Rev. Beau Farr

This week we draw on a story from the Talmud to bring together the Pentecost story in Acts with the "Feast of Weeks," the Jewish festival which celebrates God's gift of the Torah to Israel.

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Reading

• Acts 2:1-21

Rev. Brandon Nonnemaker, Ed.D.

Ascension is not a story of departure but of transformation—of Christ moving beyond limits into a deeper, more expansive presence. This sermon explores the paradox of a God who is both lifted beyond us and more fully presence within the fabric of our lives. In a weary world, Ascension becomes an invitation to live with open hearts, holding grief and hope together as we are drawn more deeply into the world.

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Readings

• Acts 1:1-11
• Ephesians 1:15-23
• Luke 24:44-53

Aidan Voyles

This sermon considers the human inclination to gravitate towards a location of familiarity. In examining the Holy Spirit through the lens of Paul's teachings to the Athenians in Acts, it questions how our mental confinement of Biblical understanding affects the potential of our relationship with God

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Reading
Acts 17:22-31