Sermons from 2024 (Page 2)
Forgive us Our…?
We turn this week to the most confusing part of the Lord’s Prayer, forgive us our…What? Sins? Trespasses? Debts? Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us is important because it covers a multitude of sins (ba-dum ching!). Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us could also work really well in our world today as we constantly struggle with good emotional and physical boundaries. Yet, forgive us our debts, as we…
Give us This Day Our Daily Bread…
This week in our series on the Lord’s Prayer, we turn to “give us this day our daily bread.” Most live in a world where we don’t worry about where our next meal might come from, but this is not how all of the world lives. Our daily bread isn’t just about what we will eat. But do we think about our food and where it comes from?
Minister Lea Gilmore’s Sermon – July 28, 2024
Minister Lea Gilmore explores Lamentations 3:21-24 as we remember how to retain hope in a world that often feels hopeless. From this scripture, Lea touches on the importance of grieving and lamenting and keeping faith and hope when the world around us tries to tell us that there is no light in the darkness. – Sermon from July 28, 2024.
Rev. David Harris – Sermon from July 14, 2024
This Sunday, we welcomed the Rev. David C. Harris to the pulpit! He explored the nature of faith and leadership through Micah 6:6-8 and Jesus’ Baptism and calling in Mark 1:9-14. You may know David as the co-chair of the Racial Justice Committee here at Govans, but David is an honorably retired Minister Member of Baltimore Presbytery since June 2016. David also had his own consulting firm for over 30 years, focusing on organizational change, coaching, team development, and diversity…
Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done…
This week in our series on the Lord’s Prayer, we turn to “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Lord’s Prayer Sermon Series – June 30, 2024
This week we begin a worship series on the Lord’s Prayer. This prayer has brought together followers of Jesus into the heart of his teachings. I find it so enriching that there are different translations and interpretations of this prayer. Words and phrases that might resonate with us in new ways and connect us to God and all creation. For at the heart of this prayer is our interconnectedness. Nowhere will you find “give me my bread” or “forgive my…
Five Smooth Stones
The story of David and Goliath is one we are told as children. The small child, David, who will someday be a mighty king, faces the giant Goliath. But this story isn’t as simple as our Sunday School curriculum made it out to be. Yet, the metaphor continues for us today—Goliath, the towering figure that looms over us, seemingly undefeatable. Join us Sunday as Rev. Anne Owens, a Chaplain for Gilchrist Hospice and member of Govans for ten years, explores…
Celebrate Juneteenth!
We celebrate freedom, equity, and justice in honor of the federal Juneteenth holiday. Minister Lea Gilmore’s sermon on 2 Corinthians 3:17-20: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
Rev. Shannon Weston – June 9, 2024
Join Pastor Shannon as she talks about the importance of listening to, for, and with to better connect with God and neighbor by reading James 1:19-24.
Pride Sunday Sermon
As a More Light Presbyterians Congregation, Govans is open, affirming, and celebrates all children of God. Although we celebrate this value every Sunday, we set aside this day to honor and remember the strives we’ve made and the work we are still called to do. We will do this through the lens of Queen Esther, a woman who had to hide her identity, change her name, and use her very limited power to save and protect her people. – Rev.…
The Power of Pentecost
Minister Lea Gilmore explores the purpose and power of celebrating Pentecost. What does it mean to truly and fundamentally understand this story and how we should never reject the power of the Holy Spirit?
Rev. Shannon Weston – May 12, 2024
When we’re honest about scripture, it is safe to say that it is written by and through the lens of men. So when a story comes along about women supporting other women, I pay particularly close attention. This Mother’s Day, we’re going to hear the story of two midwives who help women become mothers in the most horrific of circumstances. Listen to Pastor Shannon’s Mother’s Day sermon as we celebrate the women in our lives, those who are mothers, and…