Sermons 2023 Youth Sunday Sermons June 6, 2023 / Bella Coughlin Sermon Title: Seeing the Forest For The Trees “I’ve always loved being outside and being in nature. From hiking with my mom to just sitting outside in the sun. From being a place where I can be with people and bond, to being a place for me to be alone and feel relaxed. I immediately feel better surrounded by nature.” (Read more) Isaac Cravey Sermon Title: A Place Where I Can Be Batman “Before I was even born this church was ready to welcome me with open arms. Ready to watch me mature and grow, from the people my parents asked for advice to the people who would take care of me in the nursery and those who would be Sunday school teachers and youth sponsors.” (Read more) Sarah Harris Sermon Title: Musical Slide Tackle “And I don’t understand how God shows up in the world. But I know that music has always served as a bridge to spirituality in my life. Even when I can’t feel it, God shows up every day, and has forever. I hear God on the way to school in the morning with my coffee. I hear God in acoustic guitars and how they can fill a room with warmth.” (Read more) Ben Kirkman Sermon Title: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions “My entire life, I have really hated making decisions. As a small child, even a decision as simple as choosing what toy to play with in a room full of toys was overwhelming. Making decisions can be quick or take a long time, but I know that decisions are important in life no matter what they are, and we will be faced with decisions every day.” (Read more) Elijah Pickard Sermon Title: My Big, Gay Church “No version of me has been more eccentric than my early childhood self. I’ve gone to College Park since birth, and some of my first memories involve me running up and down the aisles in the sanctuary, singing loudly during services, and talking members’ ears off about whatever current obsession I was under the spell of at the time.” (Read more) Kara Toole Sermon Title: You Are Here! “I believe that there are two types of people in this world. Those of us who mind-map while we drive and intuitively always make the right turn and those who use gps and still manage to get lost going well anywhere.” (Read more)
