Sermons

While Advent is a season of hope and Christmas is a season of joy, not everyone feels hopeful or like celebrating. Grief, illness, aging, depression, loneliness, unemployment, and loss are magnified. Even those who are not struggling with losses may feel the stress of preparations and expectations around Christmas time. We come together for Blue Christmas seeking healing and room to share grief, sadness, loneliness, or confusion when these emotions often feel out of place during the holidays. On this longest night of the year, we come with our honest yearnings seeking the return of light and hope.

Pastor Will speaks on the name “Everlasting Father” for Jesus pulled from Isaiah 9:6-7.

This Sunday, St. Mark’s children and youth tell the Christmas story!

Pastor Will speaks on the name “Mighty God” for Jesus pulled from Isaiah 9:6-7.

Spirit of the Lord Upon Me: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to bring good news, liberty, and to make an everlasting covenant.

Pastor Will speaks on the name “Wonderful Counselor” for Jesus pulled from Isaiah 9:6-7.

Daniel’s Hope in God: Daniel in the lions’ den; deliverance; God’s kingdom shall never be destroyed.

God Promises a New Covenant: Jeremiah’s scroll calls for repentance, but the king burns it. The prophet promises a new covenant, written on the heart.

God Calls Isaiah: Call of Isaiah – Holy, holy, holy is God; the prophet’s sin, cleansing, and sending.