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Sermons and stories from Pres House, a dynamic LGBTQ-affirming campus church at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Bring ALL of who you are!
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It Starts in the Dark ~ Rev. Manato Jansen
Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-21 (NRSVUE) 1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; 3the lamp of God had...
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Let Your Life Speak ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Exodus 3:1-12 (NRSVUE) 1 Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness and came to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God. 2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush...
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Yes, And ~ Allyson Mills
Text: Genesis 1:1-5, 14-19, 24-27, 31 (NRSVUE) 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was…
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Let's Talk About It: Palestine & Christian Zionism
Speakers: Yasmina H. & Joel B. Yasmina is a PhD student in Educational Policy Studies. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Palestine Justice Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Joel recently finished his PhD, specializing in political philosophy and ethics.
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Make Rest a Practice ~ Blaire Bridges
Text: Mark 1:35, 6:31-32 (NRSVUE) In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to…
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Let Go of Old Stories ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams & Allison Chaffins
Text: Matthew 15:21-28 (NRSVUE) Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” But he did not answer her at all. And his...
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Cheer Your Rival On ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Mark 9:33-41 (NRSVUE) Then they came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever…
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Eat at the Wrong Table ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams & Milana Lutes
Text: Luke 5:27-32 (NRSVUE) Preachers: Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams & Milana Lutes After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up, left everything, and followed him. Then Levi gave a great banquet for him…
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Grace Isn't Fair ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Matthew 20:1-16 (NRSVUE) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others…
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Grad Sunday 2026
Khiem Vu 00:00 Lauren Jackson 03:04 Laura Hyde 07:58 Josie Reeve 13:17 Read reflections from other graduates on our website: preshouse.org/blog/category/grad-sunday/
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Signs ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Acts 2:37-39 (NRSVUE) Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will...
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Radical Hope for Our Shared Future in Creation ~ Ella Stoltz
Radical Hope for Our Shared Future in Creation ~ Ella Stoltz by Pres House
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"What do we do now?" ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Acts 1:1-12 (NRSVUE) In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day when he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. After his suffering he presented himself alive to them…
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The good news is ... alive in the world ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Matthew 28:1-10 (NRSVUE) After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His...
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The good news is ... hard to hear ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Mark 10:17-22 (NRSVUE) As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder.…
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The good news is ... rooted in justice, mercy, and faithfulness ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: John 8:2-11 (NRSVUE) Listen to the podcast mentioned in the sermon at https://onbeing.org/programs/turning-unbearable-loss-into-ground-of-shared-life/ Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the...
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The good news is ... so good it takes us by surprise ~ Kamran Mirza
Text: Matthew 25:35-40 (NRSVUE) 'For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will...
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The good news is ... so good it catches us by surprise ~ Ginger Morgan
Text: John 2:1-11; Matthew 13:31-32 (NRSVUE) 1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4And Jesus said…
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The good news is ... all are invited ~ Carson Nott
Text: Luke 14:15-24 (NRSVUE) 15 One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, “Blessed is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” 16Then Jesus said to him, “Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. 17At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had…
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From Wheat to Challah ~ Rev. Jo Wiersema
Text: Mark 9:2-9 (NRSVUE) Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling bright, such as no one on earth could brighten them. And there appeared to them Elijah...
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What is Required: Lessons from Black Theology for Kairos Time ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Micah 6:6-8 Visit https://preshouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/What-is-Required-Lessons-from-Black-Theology.pdf to view the handouts from the service. “With what shall I come before the LORD and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a...
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Stories from Break With a Purpose ~ Justyna Jakacki, Dawn Drake, and Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead
Speakers: 0:0) Justyna Jakacki: "Filled With Rage, Sustained By Hope" 3:25 Dawn Drake: "The Cross" 6:45 Aaliyah Golden-Whitehead: "The Challenge of Loving Others" Read all ten reflections from the BWAP 2026 team at preshouse.org/engage/bwap. Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 (NRSVUE) 11 So then, remember...
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Troublesome Women in Exodus ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Exodus 1:15-2:10 (NRSVUE) 15The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, 16“When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17But the…
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Troublesome Women: Queen Vashti ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Esther 1:10-22 (NRSVUE) 10 On the seventh day, when the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who attended him, 11to bring Queen Vashti before the king wearing the royal crown, in order to show the peoples…
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Shoots and Stumps ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Isaiah 11:1-9 (NRSVUE) 1 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 His...
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The Prince of Peace ~ Kyle Digman
Text: Isaiah 9:2-7 (NRSVUE) 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. 3 You have multiplied exultation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when...
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A Slow Sign ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Isaiah 7:10-17 (NRSVUE) 10Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11“Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13Then Isaiah said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for...
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Bad Judgment ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Luke 7:36-50 (NRSVUE) 36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, and when he went into the Pharisee’s house he reclined to dine. 37And a woman in the city who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38She stood...
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"Who do you say that I am?" ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Mark 8:27-38 (NRSVUE) 27 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi, and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29He asked them, “But...
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An Expert in Abundance ~ Katie Twist
Text: John 6:1-15 (NRSV) 1After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the...
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Loving With Our Breath ~ Rev. Manato Jansen
Text: Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 (NRSV) Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return with the rain; in…
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Two Souls, Bound ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: 1 Samuel 18:1-5 (NRSV) 1 When David had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house. 3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he...
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A New Twist on a Threesome ~ Ginger Morgan
Text: John 10:1-17 (NRSV) 1“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He…
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Salt and Light ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Matthew 5:13-16 (NRSV) 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15People do not...
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Good Bodies, God Bodies ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Song of Songs 7:1-13 (NRSV) 1 How graceful are your feet in sandals, O queenly maiden! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a master hand. 2Your navel is a rounded bowl; may it never lack mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat, encircled with lilies. 3 Your two breasts are…
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"Does God really ... have a plan for me?" ~ Will Clancy
Text: Isaiah 43:1-3a (NRSV) 1But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm...
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"Does God really ... care about injustice?" ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Psalm 73 (NRSV) A Psalm of Asaph. 1Truly God is good to the upright, to those who are pure in heart. 2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped. 3For I was envious of the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4For they have no pain; their bodies are…
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"Does God really ... hate gay people?" ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 (NRSV) 11So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision” by those who are called “the circumcision”—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands— 12remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the...
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"Does God really ... send people to hell?" ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Luke 15:11-32 (NRSV) 11Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.’ So he divided his property between them. 13A few days later the younger son gathered all he had and…
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"Does God really ... exist?" ~ Rev. Erica Liu
Text: Mark 9:14-27 (NRSV) 14When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. 15When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him. 16He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”...
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A Disciple Named Tabitha ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
Text: Acts 9:36-43 (NRSV) 36Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37At that time she became ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the...
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Grad Sunday Stories
Lauren Pettis: 0:00 Anna Saeger: 3:13 Nathan Tan: 6:34 Ray Czerwinkski: 12:00 Read all the other Grad Sunday reflections on our website at preshouse.org/blog.
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Resurrection Among Us ~ Rev. Manato Jansen
Text: Luke 24:13-35 (NRSV) Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their...
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Remember ~ Rev. Erica Liu
EASTER 2025 Text: Luke 24:1-12 (NRSV) But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly...
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A Turning Point ~ Kyle Digman
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 19:29-40 (NRSV) When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it...
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The Sinner's Prayer ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 18:9-14 (NRSV) He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus,...
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The Cost of Discipleship ~ Carson Nott
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 14:25-33 (NRSV) Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry the cross and...
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Bent Over, Made Straight ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 13:10-17 (NRSV) Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and...
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Harvest Time ~ Rev. Nii Addo Abrahams
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 10:1-12 (NRSV) After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out...
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Jesus Sets His Face ~ Rev. Erica Liu
LENT 2025 Text: Luke 9:51-62 (NRSV) When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward...
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