Provoked To Love

A Sermon – Rev. Whitney Bruno – Nov. 14, 2021 – for LCUCPC – Hebrews 10: 11-25; Mark 13: 1-8 “Provoked to Love” Listen or watch this service here. Photo by Oleg Magni on Pexels.com Are you feeling the crunch in the grocery store? In 2019, Feed Ontario found food bank usehad already reached an …

The Despot Who Missed Christ – October 11th 2020

Who wants to be chosen by a despot king? Not me.

Peace, Be Still (COVID – 19)

for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice/fear, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.

Thanksgiving Service: Thank You For Food

This draws material from “A Better Harvest, An Intergenerational Liturgy for Thanksgiving Day,” written by the Rev. Dr. Laurel Koepf Taylor. Copyright 2012 Local Church Ministries, Congregational Vitality and Discipleship Ministry Team, United Church of Christ. It was used by the Baltimore - Thurston Ministerial Association in 2019 for the community thanksgiving ecumenical service. About …

Offertory Prayer

Based on 1 Corinthians 8:8a Lord, we know food will not bring us closer to you, and yet, without food, focusing on you is so very hard. Therefore, we devote these gifts today for both hungers - the hunger of the belly and the hunger of the soul. Bless all with the feeling of fullness. …

Do Not Fear

2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Luke 1:26-38 Do not be afraid. This is a strange greeting, isn’t it? Yet this is how Gabriel, in the Gospel of Luke, says hello to Mary and Zechariah both. Do not be afraid – this is the greeting the Angels give the shepherds. “Each word of assurance offered by the …

Humble Pie

Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is always heading towards food, eating, or just having left food. Ever noticed that? Luke centers his retelling of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection all around food! You think it’s kind of weird, but we do the same thing. Birthdays have – birthday …