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Date
Title
Scriptures
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 (Reaffirmation 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 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
 
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
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
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

 
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

 
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

 
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
15 May, 2005
(Day of Pentecost) 		The Power of Being Named Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21
08 May, 2005 ‘Lord, Is This the Time …?’ Acts 1:6-14
01 May, 2005 Ode to Our Unknowable God Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:8-20; John 14:15-21
24 April, 2005 A Priesthood of All Believers: Why Protestants Have No Pope Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5; I Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14
17 April, 2005 Free for the Common Good Acts 2:42-47; John 10:1-10
10 April, 2005 Welcoming the Stranger: From Travels to Table Luke 24:13-35
03 April, 2005 Waiting Till Your Miracle Happens Psalm 16 (sung); John 20:19-31
27 March, 2005
(Easter) 		Sacred Emptiness Jeremiah 31:1-6; Matthew 28:1-10
25 March, 2005
(Good Friday) 		The Cross: Where the Spiritual and the Political Meet Mark 8:27-9:8; Matthew 10:37-42
20 March, 2005 Lost In the Crowd Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 27:11-54
13 March, 2005 Out of Our Closets and Into the Church Ezekiel 37: 1-14   Psalm 130    John 11: 1-6, 17-45
06 March, 2005 'One Thing I Do Know ...': The Power of Personal Experience Psalm 23; John 9: 1-41
20 February, 2005 Being Born Again for the First Time John 3:1-17
13 February, 2005 No More Messiahs Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11
12 December, 2004 Mary's Twins Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146; Luke 1:39-56
23 November, 2003 Out of Hope, Into...? Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Psalm 93; Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 
26 October, 2003 Spirituality By Subtraction Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:36-42
05 October, 2003 Whither the Church? Jeremiah 8:8-15; Matthew 5:16
21 September, 2003 Servant Leadership: Lessons from Life's Last Place Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 1; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37
14 September, 2003 Talks Least . Says Most Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 16; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38
07 September, 2003 From Chosen People to Commonwealth Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10, 14-17; Mark 7:24-37
31 August, 2003 Song is a Response Which Engages the Whole Self in Prayer I Chronicles 15:25-29; II Chronicles 5:11-14; Luke 15:25-32
10 August, 2003 The II Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; Psalm 130; Ephesians 4:25-5:2
03 August, 2003 From Worshiping the Systemic to Trusting the Intuitive Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15; Ephesians 4:1-16; Psalm 51; John 6:24-35
 

 

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