SERMON ARCHIVES
2019
January 2019
January 13, 2019
The Waters Shall Not Overwhelm You
Luke 3:15–22, Isaiah 43:1–3a
Reverend Sharon Benton
February 2019
February 3, 2019
On Love, or, That Time They Tried to Throw Jesus Off a Cliff
1 Corinthians 13:1–13, Luke 4:21–30
Reverend David Weasley
March 2019
April 2019
April 7, 2019
Rooted in Beauty: On the Uses of Beauty
John 12:1–8, Isaiah 43:16–21
Reverend David Weasley
2018
January 2018
February 2018
February 25, 2018
Mark 8:27–38, Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16
Reverend David Weasley
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
May 13, 2018
"I Believe," reflections from Confirmands
Psalm 139
Matti Malone Miller, Madison Knapp, Jenna Beecham
June 2018
June 3, 2018
Samuel on the Ground Floor: Here We Are
1 Samuel 3:1–11
Reverends Sharon Benton & David Weasley
July 2018
August 2018
August 5, 2018
I want to believe, but...it takes so much effort
Matthew 14:22–31
Reverend Sharon Benton
October 2018
November 2018
December 2018
2017
JANUARY 2017
January 8, 2017
New Year, Same Promises
Isaiah 60:1–6 & Matthew 2:1–12
Rev. Sharon Benton
January 15, 2017
New Year, Same Promises - God's Promise of Faithfulness
Psalm 40:1–11 & 1 Corinthians 1:1–9
Rev. Sharon Benton
January 22, 2017
New Year, Same Promises - God's Promise of Blessing
Matthew 5:1–12
Rev. Sharon Benton
January 29, 2017
New Year, Same Promises - God's Promise of Renewal. Excerpts from Judas Maccabeus, by G. F. Handel
1 Maccabees 1:1–8
Rev. David Weasley
FEBRUARY 2017
February 12, 2017
You Have Heard It Said ... Law & Relationships
Matthew 5:21–42
Rev. Sharon Benton
February 19, 2017
Praying for Enemies
Matthew 5:43–4
Rev. Sharon Benton
February 26, 2017
Mountain, Tabernacle, Temple
Matthew 17:1–9
Rev. David Weasley
MARCH 2017
March 19, 2017
When We Are Betrayed (Wednesday)
Mark 14:1–2, 11–12
Rev. Sharon Benton
March 26, 2017
Still Serving (Maundy Thursday)
Mark 14:12–26
Rev. David Weasley
APRIL 2017
April 2, 2017
Is There Meaning & Suffering in Death?
Mark 15:22–26, Romans 5:1–11
Rev. Sharon Benton
April 9, 2017
When All Seems Lost (Holy Saturday)
Luke 23:50–56
Rev. Sharon Benton
April 16, 2017
Life Before Death
Mark 16:1–8
Rev. Sharon Benton
April 23, 2017
With Heart and Hand and Mind
John 20:19–31
Rev. David Weasley
MAY 2017
May 7, 2017
This Belonging You Seek
Acts 2:42–47
Rev. David Weasley
May 14, 2017
Persecuted/Persecutor
Acts 6:8–15, 7:51–60
Rev. Sharon Benton
May 21, 2017
Street Preaching for an Unknown God
Acts 17:22–31
Rev. Sharon Benton
May 28, 2017
Welcoming Jesus ... Extravagantly
Acts 2:14a, 36–41
Rev. Sharon Benton
JUNE 2017
June 4, 2017
Would That All God's Peopel Were Prophets
Numbers 11:24–30, Acts 2:1–21
Reverend Sharon Benton
June 18, 2017
Beauty In, Beauty Out
Genesis 1:1–31
Scott Ward
June 25, 2017
How Can Our Anger Give Life?
Matthew 10:23–39
Rev. David Weasley
JULY 2017
July 2, 2017
Interdependence
Genesis 1:24–31, Romans 12:3–8, 1 Kings 3:5–12
Reverend Sharon Benton
July 9, 2017
This One's for Corneliuis
Acts 11:1–18
Rev. Sharon Benton
July 16, 2017
Unpredictable Soil
Matthew 13:1–9, Isaiah 55:8–13
Rev. Sharon Benton
July 23, 2017
High School Mission Trip Reflections
Matthew 13:13–33, 44–52
Roni Woodard, Kenzie Knapp
AUGUST 2017
August 6, 2017
Stepping Into the Ring
Genesis 32:22–31
Reverend Sharon Benton
August 13, 2017
All Questions Considered
Psalm 85
Reverend Sharon Benton, Rev. David Weasley
August 20, 2017
The One Where Jesus Gets Schooled
Isaiah 56: 1-8 & Matthew 15:21
Rev. David Weasley
August 27, 2017
Children's Sunday - Noah's Ark
Genesis 6:18–22
Church School Children
SEPTEMBER 2017
September 3, 2017
The Economy of Our Creator
Leviticus 25:18, 23–28, 35–38, Matthew 20:1–15
Reverend Sharon Benton
September 10, 2017
Holy Ground
Exodus 3:1–5, 1 Kings 8:22–30
Reverend Sharon Benton
September 24, 2017
And Also Many Animals
Jonah 3:10–4:11
Reverend David Weasley
September 17, 2017
The Power & Peril of Creation
Exodus 13:17–22 & 14:19–22
Reverend Sharon Benton
OCTOBER 2017
October 1, 2017
Building Our Ministry: Foundation
Philippians 2:1–13
Rev. Sharon Benton
October 8, 2017
Building Our Ministry: Brick & Mortar
Exodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20
Rev. Sharon Benton
October 15, 2017
Building Our Ministry: Cracks & Cobwebs
Exodus 32:1–14, Isaiah 25:1–9
Rev. David Weasley
October 22, 2017
Building Our Ministry: Giving for Good
Matthew 22:15–22
Rev. Sharon Benton
October 29, 2017
We Were Voyagers
Matthew 22:34–46
Rev. David Weasley
NOVEMBER 2017
November 5, 2017
All Saints/All Souls Day Remembrance Ritual
John 11:32–36, Revelation 21:1–4
Rev. Sharon Benton
November 12, 2017
Lamp Oil & Spiritual Reserves
Matthew 25:1–13
Rev. Sharon Benton
November 19, 2017
Testimonies of Gratitude
Cheryl Smith, Steve Clark, and Sarah Murphy-Kangas
November 26, 2017
On Sorting
Eziekiel 34:11–24, Matthew 25:31–46
Reverend David Weasley
DECEMBER 2017
December 24,2017
Luke 1:26–38, Luke 1:47–55
Reverend David Weasley
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