| DATE | TITLE | PREACHING TEXT |
| 12/30/2007 | "Flickering in the Dark" | "In him was life and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it."
(John 1:4-5) |
| 12/24/2007 | CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE | Christmas Eve Meditation |
| 12/23/2007 | "Something We're Not Overly Good At" | "When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife…"
(Matthew 1:24) |
| 12/16/2007 | "The Joy of Certainty" | "And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…"
(Luke 1:46) |
| 12/09/2007 | "Those We're Stuck With" | "May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."
(Romans 15:5-6) |
| 12/02/2007 | "The Shape of Expectancy" | "In the days to come…"
(Isaiah 2:2) |
| 11/25/2007 | JUSTICE & PEACE SUNDAY | Sermon by Rev. Dr. Phillip Mitchell |
| 11/18/2007 | "Non-Perishable Food" | "Do not work for food that perishes, but for the food that enrues for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you."
(John 6:27) |
| 11/11/2007 | "Another Place and Time" | "Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection."
(Luke 20:36) |
| 11/04/2007 | Guest Minister | Sermon by Rev. William Tucker |
| 10/28/2007 | STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY | Sermon by Rev. Nelson Murphy |
| 10/21/2007 | "The Lost Art of Theology" | "But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Jesus Christ."
(2 Timothy 3:14-15) |
| 10/14/2007 | "Autumn's Easter Faith" | "Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead…"
(2 Timothy 2:8) |
| 10/07/2007 | "Hitching Your Star" | "So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!'"
(Luke 17:10) |
| 09/30/2007 | "Got Guilt?" | "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table…"
(Luke 16:19-21) |
| 09/23/2007 | "Parables and Other Outrageous Tales" | "And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes."
(Luke 16:9) |
| 09/16/2007 | MUSIC SUNDAY | NO SERMON |
| 09/09/2007 | "Towards the Sun's Full Brightness" | "Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."
(Luke 14:27) |
| 09/02/2007 | "From Fellowship to Hospitality" | "Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels with knowing it."
(Hebrews 13:1-2) |
| 08/26/2007 | "A Strange Harmony of Contrasts" | "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire."
(Hebrews 12:28-29) |
| 08/19/2007 | "Slogging Through" | "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses…let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us…"
(Hebrews 12:1) |
| 08/12/2007 | "Seeking a Homeland" | "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
(Luke 12:32) |
| 08/05/2007 | "What I Did During Summer Vacation" | "Set your minds on the things that are above, not on things that are on earth…"
(Colossians 3:2) |
| 07/29/2007 | "All You Have to Do Is Ask!" | Sermon By Ken Landall |
| 07/15/2007 | "Stereotyping" | "And who is my neighbor?"
(Luke 10:29) |
| 07/08/2007 | "This Special Time Given Us" | "So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith."
(Galatians 6:10) |
| 07/01/2007 | "Following Jesus, Not Systems" | "But Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
(Luke 9:60) |
| 06/24/2007 | "Training Wheels" | "Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith."
(Galatians 3:24) |
| 06/17/2007 | "Blessed Mercy, with a Few Caveats" | "Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw it, he said to himself, 'If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is…"
(Luke 7:39) |
| 06/03/2007 | "Joy's Hidden Meaning" | "We boast of our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us."
(Romans 5:3-5) |
| 05/27/2007 | "Things Aren't Always What They Seem" | "And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?"
(Acts 2:8) |
| 05/20/2007 | "All Of Us Saints" | "The grace of our Lord Jesus be with all the saints."
(Revelation 21:21) |
| 05/13/2007 | "Christ is Leaving Us" | "And in the spirit he carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God."
(Revelation 21:10) |
| 05/06/2007 | "What Kind of Love?" | "If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?”
(Acts 11:17) |
| 04/22/2007 | "Should We Forgive Cho Seung-Hui?" | "Follow me..”
(John 21:19) |
| 04/15/2007 | "The Seed of Faith." | "As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
(John 20:21) |
| 04/08/2007 | "The Lost Language of the Soul."
EASTER SUNDAY | "So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.”
(Matthew 28:8) |
| 04/05/2007 | "Maundy Thursday Meditation 2007" | LENTEN SERVICE
MAUNDY THURSDAY |
| 04/01/2007 | "Why?" | "As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it…”
(Luke 19:41) |
| 03/25/2007 | "A Couple More Words Nobody Knows" | "Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.”
(Philippians 3:12) |
| 03/18/2007 | "A Simple Love Story" | "But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.”
(Luke 15:32) |
| 03/11/2007 | "Turning The Tables" | "Do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem?”
(Luke 13:4b) |
| 03/04/2007 | "Fork in the Road" | "Brothers and sisters in Christ, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us."
(Philippians 3:17) |
| 02/25/2007 | "It's Tempting" | "…we entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God."
(2 Corinthians 5:20) |
| 02/21/2007 | "Choosing Obedience" | LENTEN SERVICE
ASH WEDNESDAY |
| 02/18/2007 | "Seeing an Unseen God" | "And all of us,with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed…"
(2 Corinthians 3:18) |
| 02/11/2007 | "Two Rooms" | "If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied."
(1 Corinthians 15:19) |
| 02/04/2007 | "What is the Church? Part II" | "When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him."
(Luke 5:11) |
| 01/28/2007 | "What is the Church? Part I" | "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you might discern what is the will of God - what is good and acceptable and perfect."
(Romans 12:2) |
| 01/21/2007 | "Unearthing Old Treasures" | "All the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel."
(Nehemiah 8:1) |
| 01/14/2007 | "Feasting Rather Than Consuming" | "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit…"
(1 Corinthians 12:4) |
| 01/07/2007 | "With and Against the Current" | "Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove."
(Luke 3:21-22) |
