Sermon Index

May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of our hearts, be acceptable in your sight, O God, our strength and our redeemer.  Amen.

What We Will Be Has Not Yet Been Revealed May 4, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7 "When you know that you are a child of God, what you will be grows naturally from it. This is especially true when we know that all the people we meet are children of God as well."

Believing What We Have Not Seen April 27, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 "After all the examination of the facts and the telling of the stories and the grounding in tradition, some mystery still remains. We live in the midst of that mystery."

EASTER

A God Who Doesn't Play Favorites Easter Sunday: April 20, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 "We see Jesus when we sit and watch with those in pain, when we stay present in the face of death, and when we take time to weep instead of running home."

When the Risen Christ Appears Easter Sunrise: April 20, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Mark 16:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 "We come here early in the morning, not to see Jesus, but to be told where to look – back home ... on the road, in the office, at school, on the job, at the meeting, in the store ... in all the ordinary places. He said he'd be there."

With Hosannas in Our Heart and a Face Like Flint April 13, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Mark 11:1-11; Isaiah 50:4-9a "This Sunday, more than any other in the year, captures the central paradox of Christian faith – joyous celebration in the full knowledge of certain death."

A Covenant with the Generations March 16, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25 "This covenant that we share with Abraham and Sarah and each other is not a set of timeless rules for living.... It is a relationship with a past to be remembered and a future to be anticipated; both are essential."

A Covenant with All Creation March 9, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Genesis 9:8-17; Mark 1:9-15 "We find ourselves in the right relationship to the rest of the world when we remember that we are in this together, under the arc of the rainbow of God's covenant with Noah."

A Way in the Wilderness February 23, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Isaiah 43:18-25; Mark 2:1-12 "There already is a way through whatever wilderness we encounter. It just may not fit our preconception of the shortest distance between two points."

It Isn't Easy Being Healed – Or Is It? February 16, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  2 Kings 5:1-14; Mark 1:40-45 "The Naaman Syndrome is a condition in which I have some problem which could be treated by a simple action of my own, but I would rather pay a lot of money for someone else to fix it."

Proclaiming Christ in a Pluralistic World February 9, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Isaiah 40:21-31; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 "We live in a world every bit as complicated as the one Paul lived in. We, too, find ourselves caught between being all things to all people on the one hand and preaching our own gospel on the other."

Speaking with Authority February 2, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 "Methodism's founder, John Wesley, said that authority rested on the intersection of four foundations: scripture, tradition, reason, experience. Authority is not that which is laid upon us from above, but that which comes from the depths of who we are."

What Shall We Say to Nineveh? January 26, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; Mark 1:14-20 "Have you ever been to one of those movies where the director got so enamored of creating special effects that the story and the point of the movie were pretty much lost? That may have happened to the writer of the book of Jonah."

Speak, for Your Servant Is Listening January 19, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  1 Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 "A few years ago, one researcher said that Sunday morning was the most segregated time of the week. Of course that was before we started having football games on Sunday morning. This morning, I want to tell you the story of how one man's faith did have a profound impact on the racial inclusiveness of sports."

The Wisdom of God in Its Rich Variety January 5, 2003 - Rev. Ron Parker.  Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12 "Our job in the church is not to be the repository of truth or the curator of an exclusive museum of a few precious relics. Instead we are called to be in the business of shining light on the truth, wherever it might be manifest."

ADVENT SERMON SERIES

Where Hopes and Fears Are Met: Salvation Is Seen December 29, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker  Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Luke 2:22-40

Where Hopes and Fears Are Met: Possbilities Are Pondered December 22, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker  2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38

Where Hopes and Fears Are Met: Paths Are Made Straight December 15, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker  Isaiah 61:1-4; John 1:6-8, 19-28

Where Hopes and Fears Are Met: People Are Comforted December 8, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker  Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8

Where Hopes and Fears Are Met: The Powers Are Shaken December 1, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker  Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37

"Stewards of Our Gratitude: Living the Thankful Life" November 24, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker Luke 17:11-19; Deuteronomy 8:7-18

"Stewards of Our Talents: Investing for a Sure Return" November 17, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker Matthew 25:14-30; I Thessalonians 5:1-11

"Stewards of Our Past: Building on Our Blessings" November 3, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker Matthew 5:1-12; I John 3:1-3

"Stewards of Our Future: Living in the Long View" October 27, 2002 - Rev. Ron Parker Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17

"It Takes a Congregation" October 20, 2002 - Karl Georgi

"Jewelry Exchange" October 13, 2002 - Rev. Odette Lockwood-Stewart Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 4:4-9

"Whirled Communion: Keeping Faith  in a World Turned Upside Down" October 6, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Acts 17:1-9; Matthew 21:42-46

"Running on Empty" September 29, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

"What's So Good About Hard Work and Suffering?" September 22, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16

"Welcome Those Who Are Weak in Faith" September 15, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35

"On Not Taking Pleasure in the  Death of the Wicked" September 8, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Ezekiel 33:7-11; Matthew 18:15-20

"What Does the Bible Say About  Responding to Evildoers?" September 1, 2002 - Dr. David Ourisman Romans 12:9-21

"In Unlikely Places" August 25, 2002 - Susan Willm, Pastoral Assistant Exodus 1:8-2:10; Romans 12:1-8

"Outputs Trump Inputs, or 'Well Duh, Jesus'" August 18, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Genesis 45:1-15; Matthew 15:10-28

"Storms on the Mountain, Storms on the Sea" August 11, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker 1 Kings 19:9-18; Matthew 14:22-33

"Wrestling and Receiving" August 4, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Genesis 32:22-31; Matthew 14:13-21

"Stewards of Small Things" July 28, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33

"Weeds in Your Garden and Stones in Your Bed" July 21, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Genesis 28:10-19a; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

"Extravagant Sowing" July 14, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; Isaiah 55:10-13

"What Kind of Yoke?" July 7, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

"Prophesying Peace" June 30, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Jeremiah 28:5-9; Matthew 10:40-42

"How Hairs Are Numbered" June 23, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Genesis 21:8-21; Matthew 10:24-33

"The Ministry of Reconciliation" June 9, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

"Where God's Word is Written" June 2, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Deuteronomy 11:18-21, 26-28; Matthew 7:21-29

"Peace with Justice" May 26, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Isaiah 2:1-4; Psalm 122

"Receive the Holy Spirit" May 19, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-22

"How Do We Imagine God?" May 12, 2002 - Georgia Kellogg

"Groping for an Unknown God" May 5, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Acts 17:22-31; John 14:15-21

"Things to Die – and Live – For" April 28, 2002 - The Rev. Kathleen McShane Acts 7:54-60

"I Shall Not Want" April 21, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Psalm 23:1; I Peter 2:25; John 10:11; Acts 2:42-46

"Talking to Strangers" April 14, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Luke 24:13-35

"Sins Forgiven and Sins Retained" April 7, 2002 - Dr. Ron Parker John 20:19-31

"When Jesus Sees His Shadow" March 31, 2002 (Easter Sunrise) - Dr. Ron Parker John 20:1-18

"Reluctant Trust in Resurrection" March 31, 2002 (Easter Day) - Dr. Ron Parker Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 28:1-10

 

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