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Gifts and Fulfillment - God’s Mission - Sermon January 23, 2022

The Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann's Sermon for January 23rd, 2022 - "Gifts and Fulfillment - God's Mission".

This week is the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (Year C).

Scripture passages for today's sermon: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31 and Luke 4:: 14-21.

Gifts and Transformation - Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann Sermon 16Jan2022

The Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann's sermon for Sunday January 16, 2022. "Gifts and Transformation". A look at Isaiah 62 (For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent), 1st Corinthians 12 (Spiritual Gifts), The wedding at Cana (Jesus' first miracle), and MLK day - all rolled into one! note - there are a few seconds at the end of this video which were part of a prayer time from the full service - it was meant to be edited out - but missed it - edited in a hurry - but hey - never hurts to pray, right?...

9January2022-Gospel & Sermon ”Water And Light”

The Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann reads our Gospel passage from Luke, and shares her sermon "Water and Light", for January 9, 2022 - for our Epiphany Observed and Baptism of Jesus Sunday.

Gladness for Sorrow - Sermon January 2, 2022 - Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann

Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann's sermon for January 2nd, 2022 (The 2nd Sunday after Christmas, Year C). "Gladness for Sorrow" (Focus Scripture Jeremiah 31: 7-14)

Lost and Found - Sermon from Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann

Sermon "Lost and Found", for the 1st Sunday after Christmas, year C. Join the Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann as she explores the lessons learned from that day when the young Jesus was "lost" (or so Mary and Joseph thought....)

Sermon - "Power Up (The Power of Unity)!"

Pastor Sylvia's sermon for May 16, 2021 - "Power Up (The Power of Unity)!", with the Gospel Reading from John Chapter 17.

9May2021-Sermon-No Greater Love-SLM

Pastor Sylvia's sermon for May 9, 2021, "No Greater Love". Scripture focus Acts 10:44–48 and John 15:9–17.  Snippet: " Courageous obedience to this commandment of love dares us to respond to God’s call to overcome all the “-isms” that keep us imprisoned, to tear down the walls of fear that keep us separated, and to embrace and love those who are different, for they are our sisters and brothers in Christ."

2May2021 -" Branching Out"

Pastor Sylvia's sermon for May 2, 2021 - "Branching Out".

Winding together Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian, John's letter of love, and Jesus lesson about the Vine and the Branches...

FYI - there may be a some video/sound sync issues - the original video's audio portion was corrupted and had to be restored from a back-up - so it may look a little "off". (Sorry about that!)

25April2021-Sermon - The Voice of the Shepherd

Rev. Dr. Mann's sermon from April 25, 2021 - "The Voice of the Shepherd".

18April2021-SERMON-Touch and See

For this 3rd Sunday of Easter, from Luke 24:36b-48, Pastor Sylvia brings us this week's sermon, "Touch and See (You are witnesses). “

Teaser:

This is where we start. Why? Well, If we don’t start here, if we don’t watch that piece of fish being eaten, if we don’t grab hold, we won’t see. And if we don’t see, then we are likely to turn our message into one of only the hereafter, the sweet by and by and not the here and now. We’re might even be liable to think that all the Resurrected one cares about is getting souls into some spiritualized heaven somewhere else, instead of feeding those who are hungry for breakfast right here in our own neighborhoods. We’re liable to think that injustice here doesn’t matter because it will all be sorted out one day instead of advocating for the oppressed and working for justice in our own communities.

That command - “Take hold of me and see” is about wanting to live in the world that he lived in and bring hope to our reality every day.

It is about living the realm, the kin-dom of God right here and right now."