Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller August 26, 2018 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 7:1-9, 14-15, 21-23 Living from the Inside Out The story goes about a family in church with three young children. As was their habit, they sat in the very front row so that the children could see better. During one particular service,…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller August 19, 2018 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost John 6:35, 41-51 Gifts From Heaven These are anxious days and weeks for a lot of young people. In particular I’m thinking of kids heading back to school and especially those who are venturing into a…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller August 12, 2018 Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost II Kings 4:42-44 John 6:1-14 From Small Beginnings Nine-year-old Danny came bursting out of Sunday school. His eyes were darting in every direction as he tried to find his mom or dad. Finally, he found his…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller July 8, 2018 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Mark 4:35-41 The Calm After the Storm Are you a “lake” or an “ocean” person? I am a lake person. I grew up with a lake place just 20 miles from our permanent home in Wisconsin.…
Sermons at Union Congregational Church Preached by The Reverend Gail L. Miller June 24, 2018 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Mark 4:26-34 The Kingdom of God is Like…. The parables of Jesus have been said to be “narrative time bombs.” (Eugene Peterson) Little ditties that are meant to undermine our assumptions of things we accept unquestioningly.…