Sermons

Several members of the Shalom congregation share their experiences of a time in their life when they felt led by the Spirit – May 28 2023

A Sermon by Jo Hatlem on May 21 2023

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…

A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel on April 30 2023 I’d like to start this morning by telling you the story of Lauren Olamina. Lauren lives with her family in Robledo, California. Her father is a baptist preacher and her biological mother died a few years ago a victim of a Read more…

An Earth Day Sermon and Activity by Jen Luke on April 23 2023 Note that during this sermon there is an activity and you may not hear anyone talking so just keep listening, it is not the fault of your recording.

A Sermon by Jo Hatlem on April 16 2023

An Easter Sermon by Jo Hatlem Apr 9 2023

A Sermon during Lent called Donkey Politics by Trevor Bechtel Donkey Politics have a long history in this country. Beginning when Andrew Jackson chose to take the “jackass” epithet hurled at him by his opponents as a badge of honor and weave it into his campaign, and then etched into Read more…

A Sermon during Lent on Lazarus by Jo Hatlem

A Sermon by Trevor Bechtel March 19 2023 No Coffee, the song we just listened to,  is the lead single from Amber Coffman’s 2017 album City of No Reply. It’s Coffman’s first solo album. It’s a break up album but it’s also more than a break up album. I’m going Read more…