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[Sermon] The Posture of Gratitude
When one healed leper turned back to give thanks, he discovered that gratitude is not a polite response but a transformed way of living.
Hector Garfias-Toledo
Oct 11
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[Sermon] The Fire That Transforms
In today’s gospel, Jesus speaks of fire, division, and urgency—words that unsettle rather than comfort. Rev. Salvador Cosio explores how this fire is not about destruction but about transformation: reshaping our identity in baptism, gathering us into true belonging in Christ’s body, and sending us into the world with purpose.
Rev. Salvador Cosio
Aug 16
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[Sermon] Grace in the Ditch
Whether we find ourselves in the ditch or watching someone we love suffer there, God’s unconditional love reaches in and lifts us up.
Hector Garfias-Toledo
Jul 12


[Sermon] Peace Is a Weapon: Why God's Shalom Terrifies the World
In Luke 10, Jesus sends out his followers with nothing but trust—and peace—as their mission strategy.
David Horton
Jul 5


[Sermon] Freedom's Fruits
In a world of division and tribalism, the Apostle Paul reminds the Galatians—and us—that true freedom is not self-serving but Spirit-led.
Jeff Tobin
Jun 28
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[Sermon] Disrupted to Be Whole
In a world that clings to categories and systems that divide, God’s healing often arrives in ways that unsettle and surprise.
Hector Garfias-Toledo
Jun 21
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[Sermon] Drawn into the Dance
The Trinity isn’t just a doctrine—it’s a divine rhythm of relationship, a dance of love shared between Creator, Christ, and Spirit.
Hector Garfias-Toledo
Jun 14
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[Sermon] Voices of the Spirit
Pastor Hector and the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center-TLCS Engagement Team share a conversation about the Spirit’s work in and through community
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[Sermon] Wrestling in the Middle
Guest preacher and TLCS member Lori Schmidt invites us into the honest, often painful space between hope and resolution—what she calls “living in the middle.”
Lori Schmidt
May 31
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