Past Sermons
Following are transcripts of past sermons. Digital recordings of the Sunday services are available from the church office in CD format. To purchase a CD for $1, please contact the church office.
2010 |
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| February 7, 2010 | A Love Supreme (Rev. Jason Alspaugh) - Some people find it hard to accept God's acceptance; however, to receive God's love and to be in awe of God is the beginning of discipleship and life everlasting. John Newton called it "Amazing Grace." John Coltrane called it "A Love Supreme." |
2009 |
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| May 31, 2009 | Lawyer for the Defense - What do we get on Pentecost? High octane energy and huge symbols rooted in the Old Testament: a sound like a tornado and tongues of fire.
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| May 17, 2009 | The Purposes of God - Do the Purposes of the Church Align with the Purpose of God?
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| May 10, 2009 | Is Jesus Still Good News? - Jesus not being good news relates to the followers of Jesus being bad news. Someone trying to explain Christianity said, “Jesus good; his followers not so much.”
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| May 3, 2009 | Keeping Faith Between the Ditches - Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd.” But shepherds have no place in our space age world, even though for centuries they lived under and gazed at the intricacies of the galaxies as much as astrologers.
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| April 19, 2009 | Bring Your Doubts to Church - On the Sunday after Easter, John tells us that “Jesus came and stood among the disciples.” But all is not well in the land of Easter.
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| April 12, 2009 | May God Easter In Us - Easter comes decked-out in the brightest rainbow colors, playing brass and winds, and singing Hallelujahs, but if we look closer Easter is streaked with tears and mourning sounds.
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| April 5, 2009 | Subvert the Paradigm - Palm Sunday, on the surface, looks like a plain vanilla event, turned into a children’s processional by the church. But what if Palm Sunday is a power event?
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| March 29, 2009 | Hold Up Your Heads - Hold up your heads! At the most elementary level – a metaphor for optimism. At a deeper level – an act of faith.
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| March 22, 2009 | Lifting Up Snakes and God's Son - Our story today is a slithering mass of fiery, nasty snakes – in the manna baskets, in the cook pots, in the blankets.
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| March 15, 2009 | A Different Kind of Church Cleaning - Life is a journey with God – from Egypt to Jerusalem to Dayton.
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| March 8, 2009 | Covenants and Crosses - If you sometimes feel your faith is second-rate, minor league, or “not up to snuff,” this sermon is for you.
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| February 22, 2009 | The Bible: Best Selling Least Read Book - Joan Osborne sings, “If you were faced with [God] in all His glory, would you want to see if, seeing meant that you would have to believe in things like heaven.
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| February 15, 2009 | A Good Muslim Can Out Pray a Christian Any Day - Let’s concentrate on prayer. The sermon title suggests that Muslims can out pray Baptists. Admittedly that’s a caricature.
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| February 8, 2009 | An Evangelistic Church - The relationship between churches and pastors is never a simple one. Paul and the church at Corinth are engaged in an argumentative, painful, and yet filled with love debate.
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| February 1, 2009 | A Culture of Discipline - In the annals of troubled churches, Corinth receives Hall of Fame recognition.
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| January 25, 2009 | The Church Not City Hall! - Our Scripture lesson this morning invites us to a revival. So let’s have a revival, a revival of our church’s biblical identity.
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| January 11, 2009 | The Holy Spirit In the Church - “What kind of church are you trying to give us,” I can only answer, “A Spirit-filled church, if you’ll have it!” |