EGMC Sermon Audio

Snakes and Stones: Presumption, Repentance, and the Kingdom Come

Sun, Dec 08, 2019

Passage: Isaiah 11:1-10:0 & Matthew 3:1-12:0

Series: Advent: What Are You Waiting For?

We ask, "What are you waiting for, O God?" God hears our cries and calls to us in return with words of hope. Can we hear God's invitation? God calls us to repent, pay attention, and embrace the Lord's vision for a new creation.

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Watchfully Waiting: The Edgy Anticipation of Advent

Sun, Dec 01, 2019

by Naomi Yoder

Passage: Matthew 24:36-44:0 & Isaiah 2

Series: Advent: What Are You Waiting For?

Duration: 19 mins 57 secs

Together we enter the season of Advent crying out to God to break into our lives with a new light and a new hope. We ask the question, God, what are you waiting for?

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Feasting at Wisdom's Table

Sun, Nov 17, 2019

by Naomi Yoder

Passage: Proverbs 8:1-36:0 & Proverbs 9:1-6:0

Series: "Do You See This Woman?"

Duration: 22 mins 10 secs

The female figure of Wisdom-Sophia- describes a facet of God. In Proverbs 8, we read that Wisdom existed before the beginning of the world, working alongside God in the act of creation. With Sophia, we reflect on the role of Wisdom in our lives and in the life of the church.

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"Will Not Lead to Your Glory"; Heroic Legends, Leadership Research, and Liberating Power

Sun, Nov 10, 2019

by Naomi Yoder

Passage: Exodus 15:19-21:0 & Judges 4:1-24:0

Series: "Do You See This Woman?"

Duration: 22 mins 21 secs

Miriam and Deborah are strong women leaders and prophets of the Old Testament. Both have authority to speak to God's people with conviction, and Jael plays a prominent role in carrying out Deborah's prophetic word. These women represent the kinds of full participation possible for women in the church when individuals and communities move toward right relationships.

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Conduits

Sun, Oct 27, 2019

by Merle Hostetler

Passage: Mark 5:21-43:0

Series: "Do You See This Woman?"

Duration: 22 mins 3 secs

In the midst of lament, it can be difficult for us to believe that healing is possible. This story about a bleeding woman and a sick girl moves from lament toward healing, revealing that God hears our cries, cares deeply for our pain, and offers the possibility for new life. This is a story of hope and assurance.

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Acknowledging our Pain

Sun, Oct 20, 2019

by Brenda Sawatzky Paetkau, 8th St. Menn. Church

Passage: 2 Samuel 13:1-20:0

Series: "Do You See This Woman?"

Duration: 26 mins 11 secs

The story of Tamar is a painful and realistic telling of violence that women faced during biblical times. Tamar's story calls us to listen and lament with ears that hear, eyes that see, and hearts that know compassion.

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Brought Down and Lifted Up: Our Power Amidst God's Promises

Sun, Oct 13, 2019

by Naomi Yoder

Passage: Luke 1:44-55:0

Series: "Do You See This Woman?"

Duration: 23 mins 36 secs

In the Magnificat, we find that one of the oldest Christian hymns is placed on the lips of a young pregnant virgin. Mary's courageous words put the rulers and rich in their place and reveal the strength of a woman who trusts in God.

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A Gate or a Table?: Riches, Relationships, and Repentance

Sun, Sep 29, 2019

by Naomi Yoder

Passage: Luke 16:19-31:0

Series: If Jesus Taught Home Economics

Duration: 22 mins 59 secs

Jesus calls his disciples beyond the barriers of wealth and superiority into relationships of care and mutuality.

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"The Homeless Manager"

Sun, Sep 22, 2019

by Merle Hostetler