Sunday Sermons with Pastor Mike

<p>This week on Sunday Sermons with Pastor Mike we gather around a story: A war. A man haunted by what he did. A teacher who saw his pain and said: "You can begin again."</p><p><br /></p><p>This week, we’ll talk about...

<h3>You know the story - The Good Samaritan. It's one of the most well-known parables Jesus ever told—so familiar, in fact, that we sometimes forget just how shocking, radical, and disruptive it was to his first...

<p>Socrates, Jesus, Thomas Jefferson, and LBJ walk into a bar...</p><p><br /></p><p>Sounds like the setup to a joke, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>But it’s not. It’s the foundation for tomorrow’s sermon (minus the bar)...

<p>This isn’t your typical 4th of July sermon. This one might make you a bit angry.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a week that exposed the deep cracks in our country’s soul — from cruel immigration policies to brutal budget cuts...

<h3>What happens when grief meets courage — and calls us to act?</h3><h3><br /></h3><h3>In this episode of Sunday Sermons, we’re getting real about what’s happening in our country right now — families being torn apart...

<h3>As Pride Month ends, and Pastor Mike is on vacation, well we’re revisiting a throwback sermon — set at a Pride Festival, sparked by a cardboard sign, and centered on one of the most weaponized stories in the Bible...

<p>This week on Sunday Sermons, we reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth—not just as a celebration, but as a confrontation with delay, denial, and the unfinished work of liberation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Inspired by Amanda...

<p>What can a 17-foot statue carved from discarded marble teach us about resilience, courage, and spiritual grit? In this episode of Sunday Serkons, we explore the story behind Michelangelo’s iconic David—not just as a...

<p>When protestors showed up with Bible verses and hate-filled signs, they picked the wrong church. In this Pride Month kickoff episode, we set the record straight on what scripture actually says — and doesn’t say —...

<h3>110 years ago, one of the darkest battles in human history unfolded in the fields of Ypres. Amidst the horror of chemical warfare and overwhelming loss, something unexpected began to grow — poppies. In this Memorial...

<p>In this episode of Sunday Sermons with Pastor Mike, we explore the deep spiritual power of impermanence through the story of a Buddhist sand mandala created in Minneapolis—and the ancient wisdom it holds for our...

<p>Think Mother’s Day started with Hallmark? Think again. This week on Sunday Sermons, we go back to the real—and frankly pretty badass—origins of Mother’s Day. It started with women organizing for peace, public health...

<p>This week's Sunday Sermons with Pastor Mike is a fun one as we join the 'May the Fourth Be With You' celebration and explore the power of storytelling through the lens of that famous series Star Wars. In this episode...

<p>Today's episode is a tribute to Pope Francis as a practitioner of THE best of what it means to be a follower of Jesus. We will explore that night he was announced with those famous words "Habemus Papam," the history...

<p>In today's episode of Sunday Sermons, recorded on Easter Sunday, live at Faith United Church of Christ, in Dunedin, FL, we will be discussing whether Easter is holy or hokey. Hokey means 'phony' and it sure seems in...