Sermons

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, November 22, 2009 Exodus 16:1-15 Matthew 6:25-34 What do you think: are we grateful by nature? Are we born with the ability and desire to recognize our blessings and to thank God and other people for them? I don’t think so. I think we’re born self-centered. The […]

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, November 15, 2009 1 Samuel 1:4-20 This past weekend, while attending a family reunion, I was asked by each member of my family when I was going to have children. I have no idea why this was the question they asked, but they did. Over and over

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, November 1, 2009 Mark 12:28-34 Revelation 21:1-6a A scribe, a guy that makes a living of words, comes to Jesus wanting to know which commandment is the greatest. I’m willing to bet that he knows the commandments. He knows God’s mandate to the Israelites to “love the

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 25, 2009 Ephesians 4:1-16 Have you ever heard of Reformation Sunday? We usually just give it a nod on the last Sunday in October every year. It’s a day to remember the faith and courage of those who began the re-forming of the Christian Church nearly

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 18, 2009 Mark 10:35-45 If you’ve been paying attention you know that November 3 is election day, and that the most important issues are five questions – referenda – that require a yes or no vote. When you vote you can’t choose a “maybe” or write

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, October 11, 2009 Mark 10:17-31 I can’t quite get over this man’s question. I’m not sure why. I’m not sure if it’s his words or if I just don’t really understand what he’s asking – but I can’t really get over this man’s question, “Good Teacher, what

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, October 4, 2009 Mark 10:2-16 I was reading an obituary for an ancestor on my mother’s side of the family – that’s the blue-blooded English ancestry, not to be confused with the renegade Scots on my father’s side. This was the account of a prosperous Massachusetts businessman

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, September 27, 2009 Mark 9:38-50 James 2:14-18 I cringed a little as I read the Gospel lesson for today. It offended my sensitivities… maybe yours, too. I’d much prefer if Jesus would make his point in a more polite and genteel way, and remove the overly colorful

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, September 20, 2009 James 3:13-18 Mark 9:30-37 John Knox was a prominent figure in the Scottish Reformation and was deeply involved in the political intrigue and movements that gradually shifted Scotland from Catholicism to the formation of a Scottish national Protestant Church. He was born about 1510

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, September 6, 2009 Psalms 23 Matthew 11:28-30 (Opening comments about my sabbatical and our five weeks in Bridge of Allan, Scotland, in July) As you probably know Scotland’s geography is divided in two. In the south are the Lowlands, an area of rolling hills and beautiful valleys.