A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, July 1, 2007 1 Peter 2:1-12 It’s a complicated world… especially for people who think deeply and care passionately. In the same news cycle we see the melodrama of Paris Hilton’s release from prison and the disaster of senseless death in Darfur. Right next to the travesty […]
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A sermon by Volunteer Coordinator Jodie Ramsey, June 24, 2007 Matthew 6:5-9 Living in Maine, where we have 5 seasons to the year, (you know, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Mud) I’m sure many of you have gotten stuck in the snow or mud while driving and have tried to gun the engine to get
A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, June 17, 2007 Luke 7:36-8:3 “Do you see this woman?” Simon the Pharisee boldly asks his dinner guest. Do you see this woman? Perhaps he asks this question because he is a Pharisee. After all, they were the “spiritual fathers of modern Judaism.” Simon would have been
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, June 10, 2007 Luke 7:11-17 In many ways this morning may seem like another ordinary Sunday. We come together in our worship space. We sing some hymns, share in some prayers, and listen for the guidance of the Spirit as John or Elsa talks about scripture and
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A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, June 3, 2007 John 15:9-17 When and how did you choose Jesus? Maybe you can remember responding to a sudden feeling of his presence at some point when you were wrestling with life and meaning. Maybe you identify with John Wesley’s account of a strange warmth that
A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, May 27, 2007 Acts 2:1-12 Today is both Pentecost and Memorial Day Sunday. This has also been a week with many examples of the power of Fundamentalism in our world. One of the pillars of Fundamentalism – whether political or national, whether Christian, Muslim or Jewish –
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A sermon by a guest preacher, May 20, 2007 Sarah, Ryan, Andrew, Finn, Xander, Sally, Lauren, Joanna, Lyndsay, Rachel, Christine, Matt, Silas, Hannah, Molly Reader 1: Do you ever wonder why somebody worships in a different way? Ever wonder how a person becomes a member of another faith? Ever wonder what other people do at
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A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, April 15, 2007 John 20:19-31 We’ve seen this painting so many times before. It appears on t-shirts, mouse pads, stationary, coffee mugs and anything else you might pick up from the museum gift shop. We know this painting. But, I wonder, how do we feel about it?
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A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, April 8, 2007 John 20:1-18 Mary was at the tomb early in the morning. It was women’s work to prepare the body with spices and lotions for burial. Even though Jesus of Nazareth had died the hideous death of a criminal on a cross, his friends wanted
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A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, April 1, 2007 Luke 19:29-42 [A Psalm Sunday conversation – John McCall and Elsa Peters, Pastors] [John] I can remember two times I saw my dad cry. Once was when he hurt his back, trying to dig a tree stump out of the ground. He pulled and
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