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Sermons

01/17/2010

Date

Pastor

Sermon Title

Scripture

Text

Audio

Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

01/29/2012

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Erotic Incarnations

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

Text

 

 

01/22/2012

Pastor Tom Ott

Salty and Bright Enough

Matthew 5:13-16

Text

 

 

 

01/15/2012

 

Pastor Tom Ott

Seek the Welfare of the City

Jeremiah 29: 4-11

Matthew 25:34-45

Text

 

 

01/08/2012MtZ

 

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Before, During and After the Flames

Mt. Zion AME

Daniel 3: 8-28

Text

 

 

01/08/2012

Emily LaBrecque

 

God Exhaled:  Reclaiming the Exhale

Genesis 2: 1-2

Text

 

 

01/08/2012

Pastor Tom Ott

 

God Exhaled

Genesis 2: 1-3

Text

 

 

01/01/2012K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Epiphany Happens

Isaiah 60: 1-9

Text

 

 

01/01/2012

 

Pastor Tom Ott

Radiant Faith

Isaiah 60: 1-6

Text

 

 

12/25/2011K

 

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Beginnings

John 1: 1-16

Text

 

 

12/18/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Incarnational Knowing

Unk

Text

 

 

12/18/2011

 

Pastor Tom Ott

Confiding and Confirming

Luke 1:26-45

Text

 

 

12/11/2011

 

Not Available

 

 

 

 

 

12/04/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye

Comfort-Able Prophecy

 

Isaiah 40: 1-11

Text

 

 

12/04/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Wilderness Comfort

 

Isaiah 40: 1-9

Text

 

 

11/27/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Spiritual Frustration & the Practice of Hope

Isaiah 64:1-9

Text

 

 

11/27/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Desperation Hope

 

Isaiah 64:1

Text

 

 

11/20/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

The Faithful Flow of thanksgiving:  Memory, Humility, Gratitude, Compassion

 

Deuteronomy 8:1-3, 10-20

Text

 

 

11/20/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Wilderness to Promised Land:  Remember, Don’t Forget

Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Text

 

 

11/13/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Stewards of the Kingdom, Stewards of Us

Acts 4:32-35

Text

 

 

11/06/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Salt & Light

Matthew 5:13-16

Text

 

 

11/06/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

Stewards of Good News

Matthew 5:13-16

Text

 

 

10/30/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Stewards of Worthy Living

 

Ephesians 4: 1-6, 14-16

 

Text

 

 

10/23/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Stewardship: Time, Body, Self

Matthew 11:28-30

Text 

 

 

10/16/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Forgiving the Unforgivable

Luke 23: 33-38

Text

 

 

 

10/09/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Learning to Forgive

Luke 15: 11-32

Text

 

 

 

10/02/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Why Forgive KOININA

Philemon (The Book of)

Text

 

 

10/02/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Why Forgive

Philemon 1:1-23

Text

 

 

 

09/25/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

The Power of Forgiveness KOININA

Genesis 50: 15-21

Text

 

 

09/25/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

The Power of Forgiveness

Genesis 50: 15-21

Text

 

 

09/18/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Righteousness:  Recognition & Response

Luke 18:9-17

Text

 

 

09/11/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Embodying Difference

 

1 Cor 12

Text

 

 

09/11/2011K

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Rather Not Convert; Rather You

Acts 2:14-21

Text

 

 

09/04/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Becoming a Viral Church

 Acts 2:1-21

Text

 

 

 

08/28/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Becoming a Spiritual Playground

 

1 Cor 9:19-23

 

Text

 

 

08/21/2011

 

Pastor Tom Ryberg

Moving Toward Enough

Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Mark 2:23-28

 

Text

 

 

08/14/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

The (Loving) End is Here

1 Cor 13: 1-13

Text

 

 

08/07/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

The Archetypal Older Brother (Koinonia)

Luke 15:11-32

Text

 

 

07/31/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

There are Rocks Everywhere

 

Exodus 17

Text

 

 

07/31/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

There are Rocks Everywhere (Koinonia)

 

Exodus 17:1-7

Text

 

 

07/24/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

Dead to Sin/Alive to God

 

Romans 6:3-11

Text

 

 

07/17/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

The Gate that Never Shuts

Rev 21: 10-27

Text

 

 

07/10/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

What Weighs?

Isaiah 55:6-13

 Text

 

 

07/03/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

 

The Road to Hell

Luke 16:19-31

Text

 

 

07/03/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

(Koinonia) Service  - Hell’s Fire

Luke 16:19-31 & Rob Bell’s “Love Wins: Chap 3”

 

Text

 

 

06/19/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Love Wins: Here & There

Matt 19:16-26

Isaiah 25:6-10

Text

 

 

06/05/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Inclusiveness in the Community

 

Galatians 3:23-29

Text

 

 

 

05/29/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Spiritual & Intellectual Integrity

 Proverbs 10:6-13

Text 

 

 

05/22/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

(Koinonia) Service - Last Encounters

 

Text

 

 

05/22/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

175 Years on Ministry: Serving Others as an Expression of the Love of Christ

 

Matthew 28:5-10, 16-20

Text

 

 

05/15/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

I Too, Minister Here

Ephesians 4:11-16

 

Text

 

 

05/15/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

(Koinonia) Service – That Night They Caught Nothing

 

Text

 

 

05/08/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

A Community of One Anothering

 

Selected Verses

Text

 

 

05/01/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

 

Doubting Like Thomas

John 20:19-29

 

Text

 

 

05/01/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

(Koinonia) Service

John 20:19-23

Text

 

 

04/24/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

Easter Emergence

John 20: 1-18

Text

 

 

04/17/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

A Stone Was Lying

John 11:38-53

Text

 

 

04/10/2011

Pastor  Tom Ott

 

Finding our Way Through Loss

John 11:28-37

Text

 

 

04/03/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

 

While We Wait

John 11:1-27

Text

 

 

03/27/2011

 

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Phoenix Affirmation 11, Sabbath Sermon

Deuteronomy 5:13-15

Text

 

 

03/20/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

 

Faith that Questions

Proverbs 8

Text

 

 

03/13/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Overflowing Cups

Psalm 23

Text

 

 

03/06/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

A Love Which Transforms

 

Luke 6:27-31``

Text

 

 

02/27/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

He Who Makes the Melodies of Deliverance, Ordination of Rev Thomas Matthew Ryberg

 

 

Text

 

 

02/27/2011

 

Pastor Tom Ott

Trustworthy Authority

Luke 20: 1-8, 20-26

 

Text

 

 

02/20/2011

 

Pastor Tom Ott

Leveraging Privilege

Luke 12:42-48

Text

 

 

02/13/2011

Pastor Tom Ott

Beyond Tolerance

 

1 Corinthians 12:3-7

Text

 

 

02/06/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

God Given Artistry

Exodus 31:1-11

Text

 

 

 

01/30/2011

Pastor Emily Joye McGaughy

 

What We Really Have in Common

Genesis 2:4-15

Text

 

 

01/23/2011

 

Rev Tom Ott

Thirty Minutes for the Rest of Your Life

Mark 14:32-42

Text

 

 

01/16/2011

Rev William Wyne Jr

A Faith that Expects Action (Script not Available)

 

Micah 6:1-8

Text

 

 

01/09/2011

Pastor Tom Ryberg

The Shepherd, the Flock, and the Other Sheep (Script not Available)

 

John 10:14-18

Text

 

 

01/02/2011

 

Rev Tom Ott

Lessons on Homage from the Magi

Matthew 2: 1-12

Text

 

 

12/26/2010

Pastor Tom Ryberg

 

What Child is This?

Luke 2:21-33

Text

 

 

12/19/2010

Rev Tom Ott

Virgin Faith

Luke 1:30-45

Text

 

 

 

12/12/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

God’s Love Coming & the Voice of One Crying

 

Luke 3:1-19

Text

 

 

12/05/2010

Rev Tom Ott

 

Finding Favor

Luke 1:26-38

 

Text

 

 

11/28/2010

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

 

To Make Ready a People Prepared

Luke 1:5-23, 57-64

Text

 

 

11/21/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Staying Engaged – Undivided Attention

 

Mark 7:24-30

Text

 

 

11/14/2010

Tom Ryberg

For the Sake of the Gospel

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

 

Text

 

 

11/07/2010

Rev Tom Ott

Jesus, Do you really know Him?

 

John 14: 1-12

Text

 

 

10/31/2010

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

 

Speaking of What We Know

 

John 3:1-16

Text 

 

 

10/24/2010

Rev Tom Ott

Walking Forward In Faith

 

Acts 2:37-47

Text

 

 

10/17/2010

Rev Tom Ott

Walk or Stay

 

1 Kings 19: 1-5

Text

 

 

10/10/2010

Rev Tom Ott

A Clearing for God – What If?

 

Esther 4: 5-17

Text

 

 

10/03/2010

Rev Tom Ott

World Communication Reflections (No sermon available)

 

Hebrews 11-12:1

 

 

 

09/26/2010 

Rev Tom Ott

 

Do I Have Your Undivided Attention Now?

 

 Exodus 3: 1-10

Text

 

 

09/19/2010

Rev Tom Ott

Belong, Behave, Believe

 

Matthew 4: 18-25

Text

 

 

09/12/2010

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

The Gathering Center Drawing Us Closer

 

Mark 1:29-32

Text

 

 

09/05/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Found & Lost

1 Samuel 12:1-2, 6-24

Text

 

 

08/29/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Righteous and Risky Rummaging – Tearing and Weaving

 

1 Samuel 15:10-23

Text

 

 

08/22/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

Righteous and Risky Rummaging - Stages and Sequels

 

1 Chronicles 17: 1-15

Text

 

 

08/15/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

Transition and the Dangers of Over-Simplification

 

1 Samuel 8:4-21

Text

 

 

08/08/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Faithful Flesh:  Hungering for the Holy

Isaiah 55: 1-9

Text

 

 

08/01/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

Faithful Flesh:  Reverencing Our Bodies

1 Corinthians 6:12-15a, 17, 19-20

Text

 

 

07/25/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Faithful Flesh:  Failing and Hoping

Romans 8: 18-25

Text

 

 

07/18/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

Faithful Flesh:  Bodies in Motion

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 15-23

Text

 

 

07/11/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Embodied Accountability & Support

Luke 5:17-26

Text

 

 

07/04/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

Faithful Flesh

2 Corinthians 4:7-12

Text

 

 

06/27/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

 

Non-Violence In Everyday Life

Romans 12:16-21

Text

 

 

06/20/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

 

My Peace I Give to You

John 14:27

Text

 

 

06/13/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

 

The Next Chapter

Testimonials

Text

 

 

06/06/2010

 

Rev Emily Joye McGaughy

An Embodied Soul

Ephesians 4 and 5

Text

 

 

05/30/2010

 

Rev Tom Ott

An Integrated Life

Rejoining Role and Sole

 

Luke 19:2-10

Text

 

 

05/23/2010

 

Rev Van

No Sermon Available

 

 

 

 

05/16/2010

 

 

Confirmation Sunday – No Sermon

 

 

 

 

05/09/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

The Story Behind the Face

Luke 16:19-31

Text

 

 

05/02/2010

 

Rev. Emily Joye McGaughy 

Kids & Kingdoms

Luke 18:15-30

Text

 

 

04/25/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

How Much is Enough

Luke 12:13-21

Text

 

 

04/18/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott 

The Generosity of God

Luke 15: 11-32

Text

 

 

04/11/2010

 

Rev. Emily Joye McGaughy 

Burning Hearts and Open Eyes

Luke 24:13-35

Text

 

 

04/02/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott 

Idle Tales and Transformation

Luke 24:1-12

Text

 

 

03/28/2010

 

Deb Miller

Keep Watch With Me

Matthew 26:36-46`

 

Text

 

 

03/21/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Leaning on God

Mark 1:32-39

Text

 

 

03/14/2010

 

Emily Joye McGaughy

Praying Rest/Oration

Ezekiel 37: 11-14

 

Text

 

 

03/07/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Dry Bones Praying

Ezekiel 37: 1-10

 

Text

 

 

02/28/2010

 

Emily Joye McGaughy

The Road of Life:  Travel Guides

Acts 9:1-19

Text

 

 

02/21/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Faith at the Crossroad

Jeremiah 6:16-9

Text

 

 

02/14/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Hope with Integrity

Job 42: 1-9

Text

 

 

01/31/2010

 

Emily Joye McGaughy

Hope in Perspective

Job: 38-40

Text

 

 

01/24/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

False Hope

Job 5, 8, 11

Text

 

 

01/17/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

“Hope Sustaining Community”

Pulpit Exchange with SMBC

 

Job 2: 11-13

Acts 2: 42-47

Text

 

 

01/10/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Hope in Hard Times

Job 1:6-22

Text

 

 

01/03/2010

 

Rev. Tom Ott

Jesus, the Light of the World

Matthew 2:l1-12

Text

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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