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How Should We Live?

Sunday, February 1, 2026 – Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12 Our first reading today is a well-known section from the Book of Micah. Who was Micah? He was a minor prophet in the 8th-century BC from Judea, known for defending the poor against corrupt leaders and warning of God’s judgment on […]

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From Darkness to Dawn

Sunday, January 25, 2026 – Isaiah 9:1-4, Psalm 27:1, 4-9, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23 Have you ever been in a place of complete darkness? Here in Bradenton, we’re surrounded by streetlights, building lights, and the constant glow of modern life. There’s so much light pollution that we rarely experience true darkness at all. Even

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The Word and the Wisdom

Sunday, January 4, 2026 Sirach 24:1-12, Wisdom 10:15-21, Ephesians 1:3-14, John 1:[1-9] 10-18 Have you ever had the experience of buying a new car and then suddenly seeing that car everywhere you go? This can happen with things other than cars too. There seems to be a relationship between us seeing something new and then

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Faith That Endures Beyond Human Wonders

Finding Joy, Beauty, and Trust in God’s Mercy Sunday, November 16, 2025 – Malachi 4:1-2a, Psalm 98, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke 21:5-19 Have you ever walked into a building and just stood there, breath taken away, awestruck by what you see? I’ll never forget my first steps into the Duomo, the cathedral in Florence, Italy.

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Fire’s Revelation and Commandment, Shavuot and Pentecost

Sunday, June 8, 2025, Pentecost – Acts 2:1-21 [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=\”\”] Light, Love, and Healing in the Command to Transform the World I\’d like to thank Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison for the inspiration for this sermon. We co-led a \”Prelude to Pentecost What is Ours to Do?\” worship at the Haden Institute Summer Dream & Spirituality

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