Sermons
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| Spring 2008 | "Clay
in the Potter's Hands," May 10,
2008 (Baccalaureate Service) "Stay
Here in the City," May 4, 2008
(Senior Farewell Sunday) "The
God We Know," April 27, 2008 "A Balm
in Gilead," April 20, 2008 (Healthcare
Justice Sunday) "Discipleship
101," April 13, 2008 "Right
in Front of Our Eyes," April 6,
2008 "We
Can and We Can't," March 30, 2008
(Workers Justice Sunday) "With
Fear and Great Joy," March 23,
2008 (Easter Sunday) "Ahead
of Us to Galilee," March 23, 2008
(Midnight Easter Vigil) "Destroying
the Temple," March 21, 2008
(Good Friday) "As
He Has Loved Us," March 20, 2008
(Maundy Thursday) "Living
in Denial," March 14, 2008 (Palm
Sunday) "Walking
with Jesus through Heartbreak," March 2, 2008 "Walking
with Jesus through Depression," February 24, 2008 "Walking
with Jesus through Family Conflict," February 17, 2008 "Living
by Bread Alone," February 10,
2008 (Hunger Justice Sunday) "Turning
Around," February 6, 2008 (Ash
Wednesday) "Faith
Questions," February 3, 2008 (Q
& A Sermon) "Going
Fishing," January 27, 2008 (Reconciling
Sunday) "The
Lynching Tree," January 20, 2008 "Immersing Yourself in the Spirit," January
13, 2008 (Baptism of the Lord) |
| Fall 2007 | "The End is Near," December
9, 2007 (Advent II) "Pulling an All-Nighter for God," December
2, 2007(Advent I) "Grateful Living," November
18, 2007 (Thanksgiving Sunday) "Lording it Over One Another," November
11, 2007 (Voting Rights Justice Sunday) "Remembering the Vision," November
4, 2007 (All Saints Sunday) "Saving Grace," October
28, 2007 (Reformation Sunday) "Healing the Outcast," October
14, 2007 (Global AIDS Justice Sunday) "Majoring in Christianity: The
College of Arts and Sciences", October 7, 2007 "Majoring in Christianity: The
School of Communication", September 30, 2007 "Majoring in Christianity: The
School of International Service", September 23, 2007 "An Inconvenient Faith",
September 9, 2007 (Environmental Justice Sunday) "Why the Atheists are Right (and
Wrong)", September 2, 2007 "Everything You Need to Know" August
26, 2007 |
| Spring 2007 | "Making a Name for Yourselves," May
12, 2007 (Baccalaureate) "Going Forth in Love," May
6, 2007 "Majoring in Christianity," April
29, 2007 "Into All the World," April
22, 2007 (Native American Justice Sunday) Sermon on John 20:19-31, April 15,
2007 "Looking for the Living among the
Dead," April 8, 2007 (Easter Sunday) "An Idle Tale," April
8, 2007 (Midnight Easter Vigil) "Into the Father's Hands," April 6, 2007 (Good Friday) "The Glory of the Son of Man," April 5, 2007 (Maundy Thursday) "The Wilderness: Death," April
1, 2007 (Palm Sunday) "The Wilderness: Failure",
March 25, 2007 "The Wilderness: Doubt",
March 18, 2007 "Daughters of God: Then and Now," March
4, 2007 (Women's Justice Sunday) "Blessed are the Poor," February
25, 2007 (Poverty Justice Sunday) "With One Heart: Love and Faith," February
18, 2007 "With One Heart: Love and Romance," February
11, 2007 "Faith Questions," February
4, 2007 (Q&A Sermon) "A Prophet's Hometown," January
28, 2007 "One Body, Many Members," January
21, 2007 "The Wedding Feast," January
14, 2007 |
| Fall 2006 | "God is With Us," December
17, 2006 (Advent III/Christmas) "In the Wilderness," December
10, 2006 (Advent II) "The Kingdom of God is Near," December
3, 2006 (Advent I) "A Kingdom not of This World",
November 26, 2006 "Building a House By Righteousness",
November 12, 2006 "Destroying Them Utterly",
October 29, 2006 "Faith and Mystery", October
22, 2006 "Leaving It All Behind",
October 15, 2006 "The Good and the Bad," October
8, 2006 "Whoever is not against us is for
us," October 1, 2006 "The Stranger in Your Gates," September
24, 2006 "The 'In' Crowd," September
10, 2006 "Religion of the Heart," September
3, 2006 "Will God Indeed Dwell on Earth?",
August 27, 2006 |
"Journeying On By Stages",
May 13, 2006 (Baccalaureate) "The Shepherd and the Sheep," May
7, 2006 "Eye on the Sparrow," April
30, 2006 "Sermon on John 20:19-31," April
23, 2006 "Fear Not," April 16,
2006 (Easter Sunday) "Who Will Roll Away the Stone for
Us?", April 15-16, 2006 (Easter Vigil) "Looking On From a Distance",
April 14, 2006 (Good Friday) "What Wondrous Love is This?" April
13, 2006 (Maundy Thursday) "Palms and Crosses," April
9, 2006 (Palm Sunday) "Glory and the Cross," April
2, 2006 "The Violence of Love," March
26, 2006 "Zeal for Your House," March
19, 2006 "All the Earth is the Lord's",
March 5, 2006 "Chariots of Fire," February
26, 2006 "The Misery of My People," February
19, 2006 "Simple Instructions," February
12, 2006 "Faith Questions," February
5, 2006 "Going to Nineveh," January
22, 2006 "Listening to God," January
15, 2006 |
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| Fall 2005 | "A Dream of Peace",
December 18, 2005 (Advent IV) "Testifying to the Light," December
11, 2005 (Advent III) "What Shall I Cry?", December
4, 2005 (Advent II) "Advent" November 27,
2005 (Advent I) "Hearts, Hands, and Voices," November
20, 2005 (Thanksgiving Sunday) "A Particular Gift from God",
November 13, 2005 "As For Me and My Household",
November 6, 2005 (All Saints Sunday) "Spiritual Transcripts",
October 30, 2005 (Reformation Sunday) "Deuteronomy 34," October
23, 2005 "Why Do You Trouble the Woman?",
October 16, 2005 "American Idols," October
9, 2005 "Grapes and Vineyards," October
2, 2005 "Faithful Teaching," September
18, 2005 "Hard Lessons," September
11, 2005 "What Church Is", September
4, 2005 "Burning Bushes and Thick-Headed
Disciples", August 28, 2005 |
| Spring 2005 | "A Land I Will Show You",
May 7, 2005 (Baccalaureate) "To an Unknown God," May
1, 2005 "To Prepare a Place for You",
April 24, 2005 "How Long Will the Land Mourn?" April
17, 2005 "In the Breaking of the Bread," April
10, 2005 "There You Will See Him," March
27, 2005 (Easter Sunday) "A Great Earthquake," March
26, 2005 (Midnight Easter Vigil) "Destroying the Temple," March
25, 2005 (Good Friday) "In Remembrance of Me," March
24, 2005 (Maundy Thursday) "I Do Not Know the Man," March
20, 2005 (Palm Sunday) "To Dwell in Safety," March
13, 2005 (Lent V) "No Longer Jew or Greek," February
20, 2005 (Lent II) "Freewill", February 13,
2005 (Lent I) "Ashes", February 9, 2005
(Ash Wednesday) "Faith Questions," February
6, 2005 "Matthew 5:1-12", January
30, 2005 "Casting the Nets Wide," January
23, 2005 "The Lamb of God," January
16, 2005 "By Water and the Spirit," January 9, 2005 (Baptism of
the Lord) |
| Fall 2004 | "Immanuel," December 19, 2004 (Advent
IV) "Patience," December 12,
2004 (Advent III) "Highways in the Wilderness," December
5, 2004 (Advent II) "The Healer of Galilee," November
21, 2004 "The Peaceable Kingdom," November
14, 2004 "Simple Answers," November
7, 2004 "Righteousness and Self-Righteousness," October
24, 2004 "Building a Foundation," October
17, 2004 "The Welfare of the City," October
10, 2004 "Singing the Lord's Song," October
3, 2004 "A Great Chasm," September
26, 2004 "Loaves and Fishes", September
19, 2004 "Eating with Sinners," September
12, 2004 "Vessels of Clay," September
5, 2004 "Time Out," August 29,
2004 |
| Spring 2004 | "A Great Multitude," May 2, 2004 (Senior
Sunday) "Enter the City," April
25, 2004 "Without a Doubt," April
18, 2004 "Whom Are You Looking For?" April
11, 2004 (Easter Sunday) "Sunrise", April 11,
2004 (Easter Sunrise Service) "Behold Your King!", April
9, 2004 (Good Friday) "If You Know These Things",
April 8, 2004 (Maundy Thursday "Are You Not the Messiah?",
April 4, 2004 (Palm Sunday) "The Presence of Jesus," March
28, 2004 "Fruits of Repentance," March
14, 2004 "The Creed: I Believe in the Holy
Spirit," February 29, 2004 "Spring Training," February
25, 2004 (Ash Wednesday) "The Creed: I Believe in Jesus
Christ, his only Son, our Lord", February 22, 2004 "The Creed: I Believe in God the
Father Almighty", February 15, 2004 "Faith Questions," February
1, 2004 "Members of the Body," January
25, 2004 "Water Into Wine," January
18, 2004 "Baptized by the Spirit," January
11, 2004 (Baptism of the Lord Sunday) |
| Fall 2003 | "Preparing the Way," December 7, 2003
(Advent II) "Signs of the Times," November
30, 2003 (Advent I) "A Harvest of Plenty," November
23, 2003 (Thanksgiving Sunday) "Out of Our Abundance," November
9, 2003 "What Matters," November
2, 2003 (All Saints Sunday) "Presuming on Grace," October
26, 2003 (Reformation Sunday) "Firsts and Lasts," October
12, 2003 "That's Life," October
5, 2003 "God on Our Side," September
28, 2003 "Tongues of Fire," September
14, 2003 "Dead Faith," September
7, 2003 "Faith From Within," August
31, 2003 "My Name Shall Be There," August
24, 2003 |
| Spring 2003 | "You Are Witnesses to These Things," May
4, 2003 "Missing Jesus," April
27, 2003 "Fearful Hope," April
20, 2003 (Easter Sunday) "Sunrise," April 20,
2003 (Easter Sunrise Service) "No Form or Majesty," April
18, 2003 (Good Friday) "A New Commandment," April
17, 2003 (Maundy Thursday) "Palms and Crosses," April
13, 2003 (Palm Sunday) "Honor and Glory," April
6, 2003 "Serpents and Saviors," March
30, 2003 "Cleansing the Temple," March
23, 2003 "Preparation," March 5,
2003 (Ash Wednesday) "The Jesus We Find," March
2, 2003 (Transfiguration Sunday) "Not Often Heard: Deborah and Jael," February
23, 2003 "Not Often Heard: Judah and Tamar," February
9, 2003 "Not Often Heard: Ecclesiastes
and Pessimism," February 2, 2003 "Faith Questions", January
26, 2003 (Questions & Answer Sermon) "Can Anything Good Come out of Nazareth?" January
19, 2003 "Water and Spirit," January 12,
2003 |
| Fall 2002 | "To Bring Good News," December 15, 2002 (Advent
III) "Comfort My People," December 8,
2002 (Advent II) "Tearing Open the Heavens," December
1, 2002 (Advent I) "Bringing Us Into a Good Land," November
24, 2002 (Thanksgiving Sunday) "Keep Awake," November 10, 2002 "A Great Multitude," November 3,
2002 (All Saints Sunday) "Giving to Caesar and to God," October
20, 2002 "Called and Chosen," October 13,
2002 "Ten Simple Rules," October 6, 2002 "Testing God," September 29, 2002 "Wages of Faith," September 22,
2002 "Grace Beyond Measure", September
15, 2002 "September 11th," September 11,
2002 "Where Two or Three are Gathered," September
8, 2002 "Who Am I that I Should Go?", September
1, 2002 "A Walk of Faith", August 25, 2002 |
| Old Sermons | Disorientation,
November 15, 2001 A Fount of Tears,
September 23, 2001 (Response to September 11th) What Do You Expect? April
16, 2001 Meditation on the Last Words
of Christ, April 13, 2001 (Good Friday) Throughout These Forty Days,
March 4, 2001 A Homily on the Immanuel,
December 17, 2000 Putting God in a Box,
September 3, 2000 A Woman of Faith, November
13, 1999 (Adas Israel Synagogue) The Least of These,
May 2, 1999 (Ames-Sudbrook UMC) |


