It's Not About the Budget

Stewardship is about trust. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded October 23, 2005. Listen.

You Decide

The children without protection on this earth do not forget that they belong to God. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded October 16, 2005. Listen.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Where do you find your own pause in your life? Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded October 2, 2005. Listen.

Standing on the Rock

If you knew you would die today, how would you change? Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded September 25, 2005. Listen.

Private Anniversaries

It's not just what happens to us. It's what we do with it. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded September 11, 2005. Listen.

Love at Work

In a week of incredible suffering and loss triggered by wind and waves, it is lack of will and leadership that devastates most of all. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded September 4, 2005. Listen.

The Wild Raging Water

God promises to be with us through all our perilous passages, if we trust that God will always be at work for the good in our lives. Sermon by Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto, associate dean at the Pacific School of Religion, delivered at Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded August 21, 2005. Listen.

Unpardonable Sins

Only those who set themselves against forgiveness are excluded from it. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded August 14, 2005. Listen.

A Window Open to Heaven

By naming truth, prophets are windows to God. Our lives can become windows through which God can be seen. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded August 7, 2005. Listen.

Sozo

Healing begins in opening ourselves to the power of the divine. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded July 31, 2005. Listen.

Already/Not Yet

Reflections on the relationship of several Biblical parables to the recent Spiritual Activism conference held in Berkeley. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded July 24, 2005. Listen.

Rising Expectations

A new documentary, "RIZE", is about crumping and clowning, transforming anger and frustration into art. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded June 26, 2005. Listen.

Forgotten Father

Drawing connections between the controversy over the proposed name change of a Berkeley public school and a forgotten founding father of the U.S. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded June 12, 2005. Listen.

Nothing But The Truth

Being truthful is more than not telling a lie. Concealment also carries an awful price. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded June 5, 2005. Listen.

A Disturbance in the Force

Pondering deeper meanings of Star Wars Episode III. Sermon by Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, Berkeley, California, recorded May 22, 2005. Listen.