December 3, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Ruth 2:8-12 NRSV In Ruth 2, we observe that the steps of Ruth plant the seeds of the Messiah and prepare the way for the Messiah. Mother Ruth, a foreign Moabite woman steps into the field of prophetic promise where God has been cultivating a path of shalom […]
November 19, 2023 | Armando David Scott-Canchola | Matthew 14:13-12, 15:12-39 In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, we chose to honor the land we occupy by delving into its history and acknowledging its original indigenous inhabitants. Among our community, Armando David Scott-Canchola centered the ancestral lineage of his maternal Chumash Native heritage. Through […]
November 12, 2023 | Bobby Harrsion | John 11:33-44 As Jesus makes his way to the stone-cold tomb where Lazarus is sealed shut, we’re invited to see the “tomb seasons” in our own lives. The spaces and places where we find ourselves in lament and loss. And where we ultimately long for God to comfort […]
November 5, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde | Ruth 1:16-18 Migration is a means of God’s love and God’s company. In the story of Comadre Ruth and Naomi, we see the embodied hesed love of God in the friendship vows that Ruth makes to Naomi in times of crisis and duress. Comadre Ruth did not know […]
October 22, 2023 | Camille Hernandez | Judges 4:17-22 As we continue to witness the atrocity of war, retaliation, and genocide let us turn our eyes to the actions of Jael who teaches us how to boldly go where God leads and end conflict. This is a sermon that is meant to meet this […]
October 15, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | Mark 5:25-29 In this sermon, we look at the woman in Mark 5 who has been bleeding for 12 years. And we let her story lead us to look at an even more ancient shared suffering of blood between Israelis and Palestinians. While asking Jesus to end […]
October 8, 2023 | Inés Velásquez-McBryde & Meleca Consultado | Filipino American History Month
October 1, 2023 | Bobby Harrison | Matthew 1-2 We look at the story of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus as they are forced to migrate over 1,200 miles over the course of three years. And in their perilous journey, we find glimpses of our stories of movement. All the while reflecting on how God’s […]
September 24, 2023 | TCWHF’s 3rd Anniversary Sunday As we celebrate our 3-year church anniversary, our community shares honestly, vulnerably and joyfully what this place has meant to them as a faith community. We also celebrate that it’s our last day at this Missiongathering church building where we made our first in-person home since […]
September 10, 2023 | Armando David Canchola Scott | Isaiah 11:1-9 This Sunday was the beginning of a season where our church familia began to center and celebrate Latinx Heritage Month. In honor of that, Armando David Canchola Scott explored Isaiah 11:1-9, where the poet prophets give audacious vision of hope and peace; and how […]