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  • Love Your Enemies?

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 5,653 views

    Responding to Sept 11th and a (minor) break-in to our church building, this sermon focuses on how live Jesus’ call to do unto others as we would have them do to us.

    Today we celebrate All Saints Day, when we honor those well-known saints of the church. And All Saints Day also helps us to recall those faithful departed who have gone before, people who have died in the faith from this congregation and in our lives. But All Saints Day also serves as a reminder ...read more

  • What's Love Got To Do With It?

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 9 ratings
     | 5,460 views

    Discusses Paul’s use of love as the yardstick for Christian living, then turns to several congregational issues to ask what the loving response would be.

    Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C) 1 Corinthians 13, is a popular passage to use for wedding sermons, because of course the topic is love. Brides and grooms have often chosen this lesson because of the beautiful, poetic prose it contains. But Paul did not write this to the Corinthians so ...read more

  • God's Topsy-Turvy Kingdom

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 75 ratings
     | 6,646 views

    Approaches the Beatitudes as the promise of a future great reversal of fortunes (uses images from Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame).

    "Blessed are the poor in spirit, blessed are those who mourn, blessed are the meek, blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, blessed are the merciful, blessed are the pure in heart, blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake." Jesus’ ...read more

  • The Nicodemus Question

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
    based on 94 ratings
     | 13,239 views

    What does it mean to be born again? How can we be saved?

    Second Sunday In Lent (Year A) Many people attend sporting events carrying signs labelled JOHN 3:16, the promise that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. I heard of a sporting event recently, where the announcers began to snicker and gawk at a sign one of the spectators held that ...read more

  • Ministry In Daily Life

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Feb 2, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 7,713 views

    Sermon describes how we minister in our daily life, relating our ministry to our work using Jesus’ images of being salt, being the light of the world, and putting our lamp on a lampstand for all to see.

    Matthew 5:13-20 - Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany [On this day, worshippers were asked to wear their work uniform or bring a symbol of their work so that we will be reminded of the connection between our faith and our work. I refer to it in my sermon several times.] Grace be to ...read more

  • Justice From Within

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Mar 2, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,252 views

    Overview of Nicodemus’ role in the gospel of John, particularly John 3:1-17 and John 7:51. Encourages hearers to get involved on behalf of God’s justice - even if they are the sole voice speaking out.

    February 24, 2002 - Second Sunday in Lent (A) "Justice from Within" - John 3:1-17 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. In our gospel lesson, Nicodemus, a leader of the Pharisees, comes to Jesus at night. He has some questions for Jesus ...read more

  • Running From Your Baptism

    Contributed by Carla Powell on Mar 2, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 4,598 views

    Exploration of traditions of adult/infant baptism, and discussion of how we respond to our baptism. Do we run from it? Or do we turn toward God who is always turning toward us?

    Baptism of our Lord (A), January 13, 2002 "Running from Your Baptism" Today we hear about Jesus’ baptism as an adult. This baptism was the beginning of his official ministry, sort of his inauguration or commissioning as it were. John was baptizing people at the Jordan River as a symbol of washing ...read more

  • Security In Being Secure

    Contributed by David Powell on Nov 14, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 9,626 views

    Security of the Believer

    Security In Being Secure: John 10:25-30 (.doc format) MSWord Trying to tell all about Security in 20 min. is like trying to paint a house with a 2" brush. But we'll try. ILL. When the world was series going on in San Francisco and Oakland the Golden Gate bridge played a significant part in ...read more

  • Showing Love

    Contributed by James Powell on Mar 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,022 views

    Love, showing each other what it is.

    Contributed by: Larry Jeffries Johnny was not a very popular boy at school, in fact you might say he wasn’t liked at all. It was not anything in particular, well you know the type (maybe even been one of these yourself). Johnny loved Valentines Day and every year looked forward to it. He would ...read more

  • Giving

    Contributed by James Powell on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,277 views

    Giving to God

    January 14, 2007 G. Manning – My five-year-old son was proud that he had graduated from bow ties to a necktie just like Dad’s. But one Sunday morning, with his hand clutching the tie tightly, I heard this panicked whisper: “Dad, why did the pastor say they’re going to collect the ties and ...read more

  • Gods Path For You

    Contributed by James Powell on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,042 views

    God has a plan for each of us and it is up to us to follow his plan.

    January 7, 2007 God’s Plan for Your Life Ps 16:8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Ps 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. {rest...: Heb. dwell confidently} Ps 16:10 For thou wilt not ...read more

  • Divine Assurance

    Contributed by James Powell on Jan 21, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 19,124 views

    Progressive people have the assurance that God will protect them.

    January 7, 2007 Jenny Thornton -Have you noticed the moral landslide? Is lust sweeping over the nations, and nudity, perversion and filthy speaking? The world is facing a dirt bath so intense that it is vexing the minds and souls of some of the most devout Christians alive today. The Bible ...read more

  • Sanctity Of Life

    Contributed by James Powell on Sep 6, 2006
    based on 12 ratings
     | 13,734 views

    We are all precious to Jesus and each human life is worth something.

    It is a few minutes before 11 a.m. when Harrison raps on the door of his operating room and walks in. His Fayetteville Women’s Clinic occupies a once-elegant home dating to the 1940s; the first-floor surgery looks like it was a parlor. Thick blue curtains block the windows and paintings of ...read more

  • Transfiguration

    Contributed by James Powell on Sep 6, 2006
     | 10,230 views

    What transfiguration is.

    Mk 9: 1-19 Mr 9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. Mr 9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into ...read more

  • A Renewed Start

    Contributed by James Powell on Dec 20, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,137 views

    Starting out the New Year with a RENEWED vision.

    A renewed start for 2006 Psalms 51:7-13 Marc Axelrod “Last year at this time, some of you were saying, "This year, things are going to be different! I’m going to change! I’m going to be a better spouse. I’m going to spend more time with my family. I’m going to spend more time reading my Bible. ...read more