Sermons

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, November 21, 2010 Jeremiah 23:1-6 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: These observations about the text in Jeremiah 23:1-6 have informed Elsa’s preaching. This is not a manuscript of the sermon though you’re more than welcome to obtain a sound recording by calling the Church Office at 799-3361. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: The days are […]

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, November 14, 2010 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: These observations about the text in 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 have informed Elsa’s preaching. This is not a manuscript of the sermon though you’re more than welcome to obtain a sound recording by calling the Church Office at 799-3361. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: This

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, November 8, 2009 Isaiah 43:18-21 Philippians 1:1-11 Ours is a rich and wonderful story, stretching back to those who cleared the land and built the meeting house in 1734. A significant part of our anniversary celebration has been telling the stories, and offering thanks to those who

All Saints Sunday reminds us of ordinary, everyday people who are truly God’s saints

A sermon by a guest preacher, October 31, 2010 Luke 19:1-9 To welcome the stranger is at the heart of what we are called to do as Christians. Jesus taught his disciples that the first and greatest commandment was to love the Lord God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 24, 2010 Matthew 6:19-24 Today is Consecration Sunday, as we prayerfully consider the well-being of our congregation and what it means to carry forward the commitment to serve members, strangers, the community, and God across 275 years. More important, each of us is invited to prayerfully

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, October 17, 2010 Luke 18:1-8 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: These observations about the text in Luke 18:1-8 have informed Elsa’s preaching. This is not a manuscript of the sermon though you’re more than welcome to obtain a recording of her sermon by contacting the Church Office at 799-3361. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: After

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 10, 2010 Habakkuk 2:1-4 I can only listen to so much news on the radio before I experience overload. And TV – forget about it. Even NPR, my favorite source, has a heavy doze of mayhem and tragedy in the line-up. Deaths in the war in

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 3, 2010 Luke 17:5, 6 Mark 6:35-44 God’s children are hungry and thirsty. Tragically, if we look to the four corners of the earth we see two billion of the world population is food-insecure living with barely enough to sustain life. In the US food insecurity

A Sermon by Senior Minister, John B. McCall, September 19, 2010 1 Timothy 2:1-7 [Today’s service is structured like a Sunday school class…] All right class – let’s keep out hands to ourselves and try to sit very still. Our theme today is “prayer.” It’s a word we use a lot in the church, isn’t