Rev. Naomi King preaching on “Know Your Name.” God knows all of us before we are born and calls us by our names into this world. And yet part of reclaiming ourselves from oppressive forces can we discarding those dismissive, belittling, and hateful names and calling ourselves and inhabiting names that remind us God knows us […]
This Sunday, we remember our baptism and the voice of God which proclaims to all of us, “You are my beloved.” Can you imagine what relationships could be like without the human fear of rejection? Let’s live in the abundance of grace and acceptance and just see what happens when we offer that to others!
As we consider the story of the three mysterious magi in the gospel of Matthew, we admire them for taking the risk to follow a star into the unknown,to follow it wherever it went. . What would it mean for us to follow the star that God has ordained for us to follow? How does […]
Was Jesus a refugee? Along with his earthly father and mother? All the signs point to that fact, including the witness of the Gospel of Matthew. But yet, this idea is controversial among some churches today. A look at the special creche that is on display by Founder’s MCC in Los Angeles and why it, along […]
“Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. It is a powerful cosmic performance of all creation being renewed and freed. Based on Psalm 98, “Joy to the World” names the joyful expression of all creation responding to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, “God-with-us,” is coming at long […]
“Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. Joy doesn’t wait for struggle to be over. This Sunday we will learn that the Joy of this season is grounded in love. As the song goes, “Love changes everything,” and it was the love of God that created the universe and all […]
Rev. Gene Hutter | Sun. | Dec. 8 | 10AM “Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. Joy doesn’t wait for struggle to be over. Mary “rejoices” in the iconic scripture passage during her pregnancy, a state of affairs that would have put her in a position of dishonor among […]
HEAVEN AND NATURE SING “PREPARE HIM ROOM: HOPEFUL JOY” Rev. Vickie Miller, December 1, 2019 , “Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. It is a powerful cosmic performance of all creation being renewed and freed. On this first Sunday of Advent we focus on HOPE as heard in the […]
Recovery Sunday This Sunday we are celebrating the gift of Recovery from alcoholism and addiction. SunCoast MCC hosts three 12 step groups. If you, or someone you know and love, has suffered with addiction, this service will speak to you. We will engage a story from the gospels in which Jesus has to try more […]
In recognition of the recent, first-ever Trans Visibility March in D.C. and the upcoming Transgender Day of Remembrance, we will honor our transgender members. For years, MCC has been learning and striving to empower and include transgender and gender variant people, at every level, of our congregational and corporate life. In our society at large, […]