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What does faithful leadership look like when the path ahead feels uncertain?

In last week’s sermon, “Leading from the In-Between,” Pastor Kevin reflects on the story of the prophet Deborah in Judges 4 and the road to Emmaus in Luke 24. Both stories unfold in places of uncertainty—between fear and courage, grief and hope, endings and new beginnings.

Deborah leads from a place between Ramah and Bethel, offering wisdom, courage, and clarity in a divided and fearful time. On the road to Emmaus, the risen Christ meets disciples in the uncertainty of their own in-between moment and reminds them that God is still at work.

This sermon explores how many of us find ourselves in seasons of transition—personally, spiritually, or as a church—and how God often meets us there, calling us forward with courage, hope, and trust.

If you missed Sunday’s message at Grace Presbyterian Church, we invite you to watch, reflect, and share it with someone who may need encouragement in their own season of waiting or discernment.

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What does it mean to sing when hope feels fragile?

In this sermon, A Song Still Rising, we begin a new Eastertide series, Still Speaking, exploring the prophetic voices of scripture and the ways the risen Christ continues to speak through ordinary people today. We begin with Miriam, the first prophet named in the Bible, whose song rises at the edge of freedom as the people of Israel discover that God is still making a way where none seemed possible.

Miriam’s song reminds us that music is more than celebration. It can be courage. It can be resistance. It can be witness to the transforming power of God’s liberating love. From the shores of the Red Sea to prison songs of Paul and Silas, and even to modern movements where communities sing in the face of fear, scripture shows us that song has the power to reshape how we see the world and how we live within it.

Because resurrection is not only something that happened long ago. It is something still unfolding — in acts of courage, in voices raised together, and in lives shaped by hope stronger than fear.

As we continue in the season of Easter, we listen for the ways God is still speaking and consider how we might join the song.

Scripture: Exodus 15:20–21; Acts 16:25–26

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Palm Sunday is the closest thing we have to a parade in the Christian liturgical calendar. But the Gospel of Mark reminds us that there were actually two processions entering Jerusalem that day, each proclaiming a very different vision of power, peace, and hope.

In this sermon, Pastor Kevin reflects on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives and contrasts it with the imperial procession of Rome entering from the west. One parade displays strength through force. The other reveals a kingdom shaped by humility, mercy, justice, and love.

These two parades are not confined to the pages of scripture. They still move through our world today, inviting us to consider which vision of power will shape our lives, our communities, and our witness as followers of Christ.

The good news of Palm Sunday is that the kingdom of God does not arrive through domination or fear. It grows wherever people choose the way of Christ, practicing compassion instead of contempt, reconciliation instead of retribution, and hope instead of despair.

Which parade will you join?

Scripture: Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29; Mark 11:1–11
Sermon: Pastor Kevin Ireland
Church: Grace Presbyterian Church – Wichita, Kansas

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In this fifth week of Lent, we continue our series “Tell Me Something Good – Grounding Ourselves in the Good News of Lent.” The good news this week is rooted in mercy.

In John 8:2–11, a woman is brought before Jesus by those ready to condemn her. The crowd holds stones. The law seems clear. The tension is real. And yet Jesus responds in a way that surprises everyone.

“Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone.”

In this sermon, Mercy in the Dust, we reflect on how Jesus speaks both to those ready to judge and to the one who has been judged. The story reveals a vision of justice shaped not by punishment alone, but by restoration, dignity, and the possibility of a new beginning.

Mercy is not always convenient. It is not always deserved. And yet mercy is one of the clearest signs of God’s presence among us.

As we journey through Lent together, we are invited to consider:
Where are the stones in our own hands?
Where might God be calling us to extend mercy?
What would it mean to begin again?

Scripture:
Isaiah 1:10–17
John 8:2–11

Sermon Series:
Tell Me Something Good – Grounding Ourselves in the Good News of Lent

Grace Presbyterian Church
Wichita, Kansas

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In this sermon from the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Pastor Kevin reflects on Jesus’ surprising welcome of children in Matthew 19:13–15.

When the disciples try to turn the children away, Jesus stops them and says, “Let the little children come to me. Do not stop them, for to such as these belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Through a creative retelling of the story from the perspective of a parent in the crowd, this sermon explores what children reveal about the kingdom of God: openness, trust, and the freedom to come just as we are. It also invites us to ask an important question for the life of the church today: Who might still be standing at the edge of the crowd, wondering if they are welcome?

Drawing on themes from Deuteronomy and the wider story of scripture, Pastor Kevin reflects on God’s call to build communities that leave space for those who are most often overlooked, and to embody the wide welcome of Christ.

Because the good news of the gospel is this:
The kingdom of heaven does not belong to the powerful or the impressive.
It belongs to those who come with open hands.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 24:17-22, Matthew 19:13–15
Grace Presbyterian Church – Wichita, Kansas

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What does it mean to care for Christ today?

In this sermon, Caring for Christ, Rev. Kevin Ireland reflects on Jesus’ teaching that when we care for the hungry, the stranger, the sick, and the vulnerable, we are caring for Christ himself. Rooted in the good news at the heart of Jesus’ ministry, this message invites us to see faith not simply as belief, but as lived compassion — expressed through hospitality, justice, and love for neighbor.

As part of our Lenten series, “Tell Me Something Good – Grounding Ourselves in the Good News of Lent,” this sermon explores how ordinary acts of mercy become sacred encounters, and how Christ continues to meet us in the people and needs right in front of us.

Scripture: Luke 7:35-50, Matthew 25:35–40
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In this sermon, we step into the story of the wedding at Cana through the eyes of a servant who carried the water that Jesus turned into wine. What looked like an ordinary task, hauling jar after jar from the well, became the setting for an extraordinary act of grace.

This message explores how God so often works the same way in our lives. The miracle did not begin with power or spectacle. It began with participation. With ordinary people doing ordinary work. With faithfulness before results were visible.

What does it mean for us, as a church and as individuals, to keep carrying the water when resources feel thin and outcomes are uncertain? How might Christ still be transforming our simple offerings into joy, healing, and hope?

If you have ever wondered whether your small acts of faithfulness really matter, this sermon is for you. We carry the water. God makes the wine.
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In a world shaped by fear, conflict, and constant pressure to react in kind, the Apostle Paul closes Ephesians with a different vision — not aggression, but endurance. The “armor of God” is not a call to violence, but a call to remain grounded in truth, peace, faith, and love when the powers around us pull us toward anger, despair, or division.

This sermon explores what it means to practice persistent resistance: a steady, faithful refusal to let fear, cynicism, or hostility define who we are. Following Christ does not mean escaping the struggle — it means standing within it with courage, compassion, and hope.

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Sermon from Worship | “Seasoned to Shine”
Matthew 5:13-16, Ephesians 4:1-16

In the sermon “Seasoned to Shine,” Rev. Kevin Ireland reflects on Jesus’ words about being salt and light and what it means for the church to live into the gifts God has given each of us. Drawing on the call to be seasoned with purpose and to shine with grace, this message invites us to recognize our unique gifts and to share them boldly for the building up of Christ’s body and the good of the world.

Preached at Grace Presbyterian Church, this sermon encourages us not only to name our gifts, but to use them—bringing flavor, light, and hope to our life together and to our wider community.

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