Hillsborough United Methodist Church Sermons Rev. Cameron Merrill

Third Sunday of Easter (18 Apr 2021) 1 John 3:1-7 Rev. Cameron Merrill “See what kind of love the Father has given to us.” “What kind” as in “from where, from what country.” As if this love that the Father adopts us into sounds like a foreign language to the world, an accent of love. […]

John 20:19-31 Carsten Bryant

The Resurrection of the Lord (4 Apr 2021) Mark 16:1-8 Rev. Cameron Merrill We gather with the women around the tomb this morning, fully expecting, like them, to find the door still shut. The lock bolted. Jesus safely locked away for the past year, waiting on us to return.Except we don’t. Instead, we get the […]

Fifth Sunday in Lent (21 Mar 2021) John 12:20-33 Rev. Cameron Merrill For this final Sunday in Lent, we come even closer to–far closer than we would like–to the reality of death. Jesus tells his friends that death is coming, his death is coming, and yet we also discover that he will be with us […]

Fourth Sunday in Lent (14 Mar 2021) John 3:14-21 Rev. Cameron Merrill Snakes are loose among the people of God. What do we do when we realize we are the snakes let loose? And what will it take to draw the poison out of us? God’s ‘cure’ continues to surprise us.

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (7 Feb 2021) Mark 1:29-39 Rev. Laura Fine Ledford As the crowds press in around him, Jesus goes off to find a quiet place. And in his prayer–take a beat, take a breath, get away–we find a rhythm to our own life with God and with one another. The discovery that […]