Sermons

SERMONS PREACHED
at
The First Congregational Church

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DATE	SERMON TITLE (click on each one to view)	PREACHER
2/28/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: THE CORNERSTONE AND THE LIVING STONES	The Rev. Good
2/21/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS THE SPIRE (“OUR STATURES TOUCH THE SKIES”)	The Rev. Good
2/14/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: THE BELL AND A FOUNDRY FOR THE SPIRIT	The Rev. Good
2/7/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: GOD’S MAHOGANY LOVE	The Rev. Good
1/31/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: THE 7 PILLARS OF WISDOM (ARE YOU A PILLAR OF THE CHURCH?)	The Rev. Good
1/24/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: ON DOORS, HONEYSUCKLE AND MAYBE A PINEAPPLE	The Rev. Good
1/17/2010	THE AWFUL GRACE OF GOD	The Rev. Fitzpatrick
1/10/2010	OUR MEETINGHOUSE AND THE STORIES OF JESUS: PART I – A BIRDBATH FOR SPARROWS	The Rev. Good
1/3/2010	WELCOME THE STRANGER - 9 am THE ART OF GIVING - 11 am TEXTS NOT AVAILABLE - Sorry	The Rev. Verryn
12/27/2009	CHRISTMAS: “THY OWN HUMANITY LEARN TO ADORE”	The Rev. Good
12/20/2009	Services Cancelled due to snowstorm
12/13/2009	EMMANUEL: A LESSON FROM THE MIMOSA TREE	The Rev. Good
12/6/2009	SERVICES OF LESSONS AND CAROLS No Sermon Text	Scripture Readers and the Choirs
11/29/2009	Thanksgiving in Haiti	The Rev. Crosby
11/26/2009 Thanksgiving Day	This Time Out of Mind	The Rev. Sypher
11/22/2009	ELIJAH’S PICNIC: ANGEL FOOD CAKE AND A JAR OF WATER	The Rev. Good
11/15/2009	JOSHUA AND THE WALLS OF JERICHO: ”SOMETHING THERE IS THAT DOESN’T LOVE A WALL”	The Rev. Good
11/8/2009 Tree of Life Conference Sunday	Making All Things New	Dr. Mark Braverman
11/1/2009	"TESTING THE ICE" TEXT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON	The Rev. Castner
10/25/2009	NOAH’S ARK: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU THOUGHT THE WORLD WAS COMING TO AN END?	The Rev. Good
10/18/2009 Stewardship Sunday	THE GOLDEN CALF: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR GOLD?	The Rev. Good
10/11/2009	THE SONG OF MIRIAM: THE STAFF AND THE TAMBOURINE	The Rev. Good
10/4/2009	“JACOB AND ESAU”: A SEQUEL TO “CAIN AND ABEL” (A HOLLYWOOD SCRIPT LEFT ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR)	The Rev. Good
9/27/2009	THE TOWER OF BABEL: ON FINDING GOD ON THE HORIZONTAL PLANE (PLAIN)	The Rev. Good
9/20/2009	DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN: AN OPEN CURTAIN ON THE FAITH OF A LION WHISPERER	The Rev. Good
9/13/2009	GOD’S NEIGHBORHOOD: YOU ARE WELCOME!	The Rev.Good
9/6/2009	Labor Day Meditation: The Theology of Work	The Rev. Crosby
8/30/2009	PILAMAYA: FOR ALL REMINDERS THAT WHAT IS BROKEN CAN BE RE-MEMBERED	The Rev. Good
8/23/2009	THE SERENITY PRAYER: A PRAYER IN THE FIRST PERSON PLURAL BY REINHOLD NIEBUHR	The Rev. Good
8/16/2009	AN ELECTION IN CANADA: REFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND SPIRIT OF NORMAN BETHUNE ("THE LIGHT THAT PURSUES KINDNESS")	The Rev. Good
8/9/2009	A Sermon on Loss: Even then I shall Exult in the Lord	The Rev. Gerber
8/2/2009	And the Anchor Holds.... A Sermon on Grief	The Rev. Gerber
7/26/2009	THE PATIENCE OF JOB	The Rev. Crosby
7/19/2009	THE SUMMONS	The Rev. Sypher
7/12/2009	VISIBLE SIGNS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: PAST AND PRESENT	The Rev. Crosby
7/5/2009	No Text Available	The Rev. Verryn
6/28/2009	Summer Letter: I Hold You In My Heart	The Rev. Fitzpatrick
6/21/2009	LIVING STONES	The Rev. Sypher
6/14/2009	OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES: A FEW CHILDREN'S SERMONS	The Rev. Good
6/7/2009	A MEDITATION ON SELAH: "LET IT BE"	The Rev. Good
5/31/2009	CHRONICLES OF A FRIENDSHIP: A WINTER COUNT	The Rev. Good
5/24/2009 Memorial Day	PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT FEAR	The Rev. Fitzpatrick
5/17/2009	TWO FISHERMAN STORIES: WISDOM FOR THE CREW IN A TIME OF TURBULENCE	The Rev. Good
5/10/2009 Mother's Day	THE MOTHER OF CHRIST	The Rev. Good
5/3/2009	JESUS THE GARDENER: SABAH EL FUL	The Rev. Good
4/26/2009	THE BIRDS OF THE BIBLE: IN HONOR OF ROGER TORY PETERSON	The Rev. Good
4/19/2009	"FEED MY SHEEP"	The Rev. Sypher
4/12/2009 Easter	EASTER: FROM AN EMPTY TOMB TO AN INTERIOR CASTLE	The Rev. Good
4/5/2009 Palm Sunday	FIVE HOSANNAS FOR JESUS FROM THE GOSPEL OF JOHN	The Rev. Good
3/29/2009	PEOPLE OF THE COVENANT No text available	The Rev. Penn-Strah UCC Regional Minister
3/22/2009	Tree of Life Reflection: “Who Are The Palestinians?”	The Rev. Crosby
3/15/2009	TREE OF LIFE JOURNEY: PART III A BIBLE STORY I USED TO LOVE	The Rev. Good
3/8/2009	TREE OF LIFE JOURNEY: PART II REFLECTIONS ON MOSES	The Rev. Good
3/1/2009	TREE OF LIFE JOURNEY: PARABLES OF HOPE	The Rev. Good
2/22/2009	A Glimmer of Hope, A Blaze of Light	The Rev. E.M. Fitzpatrick
2/15/2009	...To Do Small Things With Great Love	The Rev. Gerber
2/8/2009	THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MILLARD FULLER "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"	The Rev. Good
2/1/2009	COMMUNION MEDITATION: SMALL WONDERS	The Rev. Good
1/25/2009	“WHAT ARE POETS FOR IN A DESTITUTE TIME?”	The Rev. Good
1/18/2009	REFLECTIONS ON LEADERSHIP: WHERE THERE’S A WAY THERE’S A WILL	The Rev. Good
1/11/2009	“STARRY NIGHT” ARE THY WONDERS KNOWN IN THE DARKNESS?	The Rev. Good
1/11/2009	THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD: “AND GOD SAID…” (ON SHARING THE MOST SACRED PIECE OF REAL ESTATE) Preached on the occasion of the installation of The Rev. Eileen Sypher	The Rev. Good
1/4/2009	“…And the Wise Men Journeyed Home Another Way”	The Rev. Gerber
12/21/2008	“A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM”	The Rev. Good
12/14/2008	“SAGES LEAVE YOUR CONTEMPLATIONS”	The Rev. Good

AN ELECTION IN CANADA:
REFLECTIONS ON THE LIFE AND SPIRIT OF NORMAN BETHUNE
("THE LIGHT THAT PURSUES KINDNESS")

A MEDITATION ON SELAH: "LET IT BE"

THE MOTHER OF CHRIST

TREE OF LIFE JOURNEY: PART III
A BIBLE STORY I USED TO LOVE

TREE OF LIFE JOURNEY: PARABLES OF HOPE

“WHAT ARE POETS FOR IN A DESTITUTE TIME?”

THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD:
“AND GOD SAID…”
(ON SHARING THE MOST SACRED PIECE OF REAL ESTATE)
Preached on the occasion of the installation of
The Rev. Eileen Sypher

“…And the Wise Men Journeyed Home Another Way”

“SAGES LEAVE YOUR CONTEMPLATIONS”

1st Congregational Church of Old Lyme
Last modified: 03/06/10

THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD: “AND GOD SAID…” (ON SHARING THE MOST SACRED PIECE OF REAL ESTATE) Preached on the occasion of the installation of The Rev. Eileen Sypher

1st Congregational Church of Old Lyme Last modified: 03/06/10

THE CENTRALITY OF THE WORD:
“AND GOD SAID…”
(ON SHARING THE MOST SACRED PIECE OF REAL ESTATE)
Preached on the occasion of the installation of
The Rev. Eileen Sypher

1st Congregational Church of Old Lyme
Last modified: 03/06/10