In a world that craves comfort, Jesus calls his disciples to something harder and more meaningful. Though the disciples repeatedly failed and chose comfort over faithfulness, grace had the final word. We are made worthy not by our own effort, but by Christ. And it is in that spirit that we are sent out, not to offer easy answers, but to bring the consolation of a God who is present with us in both joy and sorrow. #sermons #ordinarytime #firstchristianchurch

Dennis Sanders, preaching | June 21, 2026 | Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located in St. Paul. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

In a world that craves comfort, Jesus calls his disciples to something harder and more meaningful. Though the disciples repeatedly failed and chose comfort over faithfulness, grace had the final word. We are made worthy not by our own effort, but by Christ. And it is in that spirit that we are sent out, not to offer easy answers, but to bring the consolation of a God who is present with us in both joy and sorrow. #sermons #ordinarytime #firstchristianchurch

Dennis Sanders, preaching | June 21, 2026 | Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

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When Jesus sees the crowds oppressed and thrown down, he feels their suffering in his own body and responds not by doing all the work himself, but by commissioning unlikely, imperfect disciples—then and now—to participate in his ministry of restoration, proclaiming through their words and lives that the kingdom of heaven has come near. #sermons #ordinarytime #firstchristianchurch

Teresa Kim Pecinovsky, preaching | June 14, 2026 | Third Sunday After Pentecost

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When we reach the end of ourselves and feel unworthy, unclean, or beyond help, God meets us exactly there — not with shame, but with grace, calling us beloved children and transforming us through mercy. #sermons #ordinarytime #firstchristianchurch

Dennis Sanders, preaching | June 7, 2026 | Second Sunday After Pentecost

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The Spirit of God, present since creation, moving powerfully in times of chaos and despair, falling especially on ordinary people of every age, language, and background, empowering them to imagine and embody a world shaped by God's love rather than by empire, wealth, or domination. #sermons #pentecost #firstchristianchurch

Teresa Kim Pecinovsky, preaching | May 24, 2026 | Pentecost Sunday

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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located in St. Paul. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

The Spirit of God, present since creation, moving powerfully in times of chaos and despair, falling especially on ordinary people of every age, language, and background, empowering them to imagine and embody a world shaped by God's love rather than by empire, wealth, or domination. #sermons #pentecost #firstchristianchurch

Teresa Kim Pecinovsky, preaching | May 24, 2026 | Pentecost Sunday

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In a world that hates to wait, God calls us to slow down, and open our eyes to the ways God is already alive and active in our lives, our communities, and our world. #sermons #easter #firstchristianchurch

Dennis Sanders, preaching | May 17, 2026 | Ascension Sunday

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God consistently calls the unlikely, the unqualified, and the broken to proclaim the good news, relying not on our abilities but on the power of the Holy Spirit. #sermons #easter #firstchristianchurch

Dennis Sanders, preaching | May 10, 2026 | Sixth Sunday of Easter

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First Christian Church of St. Paul is a small, open and affirming, and multicultural church located in St. Paul. We are a local expression of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).