Sermon: Swords and Plowshares

SERMON ADVENT 1 – 2022 Michael Swartz   Everything is a crisis. On the way to our daughter Taylor’s house in Minnesota for the Thanksgiving holiday I heard my umpteenth story about the crisis of the cost of Thanksgiving and inflation.  Cost of turkey,...

Sermon: Reign of Christ

National Holiday Thanksgiving 2022 By Michael Swartz I have served now two UCC churches with roots in the Congregational side of our faith family since I retired in 2012.  You remember that the UCC was formed when the Evangelical and Reformed Church, our side of the...

Sermon: All Aboard!

All Aboard Stewardship 4 – 2022 Michael Swartz As a Gospel train rolling down the tracks we welcome passengers onto the train.  All Aboard!  A train is public transit, so on one level it is open to everyone.  Most trains ask for tickets.  You get on a particular...

Sermon: Loyal

Loyal Stewardship 3 – Trains November 6, 2022 – All Saints Sunday, Church of Peace Michael Swartz The word “Loyal” describes relationship.  The word itself derives is related to the word “legitimate.”  When a relationship is...

Sermon: Strategic Location

Stewardship Two – Location Asset for Ministry October 30, 2022 Michael Swartz     “If we were a mission minded people coming to this area, this would be a strategic location for mission and ministry.”  This is my take on the report of the...

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