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Sermons

2010



Date Title Pastor
August 22, 2010 Judaism
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 15, 2010 Islam
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 8, 2010 Buddhism
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 1, 2010 Hinduism
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 25, 2010 A Whole Universe of Questions
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 18, 2010 Encounters of the Baptismal Kind
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 23, 2010 Challenging Our Assumptions
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 16, 2010 Belief in God is Belief in Myself
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 9, 2010 A Dealer in Purple Cloth
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 25, 2010 Shepherd's as Change Agents
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 18, 2010 From Saul to Paul
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 11, 2010 Restless Transformation
Christine Webb
April 4, 2010 Finding Life in Death
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 21, 2010 The Alabaster Jar
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 14, 2010 Our Relentless God
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 28, 2010 Never Walking Alone
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 21, 2010 Enticing Choices
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 14, 2010 The Risks of Fishing With Jesus
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 31, 2010 Showing Kindness: Part 3
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 24, 2010 Showing Kindness Part 2
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 10, 2010 Showing Kindness Part 1
Rev. Gwen Drake

2009



Date Title Pastor
December 24, 2009 The Glorious Impossible
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 20, 2009 Angels and Prophets
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 6, 2009 Zechariah Speaks
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 29, 2009 It is Near!
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 8, 2009 Defined By Generosity
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 1, 2009 Key to Contentment
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 25, 2009 Let Me See Again
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 18, 2009 Are You Able?
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 2, 2009 What Feeds Your Soul?
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 5, 2009 No Honor at Home
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 28, 2009 Open Your Heart
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 21, 2009 Choose Courage
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 14, 2009 Red In Morning
Rev. Dick Gay
June 7, 2009 The Shack's Trinity
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 31, 2009 Holy Chaos
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 24, 2009 Dirty Laundry
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 17, 2009 Insiders/Outsiders
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 10, 2009 From Agony to Ecstasy
Christine Webb
April 26, 2009 Amos, The Prophet
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 19, 2009 Reality Check
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 12, 2009 The Story Goes On
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 5, 2009 Failure
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 29, 2009 Fallen Grain
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 22, 2009 What Shall We Do About the Snakes?
Rev. Lorenz Schultz
March 15, 2009 Back to the Basics III
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 8, 2009 Back to the Basics II
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 1, 2009 Back to the Basics I
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 22, 2009 Living a Life That Matters
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 15, 2009 When in Rome...
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 8, 2009 On Eagle's Wings
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 1, 2009 Facing Our Demons
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 25, 2009 In the Belly of the Whale
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 18, 2009 The Servant Girl's Gift
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 11, 2009 Holy Rest
Rev. Gwen Drake

2008



Date Title Pastor
December 28, 2008 Sight for Sore Eyes
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 21, 2008 Elizabeth's Story
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 7, 2008 Call of the Wild
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 30, 2008 Holy Darkness
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 23, 2008 Stewardship: Do We Know Jesus?
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 16, 2008 Stewarship: Taking Risks
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 9, 2008 Stewardship: Does Jesus Know You?
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 2, 2008 Marks of a Saint
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 4, 2008 Pledging Our Allegiance
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 21, 2008 Irrational Grace
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 14, 2008 Once More With Feeling
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 7, 2008 Fighting Within
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 24, 2008 Midwives Save The Day
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 10, 2008 Jacob's Wrestlings
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 27, 2008 Jacob, Leah & Rachel
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 20, 2008 Jacob's Dream
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 29, 2008 Abraham, Isaac & Rebekah
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 15, 2008 Sarah's Laughter
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 8, 2008 Promise to Abram
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 1, 2008 Rainbow Promises
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 25, 2008 The Power of Now
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 18, 2008 Three In One
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 11, 2008 Set on Fire!
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 27, 2008 Are You Spiritual, Not Religious?
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 23, 2008 Love Made Real
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 16, 2008 From Triumph to Trial
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 9, 2008 Lazarus, Come Out!
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 2, 2008 Acknowledgement
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 24, 2008 Nicodemus
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 8, 2008 A Sermon for Super Bowl Sunday
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 27, 2008 The Dawning of Light
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 20, 2008 Laboring in Vain
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 13, 2008 Baptism: The Prequel
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 6, 2008 The Star In Our Hearts
Rev. Gwen Drake

2007



Date Title Pastor
December 23, 2007 Reflections on John Rutter's Carols
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 9, 2007 Waiting in the Dark
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 25, 2007 If You Are King, Save Yourself
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 18, 2007 The Miracle of Bread
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 11, 2007 Trick Questions
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 4, 2007 Zacchaeus & Saints
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 21, 2007 Do Not Lose Heart
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 14, 2007 Unexpected Gratitude
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 30, 2007 The Great Gap
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 23, 2007 Outrageous Grace
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 16, 2007 The Lost and Found Department
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 2, 2007 The Servant's Entrance
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 26th, 2007 Excuse Me, Jesus.....Sabbath Rules!
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 19th, 2007 As I Was Walking to St. Ives
John Hiestand
August 12th, 2007 The Unexpected Hour
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 5th, 2007 Building Barns
Susan Jensen
July 22nd, 2007 My Name is Samiel
John Hiestand
July 15th, 2007 The Good Samaritan
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 8th, 2007 Traveling Lightly
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 1st, 2007 How to Plow a Field
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 24th, 2007 And the Pigs Went Wild
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 17th, 2007 Many Fathers
John Hiestand
June 10th, 2007 The Second Sin
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 3rd, 2007 Is Your God Too Small?
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 27th, 2007 Holy Fire
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 20th, 2007 Breaking Free
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 13th, 2007 If You Love Me, Show It
Rev. Gwen Drake
May 6th, 2007 Peter's Vision
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 29, 2007 Beside the Still Waters
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 22, 2007 Re-Orientation
Rev. Gwen Drake
April 15, 2007 The Weightless Grace of Song
Rev. Lorenz "Lefty" Schultz
April 8, 2007 Easter Moments
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 25, 2007 Mary Quite Contrary
John Hiestand
March 18, 2007 The Two Brothers
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 11, 2007 Second Chances
Rev. Gwen Drake
March 4, 2007 Reverse Divine Psychology
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 25, 2007 Opportune Times
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 18, 2007 Living With Mystery
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 11, 2007 All About Jeremiah
Rev. Gwen Drake
February 4, 2007 The Unexpected Catch
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 28, 2007 Going Home
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 21, 2007 The Illusion of Our Separateness
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 14, 2007 Saving the Best for Last
Rev. Gwen Drake
January 7, 2007 The Beloved
Rev. Gwen Drake

2006



Date Title Pastor
December 24, 2006 Christmas Eve God's Daring Plan
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 24, 2006 Common Holiness
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 17, 2006 Repentance to Peace
Rev. Gwen Drake
December 3, 2006 The Threat and Hope of Advent
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 26, 2006 The Gift of Disillusionment
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 19, 2006 Things That Matter
Rev. Gwen Drake
November 12, 2006 God Has Put His Hand on You
Laura Lillegard
November 5, 2006 Saints: God's Handkerchiefs
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 29, 2006 True Greatness
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 22, 2006 Take Heart
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 15, 2006 Making Room for God
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 8, 2006 And Then Came Trouble
Rev. Gwen Drake
October 1, 2006 Shock Therapy from Jesus
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 24, 2006 Voices in the Night
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 17, 2006 Radical Committment
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 10, 2006 Longing to Belong
Rev. Gwen Drake
September 3, 2006 Things That Offend
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 27, 2006 Time Management
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 20, 2006 Be Imitators of God
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 13, 2006 One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Rev. Gwen Drake
August 6, 2006 King David, the Man
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 30, 2006 David and the Giant
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 23, 2006 A Mended Work of Art
Rev. Gwen Drake
July 16, 2006 Because of Grace
Rev. Gwen Drake
June 18, 2006 Together We Serve
Rev Beth Ann Estock & Rev. Joyce Sluss
May 7, 2006 The Circle of Love
Rev. Joyce Sluss
April 16, 2006 Easter Sunday
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
March 13, 2006 Fear Factor: The Ultimate Challenge
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
February 26, 2006 The Ripple Effect
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
February 19, 2006 Claiming our Story
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
January 29, 2006 Loving our Enemies: Getting to the Heart of the matter
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
January 22, 2006 The Rules of Love
On Wesley's Means of Grace
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
January 15, 2006 Coming Home: Rediscovering the Roots of the Methodist Movement.
What is a United Methodist?
Rev. Beth Ann Estock
January 8, 2006 How Do We Find a Special Child? Rev. Joyce Sluss
January 1, 2006 So What’s a Covenant Anyway? Rev. Beth Ann Estock

2005



Date Title Pastor
September 18, 2005 Breathing Through The Wilderness Rev. Beth Ann Estock
October 2, 2005 What’s Love Got To Do With It? Rev. Beth Ann Estock
October 9, 2005 Stuck or Unstuck: That is the Question Rev. Joyce Sluss
October 16, 2005 The Healing Power of Anger Rev. Beth Ann Estock
November 13, 2005 You can't take it with you Rev. Beth Ann Estock
November 20, 2005 God of Abundance Rev. Joyce Sluss
November 27, 2005 Watch and Wait With Hope Rev. Joyce Sluss
December 4, 2005 Putting one foot in front of the other Rev. Beth Ann Estock
December 11, 2005 Turn Around and Rejoice! Rev. Joyce Sluss
December 18, 2005 Giving Birth to Love Rev. Beth Ann Estock
December 25, 2005 One Small Baby Rev. Joyce Sluss

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