by Dan Chase | Oct 4, 2026 | Sermons
October 4, 2026 · The Rev. Meredith Ellis · Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 21:33-46 Guest preacher the Rev. Meredith Ellis reads the parable of the tenants against the Roman ‘domination system’ of Jesus’s day, and asks what Jesus would make of a world where...
by Dan Chase | Sep 27, 2026 | Sermons
September 27, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 When the chief priests demand to know by what authority Jesus acts, he turns the question back on them. Rev. Dr. James Olson asks us to see through the distractions of our own day just as...
by Dan Chase | Sep 20, 2026 | Sermons
September 20, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Exodus 16:2-15; Matthew 20:1-16 From cold sanctuaries to missing toilet paper, Rev. Dr. James Olson has heard every church complaint, and so had Moses in the wilderness. Complaining can be holy if it’s done well: pray...
by Dan Chase | Sep 13, 2026 | Sermons
September 13, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Genesis 50:15-21; Matthew 18:21-35 Joseph forgives the brothers who sold him and blesses them; the unforgiving servant learns too late what he was given. Rev. Dr. James Olson warns against using ‘blessed’ as a...
by Dan Chase | Sep 6, 2026 | Sermons
September 6, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Romans 13:8-11; Matthew 18:15-20 Matthew 18 gives the church a pattern for conflict: go privately first, then with two or three others, then to the whole community, always grounded in love. Rev. Dr. James Olson asks a...
by Dan Chase | Aug 30, 2026 | Sermons
August 30, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Exodus 3:1-15; Matthew 16:21-28 Moses asks God’s name at the burning bush; Peter can’t accept what Jesus says is coming. With help from T. S. Eliot’s cats and Schrödinger’s, Rev. Dr. James Olson suggests...
by Dan Chase | Aug 23, 2026 | Sermons
August 23, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 Peter gives the textbook answer, but ‘Who do you say that I am?’ is a question disciples go on answering every day. Rev. Dr. James Olson turns it back on the congregation through...
by Dan Chase | Aug 16, 2026 | Sermons
August 16, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:20-28 A Canaanite woman, an outsider in every way, talks back to Jesus and wins, and the next story is the feeding of four thousand Gentiles. Rev. Dr. James Olson traces how God’s welcome...
by Dan Chase | Aug 9, 2026 | Sermons
August 9, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 Having once scored low on evangelism, Rev. Dr. James Olson redefines it with the line attributed to St. Francis: preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words. Like Peter stepping...
by Dan Chase | Aug 2, 2026 | Sermons
August 2, 2026 · Rev. Dr. James Olson · Isaiah 55:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21 Rev. Dr. James Olson’s first Sunday as the Old Sloop’s interim pastor begins with introductions (call me Jim, and no parking-lot conversations, please) before turning to the feeding of...
