Past Sermons

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Being Present in Darkness and Light	December 24, 2023
Joy in Grief (Katie Johnson Gant)	December 10, 2023
Stay Encouraged (text)	May 21, 2023
Stay Encouraged (audio)	May 21, 2023
Go to Galilee (audio)	April 9, 2023
Go to Galilee (text)	April 9, 2023
Sifting and Sorting (text)	March 26, 2023
Sifting and Sorting (audio)	March 26, 2023
Building on Solid Rock	February 5, 2023
The Mess of Resurrection (Rev. Emily Goldthwaite Fries)	May 22, 2022
Thanks Be to God? (text)	September 19, 2021
Thanks Be to God? (audio)	September 19, 2021
Creative Creatures (text)	September 12, 2021
Creative Creatures (audio)	September 12, 2021
Persistence in Prayer and Action (audio)	August 29, 2021
Persistence in Prayer and Action (text)	August 29, 2021
Finding the Joy	May 23, 2021
Transforming Community to Better Serve God	April 18, 2021
Re-member	April 4, 2021
The Things That Make For Peace	March 28, 2021
To Save the Lost	March 14, 2021
Looking for Fruit on the Fig Tree	February 28, 2021
Neighborly Love	February 21, 2021
Setting Our Faces To Jerusalem	February 17, 2021
We Crave Radiance	February 14, 2021
Luke 7:1-17 (Rev. Elaine B. Kirkland; text)	February 7, 2021
On the Sabbath	January 31, 2021
Bring Good News (text)	January 17, 2021
Bring Good News	January 17, 2021
Resolution & Renewal (Rev. Frank Bennett; text)	January 10, 2021
The Boy Jesus	January 3, 2021
Bringing You Good News (text)	December 24, 2020
Daring Love (text)	December 6, 2020
Room Enough for Everyone, by Rev. Emily Goldthwaite Fries (video)	November 29, 2020
Room Enough for Everyone, by Rev. Emily Goldthwaite Fries (text)	November 29, 2020
Room Enough for Everyone, by Rev. Emily Goldthwaite Fries (audio)	November 29, 2020
Count the Stars (text)	September 20, 2020
Count the Stars (audio)	September 20, 2020
Unravelling, Step by Step (text)	June 28, 2020
Despairs Unravel (text)	June 7, 2020
Despairs Unravel (audio)	June 7, 2020
God of our Descendants (text)	May 31, 2020
God of our Descendants (audio)	May 31, 2020
Perpetual Change (text)	May 24, 2020
Perpetual Change (audio)	May 24, 2020
Enduring Love (text)	May 17, 2020
Enduring Love (audio)	May 17, 2020
Working Together (Rev. Emily Goldthwaite Fries; audio)	May 10, 2020
The World Turned Upside Down (text)	May 3, 2020
The World Turned Upside Down (audio)	May 3, 2020
Healing Creation (text)	April 26, 2020
Healing Creation (audio)	April 26, 2020
Bearing Witness, with Karin B. Miller (text)	April 19, 2020
Bearing Witness, with Karin B. Miller (audio)	April 19, 2020
Finish the Story in Galilee (text)	April 12, 2020
Finish the Story in Galilee (audio)	April 12, 2020
Committing (text)	April 5, 2020
Committing (audio)	April 5, 2020
Investing (text)	March 20, 2020
Healing Power (text)	February 2, 2020
Healing Power (audio)	February 2, 2020
Liberating Power (text)	January 26, 2020
Liberating Power (audio)	January 26, 2020
Teaching Trust (text)	January 19, 2020
Teaching Trust (audio)	January 19, 2020
Breaking Convention (text)	January 12, 2020
Breaking Convention (audio)	January 12, 2020
Healing Authority (text)	January 5, 2020
Healing Authority (audio)	January 5, 2020
Daring Invitation (text)	December 29, 2019
Daring Invitation (audio)	December 29, 2019
Big Enough for God’s New Life (text)	December 24, 2019
Big Enough for God’s New Life (audio)	December 24, 2019
God’s Promise of Wilderness Spirit (text)	December 22, 2019
God’s Promise of Wilderness Spirit (audio)	December 22, 2019
God’s Promise of a Way in the Wilderness (text)	December 8, 2019
God’s Promise of a Way in the Wilderness (audio)	December 8, 2019
God’s Promise of Justice and Righteousness (text)	December 1, 2019
God’s Promise of Justice and Righteousness (audio)	December 1, 2019
Our Forgetfulness, God’s Faithfulness (text)	November 24, 2019
Our Forgetfulness, God’s Faithfulness (audio)	November 24, 2019
Our Scarcity, God’s Faithfulness (text)	November 17, 2019
Our Scarcity, God’s Faithfulness (audio)	November 17, 2019
Our Violence, God’s Faithfulness (text)	November 10, 2019
Our Violence, God’s Faithfulness (audio)	November 10, 2019
Shepherds and Kings	October 20, 2019
Humility and Blessing (text)	September 22, 2019
Humility and Blessing (audio)	September 22, 2019
Connecting Doubt and Hope (text)	September 15, 2019
Connecting Doubt and Hope (audio)	September 15, 2019
Connecting Earth and Humanity (text)	September 8, 2019
Connecting Earth and Humanity (audio)	September 8, 2019
The Third Way to Wisdom (text)	August 4, 2019
God’s Queer Creation (audio)	June 16, 2019
God’s Queer Creation (text)	June 16, 2019
Pentecost Murmuration (text)	June 9, 2019
Pentecost Murmuration (audio)	June 9, 2019
Walk with Us, Jesus (text)	April 21, 2019
Walk With Us, Jesus (audio)	April 21, 2019
Visions of Peace (text)	November 18, 2018
Visions of Peace (audio)	November 18, 2018
Peace Offerings: Justice, Mercy, and Humility (text)	November 11, 2018
Peace Offerings: Justice, Mercy, and Humility (audio)	November 11, 2018
Healing Courage (text)	November 4, 2018
Healing Courage (audio)	November 4, 2018
Wisdom to Enact Justice (audio)	October 28, 2018
Wisdom to Enact Justice (text)	October 28, 2018
Transgression and Restoration of Covenant (text)	October 21, 2018
Transgression and Restoration of Covenant (audio)	October 21, 2018
Keeping Covenants (text)	October 7, 2018
Keeping Covenants (audio)	October 7, 2018
Trusting in Covenant (text)	September 30, 2018
Trusting in Covenant (audio)	September 30, 2018
Enduring Covenant (text)	September 23, 2018
Enduring Covenant (audio)	September 23, 2018
Believe It to See It (text)	April 8, 2018
Believe It to See It (audio)	April 8, 2018
No Foolin’! (text)	April 1, 2018
No Foolin’! (audio)	April 1, 2018
Love Marches On (text)	March 25, 2018
Love Marches On (audio)	March 25, 2018
Love Leads Through Death to Life (text)	March 18, 2018
Love Leads Through Death to Life (audio)	March 18, 2018
Love Offers Extravagant Abundance (text)	March 11, 2018
Love Offers Extravagant Abundance (audio)	March 11, 2018
Love Forgives and Starts Anew (text)	February 25, 2018
Love Forgives and Starts Anew (audio)	February 25, 2018
Love Shelters and Gives Life (text)	February 18, 2018
Love Shelters and Gives Life (audio)	February 18, 2018
Abide in My Love (text)	February 14, 2018
Abide in My Love (audio)	February 14, 2018
Come and See (text)	February 11, 2018
Come and See (audio)	February 11, 2018
Come and See As Jesus Sees (text)	February 4, 2018
Come and See as Jesus Sees (audio)	February 4, 2018
Come and See What You Can Be (text)	January 28, 2018
Come and See What You Can Be (audio)	January 28, 2018
Come and See Faith Set Free (text)	January 21, 2018
Come and See Faith Set Free (audio)	January 21, 2018
Come and See God’s Glory (text)	January 14, 2018
Come and See God’s Glory (audio)	January 14, 2018
Come and See, Follow Me (Rev. Elaine B. Kirkland, text)	January 7, 2018
More Life (text)	December 31, 2017
More Life (audio)	December 31, 2017
Swaddling Cloth Savior (text)	December 24, 2017
Swaddling Cloth Savior (audio)	December 24, 2017
More Joy (audio)	December 10, 2017
More Peace (audio)	December 3, 2017
More Hope (text)	November 26, 2017
More Hope (audio)	November 26, 2017
Future-Tense Faith (text)	November 19, 2017
Future-Tense Faith (audio)	November 19, 2017
The Shepherd’s Voice (audio)	November 12, 2017
Silence Before Action (text)	November 5, 2017
Silence Before Action (audio)	November 5, 2017
Reformation Forever (audio)	October 29, 2017
Healing Sunday Reflections (Gwen Williams and Brad Gangnon, audio)	October 22, 2017
Can We Hear “The Word of the Lord”? (Rev. Grant Stevensen, audio)	October 15, 2017
Manna in the Wilderness (audio)	October 8, 2017
Manna in the Wilderness (text)	October 8, 2017
What Would Pooh Do? (Janet Anderson; audio)	October 1, 2017
Stolen Blessing, Blessed by God (audio)	September 24, 2017
God Provides for Abraham (text)	September 17, 2017
God Provides for Abraham (audio)	September 17, 2017
God’s Good Creation (text)	September 10, 2017
God’s Good Creation (audio)	September 10, 2017
Blessings in the Seasons of the Year (text)	September 3, 2017
Blessings in the Seasons of the Year (audio)	September 3, 2017
Blessings in the World (text)	August 27, 2017
Blessings in the World (audio)	August 27, 2017
Blessings in Threshold Moments (text)	August 13, 2017
Blessings in Threshold Moments (audio)	August 13, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in the Unexpected (audio)	August 6, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in the Unexpected (text)	August 6, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in the Extra/Ordinary (audio)	July 30, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in the Extra/Ordinary (text)	July 30, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in Each Moment (audio)	July 26, 2017
Celebrating God’s Presence in Each Moment (text)	July 26, 2017
Lifting (audio)	July 19, 2017
Lifting (print)	July 19, 2017
Seeds of Thanksgiving (print)	May 21, 2017
Seeds of Thanksgiving (audio)	May 21, 2017
Skin in the Game (text)	April 30, 2017
Skin in the Game (audio)	April 30, 2017
Heart-Burning Encounters (text)	April 23, 2017
Heart-Burning Encounters (audio)	April 23, 2017
Hidden in Plain Sight (audio)	April 16, 2017
Hidden in Plain Sight (text)	April 16, 2017
Love at First Sight (audio)	April 2, 2017
Love at First Sight (text)	April 2, 2017
Hindsight is 20-20 (audio)	March 26, 2017
Hindsight is 20-20 (text)	March 25, 2017
Déja Vu	March 19, 2017
Sight for Sore Eyes	March 12, 2017
Demon Free	February 26, 2017
Declaring Deliverance	February 12, 2017
Affordable Care Acts	February 5, 2017
More Than Your Job	January 22, 2017
Redirecting Rejection	January 15, 2017
Turning Over a New Life	January 1, 2017
The Joy Virus	December 24, 2016
Justice and Joy	December 11, 2016
Embodying Peace	December 4, 2016
Dare to Be a Daniel	November 27, 2016
Humility and Chutzpah	November 13, 2016
(Dis)Approval Ratings	November 6, 2016
From Cherith to Zarephath	October 30, 2016
I Will Build You a House	October 23, 2016
There is No Rock Like Our God	October 16, 2016
Promise and Peril	October 9, 2016
Sooner or Later, Everyone Disappoints You	October 2, 2016
A Tale of Two Churches	September 25, 2016
The Sky’s the Limit	September 18, 2016
Promises in Dust	September 11, 2016
Where Is God	August 21, 2016
A Cloud of Witnesses	August 14, 2016
Prophetic Witness7 Patty Strickler	August 14, 2016
Mantua Consulting The Johari Window	August 7, 2016
Prophetic Witness6 Howard Bell Coming Out Story	August 7, 2016
Risking Openness	August 7, 2016
Prophetic Witness4 Mary Rogers	July 27, 2016
Prophetic Witness3 Janet Anderson	July 20, 2016
Morningside Mercies	July 13, 2016
Finding Wholeness and Healing	July 6, 2016
Prophetic Witness2 Gwen Williams	July 6, 2016
Open and Affirming Covenant	June 26, 2016
Stories	June 19, 2016
Prophetic Witness1 Larry Williams	June 19, 2016
Diving Deeper Race, Class and Faith	June 12, 2016
It’s Not About You	June 5, 2016
The Centurion	May 29, 2016
At the Crossroads	May 22, 2016
The Mystery of Faith	May 15, 2016
All Here	May 8, 2016
Discerning God’s Will	May 1, 2016
Open Eyes	April 17, 2016
Sending	April 3, 2016
Easter Sunrise Service Homily	March 27, 2016
Remember His Words	March 27, 2016
The Journey	March 20, 2016
God’s Forgiveness	March 13, 2016
Forgiveness	March 6, 2016
How Many Times	February 28, 2016
Love Your Enemies	February 21, 2016
Forgiveness	February 14, 2016
The Power of Community	February 7, 2016
Our Deep Need for God	January 31, 2016
Many Members, One Body	January 24, 2016
An Open Letter to White Men in America from Rev Dr John C Dorhauer	January 18, 2016
Seeing and Understanding	January 17, 2016
Blessed By God	January 10, 2016
About God	January 3, 2016
A Secret Summons	December 27, 2015
No Room in the Inn	December 24, 2015
Rejoice!	December 13, 2015
The Way of Peace	December 6, 2015
A Time of Hopeful Waiting	November 29, 2015
Sharing Thanks	November 25, 2015
Do Not Worry	November 22, 2015
Remember Me	November 15, 2015
Praise God	November 8, 2015
All Saints	November 1, 2015
Followed him on the way	October 25, 2015
What are we seeking	October 18, 2015
Doubters Sunday Sermon	October 11, 2015
Blessed and Broken	October 4, 2015
Be at Peace with One Another	September 27, 2015
Servant of All	September 20, 2015
What Kind of Messiah do We Want	September 13, 2015
Compassionate Doing	September 6, 2015
Be Quick to Listen	August 30, 2015
Keeping Covenant	August 23, 2015
Able to Discern	August 16, 2015
Be Imitators of God	August 9, 2015
Gives Life to the World	August 2, 2015
Who is this Jesus	July 29, 2015
Be Transformed	July 22, 2015
Many Sinners Followed Jesus	July 15, 2015
Closed Minds	July 8, 2015
Waiting for Healing	June 28, 2015
Why Are You Afraid	June 21, 2015
Family Sunday	June 7, 2015
How Large is your Faith	May 31, 2015
Filled with the Spirit	May 24, 2015
In Harmony with God	May 17, 2015
Our Deepest Needs	May 10, 2015
The Vineyard	May 3, 2015

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