Weekly Sermons

Whether you missed a Sunday, are interested in our weekly message, and/or are exploring more info about our faith community here at Union, we invite you to listen to some of the recent sermons.
July 22, 2018: Our sermon this morning, “Sharing and Proclaiming.” We celebrate the Feast Day of Mary Magdalene, the Apostle, Find today's scripture lesson here
July 1, 2018: Our faith is more than just sit back and relax, but it drives us to a sense of Holy Urgency. Pastor Folkemer explores this Holy Urgency in his sermon today on Mark 5:21-43. Find today's scripture lesson here
May 13, 2018: Our sermon this morning, "Unity and Love," explores Jesus' prayer that we will be made one, as Jesus and his Father in heaven are one. That we be brought together in unity for our sake, and for the sake of the world. Find today's scripture lesson here
May 6, 2018: “Joy and Purpose” Our sermon today focuses on a few key words; Abide, Love, and Joy. In our sermon this morning, we explore the Joy of Christ as we hear the Bible tell us that Jesus abides in us, loves us, and that give us joy. We receive these gifts, and we respond by sharing our joy with others.. Find today's scripture lesson here
April 22, 2018: “Jesus, the Good Shepherd.” Our sermon today looks at the imagery of Jesus as our shepherd, our protector and our provider, both now and forever. Find today's scripture lesson here

​ We apologize for the standard definition quality.
April 15, 2018: Our sermon and Children’s Message this morning “Jesus in the midst of all the noise!” Pastor Folkemer talks about the struggle to hear and see God when we are surrounded by the many "noises" of our world. We thank Bishop Jim Dunlop who led worship and helped out with the children’s message. Sunday April 15.  Read  today's scripture lesson here
April 8, 2018: Vicar Carla Christopher preaches on doubt and Doubting Thomas.  Read  today's scripture lesson here
April 1, 2018, Easter Sunday: Our Sermon, "An April Fools Easter" focuses on how God "fools the devil, the Romans, even Jesus' own disciples by defeating the power of sin and death, raising Jesus from the dead and winning our salvation.  Read  today's scripture lesson here
​March 29, 2018, Maundy Thursday: ​Our sermon on Maundy Thursday that looks at the new command to love our neighbors as Jesus loves us! Find today's scripture lesson here
​March 25, 2018, Palm/Passion Sunday: ​Our sermon today looks at the reading from Mark's Passion narrative that the temple curtain tore in half. This represents God breaking down all barriers between God and us! Find today's scripture lesson here
March 18, 2018, 5th Sunday In Lent: ​Our sermon today looks at the sacrifice of following Jesus.  Our focus is on verse John 12:25 "Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life."

We are to turn our focus and priorities to following Jesus, to loving God and serving our neighbors.  This may cause us to have to sacrifice for the sake of God and others.  Jesus promises that even in the midst of sacrifice, we are promised that we are never alone. Find today's scripture lesson here
March 11, 2018, 4th Sunday In Lent: ​Our sermon today looks at the grace of God. We understand that the definition of grace is "undeserved love, freely given." Grace is given to us by the sacrifice of Jesus, lifted on the cross for the sake of the world. Find today's scripture lesson here
March 4, 2018, 3rd Sunday In Lent: ​We hear the story of Jesus cleansing the temple and driving out the money changers.  The money changers who took advantage of the people coming to worship and give sacrifices at the Temple.  Jesus is also foreshadowing that he will the new Great High Priest. Find today's scripture lesson here

We apologize for the glitch in the video as we lost internet connection for a couple minutes. The main part of what was missed was walking through each commandment with the congregation.
February 25, 2018, 2nd Sunday In Lent: Our sermon "Following Divine things and turning from human things" reflects on Jesus command to stop focusing on human desires, but instead to focus on God's will and God's work. Find today's scripture lesson here
February 18, 2018, 1st Sunday In Lent: Our sermon looks at the Lord's Prayer, specifically the 2nd and 3rd petitions, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as in heaven."  How do we ask God to participate in God's work?  What does it mean to follow God's will? Find today's scripture lesson here
February 14, 2018, Ash Wednesday: “Ashes of Mortality, Ashes of Eternal Love.” Our Ash Wednesday sermon recognizes that this year, Ash Wednesday fell on Valentines Day by recognizing that the ashes in which were placed on our foreheads are not only a sign of mortality, but also a sign of God's eternal love for us!  Find today's scripture lesson here
February 11, 2018, the Transfiguration of Our Lord: Our sermon, "Sneak Peek" looks at the story of Jesus' Transfiguration on the mountain top, and how this is a sneak peek of who Jesus is, the son of God, the messiah!  Find today's scripture lesson here
 February 4, 2018, 5th Sunday After Epiphany: This Sunday we were blessed to welcome the York County Junior Honors Choir, which meant our sermon was shortened to a reflection. The sermon focuses on the call to stay focused on our calling to share the Good News of Jesus, and that out of this sharing, worshiping, studying, giving, etc., comes our ministries to others. Find today's scripture lesson here

Due to the flu, the sermon series was shortened from part 1 to part 3.
January 21, 2018, 3rd Sunday After Epiphany: "Proclaiming the Mission, Calling the Team." Part 1 of 3 of the sermon series "The beginning of Jesus Public Ministry." This week we look at Jesus proclaiming the Good News that God's kingdom has come near, and Jesus calling his first disciples.  Find today's scripture lesson here
January 14, 2018, 2nd Sunday After Epiphany: Pastor Folkemer shares a brief reflection on the text, "John 1:43-51 where we hear Philip invite Nathanael to join him in following Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth. Nathanael's response is, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth? Pastor Joel reflects on this idea of shaming towns, countries, continents, neighborhoods and the people from them. God uses people from every place and walk of life to do God's work in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.  Find today's scripture lesson here
January 7, 2018, Epiphany of Our Lord: On Epiphany we celebrate that Jesus came into the world, not just for a select few, but for all people and all nations. Part of our calling as disciples of Jesus is to share the light of Jesus in what we do and in what we say. This is true both individuals and congregations.!  Find today's scripture lesson here
December 31, 2017, the 1st Sunday of Christmas: The theme of Christmas continues as we continue to see how God uses unexpected people in unexpected ways.  We hear of examples of people who were strong in their faith.  We also recognize and rejoice at the realization that God keeps God's promises!  Find today's scripture lesson here.
December 17, 2017, the 3rd Sunday of Advent: Our sermon this morning reflected on our readings from the Gospel of John 1:6-8, 19-28 and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24.  We are witnesses of the light of Jesus.  We reflect the love, hope, peace, and joy of Christ to others.
December 3, 2017: The season of Advent is the beginning of the church year. Jesus tells us to keep awake and be ready for when Christ will return. We are called to actively wake, to be the hands and voice of God's work in this world. We are called to stand up for justice and peace for all of God's creation. Let us Keep Awake and #staywoke
​November 26, 2017: Christ the King Sunday marks the last Sunday of the church year. In today's worship service, Union held a celebration of the church year, lessons and hymn sing. Pastor Folkemer reflects on the church year calendar and how it guides us, and helps us to grow in our lives of faith and discipleship.
November 12, 2017: Today we celebrated the 60th anniversary of our Pastor Emeritus' Ordination, while also celebrating our 3+ years of intentional renewal as a congregation. Pastor Embley, serves as our "Redevelopment Coach" and was gracious enough to preach this morning as part of our celebration.
November 5, 2017: On All Saint's Sunday we celebrate all the Christian's who have gone before us, as well as the promise of our salvation given to us as a gift from God because of Jesus' faithfulness. We also remembered the lives of those in the congregation who had died since last years All Saint's Sunday. we also celebrated the confirmation of two of our youth. Our readings included 1 John 3:1-3 and Matthew 5:1-12
September 3, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Sacrificial Discipleship" by reading the  Bible Passages for September 3, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​​
August 27, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "All Rights and Privileges" by reading the  Bible Passages for August 27, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​​
August 20, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Living As An Example" by reading the  Bible Passages for August 20, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​​
August 13, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Jesus is Lord of All (includes response to Charlottsville, VA)" by reading the  Bible Passages for August 13, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​
July 9, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "God's Expectations" by reading the  Bible Passages for July 9, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​
July 2, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Reflecting the Welcome of God" by reading the  Bible Passages for July 2, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​​
June 18, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Being the Hands and Voice of Christ" by reading the  Bible Passages for June 18, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​
June 11, 2017 - The Festival of the Holy Trinity: We thank Pastor Judith McKee for preaching this week while Pastor Folkemer was on vacation. Follow along with our sermon by reading the  Bible Passages for June 11, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​
June 4, 2017 - The Festival of Pentecost: Follow along with our sermon, "Spirit Filled, Spirit Sent." by reading the  Bible Passages for June 4, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​
May 28, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Gathered to be Sent. Sent to be Gathered." by reading the  Bible Passages for May 28, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. ​​
May 21, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Spiritual Milk and Spiritual Stones" by reading the  Bible Passages for May 21, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. 
May 14, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Spiritual Milk and Spiritual Stones" by reading the  Bible Passages for May 14, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse. 
May 7, 2017: Follow along with our sermon, "Abundant Life" by reading the  Bible Passages for May 7, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 23, 2017: Follow along with our sermon from Easter Sunday, "Doubting or Disbelief" by reading the  Bible Passages for April 23, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 16, 2017: Follow along with our sermon from Easter Sunday, "New Beginning" by reading the  Bible Passages for April 16, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 15, 2017: Follow along with our sermon from our Easter Vigil, "Going on a Journey" by reading the  Bible Passages for April 15, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 14, 2017: Follow along with our sermon from Good Friday, "The First Church" by reading the  Bible Passages for April 14, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 13, 2017: Follow along with our sermon from Maundy Thursday, "The First Church" by reading the  Bible Passages for April 13, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 9, 2017: Our sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday, "I Crucified Thee". The sermon is a reflection on the hymn, "Ah, Holy Jesus."

Hymn Text:
1. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended that man to judge thee hath in hate pretended? By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted.
2. Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee. 'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee; I crucified thee.
3. Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered; The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered; For man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth, God intercedeth.
4. For me, kind Jesus, was thine incarnation, Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation; They death of anguish and thy bitter Passion, for my salvation.
5. Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee, I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee; Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving, not my deserving.

 Bible Passages for April 9, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
April 2, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "Jesus Began to Weep?" by reading the Bible Passages for April 2, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
March 26, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "What Keeps Us From Seeing?" by reading the Bible Passages for March 26, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
March 19, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "Accepted and Sent Out" by reading the Bible Passages for March 19, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
March 12, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "From Where is My Help to Come?" by reading the Bible Passages for March 12, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
March 5, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "Introducing God's Way" by reading the Bible Passages for March 5, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
February 26, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "Coming Down the Mountain" by reading the Bible Passages for February 26, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
February 19, 2017: Follow along with the sermon "Honor and Shame" by reading the Bible Passages for February 19, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse.
February 12, 2017: Follow along with final sermon in our four part sermon series on the Art of Invitation.  The sermon is titled "I am the true vine and you are the branches" and you can read the Bible Passages for February 12, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse
February 5, 2017: We were blessed to have Bishop Jim Dunlop preach at Union this week.  Follow along with his sermon by reading the Bible Passages for February 5, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browser
January 29, 2017: Follow along with part 3 of 4 in our sermon series on the Art of Invitation, This sermon also addresses the recent executive order restricting the travel of people from 7 countries.  The sermon is titled "Do Not Fear" and you can read the Bible Passages for January 29, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse
January 22, 2017: Follow along with part 2 of 4 in our sermon series on the Art of Invitation, "Fishers of People" by reading the Bible Passages for January 22, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browse
January 15, 2017: Follow along with part 1 of 4 in our sermon series on the Art of Invitation, "Why Should We Invite?" by reading the Bible Passages for January 15, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browser
January 8, 2017 - Epiphany: Follow along with the sermon, "The Sneaky Details of Epiphany" by reading the Bible Passages for January 8, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browser
January 1, 2017 - Name of Jesus Sunday: Thank you Pastor Judy McKee for preaching this week.  Follow along with the sermon by reading the Bible Passages for January 1, 2017, at Oremus Bible Browser
December 24, 2016 - Christmas Eve: Follow along with the sermon, "Relationships and Christmas" by reading the Bible Passages for December 24, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
December 18, 2016 - 4th Sunday of Advent: Follow along with the sermon, "Faithful Joseph" by reading the Bible Passages for December 18, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
December 11, 2016 - 3rd Sunday of Advent: Follow along with the sermon, "Broken Expectations" by reading the Bible Passages for December 11, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
​December 4, 2016 - 2nd Sunday of Advent: Follow along with the sermon, "Prepare the Way for Jesus" by reading the Bible Passages for December 4, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
November 27, 2016 - 1st Sunday of Advent: Follow along with the sermon, "Always Prepared, Always Flexible" by reading the Bible Passages for November 27, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
November 20, 2016 - Christ the King Sunday: Follow along with the sermon, "Leading us to Mercy and Justice'" by reading the Bible Passages for November 20, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browse
November 13, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Freed to Serve'" by reading the Bible Passages for November 13, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
November 6, 2016 - All Saints Sunday: Follow along with the sermon, "Your Kingdom Come'" by reading the Bible Passages for November 6, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
October 30, 2016 - Reformation Sunday: Follow along with the sermon, "Always Reforming'" by reading the Bible Passages for October 30, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
October 23, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Loving 'Those People'" by reading the Bible Passages for October 23, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
October 9, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "God Comes to Us" by reading the Bible Passages for October 9, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
October 2, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Always Wanting More" by reading the Bible Passages for October 2, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
​September 25, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Easily Forgotten" by reading the Bible Passages for September 25, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
September 18, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Money and Life" by reading the Bible Passages for September 18, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
September 11, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Perfectly Impossible" by reading the Bible Passages for September 11, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
September 4, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Perfectly Impossible" by reading the Bible Passages for September 4, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
August 28, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "We're With Him" by reading the Bible Passages for August 28, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
August 21, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Praise and Thanksgiving" by reading the Bible Passages for August 21, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
August 7, 2016: Follow along with the sermon by reading the Bible Passages for August 7, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.  Pastor George Fitch preaching.
July 31, 2016: Follow along with the sermon by reading the Bible Passages for July 31, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.  Pastor Judy McKee preaching.
July 24, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Who is my neighbor?" by reading the Bible Passages for July 24, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
July 10, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Who is my neighbor?" by reading the Bible Passages for July 10, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
July 3, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "We Are Called to Serve" by reading the Bible Passages for July 3, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
June 26, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Procrastination and Distraction" by reading the Bible Passages for June 26, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
June 19, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "The Loud Sound of Silence!" by reading the Bible Passages for June 19, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
June 12, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "You Are Forgiven!" by reading the Bible Passages for June 12, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
June 5, 2016: Follow along with the sermon by reading the Bible Passages for June 5, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
May 29, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "God's Welcome" by reading the Bible Passages for May 29, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser. Periods of silence have been edited out as Pastor Folkemer allowed for people to take a minute to meditate on questions.  Feel free to pause the sermon at those times to fully give yourself time to prayerfully reflect.
May 15, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Filled and Sent" by reading the Bible Passages for May 15, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
May 5, 2016 (Ascension Day): Follow along with the Ascension Day sermon, by reading the Bible Passages for May 5, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.  We joined together with our brothers and sisters from St. Mark's for this joint service.  We were blessed to have Pastor Titus Clarke preach.
May 1, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Fan or Follower... What's the Difference?" by reading the Bible Passages for May 1, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
April 24, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Fan or Follower... What's the Difference?" by reading the Bible Passages for April 24, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
April 17, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Fan or Follower... What's the Difference?" by reading the Bible Passages for April 17, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
April 10, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Everyone Is Valuable to God" by reading the Bible Passages for April 10, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
March 26, 2016 (Easter Vigil): Follow along with the homily, "Our Journey To Salvation" by reading the Bible Passages for March 26, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
March 24, 2016 (Maundy Thursday): Follow along with the sermon, "Feet Are Extreme" by reading the Bible Passages for March 24, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser
March 20, 2016 (Palm Sunday): Follow along with the sermon, "Ridiculous" by reading the Bible Passages for March 20, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
March 13, 2016: We were blessed to have The Rev. Liz Polanzke share God's Word with us.  Pastor Polanzke is our Regional Gift Planner for the ELCA Foundation. Follow along with her sermon by reading the Bible Passages for March 13, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
March 6, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Role Models" by reading the Bible Passages for March 6, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
February 28, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Role Models" by reading the Bible Passages for February 28, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
February 21, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Role Models" by reading the Bible Passages for February 21, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
February 14, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Trust and Temptation" by reading the Bible Passages for February 14, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
Ash Wednesday: February 10, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "A Public Sign" by reading the Bible Passages for February 10, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
February 7, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Mountain Top, and not so Mountain Top experiences" by reading the Bible Passages for February 7, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
January 31, 2016: We were blessed to have The Rev. Richard Jorgensen share God's Word with us.  Pastor Jorgensen is the Director for Evangelical Mission of our Lower Susquehanna Synod. Follow along with his sermon by reading the Bible Passages for January 31, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
January 17, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Working in Mysterious and Miraculous Ways" by reading the Bible Passages for January 17, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser. Periods of silence have been edited out as Pastor Folkemer allowed for people to take a minute to meditate on questions.  Feel free to pause the sermon at those times to fully give yourself time to prayerfully reflect.
January 10, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Into the hole he goes" by reading the Bible Passages for January 10, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
January 3, 2016: Follow along with the sermon, "Sometimes Basic Can Be Better" by reading the Bible Passages for January 3, 2016, at Oremus Bible Browser.
December 27, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Sometimes Basic Can Be Better" by reading the Bible Passages for December 27, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
Christmas Eve 10:30pm - December 24, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Sometimes Basic Can Be Better" by reading the Bible Passages for December 24, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
December 20, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Turning the World Upside-down" by reading the Bible Passages for December 20, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.  Bonus Children's sermon with this weeks Christmas Play abbreviated sermon.  The sermon begins at 5:13
December 13, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "What is truth?" by reading the Bible Passages for December 13, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
November 22, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "What is truth?" by reading the Bible Passages for November 22, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
November 15, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Trusting the Foundation" by reading the Bible Passages for November 15, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
November 8, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Sacrifice, Hospitality, & Trust" by reading the Bible Passages for November 8, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
November 1, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "I'm a Saint, You're a Saint" by reading the Bible Passages for November 1, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
October 25, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "It's all about that Grace" by reading the Bible Passages for October 25, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
October 11, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Stewardship: Our Duty and Delight" by reading the Bible Passages for October 11, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
October 4, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "Treasures and Hearts" by reading the Bible Passages for October 4, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.
September 27, 2015: Follow along with the sermon, "What is a steward?" by reading the Bible Passages for September 27, 2015, at Oremus Bible Browser.