On this Palm Sunday, we encounter again the story of Jesus as he arrives in Jerusalem to an expectant crowd. Pastor Cara Scriven reminds us that they cried out "hosanna" meaning "save us," prompting her to ask, "What is it that you want Jesus to same you from today?"
Summit United Methodist Church in Tacoma and Puyallup United Methodist Church are sharing their pastoral leadership in online worship for the next several weeks.
Summit UMC Pastor Melinda Giese helps us to understand the apocalyptic imagery that Jesus uses in Mark Chapter 13. Acknowledging the challenge posed by this week's text, Pastor Melinda draws interesting connections, and a message of hope, from this revealing piece of scripture.
Summit United Methodist Church in Tacoma and Puyallup United Methodist Church are sharing their pastoral leadership in online worship for the next several weeks.
One story that Jesus tells of a widow and her giving shows up in many stewardship sermons. Pastor Cara Scriven contends that taken in its full scriptural context, the story may not say what we think it says. For Christians today so used to seeing their worth defined by what they do, what might this story say to us?
For this week's sermon, Pastor Cara Scriven takes a look at two parables, one modern and one ancient. Both tell a similar story. God continues to show up whether we like (or recognize) it of not.
In these days of heightened anxiety, our scripture this morning (Mark 10:35-45) poses a question. Will we, like James and John, try to seek power and control to regain a sense of security or will we choose the path of the servant? Pastor Cara Scriven causes us to wonder, how much toilet paper is too much?
On this first Sunday of Lent, our scripture lesson comes form Mark's gospel (10:17-31) where Jesus encounters a rich man. The man asks Jesus what it will take to inherit eternal life. Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to understand Jesus' answer using the illustration of a popular contemporary sitcom, Schitt's Creek.
On this first Sunday of Lent, our scripture lesson comes form Mark's gospel (10:17-31) where Jesus encounters a rich...
Posted by Puyallup United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 1, 2020
This Sunday we encountered the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus (Mark 8:27-9:8) where his closest disciples saw him for who he was. In her reflection, Pastor Cara Scriven shares with us a classic story that also reveals love in rare, self-giving form.
This Sunday we encountered the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus (Mark 8:27-9:8) where his closest disciples saw him...
Posted by Puyallup United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 23, 2020
In a final sermon in a series on hospitality and inclusion, Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to consider what Jesus has to teach us about the Levitical purity code (Leviticus 18:22; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). Using a clip from the TV series ‘West Wing’ to elucidate the point, she also challenges us to question why we only seem to struggle with letting go of one prohibition in particular.
You can watch the West Wing clip online here: https://youtu.be/3CPjWd4MUXs
In a final sermon in a series on hospitality and inclusion, Pastor Cara Scriven helps us to consider what Jesus has to...
Posted by Puyallup United Methodist Church on Sunday, February 16, 2020
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