by Federated Church East Arlington | May 8, 2020 | past sermons
Luke 24:13-35 “Walk This Way” April 26, 2020 Everybody look down and take a good look at your feet. (Pause) What do you see? Given that y’all are in your homes I would hazard to guess that some of you are wearing slippers, maybe just socks or you might even be...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 23, 2020 | past sermons
Matthew 28:1-10 “An Opening” April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday “There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in” said songwriter Leonard Cohen. With the crack of the earth, Jesus died to this world and then just a few days later another earthquake marked a new...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 7, 2020 | past sermons
Ephesians 6:10-20 “What to Wear” March 29, 2020 It was the American fashion designer Alexander Wang who said, “Anyone can get dressed up and glamorous, but it is how people dress on their days off that are most intriguing.” These are not exactly the days off that...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Apr 7, 2020 | past sermons
Matthew 21:1-11 “Hosanna” April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday Right now we were supposed to be in the church sanctuary with children and adults telling us this oh so familiar story in a pageant. It would have started with the story of Jesus’ triumphant arrival in Jerusalem...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 25, 2020 | past sermons
Romans 15:1-7 “Look For the Helpers” March 22, 2020 Mr. Rogers told the story about being a little boy and seeing scary things in the news, and his mother would tell him “Look for the helpers. You will always find helpers.” He, of course, was talking to young...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Mar 4, 2020 | past sermons
Luke 10: 25-37 “Good Neighbors” March 1, 2020 (Start with video of Mr. Rogers’ “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”) With that song and those familiar actions of switching into the zipped up sweater that was one of many that were knit for the first 20 years of the show by his...