| YEAR A |
Advent
November 28, 2004 - Isaiah 2:1-5 - The Lessons of
Christmas or December 2, 2001 - Walking in the Light - Is.
2:1-5
December
2, 2007 - When
Love Abounds - Isaiah 11:1-9 or December 5,
2004 - Why
There is Hope - Isaiah 11:1-10 or December 9, 2001 - A Bit of Christmas Wisdom - Is.
11:1-10 or December 6, 1998 - The Voice of Hope - Isaiah 11:1-10
December
16, 2001 -
Roads to Joy - Is. 35:1-10
December
23, 2007 - Good
News for Those who Fear - Matt 1:18-25 or December 13,
1998 - Ultimate
Faith - Matt 1:18-25
December
24, 2007 - The
Hope of Christmas - Luke 2:1-20 or December 24, 2004 - Let There be Peace on Earth - Luke
2:1-14 or December 24, 2001 - Late, Breaking News - Luke 2:1-14 or December 24,
1998 -
Batteries Not Included - Luke 2:1-14 or December 24,
l997 - God's
Incredible Gift - Luke 2:1-14
Christmas
December
26, 2004 - Are
Angels Real? - Matt. 2:13-23 or December 30,
2001 - The
Paradox of Dreams - Matt. 2:13-23 or December 27,
1998 - Angels
We Have Heard on Hight - Matt. 2:13-23
January
2, 2005 - New
Light for a New Year - John 1:1-18 or January 3, 1999 - Begin With Grace - Ephesians 1:3-14
Epiphany
Janurary
6, 2008 - A
Time for Then and a Time for Now - Eccl. 3:1-8 or January 6, 2002 - Who Is In Charge? - Matt. 2:1-12 or January 9, 2000 - Getting Started - Matt. 2:1-12
January
13, 2008 -
Gentle Faith, Great Results - Isaiah 42:1-9 or January 9, 2005 - Living in the Light of God - Isaiah
42:1-9 or January 13, 2002 - Turning On the Power - Isaiah 42:1-9
or January
10, 1999 -
Lighting The Way - Isaiah 42:1-9
January
20, 2008 - What
Are You Looking For? - John 1:29-42 or January 16,
2005 - Starting
Over - John 1:29-42 or January 20, 2002 - An Invitation That Will Change Your
Life - John 1:29-42 or January 17, 1999 - An Invitation You Can't Refuse - John
1:29-42
January
27, 2008 - Ice
Fishing Anyone? - Matt. 4:12-23 or January 23, 2005 - Go, Fish - Matt. 4:12-23 or January 27, 2002 - ASAP - Matt. 4:17-23 or January 24,
1999 - Who Do
You Belong To? - I Cor. 1:10-18
January 30,
2005 - What Really Matters - Micah 6:1-8 or February 3, 2002 -
Blessed Are We - Matt. 5:1-12 or January 31, 1999 - Fools For Christ - I Cor. 1:18-31
February 3, 2008
- Moving Closer to God - Exodus 24:12-18 or February 6, 2005 -
Getting Close to God - Matt. 17:1-9 or February 10, 2002 - Exodus 24:12-18
- Moses, the Mountain Climber or
February
14, 1999 - The
Fear of Listening - Matt. 17:1-9
Ash
Wednesday
February
9, 2005 - Isaiah 58:1-9 -
When All Else Fails, Follow the Directions
February 13, 2002 -
Isaiah 58:1-12 - Ashes, Ashes, All Fall Down
February
17, 1999 - Matt 6:1-6,16-21 - Missing the Mark
February
6, 2008 - Psalm
51:1-17 - Responding to God's Mercy
Lent
February 13, 2005
- The Challenge of Saying No - Matt. 4:1-11 or February 17, 2002 - Gen. 2:15-17,
3:1-7 - The Apple of God's Eye
February 17,
2008 - Rising Above the Chaos - John 3:1-17
or February 20, 2005
- Born of Water and the Spirit - John 3:1-17 or February 24, 2002 - John 3:1-17
- From Whence Comes the Wind?
February
24, 2008 - Is
Satisfaction Possible? - Exodus 17:1-7 or February 27,
2005 - Thirsty
No More - John 4:7-30 or March 3, 2002 - The Blame Game Exodus - 24:12-18 or March 7, 1999 - John 4:5-42 - Unconditional Positive
Regard
March
2, 2008 -
Seeing Clearly - John 9:1-12 or March 10,
2002 - Psalm 23
- In the Lord's House or March 14, 1999 - Be Now My Vision - John 9:13-27
March
9, 2008 - A
Voice You Can Be Sure Of - John 11:32-45 or March 13, 2005 - Ezekiel 37:1-14 - Fresh Beginnings or March 21, 1999 - Only One Way Out - John 11:23-44
Palm
Sunday
March
16, 2008 -
Humility Rules! - Matt. 21:1-11 or March 20, 2005 - Matt 21:1-11 - The Proud and the
Humble or March 24, 2002 - Christian Nobodies - Matt 21:1-11 or March 28, 1999 - Matt 21:1-15 - Underdogs Make Front
Page
Maundy
Thursday
March 20, 2008 - Reciprocating Love - John
13:1-17 or March 9, 2005 - John 13:31-35 - Words to
Remember
March 28, 2002 - Luke 23:33-43 - Last Chance Forgiveness or April 1, 1999 - John 13:21-38 - The Challenge to Love
Easter
Sunday
March 23, 2008 - Believing the Unbelievable -
John 20:19-31 or March 27, 2005 - Matt 28:1-10 - Just Like
Christmas or March 31, 2002 - Matt 28:1-10 - A Passionate Faith or April 4, 1999 - The Resurrection Principle - Matt
28:1-10
Easter
April
3, 2005 -
Faithless or Faithful? - John 20:19-31 or April 7, 2002
- Faith Without
Facts - John 20:19-31 or April 11, 1999 - A Living Hope - I Peter 1:3-9
April
6, 2008 - How
Soon We Forget - Luke 24:13-35 or April 10, 2005 - Close, But Far Away - Luke 24:13-25 or April 14, 2002 - Taking A Hike - Luke 24:13-35 or April 18, 1999 - So Close, Yet So Far - Luke 24:13-35
April
13, 2008 - What
Door Will You Open? - John 10:1-10 or April 17, 2005 - Fine Tuning Our Faith - John 10:1-10
or April
21, 2002 - Have
We Gone Deaf? - John 10:1-10 or April 25, 1999 - The Voice of Assurance - John 10:1-10
April
20, 2008 - Go
Ahead, Ask Him - John 14:1-14 or April 28, 2002 - Finding Our Way - John 14:1-14 or May 2, 1999 - Passport to Peace - John 14:1-14
April
27, 2008 -
Faith Like Noah's - I Peter 3:8-22 or May 1, 2005 - Who Said Loving Others Was Easy? -
John 14:15-21 or May 5, 2002 - John 14:15-21 - Never Alone or May 9, 1999 - Steadfast Love - Psalm 66:8-20
May
4, 2008 - One
With God - John 17:1-11 or May 12, 2002 - Acts 1:6-14 - Mothers Rule or May 16, 1999 - Fashionable Faith - I Peter 5:1-11
May
11, 2008 - The
Significant Other - Genesis 2:15-23
Pentecost
May
18, 2008 -
Gifts of the Spirit - I Cor. 12:4-13 or May 15, 2005 - All in the Family of God - I Cor.
12:3-13 or May 19, 2002 - Acts 2:1-21 - Let's Get Together or May 23, 1999 - A Church Connected - I Cor. 12:1-13
May
22, 2005 - Time
to Get Moving - Matt. 28:16-20 or May 26, 2002 - Psalm 8 - A Little Less Than God or May 30, 1999 - The Big Picture - Psalm 8
May 25, 2008
- Living for Today - Matt 6:24-34
June 1, 2008
- Rock Like Living - Matt 7:21-29 or May 29, 2005 -
One Good Man, One Good Boat - Gen. 6:9-22 or June 2, 2002 -
Like A Rock - Matt 7:21-29
June 8, 2008
- Traveling With God - Gen. 12:1-9 or June
5, 2005 - Matt 9:18-26 - Lord, Make Us Well
or June 9, 2002 -
The Great Escape - Gen. 12:1-9 or June 6, 1999 - Going Somewhere - Genesis 12:1-9
June 15, 2008
- Father Abraham's Surprise - Gen. 18:1-15 or June 12, 2005 - Matt
10:5-14 - Low Budget Faith or June
16, 2002 -No Laughing Matter - Gen. 18:1-15 or June 13, 1999 - Good Medicine - Genesis 18:1-15
June
22, 2008 - Not
Esy to let Go - Gen. 21:8-21 or June 19, 2005 - Genesis 21:8-21 - A Dad's Dilemma or June 20, 1999 - Men Are From Venus Too - Genesis
21:8-21 -
June 29, 2008
- Courageous Faith - Gen. 22:1-14 or June 26, 2005
- Genesis 22:1-14 - The Lord Will Provide or June 30, 2002 -
Living Up to the Test - Gen. 22:1-14 or June 27, 1999 - What God Wants - Genesis 22:1-14
July
6, 2008 - Rest
for the Troubled Soul - Matt 11:25-30 or July 3, 2005 - The Battle Within - Romans 7:15-25 or July 7, 2002 - When the Load is Too Great - Matt.
11:16-19, 25-30 or July 4, 1999 - True Freedom - Matt 11:16-19, 25-30
July
10, 2005 - Life
Is Not Always Fair - Matt 13:1-9 or July 14, 2002 - Conflicts and Blessings - Gen.
25:19-34 or July 11, 1999 - Seeds of Hope - Matt 13:1-9, 18-23
July
20, 2008 -
Climbing With Jacob - Genesis 28:10-19 or July 17, 2005 - Side By Side - Matt 13:24-30 or July 21, 2002 - Does Your Elevator Go to the Top? -
Gen. 28:10-19 or July 18, 1999 - Weed Whacking Our Faith - Matt
13:24-30, 36-43
July
24, 2005 -
Heaven Is Like This ... - Matt 13:31-3, 44-52 or July 28, 2002 - Look What I Found - Matt. 13:31-33,
44-52 or July 25, 1999 - Deal of the Century - Matt 13:31-33,
44-52
August
3, 2008, More
Than Enough - Matt 14:13-21 or July 31, 2005 - Sorry, We Ran Out - Matt 14:13-21 or August 4, 2002 - Rising Above Our Disappointments -
Matt. 14:13-21 or August 1, 1999 - On Being Human - Genesis 32:22-31
August
10, 2008 - When
the Wind is Against Us - Matt 14:22-33 or August 7, 2005 - Ye Of Little Faith - Matt 14:22-33 or August 8, 1999 - Who's At The Helm? - Matt 14:22-33
August
24, 2008 - A
Basket Becomes an Ark - Exodus 2:1-10 or or August 25, 2002 - The River of Life - Exodus 2:1-10
August
31, 2008 - Lose
it or Find it? - Matt 16:21-28 or September 1,
2002 - Glowing
in Spirit - Romans 12:9-21 or August 29, 1999 - Faith Without Excuse - Exodus 3:1-15
or August
28, 2005 - Here
I Am - Exodus 3:1-15
September
7, 2008 - The
Golden Years - Romans 13:8-14 or September 4,
2005 - Love Thy
Neighbor - Romans 13:8-14 or September 8, 2002 - Is the Golden Rule Realistic? - Romans
13:8-14 or September 5, 1999 - Living Without Shame - Matt 18:15-20
September
14, 2008 -
Forgive or Else - September 14, 2008 or September 11,
2005 - The
Amnesia of Forgiveness - Matt 18:21-35 or September 15,
2002 - Crossing
the Seas of Life - Exodus 14:19-31 or September 12,
1999 -
Forgiveness That Counts - Matt 18:21-35
September
21, 2008 - The
Generosity of God - Matt 20:1-16 or September 18, 2005 - Me, First! - Matt 20:1-16 or September 22,
2002 - The Lord
Will Provide - Exodus 16:2-15 or September 19,
1999 -
Bargaining With God - Matt 20:1-16
September
28, 2008 - More
Than Saying, I Do - Matt 21:23-32 or September 25,
2005 - Actions
Speak Louder than Words - Matt 21:23-32 or September 29,
2002 - Half
Empty or Half Full? - Exodus 17:1-7 or September 26,
1999 - Is God
With Us? - Exodus 17:1-7
October
5, 2008 -
Cornerstone Faith - Matt 21:33-46 or October 2, 2005 - Guests at the Table - Matt. 21:33-46
or October
6, 2002 -
Rejected but not Forgotten - Matt. 21:33-46 or October 3, 1999 - Do You Suffer From Freezer Burn? -
Matt 21:33-46
October
12, 2008 -
Beyond the Welcome Mat - Matt 22:1-14 or October 9, 2005 - Relief for the Stiff Neck - Exodus
32:1-14 or October 13, 2002 - When Life's A Bust - Matt. 22:1-14 or October 10,
1999 - The
Limitations of Imitations - Exodus 32:1-14
October
16, 2005 - In
God We Trust? - Matt. 22:15-22 or October 20,
2002 - Real
Spirituality - I Thess. 1:1-10 or October 17,
1999 - Changing
Our Doubts to Convictions - I Thess 1:1-10
October
26, 2008 - Love
Over the Law - Matt 22:34-46 or October 23, 2005 - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained -
Deut. 34:1-12 or October 24, 1999 - Only One More Step to the Promised
Land - Deut 34:1-12
November
2, 2008 - The
Winning Attribute of Humility - Matt 23:1-12 or October 30, 2005 - A Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Joshua
3:7-17 or November 3, 2002 - The Last Shall Be First - Matt.
23:1-12 or October 31, 1999 - When Nobodies Are Somebodies - Matt
23:1-12
November
9, 2008 - Do
You Have an Illuminating Spirit? - Matt 25:1-13 or November 6,
2005 - Only the
Wise Make Plans - Matt 25:1-13 or November 10,
2002 - Planners
and Procrastinators - Matt. 25:1-13 or November 7,
1999 - Pay Me
Now Or Pay Me Later - Matt 25:1-13
November
16, 2008 - No
Risk - No Faith - Matt 25:14-30 or November 13,
2005 - In God's
World, Everyone Counts - Matt 25:14-30 or November 17,
2002 - The
Rainy Day Fund Tragedy - Matt. 25:14-30 or November 14, 1999 - A Faith That Gambles - Matt 25:14-30
November
23, 2008 -
Grateful and Gracious - Matt 25:31-46 or November 20,
2005 - With
God, We are Never Lost - Ezekiel 34:11-16 or November 24,
2002 - Meeting
Christ in Our Neighbors - Matt. 25:31-46 orNovember 21,
1999 -
Senseless Kindness - Matt 25:31-46