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Sermons at Abiding Peace

The ministry of Word and Sacrament is the center of our weekly gathering, and it is a work of the whole community. Together we proclaim the good news of how Christ has transformed and is transforming our lives through collective prayer, confession and absolution, reading of scripture, songs of worship, gathering at the Lord's table, and sending out for our work and ministry in the world. The proclamation of the Word through preaching is also a vital part of our worship and ministry. On this page, you can find links to past sermons in written form.

We encourage you to be with us in person, but we also know that sometimes that is not possible. We hope that these sermons can be a resource to you in your spiritual growth.

Expecting Vulnerability

A sermon on Matthew 1:18-25. [for an audio recording on this sermon, click here. Photo by M.T ElGassier on Unsplash.] As some of you probably know, because I talk about it a fair amount, I am fascinated by the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a personality typing system that actually dates all the way back to the 4 th and 5 th Century desert fathers and mothers in the mystical-ascetic branch of Christianity. Unlike more modern typing systems, it focuses not so much on a person’

Expecting a Healing Repentance

A sermon on Matthew 3:1-12 [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here. Photo by SOULSANA on Unsplash.] I had a conversation earlier this week with a member of our congregation in which we shared that we had similar feelings about one of the words from today’s gospel. This made me wonder if this is a more widely shared phenomenon in our particular community. If you’re willing, please raise your hand if you generally have a bit of flinch or cringe or otherwise negative

Expecting to Not Be In Control

A sermon on Matthew 24:36-44 and Romans 13:11-14. [for an audio recording of this sermon, click here . Photo by Joan Tran on Unsplash .] It’s a pretty common idea that the college years are, at least in part, a time for self-discovery: a time to figure out who you are and what you want your life to look like. But I’m wondering… has anyone ever heard that same idea of self-discovery is part of the parental journey when we send our kids off? I’m curious because I did not expec