Sermons by Rev. Carrie Cabush
God Speaks With Stars
January 4, 2026
This year, I am fascinated by how big of a risk the magi took, leaving their country and defying the orders of a powerful earthly king all because they noticed something different in the night sky. God knew they would pay attention to that sky, so God spoke to them in a language God knew they’d understand. And it makes me wonder what God may be using to speak to us.
January 4, 2026
This year, I am fascinated by how big of a risk the magi took, leaving their country and defying the orders of a powerful earthly king all because they noticed something different in the night sky. God knew they would pay attention to that sky, so God spoke to them in a language God knew they’d understand. And it makes me wonder what God may be using to speak to us.
A Very Different Nativity
December 28, 2025
While the gospels of Matthew and Luke give us a sense of God coming to earth in human history, the gospel of John gives us a sense of God coming to earth in God’s history. Because the mysterious truth is that God didn’t wait until the incarnation to dwell with us.
December 28, 2025
While the gospels of Matthew and Luke give us a sense of God coming to earth in human history, the gospel of John gives us a sense of God coming to earth in God’s history. Because the mysterious truth is that God didn’t wait until the incarnation to dwell with us.
Vulnerability & Incarnation
December 25, 2025
It must have taken great courage to accept and receive these imperfect gifts of love. To trust first time parents in a time of high maternal and infant mortality. To trust strangers in an unfamiliar place, in a land under occupation. Yet, God chose to risk it all and receive human love, as imperfect as it can be. God experienced human vulnerability and made it holy.
December 25, 2025
It must have taken great courage to accept and receive these imperfect gifts of love. To trust first time parents in a time of high maternal and infant mortality. To trust strangers in an unfamiliar place, in a land under occupation. Yet, God chose to risk it all and receive human love, as imperfect as it can be. God experienced human vulnerability and made it holy.
The Greatest Gift
December 24, 2025
If I were to ask you, what is the greatest gift you’ve ever received, what would you say? Usually, when I ask a group of students this question I hear about the bike they got for Christmas, or a special doll that looks just like them, or the video game they’d had their eyes on for months. But one year, at vacation bible school, I asked a group of elementary school students “what is the greatest gift you’ve ever received?” and one little boy with confidence shot his hand up in the air to say “my life.”
December 24, 2025
If I were to ask you, what is the greatest gift you’ve ever received, what would you say? Usually, when I ask a group of students this question I hear about the bike they got for Christmas, or a special doll that looks just like them, or the video game they’d had their eyes on for months. But one year, at vacation bible school, I asked a group of elementary school students “what is the greatest gift you’ve ever received?” and one little boy with confidence shot his hand up in the air to say “my life.”
Family Trees
December 21, 2025
This genealogy is chock full of both scandal and righteousness. Just like us. This is the miracle of incarnation. That God chose to save the world through a family such as this is a reminder that God enters into our mess and stays with us. If God could work through them, there can be no doubt that God can and does work through us too.
December 21, 2025
This genealogy is chock full of both scandal and righteousness. Just like us. This is the miracle of incarnation. That God chose to save the world through a family such as this is a reminder that God enters into our mess and stays with us. If God could work through them, there can be no doubt that God can and does work through us too.
When Dreams Change
December 14, 2025
I can’t help but wonder if John the Baptist had to put his dreams in a drawer for Jesus. In our gospel this morning we hear him ask “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Debie Thomas, theologian and essayist identifies John’s question beneath the question: “Lord, I’ve staked my entire life on you. Has it all been for nothing?”
December 14, 2025
I can’t help but wonder if John the Baptist had to put his dreams in a drawer for Jesus. In our gospel this morning we hear him ask “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Debie Thomas, theologian and essayist identifies John’s question beneath the question: “Lord, I’ve staked my entire life on you. Has it all been for nothing?”
Turn Toward Jesus (Children's Homily)
December 7, 2025
John tells the people to metanoia, to repent, to turn around in preparation for God coming to earth. Have you ever noticed that there is a moment in the service when we turn around?
December 7, 2025
John tells the people to metanoia, to repent, to turn around in preparation for God coming to earth. Have you ever noticed that there is a moment in the service when we turn around?
Staying Awake in Advent
November 30, 2025
This Advent season, I can’t help but wonder if the invitation to stay awake and be ready is an invitation into mindfulness. John Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “paying attention on purpose.” So for our purposes, a mindful Advent would be one spent paying attention to spiritual things. And truth be told, it is a fabulous place to start. Evelyn Underhill, a British mystic from the early 20th century, identified the first stage of the spiritual journey as “awakening,” or the soul becoming conscious to the reality of the divine.
November 30, 2025
This Advent season, I can’t help but wonder if the invitation to stay awake and be ready is an invitation into mindfulness. John Kabat-Zinn defines mindfulness as “paying attention on purpose.” So for our purposes, a mindful Advent would be one spent paying attention to spiritual things. And truth be told, it is a fabulous place to start. Evelyn Underhill, a British mystic from the early 20th century, identified the first stage of the spiritual journey as “awakening,” or the soul becoming conscious to the reality of the divine.
God is in Control
November 23, 2025
Christ the King Sunday invites us to proclaim that God is still in control - even in exile, even on the cross, even in our messy and uncertain world. Thanks for Giving Sunday invites us to live out that proclamation by offering our wealth, wisdom, and works. Not out of fear or obligation, but from our confidence in God’s type of power. The type of power that transforms the world through the love of good shepherds, surprised fathers, and humble teachers. A power that gathers, frees, strengthens, and forgives.
November 23, 2025
Christ the King Sunday invites us to proclaim that God is still in control - even in exile, even on the cross, even in our messy and uncertain world. Thanks for Giving Sunday invites us to live out that proclamation by offering our wealth, wisdom, and works. Not out of fear or obligation, but from our confidence in God’s type of power. The type of power that transforms the world through the love of good shepherds, surprised fathers, and humble teachers. A power that gathers, frees, strengthens, and forgives.
"Tell Out My Soul" Stewardship Sermon by Reina Smith
November 16, 2025
I think of my closed fists, holding onto what is mine, and letting it trickle out, bit by bit. I open up, let go, and find that my hands and my heart are open to receive more than I could ever give. I pray that I continue to grow in faith and stewardship with all of you. May our prayers as a faith community be unceasing, as we participate in God's unseen works. May they manifest, and may we welcome many to the feast.
November 16, 2025
I think of my closed fists, holding onto what is mine, and letting it trickle out, bit by bit. I open up, let go, and find that my hands and my heart are open to receive more than I could ever give. I pray that I continue to grow in faith and stewardship with all of you. May our prayers as a faith community be unceasing, as we participate in God's unseen works. May they manifest, and may we welcome many to the feast.
The Question Matters
November 9, 2025
Unlike every elementary school teacher I ever had, I believe that there are some stupid questions. Okay…maybe the questions aren’t stupid, but I do believe there are questions that get us farther from the truth rather than closer to it, and this morning’s gospel gives us an example of one of them.
November 9, 2025
Unlike every elementary school teacher I ever had, I believe that there are some stupid questions. Okay…maybe the questions aren’t stupid, but I do believe there are questions that get us farther from the truth rather than closer to it, and this morning’s gospel gives us an example of one of them.
Saints & Baptism
November 2, 2025
Jesus loved people up close, and the promises we make and renew at baptism call us to do the same. To pay attention to what is happening in the world - especially to the people who are the most vulnerable - and do something about it.
November 2, 2025
Jesus loved people up close, and the promises we make and renew at baptism call us to do the same. To pay attention to what is happening in the world - especially to the people who are the most vulnerable - and do something about it.
All Hallows' Tide
October 26, 2025
As Christians we still mourn. We long for those we love but see no longer. We feel their loss in deep and profound ways. Even Jesus, God incarnate, wept at the tomb of his friend. But as Christians we do not need to fear death. We can mourn with the hope that we will see one another again. We mourn with a peace that passes understanding, because we may not know exactly what heaven looks like, but we trust that our loved ones are with God; that they are taken care of and no longer in pain. We mourn with confidence that Jesus destroyed death to get to us; to prepare a way for us. As our Book of Common Prayer reminds us in the burial liturgy, life is changed, not ended.
October 26, 2025
As Christians we still mourn. We long for those we love but see no longer. We feel their loss in deep and profound ways. Even Jesus, God incarnate, wept at the tomb of his friend. But as Christians we do not need to fear death. We can mourn with the hope that we will see one another again. We mourn with a peace that passes understanding, because we may not know exactly what heaven looks like, but we trust that our loved ones are with God; that they are taken care of and no longer in pain. We mourn with confidence that Jesus destroyed death to get to us; to prepare a way for us. As our Book of Common Prayer reminds us in the burial liturgy, life is changed, not ended.
Re-imaging What Is Possible: Stewardship Launch
October 19, 2025
God doesn’t call us to do the impossible, but God does call us to move the dial on what we perceive to be possible. This is a powerful theology of stewardship. In the church we talk about stewardship as our responsibility to carefully and responsibly manage the gifts God has given us. Stewardship is an expression of gratitude: giving thanks for the time, talent, and treasure God has gifted us by using them well. But stewardship is also a leap of faith toward a God who is trustworthy. Stewardship is an invitation to trust that together we can do more with what God has given us than we can do alone.
October 19, 2025
God doesn’t call us to do the impossible, but God does call us to move the dial on what we perceive to be possible. This is a powerful theology of stewardship. In the church we talk about stewardship as our responsibility to carefully and responsibly manage the gifts God has given us. Stewardship is an expression of gratitude: giving thanks for the time, talent, and treasure God has gifted us by using them well. But stewardship is also a leap of faith toward a God who is trustworthy. Stewardship is an invitation to trust that together we can do more with what God has given us than we can do alone.
Blessings Start Small
October 5, 2025
This week I’ve been reflecting on how just a little bit of faith is a powerful thing. In our gospel reading this morning, Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. And I found these mustard seeds in my cabinet. They are very small! But the mustard plant is what we call invasive, which just means that from one very small seed the mustard plant will grow, spread, and fill a whole garden. So what Jesus is saying is that with even just this small little bit of faith, it can spread and fill all of creation.
October 5, 2025
This week I’ve been reflecting on how just a little bit of faith is a powerful thing. In our gospel reading this morning, Jesus talks about having faith the size of a mustard seed. And I found these mustard seeds in my cabinet. They are very small! But the mustard plant is what we call invasive, which just means that from one very small seed the mustard plant will grow, spread, and fill a whole garden. So what Jesus is saying is that with even just this small little bit of faith, it can spread and fill all of creation.
Sermon by Jeffery Blanford, Youth Coordinator
10 am, September 28, 2025
10 am, September 28, 2025
The Chasms We Create
8 am, September 28, 2025
This past week's rummage sale was both fundraiser and community outreach. Both a means for us to support our music ministry and a means to offer support to our neighbors by offering clothing and home goods at discounted prices. Had we only tried to get the highest price for each item we could, not only would we not have made as much, we would have failed in our mission to help our neighbors get access to items they may not have been able to afford otherwise. It’s a small example, but a powerful one. When we put our love of money above our love for God and neighbor everyone loses out.
8 am, September 28, 2025
This past week's rummage sale was both fundraiser and community outreach. Both a means for us to support our music ministry and a means to offer support to our neighbors by offering clothing and home goods at discounted prices. Had we only tried to get the highest price for each item we could, not only would we not have made as much, we would have failed in our mission to help our neighbors get access to items they may not have been able to afford otherwise. It’s a small example, but a powerful one. When we put our love of money above our love for God and neighbor everyone loses out.