A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, February 7, 2010 Luke 5:1-11 Last Tuesday, February 2nd, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow for at least the 115th time, saw his shadow and lumbered back down the hole to wait out six more weeks of winter. No surprise. What did surprise me, however, was the […]
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A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, January 31, 2010 Luke 4:21-30 They got so mad. Their fists clench. Their backs tightened. They wanted blood. So, there was no other way. There was no possible other way to express their rage. They followed their instincts when they stormed out of the temple, “drove [Jesus]
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, January 24, 2010 Luke 4:14-21 One of the most precious experiences of life is to discover what your life is about and why you’re here. We often imagine only young people have dreams and hopes: finding a cure for cancer, or flying to the moon, or perfecting
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A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, January 10, 2010 Luke 3:15-22 Acts 8:14-17 Last Sunday, January 3rd, was a wonderful day to be here in worship. When Elsa and I had flipped the coin months earlier we agreed she’d have December 27th off and I’d lead worship, then she’d lead worship on the
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A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, January 3, 2010 Matthew 2:1-12 The star is the focal point of this story. The star causes the wise people to arrive at King Herod’s door to ask about the “child who was born king of the Jews.” It’s the star that the wise people follow even
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, December 27, 2009 Luke 2:41-52 Have you ever had growing pains? They’re pretty common as your bones grow longer and stronger and your muscles have to stretch and grow to keep up. Growing pains happen most in the long muscles in your legs and can really hurt,
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, December 20, 2009 Luke 1:46-56 What if you took almost everything you know about Christmas and turned it upside down? That’s what it would feel like if you and I spent Christmas in Australia or New Zealand. It’s summer time in Sydney as the shoppers rush home
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A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, December 13, 2009 Luke 3:7-18 What should we do? It’s not the question asked over and over again on a snow day. It’s not even whined by little ones going back to school. Instead, this is the question that the crowds ask John the Baptizer. What should
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, December 6, 2009 Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 3:1-6 However we read the biblical story we must recognize the tenacity of God who held on to the children of Israel and who holds on to us. The Latin word is tenax, meaning “holding on tightly and persistently, not giving
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A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, November 29, 2009 Jeremiah 33:14-16 Luke 21:25-36 We’ve all been on long trips in the car. Traveling with kids is a particular kind of experience: “Mommy, he put his finger on my side of the line!” “Don’t you kids make me stop the car!” “Are we there
