| Date | Title | Scriptures |
| 21 June, 2009 |
Trusting Power |
1 Samuel 17:22-23, 32-49 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 |
| 17 May 2009 |
The Grace of Saying Goodbye |
Acts of the Apostles 10:44-48 John 15:9-17 |
| 10 May 2009 |
Doing Things Right ... Or, Doing the Right Things? |
Acts of the Apostles 8:26-40 |
| 3 May 2009 |
Presente! |
Psalm 23 I John 3:16-24 |
| 26 April 2009 |
Love Languages |
Luke 24:36b-48 |
| 12 April 2009 (Easter) |
"Who Will Roll Away the Stone?" |
Isaiah 25:6-9 Mark 16:1-8 |
| 5 April 2009 (Palm/Passion) |
Dying to Love Us |
Mark 11:1-11 (Palms) Mark 14:26-15:47 (Passion) |
| 29 March 2009 (New Members) |
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child |
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 |
| 22 March 2009 |
Primary Source |
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2:1-20 John 3:14-21 |
| 15 March 2009 |
Disclaimers |
Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 |
| 8 March 2009 |
Attachment Anxiety |
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Mark 8:31-38 |
| 22 February 2009 |
Upper Room Theology |
2 Kings 2:1-12 2 Cor. 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 |
| 15 February 2009 |
Healing: From Them to Us |
2 Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Mark 1:40-45 |
| 8 February 2009 |
Action Into Faith |
Mark 1:29-39 |
| 1 February 2009 |
"Is It Right for You to Be Angry?" |
Jonah 4 |
| 25 January 2009 |
Freedom from Fear |
Mark 1:14-20 |
| 11 January 2009 |
Named, Claimed, and Called |
Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Mark 1:4-11 |
| 4 January 2009 (Epiphany) |
A New Pair of Glasses |
Matthew 2:1-12 |
| 28 December 2008 |
Sons (and Daughters) |
Galatians 4:4-7 Luke 2:22-24, 39-40 |
| Christmas Eve 2008 |
The Gratitude of Shepherds |
Luke 2:8-20 |
| 14 December 2008 |
Humility: "Walk to the Light" |
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 John 1:6-8, 19-28 |
| 7 December 2008 |
Good News: Our Uncomfortable Comfort |
Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 |
| 30 November 2008 |
Nurturing Night: Life Amidst Death |
Isaiah 64:1-9 Mark 12:24-37 |
| 23 November 2008 |
Equals |
Matthew 25:31-46 |
| 16 November 2008 |
The Abundance of God: People Serving Money ... or, Money Serving People? |
Matthew 25:14-30 |
| 9 November 2008 |
Prosperity: Preparing for the Good |
Amos 5:18-24 Matthew 25:1-13 |
| 2 November 2008 |
Partnership in Christ: "If You Want Peace, Work for Justice" |
Micah 3:5-12 Matthew 23:1-12 |
| 26 October 2008 |
Partnership: If God Is Good ... |
Matthew 22:34-46 |
| 19 October 2008 |
Partnership: From Oasis to Outreach |
Matthew 22:15-22 |
| 12 October 2008 |
The Prosperity of Having Enough |
Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 |
| 21 September 2008 |
The Gift of Receiving |
Matthew 20:1-16 |
| 14 September 2008 |
Debts and Debtors ... and Grace, After All |
Matthew 18:21-35 |
| 31 August 2008 |
Paul, Overall: The Apostle Across the Ages |
Romans 7:13-25 Romans 1:16-17 Philippians 3:2-9
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| 24 August 2008 |
Paul Risking All: The Resurrection of the Body |
Galatians 2:15-20 Philippians 1:12-26 Colossians 1:24-29 |
| 17 August 2008 |
Paul for All: Good News for the Gentiles |
Acts 15 (various verses) 1 Cor. 11:17-33 Galatians 3:23-29 The Letter to Philemon |
| 10 August 2008 |
Paul and His Call: Damascus and Beyond |
Acts 9:1-22 Galatians 1:11-24 |
| 3 August 2008 |
Paul Among All: The Man Behind the Myth |
Acts 18:1-4 Philippians 3:4b-11 Colossians 1:15-17 Philippians 2:5-11 |
| 27 July 2008 |
The Mission |
Matthew 10:1-15
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| 20 July 2008 |
O Ye Tares and Turnips |
Matt 13:24-30, 36-43 |
| 13 July 2008 |
When Less Means More |
Genesis 25:19-34 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 |
| 29 June 2008 |
Believing Into God's Community |
Genesis 22:1-14
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| 22 June 2008 |
Pledging Allegiance |
Genesis 21:8-21 Matthew 10:24-39 |
| 15 June 2008 |
Laughing All the Way to New Birth |
Genesis 18:1-15 Romans 5:1-8 |
| 1 June 2008 |
Our Children: Grounded in Faith, Walking with the Wind |
Deut. 11:18-28 Romans 3:27-31 Matthew 7:21-29 |
| 25 May 2008 |
The Economy of God |
Isaiah 49:8-16 Psalm 131 Matthew 6:24-34 |
| 18 May 2008 |
In the Image of God, Male and Female |
Genesis 1:27 |
| 18 May 2008 |
"And God Saw That It Was Good" |
Genesis 1:1-2:4b Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 11 May 2008 (Pentecost Sunday) |
Mothers of Liberation: A New Birth of Freedom |
Exodus 1:15-22 Acts 2:1-21 John 20:19-23 |
| 27 April 2008 (Reaffirmations of the Baptismal Covenant) |
The Advocate |
Acts 17:21-31 John 14:15-21 |
| 20 April 2008 |
Dying for Faith |
Acts 7:51-8:1 |
| 13 April 2008 (Baptisms) |
Runneth Over: Baptism As If We Mean It |
Psalm 23 |
| 6 April 2008 |
Not Seeing Christ |
Luke 24:13-35 |
| 23 March 2008 (Easter Sunday) |
Easter: A Day or The Way? |
Matthew 28:1-10 |
| 20 March 2008 (Maundy Thursday) |
Our Declaration of Dependence |
Mark 14:10-42 |
| 9 March 2008 |
Jesus Wept |
John 11:1-45 |
| 2 March 2008 |
Beyond Our Walls of Words |
John 9:1-41 |
| 24 February 2008 |
The Watering Hole |
John 4:5-42 |
| 17 February 2008 |
By Night |
John 3:1-17 |
| 10 February 2008 |
Right-Sized |
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Matthew 4:1-11 |
| 3 February 2008 (Transfiguration) |
It's All Downhill from Here |
Matthew 17:1-9 |
| 27 January 2008 |
Don't Get Too Close to Jesus -- Or Else, You'll Catch His Dream |
Matthew 4:12-23 |
| 20 January 2008 |
Where Are You Staying, Jesus? |
John 1:29-42 |
| 13 January 2008 |
Remember Your Baptism |
Matthew 3:13-17 |
| 30 December 2007 |
Three Dreams ... Three Resolutions |
Isaiah 63:7-9 Matthew 2:13-23 |
| Christmas Eve 2007 |
To Hear the Angels Sing |
Luke 2:8-20 |
| 23 December 2007 |
Illegitimately Yours, God |
Isaiah 7:10-16 Matthew 1:18-25 |
| 9 December 2007 |
A Baptism of Repentance: The Burning, the Birthing, the Body of Christ |
Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3:1-12 |
| 2 December 2007 |
Ready ... Set ... Be! |
Isaiah 2:1-5 Matthew 24:36-44 |
| 25 November 2007 |
"Father, Forgive Them": When Black Friday Meets Good Friday |
Luke 23:33-43 |
| 11 November 2007 (Reaffirmations of the Baptismal Covenant) |
When Faith Becomes Trust |
Haggai 2:1-9 Matthew 6:19-34 |
| 4 November 2007 |
Out on a Limb: Lessons from a Little Big Man |
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Luke 19:1-10 |
| 21 October 2007 |
Never Give Up! |
Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 121 Luke 18:1-8 |
| 14 October 2007 |
Healing of Ten, Returning of One |
Luke 17:11-19 |
| 7 October 2007 (World Communion) |
As If |
Lamentations 1:1-6 Psalm 137 2 Tim. 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 |
| 30 September 2007 |
Strangers at Our Gate |
Luke 16:19-31 |
| 23 September 2007 |
The Powerlessness of God |
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Luke 16:1-8a |
| 16 September 2007 |
Lost |
Luke 15:1-10 |
| 9 September 2007 |
Counting the Costs: Why Discipleship is So Radical |
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139 Philemon Luke 14:25-33 |
| 2 September 2007 |
Handing Down Life: Why Tradition is So Radical |
Jeremiah 2:4-13 Luke 14:1,7-14 |
| 26 August 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 8 of 8: Gay Bashing II: Degrading Passions? |
Psalm 133 Romans 1:18-32 Matthew 22:34-40
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| 19 August 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 7 of 8: Gay Bashing I: Sodomites ... Sexual Perverts ... Homosexuals? |
Genesis 19:1-11 Leviticus 20:10-16 1 Corinth. 6:9-11 1 Timothy 1:8-11 |
| 5 August 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 5 of 8: Jesus: A Violent Prince of Peace? |
Mark 7:24-30 Matthew 10:34-39 Luke 22:35-38 John 2:13-22 |
| 29 July 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 4 of 8: A Still, Small Voice ... of Genocide? |
I Kings 19:1-18 Psalm 120 Matthew 6:1-13 |
| 22 July 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 3 of 8: Mauled by Bears, Dashed Against the Rock? (Murder of Children) |
2 Kings 2:23-25 Psalm 137 Mark 9:33-37 Mark 10:13-16 |
| 15 July 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 2 of 8: Jephthah's Choice? (Murder of a Daughter) |
Judges 11:29-40 |
| 8 July 2007 |
Sins of Our Scriptures (SOS), part 1 of 8: Which Witnesses are We to Believe? (Inconsistencies in Scripture) |
2 Samuel 24:1-17 v. 1 Chron. 21:1-17; Mt 5:14-16 & Lk 11:33-36 v. John 8:12, 12:45 |
| 24 June 2007 |
Dirty Laundry |
Isaiah 65:1-9 Luke 8:26-39 |
| 17 June 2007 |
The Capacity to Be Loved, The Capacity to Love: God's Calculus of Grace |
Galatians 2:15-21 Luke 7:36-8:3 |
| 10 June 2007 |
"Arise!" (More Light Sunday) |
I Kings 17:8-24 Luke 7:11-17 |
| 3 June 2007 |
A Little Lower Than God |
Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5 |
| 27 May 2007 (Pentecost) |
Declaring Peace on Terror |
Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17, 25-27 |
| 20 May 2007 |
When the Hope of Making Money is Gone |
Acts 16:16-34 |
| 13 May 2007 |
Goings and Comings |
Acts 16:9-15 John 14:23-29 |
| 6 May 2007 |
The Ugliest Word in the English Language? |
Acts 11:1-18 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 |
| 29 April 2007 |
The Sheepish and the Fleeced |
Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30 |
| 22 April 2007 |
A Forward-Looking Faith |
John 21:1-19 |
| 22 April 2007 (Moment for Mission) |
A Transgendered Woman's Struggle to Serve the Church |
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| 15 April 2007 |
The Maturing of Truth |
Psalm 118:14-29; Acts 5:27-32; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 |
| 8 April 2007 (Easter) |
Immortality or Resurrection? |
Isaiah 65:17-25 Luke 24:1-12 |
| 8 April 2007 (Easter) |
Easter 2007 Remarks by Don Wilson |
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| 5 April 2007 (Maundy Thursday) |
Saying So Long to the Longing for Lent |
Luke 22:14-29 |
| 25 March 2007 |
What's the Use? |
Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 |
| 18 March 2007 |
Our Prodigal God: The Third Face of Power |
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 |
| 11 March 2007 |
Our Journey from Judgmental to Integrity |
Luke 13:1-9 |
| 25 February 2007 |
Temptation: The Way of the Side Door |
Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Luke 4:1-13 |
| 11 February 2007 |
Plain Speaking |
Jeremiah 17:5-10 I Cor 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 |
| 4 February 2007 |
That "E" Word |
Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 5:1-11 |
| 28 January 2007 |
When Love Is Not Enough |
Jeremiah 1:4-10 I Corinthians 13 Luke 4:21-30 |
| 21 January 2007 |
A Part Of, or Apart From? |
I Corinthians 12:12-31a |
| 31 December 2006 |
Our Children Are Not Our Children |
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Luke 2:41-52 |
| 17 December 2006 |
"What, Then, Should We Bear?" |
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 |
| 10 December 2006 |
Delight and Endure |
Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 3:1-6 |
| 3 December 2006 |
Ode to a Deliberate God |
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 I Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 |
| 19 November 2006 |
Simply Passing Time? |
I Samuel 1:4-20; I Samuel 2:1-10; Mark 13:1-8 |
| 12 November 2006 |
Why Churches Are Afraid to Talk About Money (The Stewardship of Money) |
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Mark 12:38-44
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| 5 November 2006 |
Letting Go of Orpah: Our Stewardship of Relationship |
Ruth 1:1-18 Mark 12:28-34 |
| 29 October 2006 |
"What Do You Want Me to Do for You?": Our Stewardship of Outreach |
Mark 10:46-52 |
| 22 October 2006 |
Size Isn’t Everything: Overcoming Our Small Church Inferiority Complex (Our Stewardship of Discipleship) |
Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:35-45 |
| 15 October 2006 |
All Good Gifts: Our Stewardship of God's Creation |
Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c |
| 8 October 2006 (HIV/AIDS Awareness) |
From Catastrophe to Companionship: The Bridges God Builds |
Job 1:1, 2:1-10 |
| 1 October 2006 (World Communion) |
Peacemaking: Opting Out, Opting In |
Esther 7:1-10; 9:20-22 Mark 9:38-50 |
| 17 September 2006 |
Hearing God Into Speech |
Jas. 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38 |
| 10 September 2006 |
"Be Opened" |
Mark 7:24-37 |
| 3 September 2006 |
The Journey of Loving God |
Song of Songs 2:8-13 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-23 |
| 27 August 2006 |
"But Will God Indeed Dwell On the Earth?" |
I Kings 8; John 6:56-69 |
| 20 August 2006 (New Member) |
"Fear God": Oh, Really? |
Psalm 34:9-14 |
| 13 August 2003 |
Between Heaven and Earth |
2 Samuel 18:5-33 |
| 6 August 2006 |
Core Needs |
Exodus 16:2-4,9-15 John 6:24-35 |
| 30 July 2006 |
When You Haven't Got Enough |
2 Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 |
| 23 July 2006 |
Peacemaking: Attraction Rather Than Promotion |
Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 |
| 25 June 2006 |
The Struggle for Church Unity: Is It Really Worth It? |
I Samuel 17:57-18:5 Mark 4:35-41 |
| 18 June 2006 |
Where Mortals Cannot See |
I Samuel 15:34-16:13 Mark 4:26-34 |
| 11 June 2006 |
Yet More Real Family Values |
Isaiah 6:1-8, Romans 8:12-17, John 3:1-17 |
| 28 May 2006 |
Judas Was One of the Twelve |
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 |
| 21 May 2006 |
Commanded to Love? |
Acts 10:44-48; I John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 |
| 14 May 2006 |
Just Love |
Acts 8:26-40; I John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 |
| 7 May 2006 |
The Immigrant, Among and Within Us |
Psalm 23; John 10:11-18 |
| 30 April 2006 |
Lifestyle Integrity: Beyond "Hunger Enablers" |
Luke 24:36b-48 |
| 16 April 2006 (Easter Sunday) |
Resurrection: The Miracle of the Natural |
Mark 16:1-8 |
| 2 April 2006 |
The Cross: Why Have It? |
John 12:20-33 |
| 26 March 2006 (Infant Baptism) |
Not of Our Own Doing |
Ephesians 2:1-20 |
| 19 March 2006 |
Pleasant Idolatries |
Exodus 20:1-17 John 2:13-22 |
| 12 March 2006 |
Waging Peace: Left Behind or Getting Behind? |
Mark 8:31-38 |
| 5 March 2006 |
Life Beyond the Rainbows and Butterflies |
Genesis 9:8-17 Mark 1:9-15 |
| 26 February 2006 (Transfiguration) |
A Time to Listen |
Mark 9:2-9 |
| 19 February 2006 |
The Healing Ministry of the Church |
Isaiah 43:18-25 Mark 2:1-12 |
| 12 February 2006 |
Coming Clean |
2 Kings 5:1-14 Mark 1:40-45 |
| 5 February 2006 |
Discipleship: A Two-Way Street |
Mark 1:29-39 |
| 22 January 2006 |
If You Want a Shallow Faith, Don't Go Fishing with Jesus |
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Psalm 62; Mark 1:14-20 |
| 15 January 2006 (Martin Luther King) |
Listening for Our Name |
I Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 John 1:43-51 |
| 8 January 2006 (New Elders) |
River Bottom Mercy |
Mark 1:4-11 |
| 1 January 2006 |
When the Infant and the Aged Meet |
Luke 2:22-40 |
| Christmas Day 2005 |
God's Census: What Really Counts |
Luke 2:1-20 |
| Christmas Eve 2005 |
From Security Through Fear to Freedom From Fear |
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| 18 December 2005 (New Members) |
Here I Am ... Let It Be |
Luke 1:26-38 |
| 11 December, 2005 |
The Joy in Doing Justice |
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; I Thess 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 |
| 4 December 2005 |
Out of Exile |
Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 |
| 13 November 2005 |
The Stewardship of Taking a Stand |
Psalm 90 Matt. 25:14-30 |
| 6 November 2005 |
Our Journey from Preparation to Hope |
I Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 |
| 30 October 2005 (Outreach Fair) |
On the Level: From Personalities to Principles ... From Status to Stewardship |
Micah 3:5-12 Mt. 23:1-12 |
| 16 October 2005 |
The Practice of the Presence of God |
Exodus 33:12-23 Matthew 22:15-22
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| 9 October 2005 |
The Joy in Being Vulnerable |
Exodus 32:1-14 Psalm 23 Phil. 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 |
| 2 October 2005 (World Communion) |
Strange Fruit |
Isaiah 5:1-7 Matthew 21:33-46 |
| 11 September 2005 (New Members) |
Welcome to the "Perfect" Church! |
Matthew 18:21-35 |
| 4 September 2005 |
Speaking Truth -- with Grace -- To Power |
Exodus 12:1-14 Matthew 18:15-20 |
| 28 August 2005 |
"I Think Everybody Needed to Know What Happened to Emmett Till": A Sense of Self, A Sense of Self-Denial |
Exodus 3:1-15 Matthew 16:21-28 |
| 21 August 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #6: Prayer Changes Things |
I Kings 19:1-18; I Chronicles 4:9-10; Psalm 42:1-7; Matthew 6:5-13; Luke 11:1-13 |
| 14 August, 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #5: Arts and Artisanship: Is Not This the Carpenter's Son? |
I Samuel 16:14-23; Matthew 13:54-58 |
| 7 August 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #4: Service: Christians Anonymous? |
Micah 6:1-8 Matthew 6:1-4 Mark 10:35-45 Luke 10:38-42 |
| 24 July 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #3: The Good News About Evangelism |
Acts 2:36-39 Ephesians 4:11-16 Matthew 28:16-20 |
| 17 July, 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #2: Compassion: Bleeding Hearts? |
Genesis 45:1-15; Philippians 2:1-11; Luke 10:25-37 |
| 10 July, 2005 |
Spiritual Gift #1: Knowledge & Its Uses: “To Know as We Are Known” |
I Kings 3:16-28; Romans 12:1-8 |
| 3 July, 2005 |
God’s Frozen Chosen? |
Song of Songs 2:8-13 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 |
| 12 June, 2005 |
Is It the Fear or Is It the Guilt? |
Genesis 18:1-1; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 |
| 5 June 2005 |
True Family Values (More Light Sunday) |
Genesis 12:1-9 Acts 15:1-31 |
| 29 May, 2005 |
Righteousness: Hearing and Doing |
Matthew 7:21-29 |
