Sermons by Rev. Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch (Page 3)
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Sunday June 12 2022Stories That Changed The WorldThe Parable of The Rich Man and LazarusLuke 16:19-31 Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Parable of the Sower
Sunday May 29 2022Stories that Changed The World:The pArable of the SowerMatthew 13: 1-9Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Shared Blessing of Hospitality
Sunday May 22 2022Loving God, Loving Neighbor:The Shared Blessing of HospitalityGenesis 18:1‐10 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
Transforming Joy
Sunday May 15 2022Loving God, Loving Neighbor:Transforming JoyLuke 17:11-19 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Lens of Abundance
Sunday May 8 2022Loving God, Loving Neighbor:The Lens of AbundanceMatthew 14:13-21 NRSVRev mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
The Currency of Neighboring
Sunday May 1 2022Confirmation SundayLoving God, Loving NeighborThe Currency of NeighboringScriptureRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
We Believe In the Resurrection of the Body
Sunday April 17 2022EASTERWe Believe In The Resurrection of the BodyLuke 24: 1-12 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch
We Believe in The Forgiveness of Sins
Sunday April 10 2022Palm/Passion SundayWe Believe in The Forgiveness of SinsJohn 12: 12-16Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch scripture 12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord— the King of Israel!” 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as…
We Believe In The Communion of Saints
sunday april 3 2022The Fifth Sunday of LentWe Believe in the communion of saintsHebrews 12: 1-2Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was…
We Believe in the Holy Catholic Church
Sunday March 27 2022The FOurth Sunday of LentwE bELIEVE iN tHE hOLY cATHOLIC cHURCHMATTHEW 5:14-16, 16:18 & 1 PETER 2:9-10 NRSVrEV MARY bETH hARDESTY-cROUCH sCRIPTURE 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so…
We Believe In The Holy Spirit
Sunday March 20 2022The Third Sunday of LentWe Believe in the Holy SpiritACTS 2:1-4 NRSV Rev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of…
We Believe in Jesus Christ
Sunday March 13 2022The Second Sunday of LentWe BELIEVE IN Jesus ChristPHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, 8 he humbled himself and became obedient…