Tag: Church history

Sermon: Perichoresis: God is Dance

A Sermon – Rev. Whitney Bruno – May 26, 2024 – LCUCPC -  Psalm 29, John 3: 1-17  “ Perichoresis: God is Dance” Travel with me! It is 1550. Poland, Lithuanian, or Transylvania. Here we are in a tavern. Luca over there in the corner is a new arrival from Italy. He is three drinks … Continue reading Sermon: Perichoresis: God is Dance

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

“Who Do You Say Jesus Is?” by Rev. Whitney LP Bruno, August 27 2023, Little Current United Church Pastoral Charge Matthew 16:13-20: Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but … Continue reading Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

Sermon: Are You Ready?

Listen or watch this service here and part two Scripture: Acts 1:1-11 and John 17:1-11 There once was a farmer named William Miller who lived in upstate New York in the early to mid 1800s. Miller believed all of scripture is necessary and interprets itself. With impressive methodology, intense, extensive and detailed study, he became … Continue reading Sermon: Are You Ready?

Pentecost 2021 – Rejoice: We Midwife a New Way of Being Church!

Sermon – Rev. Whitney Bruno for LCPC – May 23, 2021 - Pentecost 2021 – Acts 2: 1-21, Romans 8: 22-27 “All Creation Sings” The CBC, March 10th, 2019 – a year before Covid-19 hit – published this headline: “From sacred to secular: Canada set to lose 9,000 churches, warns national heritage group” The author, … Continue reading Pentecost 2021 – Rejoice: We Midwife a New Way of Being Church!

Loving God; Vengeful God – St. Michael’s UCC Baltimore Ohio November 15th 2020

Listen to this sermon here Jump to the sermon text November 15th, 2020ANNOUNCEMENTS Fairfield County continues to be red for COVID-19. Therefore, our services will be physically distant as a way to lovingly protect one another’s health.The community thanksgiving service will be online. Please let Rev. Bruno know if you would like a DvD of … Continue reading Loving God; Vengeful God – St. Michael’s UCC Baltimore Ohio November 15th 2020

Thinking About Death

Click here to see and listen to this service SCRIPTUREWelcome to the end of Jonah, after he’s ran and ran from God, and finally told the people of Nineveh to turn away from evil lest God punish them… Jonah 3:10-4:11 Our next reading is from Paul’s letter to the Philippian church while Paul is in … Continue reading Thinking About Death

Which Jesus?June 27th 2020

“Jesus is white!” “Jesus is black!” completely ignore the question of … which Jesus?

Sola Fide – Faith Alone

Matthew 22:15-22 (34-46) 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (2:1-8)   Picture with me the most evil person you can. Historic or not. The most evil. Got them in mind? Okay, now, if, on their death bed, they have a change of mind and soul, and had faith in Jesus - would they go to heaven? Even with … Continue reading Sola Fide – Faith Alone

One Spirit, One Body

Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a How shall they, the world, know us? How can you witness if someone is a Christian? If it is by all of us worshiping the same, being in agreement, unity by similarity... showing love in the same way... we Christians are failing. As of the last count, about ten years … Continue reading One Spirit, One Body