The thing that struck me most in the immediate aftermath of losing our child was the sadness. Even as I say it, that sounds like such a...

In thinking about the words I wanted to say today in this brief moment of sharing, the phrase that stayed in my mind is: If Love Would...

Matthew 5:1-20 The longest semester of my seminary career included THE 507: The Sermon on the Mount. That’s right, an entire 3-hour...

Matthew 3:1-17 I.Background of Matthew -we’ll be exploring the story of Jesus’ baptism by John -we’re going to be in Matthew until...

I’m going to use the pulpit as a confessional to you this morning. I struggled with this sermon. A lot. I was determined to stick with...

Gentle Justice + Servanthood, Action + Being Held by God A Sermon for Northminster Church Preached by Rev. Jillian Hankamer December 11,...

I.Intro - I hate the word bossy -Mostly removed from my vocabulary -Because I got called this so often as a kid -Don’t mind admitting to...

The Meaning of the Service More than 2000 years ago, the story goes, a clutch of sleepy shepherds were watching over their sheep on a...

Isaiah’s Vineyard Song A Sermon for Northminster Church Preached by Rev. Jillian Hankamer November 13, 2022 Isaiah 5:1-7 & 11:1-10 When...

2 Kings 5:1-15 Earlier this week I posed this prompt to my friends on Facebook: give me an example of a time your expectation far...

1 Kings 18: 17-29 Friends, I’m going to be honest with you that I struggled with this week’s text. I tried for days to think of a title...

Hosea 11 A pastor and the Chair of Deacons are playing golf. On the first tee, the pastor hits a beautiful drive straight down the...

Genesis 39:1-23 When he was killed on August 28, 1955, Emmett Till was 14 years old. He’d been 14 for less than a month when he was...

1 Staying in the Boat Isaiah 43:1-7; Matthew 14: 22-33 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (September 25), 2022 Kyle Childress The...

Genesis 12:1-9 I don’t know why God chose me. Why God made me the “go-to” guy. Had I even interacted with the Eternal before I was given...

Flood and Promise A Sermon for Northminster Church Preached by Rev. Jillian Hankamer September 11, 2022 Genesis 6-9 I. Intro -“If I can...

September 4, 2022 Deuteronomy 5:1-21 & 6:4-9 I want to begin this morning with a question: when did “no” become a bad word? I mean it....

August 28, 2022 Genesis 32: 9-13 and 22-30 Do you know where your name comes from? Were you named after a relative or family friend?...

Genesis 32: 9-13 & 22-30 In seminary, I had three male friends who made time to watch “House Hunters” together every week. The guys were...

Genesis 18: 1-15; 21:1-7 The following was written by Sarah, woman of God, mother of nations, and wife of Abraham to her son Isaac so he...