Sermons

A sermon by Senior minister John B. McCall, March 25, 2007 John 12:1-9 If I had to blame anyone, I’d put it at the feet of my father. From an early age he taught me to be frugal. Like him, I have a personal clothier whom he called “Jacques Penné,” but better known as JC […]

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, March 18, 2007 Ruth 1:1-19 Luke 15:11-32 It was so strange. I was once again the world’s oldest toddler. I walked around peering down as if to look inside my stomach, as if it was one of those old-fashioned front-loading washing machines with a window through which

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, March 11, 2007 Isaiah 55:1-9 Luke 13:1-9 [Moving from self-centeredness to compassionate service] We all struggle with the question “why?” Why is there evil? Why do children die of starvation? Why do people hurt each other? Why do terrorists fly airplanes into the Twin Towers? The question

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, March 4, 2007 Luke 13:31-35 It was only ten days ago that a few of us gathered in this chancel to begin our Lenten journey. Ten days ago, we remembered that we were dust. Ashes marked our foreheads to remind us that we were created from dust.

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, February 25, 2007 Luke 4:1-13 Every year on this first Sunday in Lent we read the account of how the Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness where he was tempted three times by Satan. The evil one made Jesus great promises if he would turn stones to

A sermon by Associate Minister Elsa A. Peters, February 11, 2007 Jeremiah 17:5-10 Luke 6:17-26 It was in pieces on the ground. No longer OK. It’s fresh wood was pale pink against the muddy ground. A jumble of bits where there once stood a relic. This is how you find things in the forest. It

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, February 4, 2007 Luke 5:1-11 When you leave worship today imagine you drive down the hill to Mill Creek and stop in the grocery store. There you encounter a friend – maybe a neighbor or someone you’ve gotten to know through the kids’ school or at work

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, January 28, 2007 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Over my years of ministry I’ve had the privilege of being close to some remarkable people – in the best of times and the worst of times. Many of you have taught me about faith and hope and courage. But when

A sermon by Deacons Co-chair Bryan Wiggins, January 21, 2007 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a The old adage is; you are what you eat. That’s a fine proverb to describe our physical selves, but a better aphorism for spiritual beings might be; you are what you think. I believe the reality we create for ourselves is dependent

A sermon by Senior Minister John B. McCall, January 14, 2007 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 In the late 19th century a small company in upstate New York manufactured industrial pigments for coloring and dying a wide range of products. Then, in 1903 Binney and Smith found a market niche and produced the first Crayola™ brand crayons.