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Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, concludes HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” sermon series with this message from August 28, 2022.

Rev. Larry Kalajainen focuses on the biblical story of Jonah in this message for HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” series. He reminds us that while Jonah waited for God to come around to his way of thinking God is still waiting for a whole host of Jonahs to come around to God’s way of loving.

Ophelia Hu Kinney, HopeGateWay’s worship coordinator, presents the message for August 14, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” series. She asks, “What is the river that God has parted in your own life? What is the river that God has ferried you across? Were you alone? What is the story that is coming to life through you?”

Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, believes, “when we value the individual over the many in economics, in public health, or salvation, we fail to see the way that Jesus is inviting us into. Solidarity calls us to be willing to lay down our lives for the sake of our friends and our enemies.” Her message, for August 7, 2022, is presented as part of HopeGateWay’s “Water Water Everywhere” series.

Margaret Menger, chairperson of HopeGateWay's Leadership Team, presents the concluding sermon in the "Queering Genesis - Joseph" series

In this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations, Sean McConnell, of Episcopal Relief and Development, talks with Dr. Art McClanahan about the tragic impact that the war in Ukraine is having on the more than 7 million who have fled their country and nearly as many who are internally displaced persons. McConnell urges the HopeGateWay community to continue to be in relationship with them through generous giving, as he speaks about the extraordinary humanitarian work being done by ACT Alliance.

Jeff Huot suggests that because God is with us “we can make the dreams of equality for all a reality.” In his sermon for July 10, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series, he adds, “Our job is to take our dreams to God and allow God to transform the dream into a reality.”

Erin Bruce presents the message, for July 3, 2022, as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series.

Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, invites us to make a commitment, together, to something bigger and truer, to be certain in our witness as we work for change. Her message, for June 26, 2022, is presented as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series.

Courtney Tabor asks the question, “What does love look like for you right now” in her message for June 19, 2022, presented as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” series.

Ophelia Hu Kinney asks the questions, “Who in your family are cycle breakers…and which cycles are you breaking by following the path that you’re on” in her message for June 12, 2022, presented as part of HopeGateWay’s “Queering Genesis-Joseph” sermon series.

Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay's lead pastor, presents the sermon for Pentecost Sunday. "This Pentecost, I hope you sense the flame within you and upon you...I encourage you to figure out what you need to do to recognize the flame of the Holy Spirit within you."

Rev. Don Rudalevige offers the sermon for Sunday, May 29.

Stacey Knight reminds us that God is with us, even when we don’t see God or prevent ourselves from seeing God’s presence.

Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor notes, “this idea of trust, of honoring another’s experience of believing that we can learn and grow from someone else is transformational.” She goes on to suggest, “You night even call it resurrection.”

Rev. Diane McClanahan asks the question, “How can we put our woundedness in the service of others,” in her sermon for the Third Sunday after Easter, in the ”Encountering Resurrection” series.

Rev. Linda Littlefield Grenfell’s sermon for the Second Sunday after Easter, in the ”Encountering Resurrection” series is entitled, “Lifted from the No of All Nothing.” The Scripture text is John 21:1-9.

Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill and Pastor Liz Fulmer join Dr. Art McClanahan for this episode of HopeGateWay Conversations to talk about how their congregations and two other former United Methodist churches in Maine are living into the faithful future of the Movement for Inclusive Methodism. Pastor Liz talks about her journey towards her ordination, one in which she was mentored by Rev. Sara.

Dodie Sheffieled’s sermon for the Sunday after Easter is entitled, “Resurrecting Love.”

In her sermon for Easter Sunday, Rev. Sara Ewing-Merrill, HopeGateWay’s lead pastor, notes, “interdependency is right there at the center of the Resurrections story”and offers an Easter challenge to make the world a more accessible place, especially in the local places of our lives.