Sermons

Sermon’s Take 2

• Inconvenient Love April 24, 2024
  (Sermon preached April 21, 2024) In 1 John 3:16-24, the call to lay down our lives for one another isn't just referring to grand heroic gestures.  Daily, we have the opportunity to lay down our lives in the simple choices we make, like laying down a convenience for the sake of the neighbor impacted by […]
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• The Day Mary Roared December 29, 2023
  (Sermon preached December 24, 2023) This sermon celebrates the courage and prophetic witness of Mary as she joins with Elizabeth and sings her revolutionary song known today as The Magnificat.  (Luke 1:39-56) Please note this is my last sermon until I return from Sabbatical in April of 2024.  
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• A Bundle of Joy December 21, 2023
  (preached December 17, 2023) Isaiah 61: 1-4, 10-11 is the text Jesus opened to as he preached his first sermon in his hometown synagogue.  He reads it like a mission statement, which it is, for Jesus and for us as his followers.  It is a holy calling - a calling that cannot be fully exercised […]
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• Preparing the Way December 15, 2023
  (Sermon preached December 10, 2023)  Building a highway to usher in God's coming reign of peace is no small endeavor.  Isaiah 40:1-11 reminds us of the leveling, filling, and demolition that needs to be done to prepare the way.  
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• The Slop Bucket December 7, 2023
  (Preached December 3, 2023 - First Sunday of Advent)  Isaiah 64:1-9 plunges us into the darkness of a people desperate for God to act.  It is only when they can surrender to the hands of the potter that God can do a new thing.  
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• The Tenth Leper November 20, 2023
  (Sermon preached November 19, 2023)  The story of the tenth leper turning back, found in Luke 17:11-19, is a scripture often read on Thanksgiving Sunday.  It is a story of appreciation.
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• Confronting Racism November 10, 2023
  (Sermon preached November 6, 2023) Using the story of the Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37, this sermon challenges us to be more than "not racist."
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• Building Hope October 15, 2023
  (Sermon preached October 15, 2023) Charity alone is not enough, we need charity coupled with justice.  Additionally, how we extend charity matters.  
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• Promoting Peace October 12, 2023
  (Sermon preached on October 8, 2023) Matthew 5:9 says, "Blessed are the peacemakers..." The Sermon on the Mount describes the path of peacemaking, from loving your enemies and refusing to retaliate, to taking the log out of your own eye. FCCO made a commitment to peacemaking when it became a Shalom Congregation and continues to […]
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade
• Practicing Unity October 1, 2023
  (Sermon preached October 1, 2023)  Unity is part of our DNA, as a denomination and as a congregation.  In Ephesians 4:1-6, Paul notes the patience, gentleness, and humility that is required to practice unity.  Unity is not the absence of conflict, nor is it uniformity.  Unity happens when we continue to gather in love, and […]
  Rev. Dr. Dayna Kinkade