Sermons
God Speaks People Fluently
A Reflection by Trevor Bechtel on May 19 2024 Good morning, I’d like to begin today with a prayer for our brother John Powell, who fell ill yesterday. “God, at Pentecost you sent your spirit to unify your church. Today we ask you send your spirit to bring healing to Read more…
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Palm Sunday
A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on March 24 2024 Good morning, We are in one of those dense periods of religious observance. We have arrived at the beginning of holy week, traditionally regarded as the most important week in the Christian religion. I wish you all a Blessed Palm Sunday. Read more…
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After the Banquet
A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on November 26 2023 Good morning The nice thing about preaching about food on Thanksgiving weekend is that your sermon doesn’t need an introduction. You are all probably thinking about food already. And if you weren’t thinking about food on your way into church this Read more…
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Repentance, Repair, Restoration
A sermon by Trevor Bechtel on Sept 24, 2023 in reference to Shalom CC’s Reparative Act
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Heat is not a Metaphor
Sept 3 2023 – Trevor Bechtel provides a reading and reflection on “Heat is not a Metaphor” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs
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Manifest Destiny
A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on July 23, 2023 Good morning, Last Sunday at our worship in the park Jen lead us in a excellent service focused on some of the ways our beliefs might have changed. It was a rich morning for me. I enjoyed talking in a small Read more…
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Forging Faith
A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on May 14 2023 Good morning, It’s appropriate for me to begin today with a story about my mother, on this mother’s day. The story is relatively simple, but it’s also a good staring point for these reflections.As a teenager–and I was a teenager well Read more…