by Federated Church East Arlington | Aug 3, 2021 | past sermons
John 6:1-21 “More than Enough” July 25, 2021 Jesus didn’t wait to see folks pass out. He didn’t hold off until he could hear the collective growling of stomachs. He didn’t hold off until the crowd got so “hangry,” (hungry and angry, that is) as to stomp off and give...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jul 21, 2021 | past sermons
Mark 6:30-34 “Give It a Rest” July 18, 2021 Consider the busiest time of your life. Maybe it was as a teenager trying to squeeze school, homework, a part-time job, family responsibilities, friends, and after-school activities all into each day. It could have been...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jul 21, 2021 | past sermons
Mark 6:14-29 “Hard Stories” July 11, 2021 Aren’t the Gospels supposed to be about the Good News? We usually focus our attention on the people whose lives are changed for the better because of Jesus. From the moment Jesus is born we hear of shepherds who come away...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jul 21, 2021 | past sermons
“Stunned…Together” July 4, 2021 My three college friends joke about it every time we meet up for one of our beloved reunion weekends. Our daughter just shakes her head and Roger, who is often the most directly impacted, can never help but comment on how long we’ll be...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jul 3, 2021 | past sermons
Mark 5:21-43 “Transfer of Power” June 27, 2021 There are a number of phrases for this phenomenon experienced this past pandemic year. Some called it “skin hunger” while others referred to it as “affection deprivation.” One of the most common phrases was “touch...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Jun 30, 2021 | past sermons
Mark 4:35-41 “Stormy Weather” June 20, 2021 Oh, the beauty of Inisheer. At 3 square miles it’s the smallest of the 3 Aran Islands off the coast of Ireland in Galway Bay where 260 permanent residents live and thousands of tourists converge by ferry to take in the...
