For The Spirit Of The City

Rev. Joel Blunk talks about the liminal space behind closed doors in his post-Easter sermon given at virtual Community worship at Richmond Hill on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

On Tuesday of Holy Week 2020, Lindsey Franklin gave her sermon on the power of love in this time of pandemic in this first offering of a virtual Community worship service at Richmond Hill.

"Living my life as golden, golden." Rev. Lisa Johnson preached on John 10:1-10 at Community worship on Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

Examining the story of the paralyzed man healed by the help of his friends, Rev. Lisa Johnson reminds us we are "to carry the one." Lisa preached on Luke 5:17-26 at Community worship on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Building the body of Christ by paying close attention to our diet is the message Rev. Joel Blunk delivered in his sermon on 1 Corinthians 3:1-9, given at Community worship on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Rev. Dr. Lisa Johnson delivered "When My Soul Remembers" on Lamentations 3:20-23. This is her first sermon in her new role as Interim Co-Pastoral Director here at Richmond Hill. Lisa preached at Community worship on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

"Making a Way Out of No Way" is the title Rev. Dr. Paula O. Parker chose to give this sermon in honor of Black History Month. "Sometimes you may be part of a big story and not even know it," she preached at Community worship on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.

To build a movement that's going to change the world, you call a bunch of fishermen? Really? What is up with that? Rev. Dr. Dorothy White answers the questions in her sermon she preached on Matthew 4:12-23 at Community worship on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.

In his effort to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, this year Rev. Robert Dortch attended the 2nd Amendment Rally in Richmond. Using Micah 6:6-8 as his framework, Robert preached on what's it going to take to change the world in his sermon given at Community worship on Tuesday, January 21, 2020.

When it came to the baptism of Jesus, Rev. Joel Blunk offers us two key words: humility, and justice. Joel preached on Matthew 3:13-17 at Community worship on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

As the year winds down and resolutions are being made, DeBorah Cannady encourages us to stop and pause a moment to seek an oasis of stillness. She preached this message on John 1:1-18 at Community worship on New Year's Eve 2019.

"Mary, did you know?" DeBorah Cannady asks and answers the question in her sermon on Matthew's gospel account of the birth of Jesus. DeBorah preached at Community worship on Christmas Eve 2019.

The season of Advent is a season of patience and faith. Also it can hold impatience and doubt. Waiting and expectancy are not always easy and certain. Lindsey Franklin shares her version of the good news of Advent as she preaches on Matthew 11:2-11 at Community worship on Tuesday, December 17, 2019.

As we wait in Advent anticipation for the coming of our Lord's arrival, Rev. Ben Hadley Goggin ties in the history and backstory of St. Nicolas of Lycia with the story of John the Baptist's life of witness found in Matthew 3:1-12. Ben preached at Community worship on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.

"Children of Promise" is the title of this sermon on portions of Luke 1, given by Rev. Dr. Paula Parker at Community worship on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

It all comes down to body and blood, "given for you." Rev. Susan Minasian's sermon offers a combination of Richard Rohr's Universal Christ and Colossians 1:11-20. Susan preached at Community worship on Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

While ministry and life can be draining, don't forsake your solitary place. This is the charge Dr. Herbert Ponder preached as he reflected on Luke 4:32 at Community worship on Tuesday, November 19, 2019.

God is always concerned with what's happening right here, right now. Come the resurrection, "you won't be disappointed." Rev. Joel Blunk looks at Luke 20:27-38 in his sermon given on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Community worship.

It's not easy doing what Jesus asks of us, but because He goes with us, we can dare to submit our wills to God. Rev. Paula O. Parker preaches on Matthew 10:37-42 at Community worship on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

What's the difference between the Pharisee and the Tax Collector? The intent of their hearts is the difference says DeBorah Cannady in her sermon on Luke 18:9-14, given at Community worship on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.