Sermons
Sermon March 15, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
We tumble into our gospel lesson this morning in the midst of something. Jesus is in Judea, having tried to get away from the crowds yet again, but still managing to be surrounded. In the crowds this time are a couple of Pharisees who have some “really important” questions for Jesus about the law and …Read more
Sermon March 8, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
I would assume that most of you sitting here in the sanctuary are familiar with the story we just heard from Mark’s gospel. But maybe I shouldn’t assume that. Just in case the story isn’t one that you know well, let’s set the scene for the story so that we can dig into it a …Read more
Sermon March 1, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
You know, there’s a lot we don’t know about the story we heard this morning. What we do know is that all four of the gospels holds a version of the events, each with varying amounts of detail. It just so happens that the author of Luke decided to leave a great deal of information …Read more
Sermon February 22, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
Lent 1 – The Good News is so good it catches us by surprise I am pretty sure that you weren’t expecting to start Lent off with a wedding and a miracle. Usually we start Lent in the midst of the wilderness, wandering along side Jesus as he lives rough for forty days and is …Read more
Sermon February 15, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
I want you to picture Jesus…. Take a moment, close your eyes, bring up his image. I’m curious to know what image you hold of him. What’s it based on? Has it changed over time? Is it a picture you hold from when you were young or has it changed over time? Do you have …Read more
Sermon February 8, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
We’ve spent the last couple of weeks watching videos after church (and one during church) that have focused on the history of this congregation. Celebrating 75 years is a big deal. But seeing those videos remind us how much things have changed for us as a community of faith. In the early years we had …Read more
Sermon February 1, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Such familiar …Read more
Sermon January 25, 2026 by Tricia Gerhard
Those words from Paul are very familiar, aren’t they? Paul writes the shiny new church in Corinth in a time when community life was complicated inside and outside the church, with internal and external tension putting pressure on this fledgling congregation. People are comparing gifts, questioning who belongs, and wondering who holds the most worth. …Read more
Reflection January 4, 2025 by Tricia Gerhard
Christmas is over, right? It’s been twelve days, it’s time to pack up the ornaments, turn off the lights, return to the regular CBC schedule as the echoes of carols fade for another year. Epiphany just marks the end of all things Christmas, right? Matthew ends the story of the birth of Jesus with the …Read more
Sermon December 14, 2025 by Tricia Gerhard
I want you to take a moment and thing about the good news that we call the nativity story. We all know what it means right? It’s a story that not only forms the basis of our Christian understanding of Christmas, but also finds itself embedded into western culture in a superficial way. It’s not …Read more
