Past Sermons – 2018
December 30
Past, Present, and Future Meet
Scripture lessons: Psalm 148, PDF
December 16
The Quickening of the Holy Spirit
Scripture lessons: Luke 1:39-56, Hebrews 10:5-10 PDF
December 9
Shut the Fear Up!
Scripture lessons: Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 1:68-79 Shut the Fear Up! PDF
December 2
Branching Out
Scripture lessons: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Luke 21:25-36 Branching Out PDF
November 25
Just Rule!
Scripture lessons: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, John 18:33-27 Just Rule! PDF
November 18
Warning: May Cause New Life!
Scripture lessons: 1 Samuel 1:4-20, Mark 13:1-8 PDF
November 11
For What It’s Worth
Scripture lessons: 1 Kings 17:8-26, Mark 12:38-44 PDF
November 4
A Love that Saves
Scripture lessons: Ruth 1:1-18, Mark 12:28-34 PDF
October 28
Seeing Beyond Our Fortresses
Scripture lessons: Psalm 34:1-8, Mark 10:46-52
PDF
October 21
Finding Our Place Among God’s Creation
Scripture lessons: Job 38:1-7, 34-41, Mark 10:35-45
Finding Our Place Among God’s Creation PDF
October 14
Holy Questions, Holy God
Scripture lessons: Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Mark 10:17-31
PDF
October 7
The Cost of Not Paying Attention
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Gloria Tate
Scripture lessons: Amos 5:14-15, 21-24, Luke 16:19-31
PDF
September 30
Pretty Grabs Back
Scripture lessons: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22, Mark 9:38-50
Pretty Grabs Back PDF
September 23
Embracing the Future, Now
Scripture lessons: Proverbs 31:10-31 , Mark 9:30-37
Embracing the Future, Now PDF
September 16
Prophet and Gains
Scripture lessons: Isaiah 50:4-9, Mark 8:27-38
Prophet and Gains PDF
September 2
Schooled
Scripture lessons: James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23 PDF
August 26
My Name Shall Be There
Scripture lessons: 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43, John 6:56-69 PDF
August 19
Putting Wisdom into Practice
Scripture lessons: 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14, Ephesians 5:15-20 PDF
August 12
Conversion to Love
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33, Ephesians 4:25-5:2 PDF
August 5
Prophet Eye for the Royal Guy
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a, Ephesians 4:1-16 PDF
July 29
Healing Our Hunger
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 11:1-15, John 6:1-21 PDF
July 22
A Dwelling Place for God
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a, Ephesians 2:11-22 PDF
July 15
What Inspires Dancing
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Mark 6:14-29 PDF
July 8
When Dust Dries Our Feet
Scripture lessons: Ezekial 2:1-5, Mark 6:1-1 PDF
June 31
Blood and Blessing
Scripture lessons: 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Mark 5:21-43 PDF
June 24
Kiss Me Like You Mean It
Preacher: Rev. Sarah Segal McCaslin
Scripture lessons: Song of Solomon 2:8-13, 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Kiss Me Like You Mean It PDF
June 17
Faith Like Mustard, Fruit, and Shade
Scripture lessons: Ezekiel 17:22-24, Mark 4:26-34
Faith Like Mustard, Fruit, and Shade PDF
June 10
Hope for a House Divided
Scripture lessons: 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Hope for a House Divided PDF
June 3
Where Do You Sabbath?
Scripture lessons: Deuteronomy 5:12-15, Mark 2:23-3:6
Where Do You Sabbath? PDF
May 13
Testify to Joy
Scripture lessons: 1 John 5:9-13, John 17:6-19
Testify to Joy PDF
May 6
Confirmation Sunday Sermon
Preachers: Wanangwa Nyirongo & Nick Topousis
Scripture lessons: Acts 10:44-48, John 15:9-17
Confirmation Sunday Sermon
April 29
Fruit from the Barren Tree
Scripture lessons: Acts 8:26-40, John 15:1-8
PDF
April 22
Shepherding God’s Creation
Scripture lessons: Psalm 23, John 10:11-18, 1 John 3:16-24
PDF
April 15
You Are Witnesses to These Things
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Gerald Liu
Scripture lessons: Acts 2:14, Luke 24:36-48
PDF
April 8
We Are Still Easter People!
Guest Preacher: Rev. Rachel Cornwell
Scripture lessons: Acts 4:32-35, 1 John 1:1-2:2
We Are Still Easter People!
April 1
And Then It Dawned On Me
Scripture lessons: Isaiah 25:6-9, John 20:1-18
And Then It Dawned On Me PDF
March 28
Vehicle to Glory
Scripture lessons: Psalms 118:1-2, 19-29, Mark 11:1-11
Vehicle to Glory
Please note that the following are missing in the beginning of the audio sermon:
How do you get from here to there? Whether you are getting to work, church, school, or the things you do for relaxation and fun, you probably have your favorite mode of transportation. Especially if you are a morning commuter, your decision of whether to take a bus, ferry, drive, Uber, bike, subway, carpool, or some combo of these is probably made of a complex formula that takes into account timing, comfort level, cost, the environment, need for exercise, traffic, need for personal space, and what you are doing at work that day- in other words, how ragged can you afford to look and feel before you have a meeting?
I might have the easiest commute of anyone in this room, except perhaps for our volunteers and students. I live about a half mile from church, so unless it is pouring rain or I am doing something further away like hospital visits, I walk to church as much as I can. Sometimes I find I can do ministry along the way, such as when I see Leo playing basketball with his friends in the park, or talk with a stranger and tell them about our church.
The actor Cynthia Nixon just announced last week her candidacy for New York Governor, and if you saw her campaign ad, you would have noticed transportation had a big role. The ad shows her descending the stairs to the New York Subway, and also shows her riding a train…
March 18
Seed Words
Scripture lessons: Jeremiah 31:31-34, John 12:20-33
Seed Words PDF
March 11
Garden Snakes
Scripture lessons: Numbers 21:4-9, John 3:14-21
PDF
March 4
Jesus Calls BS
Scripture lessons: Exodus 20:1-17, John 2:13-22
Jesus Calls BS PDF
February 25
In Praise of Ancestors
Scripture lessons: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 , Mark 8:31-38
In Praise of Ancestors PDF
February 18
Wild Faith
Scripture lessons: Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15 PDF
February 11
Make a Little Mountain House In Your Soul
Scripture lessons: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 9:2-9Make a Little Mountain House In Your Soul PDF
February 4
What’s that Deacon’s Name?
Scripture lessons: Isaiah 40:21-31, Mark 1:29-39 What’s that Deacon’s Name? PDF
January 28
When the Devil Speaks the Truth
Scripture lessons: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, Mark 1:21-28When the Devil Speaks the Truth PDF
January 21
A Whale of a Tale and Other Stories Worth Telling
Scripture lessons: Jonah 3:1-5, Mark 1:14-20A Whale of a Tale and Other Stories Worth Telling PDF
January 14
Like a Tree That’s Planted By the Water
1 Samuel 3:1-10, Mark 1:4-11
Like a Tree That’s Planted By the Water
January 7
Magi Tricks
Scripture lessons: Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12
Magi Tricks PDF