by Federated Church East Arlington | Nov 18, 2019 | past sermons
Luke 20:27-38 “The Not So Great Divide” November 10, 2019 When I say the word heaven, what comes to mind? Movies like “Heaven Can Wait” depict folks walking on clouds and, as first described by John in the Book of Revelation, entering via twelve pearly gates, each...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 31, 2019 | past sermons
Luke 18: 1-8 “The Face of Justice” October 20, 2019 Children’s Sabbath “People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of mass extinction. You are failing us…We will not let you get away with this…change is coming,...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 21, 2019 | past sermons
Luke 17:11-19 “Showing Up” October 13, 2019 This very minute we are surrounded by 7.7 billion other people and, yet, each of us has the capacity to feel tremendously isolated and alone at various times throughout our lives. Think about those times of anger or loss or...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Oct 21, 2019 | past sermons
Luke 17:5-10 “Platters, Sippy Cups and Gravy Boats” October 6, 2019 World Communion Sunday The measure of a lesson learned is when you can put it in your own words and find a way to integrate it into the person you are. Hear then how today’s reading comes alive in...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Sep 26, 2019 | past sermons
Luke 16:1-13 “What Counts” September 22, 2019 With his opening words, “There once was a rich man,” Jesus begins one of the most baffling parables of all and strangely, for those of us who do not consider ourselves rich financially we are drawn into a story whereby we...
by Federated Church East Arlington | Sep 16, 2019 | past sermons
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 “What Are We Made Of?” September 8, 2019 Many of us grew up hearing the nursery rhyme describing little boys as being made of “Snips and snails and puppy-dog tails” while little girls are made of “Sugar and spice and everything nice.” Some of us...
