Sermons

“Stilling the Unclean Spirit”    

Mark 1: 21-28; Psalm 111  1-29-2012

“Reluctant and Willing Disciples”

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20 Psalm 62:5-12 1-22-2012

Different Calls  I Samuel 3:1-10;

John 1:43-51; Psalm 139 :1-6, 13-18  1-15-2012

Wonder   Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12  1-08-2012

O Holy Night —12-24-2011

Take Joy  Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; I Thessalonians 5:16-24;

John 1:6-8, 19-28; Psalm 126  12-11-2011 

Striving for Peace ~ 12/04/2011

Awakening to New Hope  

Isaiah 64:1-9;  Mark 1:24-37 Psalm 122  11-27-11

Thanksgiving Thoughts

11-20-11 Psalm 100

Living Boldly I Thessalonians 5:1-11;

Matthew 25:14-30, Psalm 123 11-13-2011

Never Knowing 11-6-2011

I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13

Sharing Our Own Selves - I Thessalonians 2:1-8;
Matthew 22:34-46; Psalm 1    10-23-2011

Playing No Favorites  I Thessalonians 1:1-10,

Matthew 22:15-22; Psalm 96:1-13; October 16, 2011

Think on Those Things Philippians  4:4-9;

Matthew  22:1-14; Psalm 23 10-9-2011

Moving Onward  Isaiah 5:1-7;

Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46;

Psalm 80:7-15     10-2-2011

Is God At Work in Us?    Philippians 2:1-13;
Matthew 21:23-32; Psalm 25:1-9; 9-25-2011

“Grumble, Grumble, Grumble”    Jonah 3:10-4:11;
Matthew 20:1-16; Psalm 145:1-8;  9-18-2011

The Wisdom in Remembering

September 11, 2011

Becoming Real ~ August 21, 2011

Romans 12:1-8

Pushing the Envelope ~ August 21, 2011
Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 15:21-28

Come, Eat! ~ July 31, 2011
Matthew 14:13-21; Psalm 17:1-7, 15

Growing Together ~ July 17, 2011
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; Psalm 86:11-17

A Sustaining Faith ~ July 10, 2011
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Psalm 119:105-112

A Declaration of Interdependence ~ July 3, 2011
Galatians 6:7-10

Hospitality ~ June 26, 2011
Matthew 10:40-42; Psalm 13

Trinity Sunday ~ June 19, 2011
Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20; Psalm 8

Pentecost ~ June 12, 2011
Acts 2:1-2, Psalm 104:24-34; 6-12-2011

Diversity ~ May 22, 2011
John 14:1-14; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

All Together ~ May 15, 2011

Acts 2:42-47; I Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10; Psalm 23

On the Road Again ~ May 8, 2011

Awaiting Further Evidence ~ May 1, 2011

John 20:18-31; Psalm 16 5-1-2011

Do Not Be Afraid ~ Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011
Matthew 28:1-10, Psalm 18:1-2, 14-24

A Road Seldom Taken ~ April 17, 2011
Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29

New Beginnings ~ April 10, 2011- Ezekiel 37:1-4;
Romans 8:5-11; John 11:1-6, 17-27, 32-45, Psalm 130

“This Little Light of Mine” ~ April 3, 2011
I Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5: 8-14; John 9:1-5; Psalm 23

Sustenance ~  March 27, 2011
Exodus 17:1-7;  Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-15; Psalm 95           

A Slow Growth Product ~ March 20, 2011
Exodus 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17; Psalm 121

Not Always on a Mountaintop ~ March 6, 2011
Exodus 24:12-18;Matthew 17:1-9; Psalm 2

Don’t Borrow Trouble ~ February 27, 2011
Isaiah 49:8-16a; I Corinthians 4:1-5;
Matthew 6:24-34; Psalm 131

Choosing Life ~ February 13, 2011
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; I Corinthians 3:1-9;
Matthew 5:21-37; Psalm 119:1-8

Always Striving to Become Better  ~ February 6, 2011
I Corinthians 2:13-16; Matthew 5:13-20; Psalm 112

“It’s For Your Own Good” ~ January 30, 2011
Micah 6:1-8; I Cor. 1:18-31;Matthew 5:1-12; Psalm 15

Beginnings ~ January 23, 2011:  Isaiah 9:1-4; I Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23; Psalm 27: 1, 4-9

When I’m Calling You—ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo 
~ January 16, 2011:  Isaiah 49:1-7; I Cor. 1:1-9;
John 1:29-42 Psalm 40:1-11

No Partiality ~ January 09, 2011
II Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17; Psalm 29

Take Joy ~ December 12, 2010 ~ II   Isaiah 35:1-10;
James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11; Luke 1:46b-55

Living in Harmony (Peace) ~ December 5, 2010

Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12; Psalm 72:1-1, 18-19

Thanksgiving Meditation
November 21, 2010, Psalm 100

Enduring the Tough Times ~ November 14, 2010

Malachi 4:1-2a; II Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19

Something to Cling To ~ September 28, 2010
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13: 11-14; Matthew 24: 36-44; Psalm 122

No Matter What ~ November 07, 2010
Luke 20:27-38; Psalm 98

Fighting the Good Fight  ~  October 24, 2010
II Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14; Psalm 65

Being Persistent ~ October 17, 2010: Jeremiah 31:
27-34; II Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8; Psalm 121

Gratitude ~ October 10, 2010
II Kings 5:1-17; Luke 17:11-19; Psalm 111

Mustard Seed Beginnings ~ October 3, 2010
Luke 17:5-10; Lamentations 3:19-26

Also, the Root of Many Good Things
September 26, 2010 Amos 6:1a, 4-7; I Timothy 6:6-19;
Luke 16:19-31, Psalm 146

Lost ~ September 14, 2010
Luke 15:1-10; Psalm 14 9-12-2010

A Difficult Task ~ August 29, 2010: Luke 14:1, 7-14

Meditation ~ August 22, 2010

Meditation ~ August 8, 2010
Luke 12:49-56: Psalm 82

Meditation ~ July 25, 2010
Luke 11:1-13

Finding the Focus ~ July 18, 2010
Luke 10:38-42 Psalm 52

Walk On By? ~ July 11, 2010
Luke 10: 25-37; Psalm 82: 7-11-10

For the Good of All ~ July 4, 2010
Galatians 6:7-10; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30

June 20, 2010: I Kings 19:1-15a (p. 302); Galatians
3:23-29 (167);Luke 8:26-39 (p. 59); Psalm 22:19-28

Meditation ~ June 6, 2010, Kings 17:8-24;
Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17; Psalm 146  

Remember ~ May 30, 2010: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31;
Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15; Psalm 8

Glimpses of the Spirit ~ May 23, 2010: Acts 2:1-21;
Romans 8:14-17; John 14:8-27; Psalm 104:24-34

Intertwined ~ May 16, 2010
Acts 16:16-34; John 17:20-26; Psalm 97

Meditation ~ May 2, 2010

John 10:22-30; Psalm 23: April 25, 2010

“Doubt”~ April 11, 2010
John 20:19-31; Psalm 150

Beyond Preliminary Things ~ Easter 4-04-10
Luke 24:1-2; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Palm Sunday Meditation ~ March 28, 2010
Luke 19:28-40; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

Pressing Onward ~ March 21, 2010
Isaiah 43:16-21; John 12:1-8; Philippians 3:4b-14; Psalm 126

Reconciliation ~ March 14, 2010
Joshua 5;9-12; II Corinthians 5;16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32     

Nurture– March 3, 2010
Isaiah 55:1-9; Luke 13:1-9; Psalm 63:1-8

Moving Forward ~  February 28, 2010:  Genesis 15:1-12, 17-128; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35; Psalm 27  

Not for the Whole World ~ February 21, 2010:  Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10: 8b-13; Luke 4: 1-13; Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16

Those Mountaintop Experiences ~ February 14, 2005
Exodus 34:29-35; I Cor. 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36; Psalm 99

Leaving Everything ~ February 7, 2010
Isaiah 6:1-8; I Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11; Psalm 138

What Forms Us? ~ January 31, 2010
Jeremiah 1:4-10; I Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30; Psalm 71:1-6

Those Who Have Ears ~ January 24, 2010
Nehemiah 8:1-2, 5-6, 8-10; I Corinthians 12:13-31; Luke 4:14-21

An Abundance of Gifts~ January 17, 2010
Isaiah 62:1-5; I Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11; Psalm 36:5-10

Affirmation~ January 10, 2010
Luke 3;15-17, 21-22, Psalm 29

New Beginnings ~ January 3, 2010
Matthew 2:1-12

Meditation - Christmas Eve, 2009

Take Joy ~ December 13, 2009
Psalm 30:4-5, 11-13; Philippians 4:4-9; Isaiah 12:3-6

Forgiveness Revisited ~ December 6, 2009
Luke 3:1-6

Imagine ~ November 29, 2009
Jeremiah 33:14-16; I Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36

Thanksgiving Meditation ~ November 23, 2009
 ~ Psalm 100

"Pouring Out One’s Soul"~ November 15, 2009
I Samuel 1:4-20; Hebrews10:11-25;Mark 13:1-8; Psalm 16

"New Things"~ November 1, 2009
Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44; Psalm 24

“All Will Be Well”~ October 25, 2009
Job 42:1-6, 10-17;  Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52; Psalm 126

"Just Who Do You Think You Are?" ~  October 18, 2009
Job 38: 1-7, 34-41; Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 10: 35-45

"Matters of Trust"~ October 4, 2009
Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Mark 10:13-16; Psalm 8

"Needing All the Help We Can Get"~ September 27, 2009: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; James 5:13-20;
Mark 9:38-50; Psalm 124 

“Willing to Yield”~ September 20, 2009
James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37, Psalm 1

"An Abundance of Riches"– September 13, 2009
Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3;1-12; Mark 8:27-38; Psalm 116 1-9

"That Healing Touch"~ September 6, 2009
Mark 7:24-37, Psalm 125

"Action" ~ August 30, 2009
James 1:17-27; Psalm 15

"In Their Own Time"~ August 23, 2009
Ecclesiates 3:1-8; Isaiah 40:28-31

"The Bread of Life"~ August 2, 2009
John 6:22-35

"Having Compassion"~ July 26, 2009
John 6:1-21

"When the World Is Too Much With Us"~ July 19,2009
Mark 6;30-34; 53-56; Psalm 23

"Silencing the Opposition" ~ July 12, 2009
Mark 6: 14-29; Psalm 24

"Called to Freedom" ~ July 7, 2009
Galatians 5:13-14 Psalm 123 7-5-09

“Remember” ~ May 24, 2009
Deuteronomy 32:7

"Reaching Out Through Love" ~ May 17, 2009
Acts 10:44-48; I John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17; Psalm 98

"Bits and Pieces"~ May 9, 2009
Acts 8:26-40; I John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8; Psalm 22: 25-32

Meditation ~ May 2, 2009
5-3-09 Acts 4:5-12; I John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18; Psalm 23

"The Author of Life" ~ April 26, 2009
Acts 3:12-19; I John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36-48; Psalm 4

"All in It Together" ~ April 19,2009
Acts  4:32-35; I John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31; Psalm 133

"Still Among Us" ~ Easter, April 12, 2009
Mark 16:1-8 

"Past the Point of No Return" ~ Palm Sunday 4-5-09
Mark 11:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2,19-29

"Grace" ~ March 22, 2009:  Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22

"Wisdom" ~ March 15, 2009
Exodus 20:1-17; I Cor. 1:18-25; John 2:13-22; Psalm 19

"Moving Forward in Faith" ~ March 8, 2009  Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38; Psalm 22:23-31

"Ties That Bind" ~ March 1, 2009
Genesis 9:8-17; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15; Psalm 25:1-10

"Trying to Bring Things to Light" ~ February 22, 2009
II Kings 2: 1-12; I Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9; Psalm 50:1-6   

"Sometimes, It’s the Simple Things" ~ February 15, 2009 II Kings 5:1-14; I Corinthians 9:24-27; Mark 1:40-45; Psalm  30

“Selling Out or Not?” – February 8, 2009:  Isaiah 40:21-31; I Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39;  Psalm 147:1-11, 20c

"Intermediaries"~ February 1, 2009
Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28; Psalm 111

"It’s All in the Call" ~ January 25, 2009:  I Samuel 3:1-20; I Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18

"Affirmations" – January 18, 2009
Genesis 1:1-5; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11; Psalm 29

"Looking High and Low" ~ January 4, 2009
Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

Meditation:  Christmas Eve 2008

"Forgiving Foibles"  ~  December 7, 2008
Luke 15:11-32; Psalm 80:1-2, 8-13

"Keep Looking" (Stop, Look, and Listen)  ~ November 20, 2008
Isaiah 64:1-9; I Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37,  Psalm 80

"Thanksgiving Meditation"~ November 23, 2008:  Psalm 100

"Dire Warnings"~ November 16, 2008:  Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; I Thessalonians 5:1-22; Matthew 24:14-30; Psalm 123

"Having Hope"~ November 9, 2003:  Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; I Thessalonians 4;13-18; Matthew 25:1-13; Psalm 78:1-7

"Leading Worthy Lives"~ November 2, 2008
Micah 3;5-12; I Thessalonians 2:9-13, Matthew 23:1-12: Psalm 43

"Disappointments" ~ October 26, 2008:  Deuteronomy 34:1-12; I Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46; Psalm 90: 1-6, 13-17

"Conversations"  ~  October 19, 2008:  Exodus 33:12-23; I Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22; Psalm 99

"Being True" ~  October 12, 2008:  Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46; Psalm 106:1-6,19-23   

"Responsibilities" ~ September 28th, 2008
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

"Another Time and Place" ~ September 14, 2008:  Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35; Psalm 103:1-13

"Living Honorably" ~ September 7, 2008
Exodus 12:1-14; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20; Psalm

Basic Lessons of Life ~ August 31, 2008
Exodus 3:1-15; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew16:21-28; Psalm119:33-40

"Finding Treasures" ~ August 24, 2008
Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20; Psalm 124

"Moving Forward in Faith" (Stepping Out of the Boat), August 8, 2008
I Kings 19:9-18; Matthew 14:22-33; Psalm 85:8-13

"Sustenance" ~ August 3, 2008
Isaiah 55:1-5; Matthew 14:13-21; Psalm 17:1-7, 15

"A Wonderful Gift" ~ July 27, 2008
I Kings 3:5-12; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52; Psalm 119:129-136

"What a Struggle!"~ July 20, 2008
Genesis 28:10-19a; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43; Isaiah 44:6-8

"We Don’t Always ‘Get It’ but Sometimes We Do" ~ 07/13/2008 Genesis 25:19-34; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Psalm 119:105-112

“The Fig Tree”~ July 6th, 2008
Luke 13:6-9; Song of Solomon 2:8-13

"Lives of Service"~ June 29,2008
Genesis 22:1-14; Matthew 10:40-42; Psalm 13

“The Magic Folger’s Coffee Can”or The Pursuit of Happiness:  Proverbs 3:13-18; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 86:1-10 ~ June 22, 2008

"Summoned and Sent"~ June 15th, 2008
Exodus 19:2-8a; Romans 5:1-5; Matthew 9:35-10:23; Psalm 100

"How Firm a Foundation"~ June 1, 2008:  Genesis 6;9-22, 7;24, 8;14-19; Romans 1:16-17, 3:22b-31; Matthew 7:21-28; Psalm 46

"Borrowing Trouble"~ May 25, 2008
Isaiah 49:8-16; I Corinthians 4:1-5; Matthew 6:24-34; Psalm 131

"Activated by the Spirit" ~ May 11, 2008
Acts 2:1-21; I Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 7:37-39; Psalm 104:24-35

"Going Up?"  May 4th, 2008
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53; Psalm 95:1-7

“Extremely Religious”  April 27, 2008
Acts17:22-31; I Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21; Psalm 66:8-20

"Believe" ~ April 20th, 2008
Acts 7:55-60; I Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16

"Community"  April 13, 2008
Acts 2:42-47; I Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10; Psalm 23

"Unity" ~ April 6, 2008:  Acts 2:14a, 36-41; I Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35; Psalm 116: 1-4, 12-19   

"Post Resurrection Appearances" ~ March 30, 2008
Acts 2;14a, 22-32; I Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31; Psalm 16

"Comes the Dawn" ~ Easter:  April 23, 2008
Matthew 28:1-10; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

"Riding On In Majesty"March 16, 2008—Palm/Passion Sunday
Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-24,

"Getting It Together"  March 9, 2008
Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45; Psalm 130

"There’s Seeing and Then There’s Seeing"  March 2, 2008
I Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41; Psalm 23

"The End Result"  February 24th, 2008
Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42; Psalm 95

"Seeing the Light"  February 17, 2008
Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; Matthew 17:1-9; Psalm 121

"Temptation"  February 10, 2008
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11; Psalm 32

“All We Need to Do”February 3, 2008
Micah 6:1-8; I Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12; Psalm 15

"Some Things Never Change"  January 27, 2008
Isaiah 9:1-4;I Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23; Psalm 27:1, 4-9 

"Enriched Through Knowledge"  January 20, 2008
Isaiah 49:1-7; I Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42; Psalm 40:1-1

"No Partiality"  January 13, 2008
Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17; Psalm 29  1-13-07

"Sharers in the Promise"  January 6, 2008:  Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12; Psalm 72:1-7; 10-14

"After the Celebration"  December 30,2007
Isaiah 63: 7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18; Matthew 2:13-18; Psalm 148

Christmas Eve Meditation
December 24, 2007

"In Harmony"  December 9, 2007  ~  Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19

"Time to Wake Up?"December 2, 2007
Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44; Psalm 122

"A Few Thoughts About Thanksgiving"November 18, 2007
Philippians 4:6-9   

"Holding Fast"  November 11, 2007:  Haggai 1:15b-2:9; II Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-40; Psalm 98

"Still A Vision?"  November 4, 2007:  Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; II Thessalonians 1:1-4,11-12; Luke 19:1-10; Psalm 119:137-144

"Fighting the Good Fight"October 28, 2007
Joel 2:23-32; II Timothy 4:6-8; Luke 18:9-14; Psalm 65

"Toward a Quiet Understanding"  October 21, 2007
Jeremiah 31:27-34; II Timothy 3:14-4:5;  Luke 18:1-8  ; Psalm 121

"Making the Best of Things"October 14, 2007
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; II Timothy 2:8-15, Luke 17:11-19; Psalm 111

"A Minimalist Faith"  October 7, 2007
Lamentations 1:1-6; II Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10; Psalm 37 1-9

“If I Were a Rich Man …”  September 30, 2007
Amos 6:1a, 4-7; I Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31; Psalm 146

"Hmmmmm…."  September 23, 2007
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1; I Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13; Psalm 113

"Changing One’s Mind"  September 16, 2007
Exodus 32:7-14; I Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10; Psalm 14

"No Free Lunch"September 9, 2007
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 Psalm 1

"Walking Humbly"  September 2, 2007
Proverbs 25:6-7; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14  9-2-07

"Open for Business"  August 26, 2007
Jeremiah 1:4-10; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17; Psalm 71:1-7

“Do You Know Where You’re Going To?” 08-12-07:  Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40; Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23

"You Can’t Take It With You"  08-05-2007:  Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 107:1-9,  43

"Selective Nagging"July 29, 2007
Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:16-19; Luke 11:1-13; Psalm 85

"Just Too Busy"July 22, 2007
Luke 10:38-42 Psalm 52

"All Those Neighbors"  July 15, 2007
Amos 7:7-17; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37; Psalm 82

"For the Good of All"  July 8, 2007
II Kings 5:1-14, Galatians 6:1-10, Luke 10:1-11, 16-20; Psalm 30

"Called to Freedom"  July1, 2007
Galatians 5:1, 13-26 Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20

"A Variety of Voices"  June 17, 2007
I Kings 19:1-4, 8-15; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39; Psalm 5:1-8

"Bits of Wisdom"  June 3, 2007
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15; Psalm 8

"All Together"  May 27, 2007
Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23; Psalm 104

"Helping Hands"  May 13, 2007
Acts 16:9-15; John 5:1-9; Psalm 67

“What’s New?”  May 6, 2007
Acts 11: 1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13: 31-35; Psalm 148

"Shepherds in Many Places"  April 29, 2007
Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30; Psalm 23

“Ineffably Sublime”  April 8, 2007
Luke 24:1-12; Psalm 118: 1-24-24

"For Everything There is a Season"  April 1, 2007
Luke 19:28-40; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

"The Bottom Line"  March 25, 2007
Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8; Psalm 126

"Reconciliation"  March 18, 2007:  Joshua 5:9-12; II Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15; 1-3, 11b-32; Psalm 32

"Another Chance" March 11, 2007
Isaiah 55: 1-9; I Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8

"Toeing the Line"  February 25, 2007:  Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13; Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16  

"What Dwells Within"  February 18, 2007
Exodus 34:29-35; I Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36; Psalm 99

"Rewards"  February 11, 2007
Jeremiah 17:5-10; I Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 16:19-26; Psalm 1   

"Being Called"  February 4th, 2007
Isaiah 6:1-8; I Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11; Psalm 138

"Serving in Love"  January 28,2007
Jeremiah 1:4-10; I Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30; Psalm 71:1-6  

"A Little Understanding"  January 21, 2007:  Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10;   I Corinthians 12:13-31a; Luke 4:14-21; Psalm 19

"What Are Ye Made Of?"  January 14, 2007
Isaiah 62:1-5; I Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11; Psalm 36:5-10

"Affirming Moments"  January 7, 2007
Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22; Psalm 29

"Some Better Resolutions" December 31, 2006
I Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52; Psalm 148

"From A Distance"
December 24, 2006

"Gifts of Love"  December 24, 2006
Micah 5:2-5a 

"Becoming More Forgiving" December 10, 2006:  Advent 2 Malachi 3:1-4 ; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6; Luke 1:68-79 

"Becoming More Hopeful"  December 3, 2006: Jeremiah 33:14-16; I Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36; Psalm 25:1-10

"Visions" November 26, 2006: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37; Psalm 93; 11-26-06

"Mighty Mites"  November 12, 2006
I Kings 17:8-16; Hebrews 9:24-28; Mark 12: 38-44; Psalm 146

"Any More Questions?"  November 5, 2006:  Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Hebrews 9;11-14; Mark 12:28-34; Psalm 119:1-8

"Tough Stuff"  October 15, 2006
Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31; Psalm 22:1-15

“Some of the Basics”   October 9, 2006
Job1:1; 2:1-10; Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10: 2-16; Psalm 26

“All the Whiners”  October 1st, 2006 ~ Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; James 5:13-20  Mark 9:38-50, Psalm 19:7-14

"Wisdom James"  September 24, 2006
3:13-4:3, 7-8a, Mark 9: 30-37, Psalm 54  9-24-06

"Always Vigilant"  September 17th, 2006
Isaiah 50:4-9a; James 3:1-12 ; Mark 8: 27-38 ; Psalm 19 

“No Partiality”  September 10th, 2006
Isaiah 35:4-7a; James 2:1-17;  Mark 7: 24-37; Psalm 146  9-10-06

"Keepers or Doers or Both?"  September 03, 2006  Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9;  James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 ; Psalm 15   

"Growing Up"   August 8th, 2006  II Samuel 11:26-12;13a; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35; Psalm 51:1-12

"Respites"  July 30, 2006
John 6:1-21  Psalm 145  7-30-06

"A Dwelling Place for God"  July 23, 2006  II Samuel 7:1-14a; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-567; Psalm 89:20-37     

“How Lovely are the Messengers?”7-16-06
Amos 7:7-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29; Psalm 85:8-13;

"Of Scorpions and Thorns"  July 9, 2006 
Ezekiel 2:1-7; II Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13; Psalm 123

“How The Mighty Have Fallen”  II Samuel 1:1, 17-27, II Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5: 21-43, Psalm 130  July 2, 2006

Wonders All Around and Within   06-18-06:  Ezekiel 17:22-24; II Corinthians 5:6-10, 14-17; Mark 4:26-34; Psalm 92: 1-4, 12-15 

"Glimpses of the Spirit"  Sunday, 06-04-2006 Ezekiel 37:1-14 , Acts 2:1-21, John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15, : Psalm 104:24-34

"Remember"   May 26, 2006
Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 ; I John 5;9-13; John 17:6-19

"Equal Footing"  May 21, 2006
Acts 10:44-48; I John 5;1-6; John 15:9-17; Psalm 98

“No Fear”  May 14, 2006
Acts 8:26-40;  John 15:1-8; I John 4:7-21; Psalm 22:25-31

"A Little Holiness"  May 7, 2006
Acts 4;5-12; I John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18; Psalm 23  

"Thomas’ Twins?"  April 23, 2006
Acts 4:32-35; I John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31; Psalm 133 

"No Need for Alarm"  April 17, 2006
Church Service, Mark 16:1-8 

"Moving Forward"  04-10-06
Mark 11:1-11, Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-2

"An Inner Knowledge"  04-03-06:  Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 5;5-10; John 12;20-33; Psalm 119:9-16 

“Saved”  3-26-06: Numbers 21:4-9; Ephesians 2;1-10; John 3;14-21; Psalm 107:12-3, 17-22  

"Foolishness"  03-19-06
Exodus 20:1-17; I Corinthians I:18-25; John 2:13-22; Psalm 19  

"A Two Way Street"  03-12-06:  Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-26; Mark 8: 31-38; Psalm 22: 23-31  

"Temptation"  03-05-06
Genesis 8:8-17; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15; Psalm 25:1-10  

“What’s Going On?”  02-26-06
II Kings 2:1-12; II Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9; Psalm 50:1-6  

"A Variety of Prizes"   02-19-05
II Kings 5:1-14; I. Corinthians 9:24-27; Mark 1:40-45; Psalm 30  

“All Things to All People”  02-05-06:  Isaiah 40:21-31;  I Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39; Psalm 147:1-11  

"What Does it Take?"  01-29-06:  Deuteronomy18:15-20; I Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28; Psalm 111  

“I Heard You Calling in the Night”  01-22-06:  Samuel 3: 1-20; I Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51; Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18  

"Receiving the Holy Spirit"  01-08-06
Genesis 1:1-5; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11; Psalm 29 

"A New Year with New Eyes"   01-01-06
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40; Psalm 148  

"The Path That Led"  12-24-05
Christmas Eve Meditation:

“Hard to Come By”  12-11-05
Isaiah 61;1-4,8-11; I Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28  

“A Louse on the Liver”  12-04-05
Isaiah 40:1-11: II Peter 3;8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 Psalm 85:1-2; 8-13  

"Why A Second Time?"  11-27-05
Isaiah 64:1-9; I Cor. 1:3-9; Mark 13: 24-37; Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19   

"Moving Into the Light"  11-13-05:  Judges 4:1-24; I Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30; Psalm 123  

“Being Foolish”  11-06-05:  Joshua 24:1-3a,14-25; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13; Psalm 78:1-7   

“Carrying On”  10-30-05:  Joshua 3:7-17; I Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12 Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 

“Some Conversations”  10-23-05:  Deuteronomy 34:1-12; I Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 Psalm 90:1-6,13-17  

"A Time of Testing"  10-16-05:  Exodus 33:12-23; I Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22; Psalm 99 

“Think on These Things”  10-09-05:  Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14; Psalm 106: 1-6, 19-23 

Meditation  10-02-05
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 

"When Life Seems Unfair"  09-18-05:  Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16; Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45  

“Music Hath Charms…”  06-19-05 ~ A Favorite from the Archives Psalm 98, Psalm 149:1-6a, Psalm 33:1-12   

"No Fair Counting"  September 11, 2005
Exodus 14:19-31; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35, Psalm114

"Be Ready to Go"  September 4, 2005
Exodus 12:1-14; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20

“In the Presence of the Great ‘I Am’”  August 28, 2005: Exodus 3:1-15; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26

"Reconciliations"  August 14, 2005:  Genesis 45:1-15; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:10-28; Psalm 133

"Taking Those First Steps"  August 07, 2005
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22