritual lives. 3rd Sunday of Easter: Year A: Acts 2:14a, 36-47; 1 Peter 1:13-25; Luke 24:13-55 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Jesus appearing to Thomas and what it means to be blessed by believing and not seeing. 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A: Acts 2:14a, 22–32; I Peter 1:3–9; John 20:19–31 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the significance of the resurrection and how since Christ is risen then nothing else matters. Easter, Year A: Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

In tonight's Maundy Thursday service, Pastor Mike preaches on the institution of Passover, the Eucharist, and Service. Maundy Thursday, Year A: Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-34; John 13:1–15 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the triumph of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and his triumph on the cross on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Palm & Passion Sunday, Year A: Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:36-27:66 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike offers a brief reflection on John 12:20-33 where Jesus describes his coming crucifixion as his glorification. www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the importance of the Annunciation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary and what it teaches us about sacrifice being offered to, accepted by, and transformed by God. Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Year A: Isaiah 7:10-14 Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:26-38 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

St. Joseph Husband of the Virgin Mary and Guardian of Jesus, Year A: II Samuel 7:4, 8–16; Romans 4:13–18; Luke 2:41–52 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on how Jesus offers the water of life that is the only cure for the thirsty and restless soul. Third Sunday in Lent, Year A: Exodus 17:1–7; Romans 1:16–32; John 4:5-42 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on the temptation story in Genesis, how St. Paul speaks of death reigning until Christ came, and how Christ's victory over the devil in his own temptation aids us in our own struggles to reign in life. 1st Sunday in Lent, Year A: Genesis 2:4-9, 15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21; Matthew 4:1-11 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Karla Korn Photography Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Ash Wednesday, Year A: Isaiah 58:1-12; II Corinthians 5:20-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling

Pastor Mike preaches on how the Transfiguration of Christ shows us his identity, shows us our destiny, and shows us how grace is mediated to us through the material. Transfiguration of the Lord, Year A: Exodus 24:12-18; Philippians 3:7-14; Matthew 17:1-9 www.gofundme.com/f/ZionsStoneChurchRepairFund Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling