Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | April 18, 2021 Mark 24: 36-48 In September of 2019 I went on a road trip out west with my son Nick. We drove around Oregon and Washington, visiting family members and friends with whom I grew up. A big part of those gatherings is storytelling. We…

Sermon by Pastor Bill Chadwick | March 11, 2021 The Second Sunday of Easter | Acts 4: 32-35, John 20: 19-29 Today is not the first Sunday after Easter.  It is the second Sunday of Easter!  In its wisdom, the Church has not only given us the forty days of Lent, but then also fifty…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday | Mark 16: 1-8 The family car trip goes something like this – “Are we there yet?”       “We just got in the car.” “When are we going to get there?”           “Not for a long time.”           “How many more miles until…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | March 28, 2021 Psalm Sunday | Mark 11: 1-11 Driving around the countryside I see a lot of road signs. All in their own way putting a message out there. No Trespassing. That’s pretty clear. The food or services you can expect at the next freeway exit….

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | March 21, 2021 John 12: 20-33 A couple of weeks ago I heard a program on the radio presented by a minister who said, “In our preaching tradition we are taught that it is in bad form to speak of our own experience.” I thought, “If you…

God Loves us First (How Then Are We Saved?) Sermon by Pastor Bill Chadwick | March 14, 2021 Ephesians 2: 4-10 | John 3: 16-21 God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which God loved us 5even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ —…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | March 7, 2021 John 2: 13-22 In Scotland, the Church of Scotland says, “You may not serve alcohol in the church.” If there was ever a wedding reception or funeral lunch, it had to be dry. Which meant most such events were held elsewhere. Usually for reason….

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John W. Mann | February 21, 2021 Mark 1: 9-15 The story of the journey is one of the great themes of literature. Classic tales of search and discovery – Homer’s Odyssey, Don Quixote, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, The Call of the Wild.  The stories of humankind in the Bible…

Sermon by Pastor Bill Chadwick | February 14, 2021 John 14: 18, 25-27 Valentine’s Day.  Years ago I was privileged to officiate at the renewal of marriage vows for a number of couples who had been married for fifty years or more.  One of the couples had been married for 80 years!  She was 96…

Sermon by Reverend Dr. John Mann | February 7, 2021 Mark 1: 29-39 Years ago, when I was interviewing for the role of minister at St. James’ Parish Church in Glasgow, one of the questions they asked me was this: “If a 16-year-old unwed mother came to you and asked you to Baptize her baby,…