Trinity United Creston

11/26/2024

Look up, Look way up…
Simply believing that everything will be okay is over. We must search more deeply. Examine the
heavens, consider your own heart’s tenacious beating, and notice small shoots poking up. But
be honest. Let go of the need to pretend. Hard and unholy things are happening and will
continue to happen. We’ll need one another on this challenging journey, with senses alert for
signs of hope and ready to be signs of hope for others. This is holy resistance; this is declaring
by a simple glance that “my soul magnifies the Lord.”

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11/14/2024

November 17th Sermon title: No matter what!
The promise of Hannah to commit any child she might have to the service of God could be taken as a very pious action, or it could be a natural, desperate bargain promised by a grief-stricken woman, pleading with God. It is important to make the strong assertion that God loves us no matter what our life circumstances might be, and especially when we face hardship and grief. Not all stories of
infertility end like Hannah’s. That doesn’t mean God has abandoned us.

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11/05/2024

https://www.westkootenayclimatehub.ca/event-details/hope-in-action-facing-climate-challenges

All day event at the Catholic Church Saturday Nov 16 doors open at 8am

Free community symposium hosted by the Creston Valley Climate Action Society.

11/05/2024

For Nov 10
Sermon Title: Further to the family tree
We often don’t notice the way that our lives have followed the way of God until we think back on the importance of particular times and places, decisions, and the consequences of unexpected circumstances on our journey.

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10/30/2024

Sermon title: Won’t you be my neighbour
Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, makes the difficult decision to go with her. It is also
important to consider the decision of Orpah, who did not get the headlines. She represents the
ones who stay and perhaps endure even greater hardship.
Today’s readings seem to cry out for us to consider human migration and our response to
refugees who are forced to leave as a result of desperate economic, political, or social
conditions. Just how is the Holy One calling us to respond?

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10/23/2024

Sermon title: How does this fit with you?
The Hebrews passage is a great choice for Reformation Sunday. It speaks to a key concept of Protestant theology: that Jesus is the only mediator between humanity and God. The epistle
refers to the High Priest of the Jerusalem temple, but Protestant thinkers drew heavily upon the writings of Paul and those they understood to be written in Paul’s name (such as Hebrews) to
re-evaluate the role of priesthood in the Western Christian church. Our human rituals have no power to forgive sins, nor can this forgiveness be purchased; only belief in the grace of Jesus
Christ can provide salvation. All Christians have a priestly ability to commune with God: “the priesthood of all believers.” To turn this from a theology lecture into a sermon, invite the
congregation to consider their own hurts, fears, and anger and explore the idea of finding the faith to believe that Jesus has the power to take these things away through grace.

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10/08/2024

Sermon title: Thanksgiving calls for action. The prophet Joel writes after a time of ecological disaster: a locust infestation that consumes Israel’s food supply. As we continue to observe ecological disaster in our own time due to the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, where can we find the same reassurance of God’s providence that Joel writes about? Where is God for those who have lost their homes or
lives to flooding or forest fires? In our thanksgiving, can our gratitude for our abundance move us to not only offer the aid of emergency relief, but advocate for the very hard work of
transforming our society to confront the enormous challenges we face with climate change?

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09/28/2024

Join us 10am, this Sunday, Sept. 29 for "The Power of Collective Prayer" presented by Dr. Anjanee Gyan-Dyck.

All are welcome!

09/23/2024

Job, Another creation Story
Albert Camus, the renowned French author, once said, “Fiction is the lie through which we tell
the truth.” In essence, through storytelling or a well-crafted “lie,” we can explore deep truths.
The Book of Job is a fiction that delves deep into the realm of truth. It provides a platform to
ask daring questions. Why do we lose our loved ones? Why do we go through illness? Why do
we experience all these kinds of suffering? Where is God and why is God allowing this to
happen? The Book of Job does not answer all these questions. Instead, it invites us into an
ongoing discussion. The story of Job serves as a thought experiment, asking us to imagine a
hypothetical, completely righteous person who is suffering. It encourages us to be honest in our
responses to God, to offer gratitude but also to voice our complaints. As the biblical scholar
William Safire noted, “Devout defiance pleases God.” It is okay to ask God, “Why is this
happening to me?” or “Why have you made me your target?” (Job 7:20). We can also inquire,
“What are human beings that you are mindful of them or mortals that you care for them?”
(Hebrews 2:6).

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