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Third Sunday in Lent | John 4:5-42 | March 12, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "We are called by God to go out of the walls of the church and connect with the world around us. The church is the gathered community that comes together to learn to be disciples of Jesus and then we go out and carry God’s message of love to LGBTQ people and to everyone…

Second Sunday in Lent | John 3:1-17 | March 5, 2023 | Rob Hamilton, preaching "Ultimately, at the end of the day, as we go through Lent, that is the journey that we must be about, asking the questions about where is God in this moment, how we understand God, and how do we practice that faith in a wider community. Ultimately, as we develop that disc…

First Sunday in Lent | Matthew 4:1-11 | February 26, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "In our day-to-day lives, we are called to live out our values as Christians which is a fancy way of saying that we are always tempted to betray our values. In our own baptisms, we are claimed by God. For Jesus, knowing who he was helped him when the time of testi…

Transfiguration Sunday | Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9 | February 19, 2023 | Michael LeBuhn, preaching "As we head into the Lenten season today, we reflect on the transfiguration of Jesus, the opening of the eyes of His disciples... This new knowledge that changes the way we see God and changes the way we see ourselves, it must not stay in our ch…

Fifth Sunday After Epiphany | Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12) and Matthew 5:13-20 | February 5, 2023 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching "Faithfulness to God is not a checklist of things to do in order to be righteous. Faithfulness to God is faithfulness to each other, to all people, especially those afflicted by poverty and injustice, illness and loss. No amount…

Fourth Sunday After Epiphany | Micah 6:1-18 and Matthew 5:1-12 | January 29, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "When Jesus tells the disciples and the crowd what God favors he is saying that God doesn’t want our curated lives. God doesn’t want people that look good, but are ugly on the inside or think highly of themselves. Instead, God wants people …

Lectionary Q is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's texts are from Matthew 2:1-12 and Micah 6:1-8. What are your answers? What are your questions? Send them to lectionaryq@substack.com. Here are the questions for this week’s passage: This passage is us…

Third Sunday After Epiphany | Isaiah 9:1-4 and Matthew 4:12-23 | January 22, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "So even in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali, we continue to gather as church, where the good news of Jesus is preached, where we break bread and drink the wine, where we pray for each other and the world and where we serve our sisters and …

Second Sunday After Epiphany | John 1:29-42 and Isaiah 49:1-7 | January 15, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "People have written the epitaph of this congregation for a long time. We are still here. I think we are still here to tell the good news of Jesus by fostering relationships outside of the walls of this church with the surrounding community.…

Baptism of Jesus Sunday | Matthew 3:13-17 | January 8, 2023 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Baptism reminds us that no matter what we do, we are loved by God and there is nothing we can do about that."

January 1, 2023 | First Sunday of Christmas | Matthew 2:13-23 | Rob Hamilton, preaching "We should not expect God to be we expect God to be." Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

Fourth Sunday of Advent | Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25 | December 18, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

December 11, 2022 | Third Sunday Of Advent| Isaiah 35:1-10 and James 5:7-10 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

December 4, 2022 | Second Sunday Of Advent | Isaiah 11:1-11 | Rob Hamilton, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

November 27, 2022 | First Sunday Of Pentecost | Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Jesus calls us into a state of watchfulness, not just in Advent, but in every aspect of our lives. What if we came to church expecting to see God? What would happen if we believe that God can use this small church to do God’s work in the w…

Luke 23:33-43 | Christ the King Sunday | November 20, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "This is the upside-down kingdom of Jesus. Jesus wins by losing. He saves by expending his own life." First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Roseville, MN. We are a local expression…

November 13, 2022 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 21:5-19 | Dennis Sanders, preaching This passage is for us today as we see a world that seems out of control and as we long to see God act and set the world to rights. In these times we face, we are called to be faithful to put our trust in God and not listen to siren voices seeking to …

November 6, 2022 | All Saints Sunday | 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17 | Rob Hamilton, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

October 30, 2022 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 19:1-10 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "As the hymn goes, grace is Amazing. But it's also offensive." Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

October 23, 2022 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 18:9-14 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "...the communion table reminds us that we are not perfect. It deflates our pride and contempt and shows us the truth. We are sinners. We fall short. Communion reminds us that we are in need of grace always. We can only rely on the grace of Jesus." Learn …

October 16, 2022 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:21-30 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

October 9, 2022 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:11-19 and Jeremiah 29:1-4-7| Dennis Sanders, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

October 2, 2022 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 17:5-10| Rob Hamilton, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

September 25, 2022 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:19-31| Dennis Sanders, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

September 18, 2022 | Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 16:1-13| Dennis Sanders, preaching Learn more about First Christian: fccsaintpaul.org Watch the worship live stream: https://bit.ly/3DI7Ats

September 11, 2022 | Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 15:1-10| Dennis Sanders, preaching fccsaintpaul.org

September 4, 2022 | Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:25-33| Rob Hamilton, preaching fccsaintpaul.org

August 28, 2022 | Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 14:1, 7-14 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching fccsaintpaul.org

August 21, 2022 | Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost | Luke 13:10-17 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "This sabbath is a time to remember we are connected to each other and we are connected to God." fccsaintpaul.org

August 14, 2022 | Tenth Sunday After Pentecost | Dennis Sanders, preaching "Trying to follow Jesus, to live by faith is going to be something that bothers and rankles people." Learn more about the congregation: fccsaintpaul.org

Mark 4:35-5:20 | Decommissioning Service | July 24, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching As we enter a new phase that is still murky, let’s do what we are called to do: preach the gospel, make disciples, and pursue God’s justice. God is calling us forward, so let’s go. Let us enter this Strange New World.…

Luke 10:38-42 | Sixth Sunday After Pentecost | July 17, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Luke 10:25-37 | Fifth Sunday After Pentecost | July 10, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching The lawyer comes and asks Jesus what he has to do to inherit eternal life. Jesus asks him what scripture says and Jesus responds he answered correctly. But then the teacher gets sneaky. He knows he is to love his neighbor as himself, but then he wants to know; …

Luke 9:51-62 and Galatians 5:1,13-25 | Third Sunday After Pentecost | June 26, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching In light of the recent decision from the Supreme Court on abortion, could be become a place where we are centered at God’s communion table to reason with one another?

June 19, 2022 | Second Sunday After Pentecost | Galatians 3:23-29 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching What's the worst that could happen? You could die, but then you get to see God.

June 12, 2022 | Trinity Sunday | Romans 5:1-5 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Acts 2:1-21 (22-47) | Pentecost Sunday | June 5, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

John 17:20-26 | Seventh Sunday of Easter | May 29, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching

John 14:23-29 and Acts 16:9-15 |Sixth Sunday of Easter | May 22, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Fifth Sunday After Easter | John 13:31-35 and Acts 11:1-18 | May 15, 2022 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

John 10:22-30 and Acts 9:36-43 | Fourth Sunday of Easter | Dennis Sanders, preaching Have you ever been looking for something and it's staring you right in the face? The religious leaders who should be able to notice God, can't see him in the person of Jesus. First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural churc…

John 20:24-21:19 | May 1, 2022 | Third Sunday of Easter | Rob Hamilton, preaching Feed My Sheep. Jesus says this during an encounter on a lakeshore with Peter. A number of times he asks Peter, "Do you love me?" How would we respond if Jesus asked this question? First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural chu…

John 20:1-18 | Easter Sunday | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Maundy Thursday | John 13:1-17 and 31-35 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

This Sunday: March 27, 2022 (Fourth Sunday in Lent) Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 and 1 John 4:7-12 Dennis Sanders, preaching It is said that Martin Luther once said that if the world was ending he would plant a tree. Our texts for Sunday talk about love and grace. How do we love in a time of war and a nuclear threat?…

Luke 4:1-13 | First Sunday in Lent | March 6, 2022 | Rob Hamilton, preaching First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.…

Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's text is from Luke 4:1-13. Do you have questions or answers to the questions? Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org. live stream the worship service at fccsaintpaul.…

Luke 9:28-36 (37-43) | Transfiguration Sunday | February 27, 2022 | Amy Bertschausen, preaching First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpaul.org.…

Preparing for Sunday is a resource for clergy and the laity to get ready for the upcoming Sunday using a text from the Revised Common Lectionary. This week's text is from Luke 9:28-36. This week's text: Do you have questions or answers to the questions? Respond in the comments or send an email to info@fccsaintpaul.org. live stream the worship servi…

“Get What You Give” | Luke 6:27-38 | Seventh Sunday After Epiphany | February 20, 2022 |Dennis Sanders, preaching First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located near St. Paul, MN in Mahtomedi. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Learn more about us: fccsaintpa…