Fairhaven UMC
United Methodist Church
2415 Saw Mill Run Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Sunday 9:30am Worship
Category: Sermon
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Fairhaven Sermon 2 4 2024 0:00 /1216.608 1× This week’s sermon by Pastor Dylan Parson revolves around the enduring principle of “form follows function,” a concept originally articulated by architect Louis Sullivan and echoed through personal anecdotes and philosophical reflections. The speaker shares memories of influential figures in their life, such as their father and…
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Responding to Jesus’ Transformative Call So I wonder if you can think back to when you first noticed Jesus calling you on the lakeshore of your life when you were just going about your daily business. And what did he say? Did you think you were picking something up on the side, you know, like…
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This week’s sermon begins with a personal story about a skiing trip, used as a metaphor for the difference between participating in an activity and embodying an identity. The preacher contrasts their experiences of skiing and running cross-country in high school to illustrate this point. While skiing was just an activity, running shaped their identity,…
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The Significance of Personal Revelation The great preacher, Frederick Buechner, who’s worth reading if you never have, his sermons are just beautiful. Everything he writes is beautiful. He has a sermon where he talks about how we might all wish that God would simply just reveal his existence to everybody. And he says, Wouldn’t it…
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Fairhaven Sermon 1 7 2024 0:00 /812.184 1× This week’s sermon by Pastor Dylan Parson focuses on the baptism of Jesus, contrasting the descriptions in the Gospels of Mark, Luke, and Matthew. It delves into the personal and intimate nature of Jesus’ baptism as portrayed in Mark, emphasizing the private encounter among the Trinity. This…