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Sermons in 2005 (also available for 2002, 2003, 2004 )

December 25: Christmas Morning Meditation [ Read | Listen ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"For to us is born this day, in the city of David, a savior which is Christ the Lord."

December 18: The Whence, the Where and the Whither of Christmas [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us."

December 11: For Us and For Our Salvation [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

December 4: Wrestling With the Mystery [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit."

November 27: Advent Imagining [ Read]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

"O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence."

November 20: Why You Came [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"You shall eat your fill and bless the Lord your God for the good land that he has given you."

November 13: The Ordinary Means of Hope [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope."

October 30: The Church As Sentinel [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Mortal, I have made you a sentinel for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me."

October 23: On Being a Means of Grace [ Read ]
Sermon by Dr. Eugene C. Bay

October 16: Standing Under the Text [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, 'Do you understand what you are reading?'"

October 9: And in Jesus Christ, his Only Son, Our Lord [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"And he said to them, 'But who do you say that I am?' And Peter answered, 'The Christ of God.'"

October 2: Tied To the Land [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

September 25: The Redemption of Power: God the Father Almighty [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"I led them with cords of human kindness, with bands of love. I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. I bent down to them and fed them."

September 18: Finding Our Way Home: I Believe [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God."

September 11: The Price of Praise [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Immediately he regained his sight and followed him, glorifying God; and all the people when they saw it, praised God."

September 4: The Life You Wish You Had [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."

August 28 : Taming the Tongue [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."

August 21 : Is Robin Hood Saved? [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Thou shalt not steal."

August 14 : On Adultery [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

"Thou shalt not commit adultery"

August 7 : The Myth of Our Right to Life [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Thou Shalt not Kill"

July 31: "On Honoring Thy Father and Mother" [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

July 24: Remembering the Sabbath [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy."

July 17: Swearing By God's Name [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"The Lord your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear."

July 10: Living Without Idols [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"You shall not make for yourself a graven image, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth."

July 3: On Having No Other Gods [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Then God said all these words; I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me."

June 19: "The 'E' Word" [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

June 12: Faith of Our Mothers [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

May 22:The Neediness of God [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that the [Spirit] will take what is mine and declare it unto you."

May 15: "Breath of Life" [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

"To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."

May 8: When We Were Orphaned [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"I will not leave you orphaned.."

May 1: To Have the Mind of Christ [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"But we have the mind of Christ."

April 17: The Landscape of Faith [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"And in the Spirit he carried me away to a high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God.."

April 10: On Practicing the Scales of Rejoicing [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"And while they yet believed not for joy.."

April 3: Hope for the Now [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W. FitzGerald

March 27: A Nevertheless Hope [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

"Yours, O Lord, are the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty; for all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all."

March 20: For Us To Evil Powers Betrayed [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A. Jarvis

".but deliver us from evil."

March 13: "And lead us not into temptation." [ Read ]
Sermon by Catherine W FitzGerald

"Pray then like this: "And lead us not into temptation."

March 6: On Forgiving Debts [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"Pray then like this: Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors."

February 27: On Mammon and Manna [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"Pray then like this: Give us this day our daily bread."

February 20: Stubbornly Searching for God's Kingdom [ Read  | Listen ]
Sermon by Catherine W FitzGerald

"Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

February 13: Pray Then Like This: Our Father Who Art in Heaven. [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"Pray then like this: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.."

February 6: On This Mountain [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"When the Lord descended upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain and Moses went up."

January 16: Believing in the Dark [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"And this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light."

January 9: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years [ Read]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"When King Herod heard this, he was frightened.."

January 2: The Person You Ought To Be [ Read ]
Sermon by Cynthia A Jarvis

"Since all these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness and godliness.?"

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