Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings: 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Year A): Philippians 2:1-13 16th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B): Mark 8:27-38 Our song this morning comes from a country music legend named Tom T. Hall. Born in 1936 in Oak
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 Take these shoes Click clacking down some dead end street Take these shoes, And make them fit Take this shirt, Polyester white trash made
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Isaiah 25:1-10, Matthew 22:1-14 Here in this place, new light is streaming now is the darkness vanished away, see, in this space, our fears and our dreamings, brought here
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost: Philippians 1:27-30, Matthew 20:1-16 Excuse me sir what did you say When you shout so loud it’s hard to tell You say that I must change my ways For
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost: Isaiah 56:1-8, Matthew 15:21-28 Got my faith baby in the Lord, Got my faith baby In the Lord, Lord, Lord And I know He’ll make everything alright No matter
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Mother, father please explain to me Why a world so full of mystery A place so bitter and still so sweet So beautiful and yet
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Psalm 86:1-12, Matthew 10:24-39 Is there anyone who Ever remembers changing their mind from The paint on a sign? Is there anyone who really recalls Ever breaking rank at
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Trinity Sunday (First Sunday after Pentecost): 2 Corinthians 13:5-14, Matthew 28:16-20 Is it getting better, or do you feel the same? Will it make it easier on you, now you got someone to blame?
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, Matthew 6:1-15 Let me begin with a couple of silly questions: How many of you use a computer? How many of you have had your computer crash? I imagine many
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12 I sat down to write a sermon this week. I started on Monday. I got an idea. I wrote some stuff down. I got another