Sermons by Tina Melusky
17 Aug 2025
10th Sunday after PentecostAugust 17, 2025Jeremiah 23.23-39; Luke 12.49-56 There is no greater master of lies and deception than a dog who wants their owner to simply go stark raving mad. I give you case and point, my beloved, adorable, entirely maddening, Scully. Don’t get me wrong, I love this dog. I adore this dog. BUT! She has mastered the art of messing with me to the point that I wish she was just a smidge dumber. This has been going on since she was a…
10 Aug 2025
9th Sunday after PentecostAugust 10, 2025Hebrews 11.1; Genesis 15.1-6 I’ve been joking with my family that I’m currently in the midst of my “ship era.” Not nearly as catchy as some of Taylor Swift’s eras, but here we are. The reason for this is that I have read back to back books which took place on 17th century Dutch trading ships and then when we were in OBX last week, we wandered around the replica of the QEII and I had to have looked…
03 Aug 2025
8th Sunday after PentecostAugust 3, 2025Luke 12.13-21 Every July first, I know my phone is going to pop with more than one text message wishing me a happy very specific day, a day that has nothing to do with me, and is kind of weird to acknowledge, but like I said, it happens every year. Every year, as much as I wish it to others, they also wish me, a very happy Bobby Bonilla Day. Unless you are a Mets fan, or a…
27 July 2025
7th Sunday of PentecostJuly 27, 2025Genesis 18.20-32 I have a very odd relationship with our first lesson this morning, because on the one hand it takes me back to just one of the worst days, on the other, there is an element of that worst day that fills me with hope and love, and not that there is a third hand, but on the third hand it also makes me chuckle because in the midst of all those feelings, it was…
20 July 2025
6th Sunday after PentecostJuly 20, 2025Luke 10.38-42 There is a long running list amongst my sisters and I of movies I never should have been allowed to watch as a kid, but somehow did. One of my family’s favorite stories is when my cousins came to visit, both of whom were older than me, and Pretty Woman came on the tv at my grandparents’ house and my aunt and uncle made them leave the room. My five year old self was allowed to stay. Why? Because I’d already…
13 Jul 2025
5th Sunday after PentecostJuly 13, 2025Luke 10.25-37 I have to say, in thirteen years of ministry, I have written a lot of sermons about a lot of things, but today…today is a first…and I wholeheartedly blame the Bible study crew, one of them in particular, who shall go unnamed—Misty. So here we are my beloved siblings in Christ, a sermon about the Donner Party. I guarantee none of you except the Tuesday morning bunch saw that coming. So, the year is 1846, and…
06 Jul 2025
4th Sunday of PentecostJuly 6, 2025Galatians 6.1-16 I know it seems hard to believe but there are actually three Golden Girls episodes that I absolutely cannot stand watching. The first is from season one where they think Sophia is having a heart attack and there is just too much conversation around death. The second is from season two which served as a backdoor spinoff to Empty Nest and all it is is characters you just do not care about and who never end…
29 Jun 2025
Peter and Paul, ApostlesJune 29, 2025John 21.15-19 We’re going to take some polls this morning, nothing too difficult, just go with your gut instinct answer. We’re picking our favorite member of iconic duos, so just raise your hand for your vote. Alright, first up, Chewbacca and Han Solo. Chewy fans, Han fans. Lucy and Ethel are up next. Bert and Ernie. Bacon and eggs. Burger and fries. Peanut butter and jelly. Snoopy and Woodstock. Woody and Buzz Lightyear. And of course, you know what our last one is going to be,…
22 Jun 2025
2nd Sunday of PentecostJune 22, 2025Luke 8.26-39 For as long as I can remember, I have always been afraid of something. And yes, I know, everyone is afraid of something, but this is like, from the time I can remember amongst the myriad of run of the mill fears—spiders, snakes, etc.,–my brain has always honed in one at any given time. When I was itty bitty, it was thunderstorms. I hated them, would get nervous anytime the weather got sketchy. My parents got me a stuffed…
15 Jun 2025
Holy Trinity/ConfirmationJune 15, 2025Romans 5.1-5 We’re going to play a little trivia this morning to get into the two stories that I want to share. I’ve got a question for our baseball enthusiasts and a question for our Broadway enthusiasts. So let’s go baseball first. What pitcher gave his name, rather unfortunately, to the surgery that is utilized to reconstruct a player’s ulnar collateral ligament? Bingo. Tommy John. Ok, my Broadway folks, the role of Elphaba was played by whom in the original Broadway cast…
08 Jun 2025
PentecostJune 8, 2025Acts 2.1-21 There had to have been at least one. At least. In a see of thousands of people, it is more than likely that there was more than one, one person who wondered what on earth they were doing there. But…it’s Pentecost…it’s a high holy day. It’s fifty days after Passover and this is just what you do. You go to Jerusalem, you go to the Temple, you go and worship amongst your community of people, even if you aren’t sure they’re your…
01 Jun 2025
7th Sunday of EasterJune 1, 2025John 17.20-26 I think by now you all know that Jennifer, Kristin, and I are a pretty stalwart unit. We are not the siblings with years of jealousy and nit-picking behind us that now as we’re older we have to get over. We don’t have that one big thing sitting in our past that has never been dealt with. We’re just we three. Generally, we like the same movies, we listen to the same music, we’re different for sure, but…