| DATE | TITLE | PREACHING TEXT |
| 12/28/2008 | "Wisdom from the Elders"
Sermon by Rev. Ken Landall | Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 4:4-7
Luke 2:22-40 |
| 12/21/2008 | "Apocalypse Then and Now" | "In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary."
(Luke 1:26-27) |
| 12/14/2008 | "De-mythologizing Jerry" | "May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and souls and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this."
(1 Thessalonians 5:23-24) |
| 12/07/2008 | "John the Nagging Suspicion" | "John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins."
(Mark 1:4) |
| 11/30/2008 | "Just the Opposite" | "But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert; for you do now know when the time will come."
(Mark 13:32-33) |
| 11/23/2008 | "Fireside Chat" | "Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?"
(Matthew 25:37-39) |
| 11/16/2008 | "Trust or Fear" | "Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master."
(Matthew 25:21) |
| 11/09/2008 | "That Most Dreaded Time" | "For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land."
(Jeremiah 32:15) |
| 11/02/2008 | "Is It Loving?" | "[Do] whatever [the scribes and Pharisees] teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach."
(Matthew 23:3-4) |
| 10/26/2008 | "The Roll of Drums"
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Gabriel Fackre | Amos 5:21-24; 1 Cor. 12: 27-31 ;John 20:26-29 |
| 10/19/2008 | "A Political Rock and a Theological Hard Place" | "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's"
(Matthew 22:21) |
| 10/12/2008 | "Wearing the Right Stuff" | "Then [the king] said…, 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy. Go therefore into the main streets, and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.'"
(Matthew 22:8-9) |
| 10/05/2008 | "Trust" | "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord's doing, and it is amazing in our eyes."
(Matthew 21:42) |
| 09/28/2008 | "Authority" | "Which of the two [sons] did the will of the father?"
(Matthew 21:31) |
| 09/21/2008 | "Fairness" | "… I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?"
(Matthew 20:14-15) |
| 09/14/2008 | "The Least Popular Christian Virtue" | "Then Peter came and said to him, 'Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?' Jesus said to him, 'Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.'"
(Matthew 18:21-22) |
| 09/07/2008 | "Another Truth Half-Heard" | "…and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector."
(Matthew 18:17) |
| 08/31/2008 | "Hidden Meanings" | "From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised."
(Matthew 16:21) |
| 08/24/2008 | "The Jesus Rorschach Test" | "But who do you say that I am?"
(Matthew 16:15) |
| 08/17/2008 | "Why Won't God Just Leave Us Alone?" | "Jesus answered, 'It is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.'"
(Matthew 15:20) |
| 08/10/2008 | "That Sinking Feeling" | "But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, 'Lord, save me!'"
(Matthew 14:30) |
| 08/03/2008 | "Beyond the Limit" | "And all ate and were filled; and they took up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full."
(Matthew 14:20) |
| 07/27/2008 | "How Would You Describe the Kingdom?" | "The kingdom of heaven is like…"
(Matthew 13:31, 33, 44, 45, 47) |
| 07/20/2008 | "The Future's Vantage Point" | "The slaves said to [the Sower], 'Then do you want us to go and gather [the weeds]?' But he replied, 'No, for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest…'"
(Matthew 13:28b-30a) |
| 07/13/2008 | "A Symphony of Grace"
Sermon by Rev. Ken Landall | Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21 |
| 07/06/2008 | "Within Our Hands"
Sermon by Rev. Ken Landall | Acts 8:14-17
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 |
| 06/29/2008 | Music Sunday / No Text | |
| 06/22/2008 | "Being Christian Amongst a Generation of the Not So Sure"
Confirmation Sermon by Jack Robbins | “He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him.”
(John 1:10) |
| 06/15/2008 | "The Strongest Word for Pity" | "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd."
(Matthew 9:36) |
| 06/08/2008 | "A Higher Calling" | "As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Mtthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, 'Follow me.' And he got up and followed him."
(Matthew 9:9) |
| 06/01/2008 | "When Bad Things Happen to Bad People" | "And God said to Noah, 'I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence because of them; now I am going to destroy them along with the earth."
(Genesis 6:13) |
| 05/25/2008 | "The Cliff Notes Version" | "No one can serve two masters…"
(Matthew 6:24) |
| 05/18/2008 | "Holy By-Laws" | "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit…"
(Matthew 28:18) |
| 05/11/2008 | No Text | |
| 05/04/2008 | No Text | |
| 04/27/2008 | "A Lukewarm Response" | "When they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some scoffed…"
(Acts 17:32) |
| 04/20/2008 | "An Odd Sort of Comfort" | "And Saul approved of their killing him."
(Acts 8:1a) |
| 04/13/2008 | "Longing to Be Known" | "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."
(John 10:10) |
| 04/06/2008 | "On the Other Hand…" | "[But] while everybody was asleep, an enemy came and sowed weeds amongst he wheat, and then went away."
(Matthew 13:25) |
| 03/30/2008 | "Doubt 101" | "'Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.'"
(John 20:25) |
| 03/23/2008 | "A Brief Recap"
EASTER SUNDAY | "Jesus said to her, 'Woman why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?' Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, 'Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.'"
(John 20:15) |
| 03/16/2008 | "Welcoming Jesus" | "Make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind."
(Philippians 2:2) |
| 03/09/2008 | "Home: Two Perspectives" | "Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.'"
(John 11:25-26) |
| 03/02/2008 | "Hard to See" | "They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind."
(John 9:13) |
| 02/24/2008 | "Every Woman, Every Man" | "Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.'"
(John 4:13-15) |
| 02/17/2008 | "That Sneaking Suspicion" | "Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night…"
(John 3:1-2) |
| 02/10/2008 | "The Heart of the Matter" | "But the serpent said to the woman, 'You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'"
(Genesis 3:4-5) |
| 02/03/2008 | "A Lamp in Dark Places" | "You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts."
(2Peter 1:19b) |
| 01/27/2008 | "Drop What You're Doing" | "Immediately they left their nets and followed him."
(Matthew 4:20) |
| 01/20/2008 | "What Are You Looking For?" | "When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, 'What are you looking for?' They said to him, 'Rabbi' (which translated means Teacher), 'where are you staying?'"
(John 1:38) |
| 01/13/2008 | Guest Minister | Sermon by Rev. William Tucker |
| 01/06/2008 | "Another Road" | "And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road."
(Matthew 2:12) |
