First Presbyterian Church

2016

• Sermon for November 6th, 2016 184th Sermon: Who Is Left Among You? (1182)
• Sermon for October 30th, 2016 183rd Sermon: Zacchaeus' Sacrifice: Seeing the Lord (1196)
• Sermon for October 23rd, 2016 182nd Sermon: David's Sacrifice: Counting the Cost (1658)
• Sermon for October 16th, 2016 181st Sermon: Elijah's Sacrifice: Choosing Sides (1365)
• Sermon for October 9th, 2016 180th Sermon: Abel's Sacrifice: Putting First Things First (1385)
• Sermon for October 2nd, 2016 179th Sermon: Selah - Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing - Psalm 23 (2320)
• Sermon for September 25th, 2016 179th Sermon: Selah - Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing - Psalm 137 (2298)
• Sermon for September 18th, 2016 179th Sermon: Selah - Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing - Psalm 121 (1918)
• Sermon for September 11th, 2016 179th Sermon: Selah - Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing - Psalm 46 (1827)
• Sermon for September 4th, 2016 179th Sermon: Selah - Ancient Songs Our Souls Still Sing - Psalm 1 (1576)
• Sermon for August 21st, 2016 178th sermon: The Confession of Belhar - Reconciliation & Justice (1849)
• Sermon for August 14th, 2016 177th Sermon: The Confession of Belhar - Unity (1911)
• Sermon for July 24th, 2016 176th Sermon: Elijah Rock - Chariots of Fire (2058)
• Sermon for July 17th, 2016 175th Sermon: Elijah Rock - What Sort of Man (1805)
• Sermon for July 10th, 2016 174th Sermon: Elijah Rock - Take Away My Life (1327)
• Sermon for July 3rd, 2016 173rd Sermon: Elijah Rock - Elijah the Tishbite (2189)
• Sermon for June 19th, 2016 172nd Sermon: First Church - To An Unknown God (2518)
• Sermon for June 12th, 2016 171st Sermon: First Church - Come Over and Help Us (1762)
• Sermon for June 5th, 2016 170th Sermon: First Church - They Parted Company (1802)
• Sermon for May 29th, 2016 169th Sermon: First Church - First Called Christians (2507)
• Sermon for May 22th, 2016 168th Sermon: First Church - What God Has Made Clean (2331)
• Sermon for May 8th, 2016 167th Sermon: First Church - Tabitha, Get Up (2078)
• Sermon for May 1st, 2016 166th Sermon: First Church - An Instrument Whom I Have Chosen (1777)
• Sermon for April 24th, 2016 165th Sermon: First Church - Seven Chosen to Serve (2034)
• Sermon for April 17th, 2016 164th Sermon: First Church - Walking and Leaping and Praising God (2319)
• Sermon for April 10th, 2016 163rd Sermon: First Church - What Should We Do? (2077)
• Sermon for April 3rd, 2016 162nd Sermon: First Church - Let Another Take His Position (2168)
• Sermon for March 27th, 2016 161st Sermon (Easter Sunday): First Church - Is This the Time? (1832)
• Sermon for March 6th, 2016 160th Sermon: Wisdom in the Book of Job (1904)
• Sermon for February 28th, 2016 159th Sermon: Truth in the Book of Job (1533)
• Sermon for February 21st, 2016 158th Sermon: Beauty in the Book of Job (1731)
• Sermon for February 14th, 2016 157th Sermon: Love in the Book of Job (2306)
• Sermon for January 31st, 2016 156th Sermon: Faith & Film IV- The Martian (1777)
• Sermon for January 24th, 2016 155th Sermon: Faith & Film IV - Inside Out (2030) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for January 17th, 2016 154th Sermon: Faith & Film IV- Brooklyn (1823)
• Sermon for January 10th, 2016 153rd Sermon: Faith & Film IV - Bridge of Spies (1757)
• Sermon for January 3rd, 2016 152nd Sermon: Faith & Film IV - Star Wars The Force Awakens (2622)

2015

• Sermon for December 24th, 2015 151st Sermon: A Heavenly Overture: The Not-So-Silent Night
• Sermon for December 13th, 2015 150th Sermon: The Friendly Beasts: O Night Bovine (1327)
• Sermon for December 6th, 2015 149th Sermon: The Friendly Beasts: Sheepish Ramifications (934)
• Sermon for November 29th, 2015 148th Sermon: The Friendly Beasts: A Donkey's Tale (1587)
• Sermon for November 22nd, 2015 147th Sermon: The Year In Glass, Part II (2049)
• Sermon for November 15th, 2015 146th Sermon: The Year In Glass, Part I (1902)
• Sermon for November 1st, 2015 145th Sermon: The Saints Among Us (873)
• Sermon for October 18th, 2015 144th Sermon: Post Tenebras Lux (2241)
• Sermon for October 11th, 2015 143rd Sermon: Ad Fontes (1989)
• Sermon for October 4th, 2015 142nd Sermon: Ecclesia Reformata Semper Reformanda (1249)
• Sermon for September 20th, 2015 141st Sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Temptation & Evil (1740)
• Sermon for September 13th, 2015 140th Sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Debts & Debtors (1806)
• Sermon for September 6th, 2015 139th Sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Our Daily Bread (2069)
• Sermon for August 30th, 2015 138th Sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Thy Kingdom Come (1488)
• Sermon for August 23rd, 2015 137th Sermon: Teach Us To Pray: Our Father In Heaven (2294)
• Sermon for August 16th, 2015 136th Sermon: Celtic Christianity: The Blessing of the Journey (2457)
• Sermon for August 9th, 2015 135th Sermon: Celtic Christianity: The Spark of Creativity (2092)
• Sermon for August 2nd, 2015 134th Sermon: Celtic Christianity: The Warmth of Hospitality (1863)
• Sermon for July 26th, 2015 133rd Sermon: Celtic Christianity: The Goodness of All Creation (2023)
• Sermon for July 5th, 2015 132nd Sermon: Give Us A King: The Tribe of Issachar (1327) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for June 28th, 2015 131st Sermon: Give Us A King: Adullam's Cave (1621)
• Sermon for June 21st, 2015 130th Sermon: Give Us A King: David and Goliath (3029) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for June 7th, 2015 129th Sermon: Give Us A King: The Annointing of David (1984)
• Sermon for May 31st, 2015 128th Sermon: Give Us A King: Introduction (1405)
• Sermon for May 17th, 2015 127th Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Persecuted (1914)
• Sermon for May 10th, 2015 126th Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Magnificat (2280)
• Sermon for May 3rd, 2015 125th Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Purehearted & Peacemakers (1932)
• Sermon for April 26th, 2015 124th Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Meek & Merciful (1694)
• Sermon for April 19th, 2015 123rd Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Brokenhearted (1487)
• Sermon for April 12th, 2015 122nd Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: The Poor & Hungry (2125)
• Sermon for April 5th, 2015 121st Sermon: Beautiful Attitudes: An Introduction (2430)
• Sermon for March 29th, 2015 120th Sermon: Judas Iscariot, Beloved Disciple (1384)
• Sermon for March 22nd, 2015 119th Sermon: Job: The Monsters and the Critics - Satan (2433)
• Sermon for March 15th, 2015 118th Sermon: Job: The Monsters and the Critics - Leviathan (2496) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for March 8th, 2015 117th Sermon: Job: The Monsters and the Critics - Behemoth (1704)
• Sermon for March 1st, 2015 116th Sermon: Job: The Monsters and the Critics - Introduction (1260)
• Sermon for February 8th, 2015 115th Sermon: Faith & Film III: Into the Woods (1763)
• Sermon for February 1st, 2015 114th Sermon: Faith & Film III: Guardians of the Galaxy (1521)
• Sermon for January 25th, 2015 113th Sermon: Faith & Film III: The Lego Movie (1555)
• Sermon for January 18th, 2015 112th Sermon: Faith & Film III: The Imitation Game (1760)
• Sermon for January 11th, 2015 111th Sermon: Faith & Film III: The Theory of Everything (1688)
• Sermon for January 4th, 2015 110th Sermon: Faith & Film III: Interstellar (1887)

2014

• Sermon for December 28th, 2014 109th Sermon: Advent Encounters: Anna & Simeon (1499)
• Sermon for December 21st, 2014 108th Sermon: Advent Encounters: Joseph & the Innkeeper (1723)
• Sermon for December 14th, 2014 107th Sermon: Advent Encounters: Herod & the Wise Men (1877)
• Sermon for December 7th, 2014 106th Sermon: Advent Encounters: Mary & Elizabeth (1669)
• Sermon for November 30th, 2014 105th Sermon: Advent Encounters: Saints & Sinners (2292)
• Sermon for November 16th, 2014 104th Sermon: The Parable of the Talents (2094)
• Sermon for November 9th, 2014 103rd Sermon: Dividing the Sheep from the Goats (1990)
• Sermon for October 12th, 2014 102nd Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Compassion (1996)
• Sermon for October 5th, 2014 101st Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Leadership (1752)
• Sermon for September 28th, 2014 100th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Generosity (2008)
• Sermon for September 21st, 2014 99th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Exhortation (2340)
• Sermon for September 14th, 2014 98th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Teaching (2131)
• Sermon for September 7th, 2014 97th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Ministry (1663)
• Sermon for August 31st, 2014 96th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Prophecy (1703)
• Sermon for August 24th, 2014 95th Sermon: Spiritual Gifts, Spiritual Ministries: Introduction (1812)
• Sermon for August 17th, 2014 94th Sermon: Is There Oil In Your Beard? (1415)
• Sermon for August 10th, 2014 93rd Sermon: Water Into Wine: The Miracle of Community (1106)
• Sermon for July 13th, 2014 92nd Sermon: Twin Purposes, Twin Priorities (1945)
• Sermon for June 29th, 2014 91st Sermon: CTRL+ALT+DEL: Reboot, Reformat (Rerun, Refreshed) (1869)
• Sermon for June 22nd, 2014 90th Sermon: Radical Hospitality (or, Don't Shoot the Messenger)(1803)
• Sermon for June 8th, 2014 89th Sermon: Receive the Holy Spirit (1167)
• Sermon for June 1st, 2014 88th Sermon: Jesus, Obiwan Kenobi & Rev. Bill Burroughs (1399)
• Sermon for May 25th, 2014 87th Sermon: Evangelism in the Land of the Unknown God (2531)
• Sermon for May 11th, 2014 86th Sermon: Birthing, Mothering, and Raising a Church (Mother's Day) (2521)
• Sermon for May 4th, 2014 85th Sermon: The Road to Emmaus (2181)
• Sermon for April 20th, 2014 84th Sermon: Easter Sunday: Just the Gardener (2035)
• Sermon for April 13, 2013 83rd Sermon: The Passion Story (Palm/Passion Sunday)
• Sermon for April 6th, 2014 82nd Sermon: Elihu: If There Should Be an Angel (2224) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for March 30th, 2014 81st Sermon: Zophar: Wild Ass of a Man (2484) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for March 23rd, 2014 80th Sermon: Bildad: We Are of Yesterday (2074) *sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for March 16th, 2014 79th Sermon: Eliphaz: I Would Still Seek God (2478)*sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for March 9th, 2014 78th Sermon: Job's Wife: Bless God and Die (2257)
• Sermon for March 2nd, 2014 77th Sermon: Heavenly Body, Heavenly Host (Transfiguration Sunday) (1360)
• Sermon for February 9th, 2014 76th Sermon: Faith & Film: Man of Steel (2311)
• Sermon for February 2nd, 2014 75th Sermon: Faith & Film: 42 (The Jackie Robinson Story) (2132)
• Sermon for January 26th, 2014 74th Sermon: Faith & Film: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2161)
• Sermon for January 19th, 2014 73rd Sermon: Faith & Film: The Croods (1954)
• Sermon for January 12th, 2014 72nd Sermon: Faith & Film: The Book Thief (1821)
• Sermon for January 5th, 2014 71st Sermon: Faith & Film: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2164)

2013

• Sermon for December 29th, 2013 70th Sermon: Praise the Lord (2207)
• Sermon for December 22nd, 2013 69th Sermon: The Love of Shepherds (Advent IV) (1281)
• Sermon for December 15th, 2013 68th Sermon: The Joy of Angels (Advent III) (1419)
• Sermon for December 8th, 2013 67th Sermon: The Peaceful City (Advent II) (1443)
• Sermon for December 1st, 2013 66th Sermon: The Last Prophet (Advent I) (1115)
• Sermon for November 10th, 2013 65th Sermon: On Human Sacrifice (Stewardship Sunday) (1986)
• Sermon for October 27th, 2013 64th Sermon: The Faith of our Forbears (Reformation Sunday) (1833)
• Sermon for October 20th, 2013 63rd Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: You Shall Not Covet (1691)
• Sermon for October 13th, 2013 62nd Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: You Shall Not Bear False Witness (2211)
• Sermon for September 29th, 2013 61st Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: You Shall Not Steal (2327)
• Sermon for September 22nd, 2013 60th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: You Shall Not Commit Adultery (2242)
• Sermon for September 15th, 2013 59th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: You Shall Not Kill (2361)
• Sermon for September 8th, 2013 58th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: Honor your Father and Mother (2278)
• Sermon for September 1st, 2013 57th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: A Labor-less Day (2174)
• Sermon for August 25th, 2013 56th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: The Name of the Lord (1917)
• Sermon for August 18th, 2013 55th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: The Second Commandment (1783)
• Sermon for August 11th, 2013 54th Sermon: Ten Laws, One Love: The First Commandment (2071)
• Sermon for July 28th, 2013 53rd Sermon: Lord, Teach Us to Pray (1980)
• Sermon for July 21st, 2013 52nd Sermon: Marthacans, Marycans & Americans (1932)
• Sermon for July 7th, 2013 51st Sermon: Galatians: Spinning Circles of Grace and Love (2042)
• Sermon for June 23rd, 2013 50th Sermon: Galatians: An Evolutionary Love (1901)
• Sermon for June 9th, 2013 49th Sermon: Galatians: I, Paul, an Apostle (Part 2) (2251)
• Sermon for June 2nd, 2013 48th Sermon: Galatians: I, Paul, an Apostle (1708)
• Sermon for May 26th, 2013 47th Sermon: The Call of Wisdom (2177)
• Sermon for May 19th, 2013 46th Sermon: Graduation Day (Pentecost Sunday) (1542)
• Sermon for May 12th, 2013 45th Sermon: Revelation: Uses, Abuses & Timeless Message (2204)
• Sermon for May 5th, 2013 44th Sermon: Revelation: A New Heaven and a New Earth (2109)
• Sermon for April 28th, 2013 43rd Sermon: Revelation: One Last Epic Battle (1714)
• Sermon for April 21st, 2013 42nd Sermon: Revelation: Of Dragons, Monsters and Emperors (2765)
• Sermon for April 14th, 2013 41st Sermon: Revelation: The Horsemen of the Apocalypse (2286)
• Sermon for April 7th, 2013 40th Sermon: Revelation: A War on Three Fronts (2174)
• Sermon for March 31st, 2013 39th Sermon: Resurrection Spirit (Easter Sunday) (2750)
• Sermon for March 27th, 2013 Holy Week Sermon at Trinity First UMC: Judas Iscariot, Beloved Disciple (1402)
• Sermon for March 24th, 2013 38th Sermon: Surely Jesus is Joking...Right?!? (2097)
• Sermon for March 17th, 2013 37th Sermon: Psalm 126: Growing Hope (1898)
• Sermon for March 10th, 2013 36th Sermon: Psalm 32: Let All Who Are Faithful (1632)
• Sermon for March 3rd, 2013 35th Sermon: Psalm 63: Where Love Begins (2341)
• Sermon for February 17th, 2013 34th Sermon: Black History: Greeks, Jews & Wandering Arameans (1342)
• Sermon for February 10th, 2013 33rd Sermon: Script & Scripture: Les Miserables (2478)
• Sermon for February 3rd, 2013 32nd Sermon: Script & Scripture: The Hobbit (2138)
• Sermon for January 27th, 2013 31st Sermon: Script & Scripture: Lincoln (2110)
• Sermon for January 20th, 2013 30th Sermon: Script & Scripture: Life of Pi (2010)
• Sermon for January 13th, 2013 29th Sermon: Script & Scripture: Brave (2050)

2012

• Sermon for December 30th, 2012 28th Sermon: Prepare the Way: Looking for Jesus (1302)
• Sermon for December 23rd, 2012 27th Sermon: Prepare the Way: Looking Inside (1742)
• Sermon for December 16th, 2012 26th Sermon: Prepare the Way: Looking Around (1872)
• Sermon for December 9th, 2012 25th Sermon: Prepare the Way: Looking Back (1537)
• Sermon for December 2nd, 2012 24th Sermon: Prepare the Way: Looking Forward (1795)
• Sermon for November 25th, 2012 23rd Sermon: David's Sacrifice: Counting the Cost (1658)
• Sermon for November 18th, 2012 22nd Sermon: Elijah's Sacrifice: Choosing Sides (1371)
• Sermon for November 11th, 2012 21st Sermon: Abel's Sacrifice: Putting First Things First (1944)
• Sermon for November 4th, 2012 20th Sermon: The Book of Job: The Happy Ending? (1676)
• Sermon for October 28th, 2012 19th Sermon: The Book of Job: Where Were You? (664)
• Sermon for October 21st, 2012 18th Sermon: The Book of Job: It Ain't Fair! (1968)
• Sermon for October 7th, 2012 17th Sermon: The Book of Job: Consider Job (2523)*sermon includes scripture reading
• Sermon for September 30th, 2012 16th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Go Forth in God's Name (1792)
• Sermon for September 23rd, 2012 15th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Respond to God's Word, Part II (2065)
• Sermon for September 16th, 2012 14th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Respond to God's Word, Part I (1560)
• Meditation for Presbyterian Women Service September 11, 2012 A Growing Flock
• Sermon for September 2nd, 2012 13th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Proclaim and Hear God's Word, Part I (1926)
• Sermon for August 26th, 2012 12th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Gather in God's Name, Part II (1313)
• Sermon for August 19th, 2012 11th Sermon: The Heart of Worship: We Gather in God's Name, Part I (1886)
• Sermon for August 12th, 2012 10th Sermon: The Heart of Worship (1779)
• Sermon for August 5th, 2012 9th Sermon: Pizza from Mars (2308)
• Sermon for July 29th, 2012 8th Sermon: Hard Hearts Can't Loave (1647)
• Sermon for July 22nd, 2012 7th Sermon: Did Jesus Have a Man Cave? (2021)
• Sermon for July 15th, 2012 6th Sermon: Hometown Prophet (1642)

2011

• Sermon for August 7, 2011 5th Sermon: CTRL+ALT+DEL, Reboot, Reformat (1752)

2010

• Sermon for December 26, 2010 4th Sermon: Low Sunday (1917)
• Sermon for August 22, 2010 3rd Sermon: Camp Meeting (2154)
• Sermon for August 1, 2010 2nd Sermon: The End of Wisdom (2088)
• Sermon for July 11, 2010 1st Sermon: I Am No Prophet (2113)