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Things to Ponder

Sermons, Reflections, and Musings from St. Mary‘s United Church of Christ, Silver Run, MD, Pastor Sam Chamelin

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November 12, 2023 - Light Heart and Stout Conviction from 2023-11-13T10:23:05

Sermon Text: Psalm 119

 

Today we celebrate the hiring of our new program leader for children, youth, and families, as well as bless our 2023-34 confirmation class! Psalm 119, an e...

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November 5, 2023 - Hope in the Face of Death from 2023-11-13T10:22:20

Sermon Text: Revelation 7

 

Today we celebrate All Saints Sunday, and we are brought face to face with the reality of death. And while death is all around us, and can make us lose...

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October 29, 2023 - Not My Responsibility from 2023-10-30T08:29:25

Sermon Text:  Ezekiel 36

 

We usually think of the "Protestant Reformation," but reformation is required anytime people ask other things - church, other people, celebrities - to ca...

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October 15, 2023 - When Are You ”Saved?” from 2023-10-17T16:38:41

Sermon Text: Mark 1

 

When are we saved? Is it at baptism? Is it at confirmation? When we say a prayer? Or are we bound to guess for our entire life, hoping to attain heaven one d...

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October 8, 2023 - A New Way to Human from 2023-10-09T10:14:28

Sermon Text:  Ephesians 2

 

What is the role of the church?  What are we supposed to do?  In Ephesians, Paul identifies the problem - "sin," as he calls it; identifies the solution...

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October 1, 2023 - What Question Are We Answering? from 2023-10-09T10:13:43

Sermon Text: John 12

 

Worldwide Communion Sunday was established in the 30's to meet the needs of a world that was coming apart. Its message was to bring Christian communities to...

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September 24, 2023 - from 2023-09-26T12:10:35

Sermon Text: Romans 12:1-5

 

While the gospel is a message of what Christ has done for us, it can only be fully understood as it is lived, and the Church's responsibility is to wi...

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September 17, 2023 - The Primary Teaching of Our Religion from 2023-09-26T12:09:38

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 15:1-7

 

Pastor Sam stumbled across a social media post that claimed that the main tenet of each religion is basically the same., "Do unto others as you...

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August 27, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: ”I Will Wait” by Mumford and Sons from 2023-08-28T12:20:37

Sermon Text: Luke 19:1-10

 

What does a life – shaped by Kingdom realities, priorities, and values – look like? How do we worship here and go to work on Monday? We can't do it i th...

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August 20, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: ”Caught by the River” by Doves from 2023-08-28T12:19:29

Sermon Text: Galatians 2

 

We celebrated a baptism today, which intersected nicely with Turntable. If baptism is to mean anything, it has to help us live well, which means it has ...

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August 13, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: Gloria by U2 from 2023-08-14T12:24:26

Sermon Text: Romans 57:15-24

 

Armed with the most wonderful story in the world, why is it that so few believe...

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August 6, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: ”Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors” by the Editors *WITH BONUS CONTENT* from 2023-08-09T10:34:03

Sermon Text:  Romans 5, Psalm 40

 

This song moves our conversation about "Babylon" from the global to the personal. Babylon makes false promises, and yet there's this nagging sens...

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July 30, 2023 - Turntable Gospel: Jimi Hendrix, ”All Along the Watchtower” from 2023-07-30T13:33:58

Sermon Text: Isaiah 21; Luke 4

 

This song is taken right from Isaiah 21, where Isaiah pronounces judgment on Babylon. Babylon is one of the major themes of the entire Bible. What ...

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July 23, 2023 - Remember Your Baptism from 2023-07-24T14:40:32

Sermon Text: 1 Chronicle 16:7-15; Psalm 42

 

Last week, we celebrated a baptism. This week: do you remember your baptism? Baptism makes present the reality it proclaims - the cros...

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July 16, 2023 - The Truest Thing About Us from 2023-07-17T13:27:37

Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-17

 

Today, we celebrated the baptism of Everett! So we wondered about the sacrament...

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July 9, 2023 - No Such Thing as ”Small” with Pastor Bill Rumbaugh from 2023-07-10T12:59:01

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 17; Matthew 14:13-21

 

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May 8, 2023 - The Way, the Truth, and the Life (with Bonus Content!) from 2023-05-08T13:44:51

Sermon Text: John 14:1-14

 

In his resurrection, Christ has created a new home for us. "But how do we get there?" Thomas asked. It can feel that way for us as well. How do we get t...

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April 30, 2023 - The Good Shepherd With Diane Flickinger from 2023-05-02T09:48:04

Sermon Text: John 10:1-10

 

Mrs. Diane Flickinger was our special guest speaker to reflect on the ways that Christ is the Good Shepherd. Thank you, Diane, for your wonderful messag...

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April 23, 2023 - The Farmer and the Monk (with Bonus Content!) from 2023-04-25T15:57:39

Sermon Text: Genesis 32

 

Today we did a Blessing of our Garden. In our gospel reading, Jesus withdrew to a secluded place to pray, a place a lot like this one. It was out of that ...

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April16, 2023 -Spiritual Alloys from 2023-04-17T09:22:13

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9

 

Rev. Sheresa Simpson-Rice, Associate Conference Minister for the Central Atlantic Conference, UCC, was with us this Sunday to bring greetings and a mes...

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April 9, 2023 - Great Fear and Great Joy from 2023-04-10T12:09:56

Sermon Text: Matthew 28:1-10

 

How do we get from a crucified Messiah to Easter? How do we get stories of the apostles being murdered and early Christians gathering in holes and ca...

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April 2, 2023 - Lent: A Clear Choice from 2023-04-03T11:01:33

Sermon Text: Mark 11:1-11

 

On Palm Sunday, Jesus proclaims himself as King as he rides to Jerusalem on a donkey, and the peasant crowds cry out, "Hosanna!" come save us! But from ...

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March 26, 2023 - Lent: A Straightforward Question from 2023-04-03T10:59:59

Sermon Text: John 11:1-45

 

As we've walked this Lenten journey, we've told stories and discovered lessons. But...we don't need Jesus for any of them. But Jesus says, "I am the res...

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March 19, 2023 - Lent: Glory Days from 2023-03-25T12:55:22

Sermon Text: John 4:1-41

 

Through your life, God is shedding light on who God is and what God is doing in the world, no turning back. And that story is a gift which makes claims a...

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March 12, 2023 - Lent: Us V. Them from 2023-03-13T12:50:31

Text:  John 4:5-42

 

To become a part of the body of Christ is a wonderful thing. But when we create an "us," we also create a "them." So how do we handle this basic human instinct...

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March 5, 2023: Lent - Take It From the Top from 2023-03-06T10:35:25

Sermon Text: John 3:1-17

 

Ultimately, Jesus is not asking us to adhere to certain beliefs or a certain behaviors. He offers us a new self. And we’re either going to decide to stay...

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February 5, 2023 - Trailhead: Altar Call (with Bonus Content!) from 2023-02-07T16:17:18

Text: Exodus 16; Luke 24:27-35

 

Altar calls offer a powerful emotional response to the creative Word of God. The...

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January 29, 2023 - Trailhead: The Holiness of Words (with Bonus Content!) from 2023-01-30T14:28:58

Text: Revelation 10:9-10; Luke 24:17-27

 

Ours is a faith based in words, and those words carry meaning. We shoul...

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January 22, 2023 - Trailhead: A Joyful Company from 2023-01-23T12:53:04

Text: Philippians 4:4-9; John 15:9-17

 

We participate in worship because we seek joy, but joy comes from relationship and common purpose. Worshipping with and for others is where...

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January 15, 2023 - Trailhead: Public Service from 2023-01-16T12:35:25

Text: Romans Exodus 32:1-11; Romans 10:9-17; Luke 4:16-21

 

We kicked off a new sermon series about liturgy! God d...

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January 8, 2023 - Gospel Under Pressure from 2023-01-09T14:49:28

Text: Matthew 2:1-12

 

Under pressure, the powers and principalities of the world showed us what they are – brutal, jealous, scheming. Under that same pressure, Christ and his stor...

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November 27 - Prepare Him Room from 2022-11-28T10:14:15

Sermon Text: Matthew 24:36-44

 

 

Advent is the season that is honest about the fact that our lives are too full for God’s goodness and abundance. When this child comes, he’...

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November 13, 2022 - The Joy of Your Master from 2022-11-14T13:54:47

Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30

 

 

The parable of the talents goes far, far beyond money to two ways of seeing God. One way: a kind, generous, risk-rewarding God. The other: ...

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November 6, 2022 - A Bigger Table from 2022-11-08T11:23:53

Sermon Text: Luke 6:20-31   All Saints asks a very blunt question: do you buy this story of Jesus? We've heard this question before, but today it is asked by our loved ones. If that answer is yes, ...

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October 30, 2022 - A Sacred Trust from 2022-10-31T10:50:03

Sermon Text: Matthew 18:18-20

 

Intercessory prayer remains at the heart of a local church. When someone asks us to pray for them, they are opening for us an entry to the sacred. P...

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October 23, 2022 - The Proud and The Humble from 2022-10-24T13:40:01

Sermon Text: Luke 18:9-14

 

For Jesus the most critical categories aren't sinner v. saint, but the proud and the humble. Whatever we believe about ourselves and our adversaries, w...

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October 16, 2022 - A Faith Unveiled from 2022-10-17T10:15:46

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 3

 

We serve a Christ who was prophesied about, came to us born of a virgin, did miraculous healings, said that he and God are one, walked on water, calm...

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October 9, 2022 - Cultivate, Grow, Renew: Out Here in the Wilderness from 2022-10-10T13:40:18

Sermon Text: Exodus 19

 

Rural churches sit on the margins of society and have an opportunity to live deep faith in the wilderness. Wilderness is volatile, and challenges us. But w...

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October 2, 2022 - Cultivate, Grow, Renew: Our Capacity to be Surprised from 2022-10-03T12:16:30

Sermon Text: Matthew 15

 

Churches can find themselves leaning into personal devotion or social justice, when both are necessary to a full and vibrant mission, and fear will then d...

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September 22, 2022 - Cultivate, Grow, Renew: Growth and Imagination from 2022-09-26T12:36:21

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:1-10

 

Faith is a work of imagination, seeing what cannot yet be seen. As we draw near to the cross, we discover a community forming around it. We are called...

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September 18, 2022 - Cultivate, Grow, Renew: Consider the Pokeberry from 2022-09-19T12:08:50

Sermon Text: Luke 9:51-62

 

Amongst a distracted and undisciplined age, Jesus asks his church to set our face, to be serious about cultivating the life of Christ. The only thing we...

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September 11, 2022 - The Good Deposit from 2022-09-12T11:03:42

Sermon Text: John 16:12-24

  Faith cannot be "renewed," it is either given as a gift or not.  Spiritual growth most usually feels like something is revealed inside of us, not something entir...

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September 4, 2022 - Rev. John Shillingburg, The Lord’s Prayer from 2022-09-12T10:58:50

Sermon Text: Matthew 6:5-15

 

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August 14, 2022 - Turntable Gospel: ”Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush from 2022-08-15T11:23:02

Sermon Text: Mark 3:1-6

  When we are in pain, we seek connection more than solutions.  Empathy is the spiritual virtue of connecting with others in their pain so that it can be processed an...

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August 7, 2022 - Turntable Gospel: ”Dangerous” by The Who from 2022-08-08T14:29

Sermon Text: Mark 11:12-25

  Fear is powerful because it is clarifying and drives passion; fear makes us feel alive!  It is entirely natural for us both as individuals and communities, which...

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July 31, 2022 - Turntable Gospel: ”Dirty” by grandson from 2022-08-01T08:24:17

Sermon Text: Ecclesiastes 3:16 - 4:7, Luke 4:31-37

  The central question of grandson's song, and this generation:  "Is hope even viable?"  Ecclesiastes will meet this hopelessness with hone...

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July 24, 2022 - Come On Back from 2022-07-25T11:09:05

Sermon Text: 1 Samuel 7

  This is a weird story for a VBS, but it is an important one for believers.  After chasing gods and relevance for years, Samuel finally calls the people back to thei...

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July 17, 2022 - Vacation Bible School...For Whom? from 2022-07-18T10:21:19

Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Matthew 19:13-15

  God wants to reach you and teach you in those spaces that you thought were for someone else.  Spiritual formation is never one person or gr...

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June 26, 2022 - Little Old Church Lady from 2022-06-27T14:35:06

Sermon Text: Luke 8:43-48

 

Roe v. Wade thrusts the local church back into the work of addressing national issues. When the issues come close, we discover ...

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June 19, 2022 - The Paradigm of the Prophetic from 2022-06-20T10:11:30

Sermon Text: 1 Kings 19

 

When we live our lives tethered to a deep contemplative life and God’s ongoing provision, we will walk with the wisdom and ground...

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June 12, 2022 - The Two Poles of Trinity from 2022-06-13T12:03:58

Sermon Text: Proverbs 8

 

Trinity - three persons, one God.  It's not just a way to understand God, but also ourselves – we are one, we are ourselves, living moving and breathing i...

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June 5, 2022 - The Nation Born on Pentecost from 2022-06-07T15:13:19

Sermon Text: Acts 2:1-21

 

Pentecost exists prior to the Church.  But on this Pentecost, we weren't given a book, or a new law, but the Holy Spirit.  The message is clear:  the law...

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May 29, 2022 - A Theology of Imagination from 2022-06-02T12:15:19

Sermon Text: Acts 1:1-11

 

Ascension invites us to imagination.  If Christ is king of all, and all things are under his feet, what is possible?  Is it possible to have a world with...

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May 22, 2022 - House of Merit, House of Mercy from 2022-05-24T09:55:14

Sermon Text: John 5:1-9

 

Meritocracy leaves bodies in its wake.  Mercy seeks out the most vulnerable and brings healing.  The question is:  do we, the Church, want to be healed? Listen

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May 15, 2022 - Fine Tuned Faith from 2022-05-24T09:53:26

Sermon Text: Acts 11:1-18

 

Peter's mystic vision wasn't about dietary laws, or some particular piety.  It was about people.  Less boundaries, more inclusion, more discovery of God...

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May 8, 2022 - The Mothering Christ: The Eleousa from 2022-05-09T09:55:32

Sermon Text: Luke 15:1-10

 

Our pictures of Jesus are often so tame.  Leave it to a religious icon to show us a rambunctious, unruly, undeterred Christ, who grabs for everyone with...

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April 27, 2022 - Easter Sunday: The Gardener from 2022-04-20T16:29:53

Sermon Text: John 20

 

Mary Magdalene mistakes the resurrected Jesus for the gardener.  Is it possible she spoke more than she knew?

 

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March 20, 2022 - Baked In: You Must Be Born Anew from 2022-03-21T09:33:58

Sermon Text: John 31-17

 

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March 13, 2022 - A Religion I Can Get Behind from 2022-03-14T09:09:19

Sermon Text: John 5:19-24

 

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March 6, 2022 - Baked In: Finding Clarity in the Desert from 2022-03-07T08:36:55

Sermon Text: Luke 4:1-13

 

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January 30, 2022 - Look Up: Put Some Muscle On It from 2022-01-31T11:23:13

Sermon Text: Hebrews 12, Matthew 6

 

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January 23, 2022 - Look Up: We Are All Disciples of Something from 2022-01-31T11:22:29

Sermon Text: Nehemiah 8, 1 Corinthians 12, Luke 4

 

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January 9, 2022 - A Snow Day Reflection from 2022-01-17T14:20:37

Sermon Text: Colossians 2:1-3

 

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January 2, 2022 - A Confluence of Kings from 2022-01-03T12:06:02

Sermon Text: Matthew 2:1-12

 

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December 5, 2021 - Love from 2021-12-07T12:26:28

Sermon Text: Philippians 1:3-11

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November 28, 2021 - Hope from 2021-12-07T12:25:33

Sermon Text: Jeremiah 33:14-16

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November 21, 2021 - The King We Have, The King We Want from 2021-11-23T14:11:50

Sermon Text: John 18:33-37

 

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November 7, 2021 - The Saints as Gospel from 2021-11-09T12:39:01

Sermon Text: Psalm 24

 

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October 24, 2021 - The Pilgrim‘s Way: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? from 2021-10-27T12:28:27

Sermon Text: Psalm 150

 

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October 17, 2021 - Mr. Lee Kline: Spending Time with the Rock from 2021-10-18T16:21:33

Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:8-11; Matthew 16:13-19

 

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October 10, 2021 - The Pilgrim‘s Way: Evening and Morning from 2021-10-18T16:20:34

Sermon Text: Psalms 4 and 5

 

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Sept 19, 2021 - The Pilgrim‘s Way: Starting at the Trailhead from 2021-09-20T14:17:26

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Sermon Text: Psalm 1 and 2

 

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September 5, 2021 - Rev. Josh Scott: Walk On from 2021-09-07T12:54:29

Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-4

 

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August 29, 2021 - Turntable Gospel: "Rejoice," Julien Bell from 2021-08-29T18:30:42

Sermon Text: Lamentations 3:17-26; Matthew 9:35-38

 

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August 22, 2021 - Turntable Gospel: "Shine," Collective Soul from 2021-08-22T16:41:03

Sermon Text: Psalm 86, Luke 24

 

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August 15, 2021 - Turntable Gospel: "Man in Black," Johnny Cash from 2021-08-15T13:44:02

Sermon Text: Jeremiah 5, Matthew 25:31-46

 

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August 8, 2021 - Get Up and Eat from 2021-08-10T15:22:40

Sermon Text: 1 Kings 19:4-8

 

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August 1, 2021 - What to Do After the Miracle from 2021-08-02T10:21:11

Sermon Text: Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15

 

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July 25, 2021 - Breadth, Length, Height, Depth: A Reflection on General Synod from 2021-07-25T16:47:30

Sermon Text: Ephesians 3:14-21

 

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June 20, 2021 - God on the Bench Press from 2021-06-21T13:42:56

5th Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 4:4-16

 

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June 13, 2021 - God on the Menu from 2021-06-13T17:09:16

4th Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon Text: John 2:1-11

 

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June 6, 2021 - God on the Bleachers from 2021-06-13T17:08:36

3rd Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon Text: Luke 5:17-39

 

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May 30, 2021 - Rev. Ruth D Harvey: Duck Preachers in Duck Churches from 2021-06-13T17:07:27

Trinity Sunday

Sermon Text: Isaiah 6:1-8

 

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May 23, 2021 - A Fire Inside from 2021-05-26T14:24:03

Pentecost Sunday

Sermon Text: John 13:31-35

 

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May 16, 2021 - Mental Health Sunday: An Interview with Rachel Wagner-Hutchison from 2021-05-17T15:27:19

Sermon Text: John 13:31-35

 

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May 9, 2021: Don't Overlook the Jots and Tittles from 2021-05-10T14:49:02

Sermon Title: Don't Overlook the Jots and Tittles

 

Sermon Text: Matthew 5:17-20

 

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May 2, 2021 - Where the Wounds Are, Jesus Is from 2021-05-03T13:36:59

Sermon Text: John 20:18-31

 

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April 25, 2021 - We've Never Done It This Way Before from 2021-04-29T12:28:17

Preaching Text:  Jeremiah 30:18-22; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 13:52

 

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April 18, 2021: A Gospel of Chipmunks, Squirrels, Hippopotamuses, Galaxies, and Light-Years from 2021-04-20T14:00:11

Preaching Text:  2 Corinthians 5:16-21

 

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April 11, 2021: The Blip - Thomas' Faithful Doubt from 2021-04-11T15:49:59

Preaching Text: John 20:19-31

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April 4, 2021 - Easter Sunday: Ugly Naked Guy from 2021-04-11T15:49:17

Text: Mark 16:1-8

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February 21, 2021 - Theology in the Prepositions from 2021-02-21T17:02:23

Preaching Text:  Mark 19-15

 

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Ash Wednesday 2021 - Lenting for a New Life from 2021-02-18T10:27:04

Preaching Text: Isaiah 58:1-12

 

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February 14, 2021 - Transfiguration: Assurance and Ambiguity from 2021-02-14T15:35:42

Preaching Text: Mark 9:2-9

 

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January 31, 2021 - What Now? Part 3 - Content and Connection from 2021-02-01T09:20:30

Preaching Text: Luke 24:13-35

 

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January 24, 2021 - What Now? Part 2 - Eyes Up Here from 2021-01-26T09:53:59

Preaching Texts: Exodus 7:1-13; Matthew 14:22​-36

 

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January 17, 2021 - What Now? Part 1 - New Spaces from 2021-01-26T09:52:19

Preaching Texts: Preaching Text: Ephesians 5:1-2, 15-20; Psalm 139:1-14; Luke 13:10​-17

 

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January 10, 2021 - From Chaos to Beauty - A Call to Ministry from 2021-01-12T09:14:34

Preaching Texts:  Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 4; Ephesians 6:10-20; Mark 1:4-11

 

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November 29, 2020 - Fed Up Enough from 2020-12-02T10:31:58

Preaching Texts:  Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Colossians 1:1-14; John 1:1-14

 

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November 22, 2020 - And Yet... from 2020-12-02T10:30:50

Preaching Texts:  Ezekiel  34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Hebrews 4:1-16; Matthew 25:31-46

 

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November 15, 2020 - Rev. Guy Johnson from 2020-12-02T10:29:18

Preaching Texts:  Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30

 

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November 1, 2020 - A Year Defined by Death from 2020-12-02T10:16:27

Preaching Texts:  1 John 1:1-3; Psalm 34:1-10, 22; Matthew 5:1-12

 

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October 18, 2020 - Praying Back In from 2020-12-01T09:16:56

Preaching Texts:  Colossians 1:1-14; Psalm 85; John 17:11b-26

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October 11, 2020 - Derrick Weston from 2020-10-13T09:59:07

Preaching Texts:  Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14

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October 4, 2020 - Rev. Anna Woofenden from 2020-10-13T09:57:31

Preaching Text:  Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-15; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46

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September 27, 2020 - What's the Boss? from 2020-09-27T22:34:34

Preaching Text:  Matthew 21:23-32

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September 20, 2020 - A Rorschach Test from 2020-09-24T15:31:03

Preaching Text: Matthew 20:1-16

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September 6, 2020 - What If We’re Just Where We Should Be? from 2020-09-23T15:34:12

Preaching Text:  Isaiah 40:27-31, 2 Corinthians 4:1-10, 16-18

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August 30, 2020 - Common Prayer: Do the Work from 2020-09-23T09:03:15

Preaching Text: James 2:14-26

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August 23, 2020 - Common Prayer: Into Our Bodies from 2020-09-23T09:00:23

Preaching Text:  John 1:1-14

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August 16, 2020 - Common Prayer: Muddying the Waters from 2020-09-22T16:05:54

Preaching Text:  John 3:1-21

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August 9, 2020 - Common Prayer: A New Narrative from 2020-09-22T16:01:05

Preaching Text: Isaiah 60:19-22

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