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Pastor Mike preaches on the parallels between the story of Moses' vision of God on the mountain and Jesus' revealing of his divinity to Peter, James, and John. The vision of Jesus Christ revealed as the God-Man is a glimpse of how we will share in the resurrection life of Christ and be transformed from glory to glory. Transfiguration of the Lord: Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Drawing from the reading from Deuteronomy as well as the Didache, Pastor Mike preaches on how our moral and spiritual imagination is reawakened so we can choose rightly between what gives us life and what gives us death. 6th Sunday After Epiphany: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Mark Evans preaches on the message of the cross and how God has worked to reconcile us to himself. The message of the cross, though difficult to hear, is how God has chosen to work in the world. 5th Sunday After Epiphany: Isaiah 58:1-12; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5 Track artwork by Silas Barr

Pastor Mike preaches on the the baptism of Jesus by John, how Christian baptism is different from John's baptism, and how baptism opens our spiritually blind eyes. Baptism of the Lord: Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike preaches on the Epiphany vision of light, mystery, and revelation and how God had always planned to draw all people through the sending of Jesus Christ to dispel the darkness. Epiphany: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

On the first Sunday after Christmas, Pastor Mike preaches from the Epistle to the Hebrews on the Incarnation, God the Son, taking flesh and blood and why it matters. 1st Sunday After Christmas Year A: Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-23 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike preaches on the prophecy from Isaiah foretelling the coming king who will reign in righteousness and the knowledge of the glory of the Lord covering the earth. 2nd Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Concluding the sermon series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus Christ as King and his actions of gathering, delivering, and saving. Christ the King, Year C: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Continuing the sermon series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' words about adultery, how lust can grow in our mind, and how we are to fight against it. Matthew 5:27-30 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Continuing the sermon series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus' words to fear not but then immediately following that up with something that sounds opposite, the instruction to fear God. Matthew 10:26-29 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike preaches on how we as the saints of the present need to remember and emulate the saints of the past, both the great saints of history and the departed saints from our own families. The saints stood against the madness of their day and since God has given us the power of his Spirit, we too need to stand against the madness of our own culture and time. All Saints: 21st Sunday After Pentecost: Psalm 149 • Ephesians 1:11-23 • Luke 6:20-31 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Guest minister, Mark Evans continues the series The Hard Sayings of Jesus. This week we look Jesus' words from Matthew 5:21-24 on murder, anger, and the necessity of reconciliation. 20th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike continues the series The Hard Sayings of Jesus. This week we look Jesus' words about faith the size of a grain of a mustard seed being able to move mountains. Matthew 17:14-20. 19th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro & Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike continues his series, The Hard Sayings of Jesus, by preaching on Jesus' command to be perfect and how that relates to loving our enemies. 18th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Continuing the series, The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on a text that many have misunderstood. Is there one sin that is so unforgivable that even a Christian who commits it will be forever damned? (Mark 3:22-30) 17th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Continuing the series, The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on an often misunderstood saying of Jesus to sell one's cloak to buy a sword. How does this gel with Jesus' calls to non retaliation and non violence? (Luke 22:35-38) 16th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Continuing the series, the Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches from Matthew 5:38-42 focusing on Jesus' words to turn the other cheek when struck. 15th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike continues his series on the Hard Sayings of Jesus by preaching on Luke 9:23, "“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Holy Cross, 14th Sunday After Pentecost www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

In part two of the series The Hard Sayings of Jesus, Pastor Mike preaches on a passage that can be particularly difficult for those of us who are Americans as it cuts to the core of what we value. Mark 10:17-31 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZw…kVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike begins a new series: The Hard Sayings of Jesus by preaching on what is probably the hardest saying of Jesus: "Eat my flesh and drink my blood." John 6:25-66 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Album art by Silas Barr Intro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Outro music: Parallel by Hotel Pools & oDDling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFal0LKZwnM&list=RDSZkVShypKgM&index=5

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Jesus healing the woman afflicted by a disabling spirit. Not only is the story a picture of the church as a place of healing, it also teaches us how our enemy uses spite to try and negate the work of God. 11th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Photo: https://unsplash.com/photos/7CjegTgBPKc by Markus Spiske

Many churches define baptism by what it doesn't do, robbing it of its power. Pastor Mike preaches on the reality of what is accomplished through our baptism. Far from being a mere symbol, it is our union with Jesus Christ. 8th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Colossians 3:1-11 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Drawing from the reading from Colossians, Pastor Mike preaches on the ways we are taken captive and how being rooted in Christ keeps us from falling prey to captivity. 7th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138 • Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19) • Luke 11:1-13 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on God's mystery finally being revealed: Christ in us, the hope of glory. 6th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Genesis 18:1-10a, Colossians 1:15-28, Luke 10:38-42 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Drawing from the story of the Good Samaritan Pastor Mike preaches on how we try to justify ourselves and the reasons why we justify ourselves and how the antidote to self justification is selfless service. 5th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: Deuteronomy 30:9-14, Psalm 25:1-10, Colossians 1:1-14, Luke 10:25-37 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of Naaman and how our expectations of the spiritual life and our expectations of God get challenged which highlight our ongoing need for healing. 4th Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: 2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30, Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on the tension between following Jesus and the desire to turn back. Many will start on out on the journey but some will fall away. Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year C: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on what happens when we encounter God using the story of the encounter between Elijah and YHWH and the encounter between Jesus and the man possessed by a legion of demons. 2nd Sunday After Pentecost, Year C: 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 • Galatians 3:23-29 • Luke 8:26-39 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on how we cannot derive from nature anything analogous to the Trinity, the Trinity's involvement in our salvation, and how we are called to share in God's divine life. Trinity Sunday, Year C: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8, Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Icon image from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Hospitality_of_Abraham_%28Zakynthos%2C_15th_c.%2C_Byzantine_museum%29.jpg

In the Gospel of John, the Holy Spirit is referred to as the Spirit of truth. Pastor Mike preaches on the truths that the Holy Spirit illuminates and empowers in and for us. Pentecost, Year C: Acts 2:1-21 • Psalm 104 • Romans 8:14-17 • John 14:8-17 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of St. Paul casting the spirit of divination out of a slave girl, and how when the Kingdom of God advances it will clash against, but always triumph over, the kingdoms of this world (even when it doesn't look like a win. 7th Sunday of Easter, Year C: Acts 16:16-34 • Psalm 97 • Revelation 22:12-21 • John 17:20-26 www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike continues looking at the description of the heavenly city from Revelation 21 & 22 and preaches on what we can learn from the description of the city not needing a temple, the river of life flowing through the city, the tree of life with fruit for the healing of the nations, and reversal of the curse. 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C: Acts 16:9-15 • Psalm 67 • Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 • John 14:23-29 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on the descent of the New Jerusalem from Revelation 21 and what that means for us: God's dwelling with us and our own promised healing. 5th Sunday Easter, Year C: Acts 11:1-18, Revelation 21:1-6, John 13:31-35 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro & Outro Music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on three different perspectives of Jesus- cosmic, corporate, and individual- and how they correct the false ones we encounter or believe in ourselves. 3rd Sunday of Easter, Year C: Acts 9:1-20 • Psalm 30 • Revelation 5:11-14 • John 21:1-19 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus as the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruling king and how he loved us, freed us from sin, and made us a kingdom of priests to God. 2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C: Acts 5:27-32 • Psalm 150 • Revelation 1:4-8 • John 20:19-31 Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4 Photo by Scott Rodgerson on Unsplash https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Mike preaches on the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Starting with popular misconceptions of what the resurrection is not, he then moves into what the resurrection means for us and all humanity. Easter Sunday, Year C: Acts 10:34-43 • Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 • 1 Corinthians 15:19-26 • John 20:1-18 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Jesus sent his disciples ahead of his entrance into Jerusalem to get a colt for him to ride on, and to explain their actions by saying "The Lord has need of it." Building off of that, Pastor Mike preaches on the three things that the Lord has need of from us. Palm Sunday, Year C: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, Luke 19:28-40 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC Intro and Outro music: Dreams by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VF9_dCo6JT4

Pastor Mike preaches on the story of the widow and the jar of oil and Jesus feeding the 5000. 4th Wednesday of Lent, Year C: Psalm 53; 2 Kings 4:1-7; Luke 9:10-17 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on the parable of the prodigal son and how both sons in the story represent two different groups of people, both of whom are in need of God's forgiveness and grace. Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C: Joshua 5:9-12 • Psalm 32 • 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 • Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on the theme of what we are to do when faced with conditionality of time. We are to seek, repent, and learn in the light of God's patience while also realizing that time to do those things will one day run out. Third Sunday of Lent, Year C: Isaiah 55:1-9 • Psalm 63:1-8 • 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on the how we are powerless in the face of our ancient enemies of sin and death and how our Lord Jesus Christ fought and won the battle against them. Second Wednesday of Lent, Year C: Psalm 105:1-42; 2 Chronicles 20:1-22; Luke 13:22-31 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on how in the light of receiving the righteousness given to us by Christ, we are to imitate, anticipate, and stand firm in our faith. This will put us in opposition those who are enemies of the cross and who boast in what is shameful. Second Sunday of Lent, Year C: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 • Psalm 27 • Philippians 3:17-4:1 • Luke 13:31-35 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike speaks about the unexpected tragedy of the death of Job's children and how the day of the coming of the Lord will also be as unexpected. In light of his second coming we are told to stay awake so we can be ready and Lent helps us to cut off the cares of this world that keeps us off our guard. First Wednesday of Lent, Year C: Psalm 17, Job 1:1-22, Luke 21:34-22:6 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

The Christian spiritual life is one of highs and lows and we need to be aware of how the tempter tries to sway us and how Jesus' example of resistance teaches us how to resist. First Sunday of Lent, Year C: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 • Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 • Romans 10:8b-13 • Luke 4:1-13 https://gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on how Lent serves as a memento mori, and how the reminder that we are going to die helps us to orient our hearts towards God so that we do not receive his grace in vain. Ash Wednesday, Year C: Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 51:1-17, 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike contrasts the story of Moses coming down from the mountain with shining face and the transfiguration of Christ. As we behold the glory of Christ, we are called to be transformed from glory to glory as we learn to not refuse it or to be afraid. Transfiguration, Year C: Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, Luke 9:28-36, https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on Jesus's call to love our enemies. Loving our enemies may be one of the hardest commands of Jesus but he demonstrates it to us by lovingly dying for us even while we were God's enemies. Seventh Sunday After Epiphany, Year C: Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Psalm 37:1-11, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, Luke 6:27-38 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Drawing from Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17, Pastor Mike preaches on the difference between being a shrub in a parched land or a fruitful tree planted by the streams of water. Jesus is the blessed man who takes us and plants us where we can grow and bear good fruit. Sixth Sunday After Epiphany, Year C: Jeremiah 17:5-10 • Psalm 1 • 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 • Luke 6:17-26 https://www.gofundme.com/SaveZionsStoneUCC

Pastor Mike preaches on how Isaiah, Peter, and Paul after having an encounter with God became aware of their own sin but experienced not only God's gracious forgiveness, but also a divine commission. Like them we too are made aware of our sin, but our experience of God's forgiveness enables us to respond to his commission. Fifth Sunday After Epiphany, Year C: Isaiah 6:1-13, Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Luke 5:1-11 https://www.gofundme.com/savezionsstoneucc?member=1572764&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_tco_campmgmtbnr_w&fbclid=IwAR3xQMVWpTHTA0vL_LvvAUSiq_Em3ilADZNPVvkusZnoH8CQjIJ_FerOatw

Pastor Mike preaches on 1 Corinthians 13, one of the most widely read passages of Scripture. Far from being a treatise on romance, it is not a description of a feeling, it is the explanation of a way. And if they follow in this way the character that St. Paul models will be formed in them. https://www.gofundme.com/savezionsstoneucc?member=1572764&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_tco_campmgmtbnr_w&fbclid=IwAR3xQMVWpTHTA0vL_LvvAUSiq_Em3ilADZNPVvkusZnoH8CQjIJ_FerOatw Fourth Sun. After Epiphany, Year C: Jeremiah 1:4-10, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30