Sermons – 2013

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A Near Miss 01-06-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Epiphany of the Lord)

The Power of Affirmation 01-13-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Baptism of the Lord)

Stand 01-20-13 Mark A. Lomax (Race Relations Sunday – MLK Observance)

Who Needs a Word from the Lord? 01-27-13 Joseph S. Harvard

Love Wins 02-03-13 Joseph S. Harvard

The Wedding of Heaven and Earth 02-10-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Transfiguration of the Lord)

Living into Lent 02-17-13 Joseph S. Harvard (First Sunday in Lent)

The Treasure of Fellowship in the Age of Polarization 02-24-13 Samuel L. Adams (McPherson Lectureship – Second Sunday in Lent)

What Can We Say About These Things? 03-03-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Third Sunday in Lent)

What is God like? 03-10-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

Leave Her Alone 03-17-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

Linked into the Network of Eternal Life 03-24-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Palm / Passion Sunday)

The Heart of the Matter 03-31-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Easter / Resurrection of the Lord)

Practicing Resurrection Faith 04-07-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Second Sunday of Easter)

Points of Grace 04-14-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Third Sunday of Easter)

Who Needs a Shepherd? 04-21-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

The Beloved Community 04-28-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

With Glad and Grateful Hearts 05-05-13 Joseph S. Harvard (Sixth Sunday of Easter)

The Intensity of God 05-12-13 (Seventh Sunday of Easter – Youth leading worship)

The Mystery of Transformation 05-19-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Pentecost Sunday)

Relationships of Love 05-26-13 Sam R. Miglarese (Trinity Sunday)

Choices 06-02-13 Katie Owen (Recognition of Graduates)

Praying With Our Feet 06-09-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (10th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

When Bad Things Happen 06-16-13 Charles Kimball (11th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Get Up, Eat, Walk 06-23-13 Sam R. Miglarese (12th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sharing the Mantle 06-30-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Working For the Good of All 07-07-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Travel Light 07-14-13 Susan J. Dunlap (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Entertaining Jesus 07-21-13 Jonathan Nelson (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Let’s Make A Deal 07-28-13 Sam R. Miglarese (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

A Fool and His Money 08-04-13 Allen Verhey (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Come and See 08-11-13 Charles L. Campbell (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Blazing Prophets 08-18-13 Sam R. Miglarese (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

The Lord Throws 08-25-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Riding the Pony Back to the Barn 09-01-13 Robert L. Brawley (22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Choosing Life 09-08-13 Katherine Higgins (23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Finding Home 09-15-13 Mark E. Diehl (24th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

The Crisis of Love 09-22-13 Mark E. Diehl (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Radical Investing 09-29-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (26th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Generosity Changes Lives 10-06-13 Mark E. Diehl (World Communion Sunday)

Unexpected Sources of Encouragement 10-13-13 Mark E. Diehl (28th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

From Least to Greatest 10-20-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (National Children’s Sabbath)

Not . . . Like the Rest 10-27-13 Sam R. Miglarese (Reformation and Dedication Sunday)

For All the Saints: From Abraham to Zacchaeus 11-3-13 Mark E. Diehl (All Saints’ Sunday (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time))

God of the Living 11-10-13 Mark E. Diehl (32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Seeing Beyond the Façade 11-17-13 Mark E. Diehl (33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Circumscribed By Christ 11-24-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Christ the King Sunday)

When Yesterday’s Hope Outshines Tomorrow’s Desires 12-1-13 Mark E. Diehl (First Sunday of Advent)

The Unwelcome Advent Guest 12-8-13 Mark E. Diehl (Second Sunday of Advent)

What the Signs of Promise Are 12-11-13 Robert L. Yoder (Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent)

Of the Earthly Father’s Love 12-22-13 Marilyn T. Hedgpeth (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Flight and a Return Home 12-29-13 Sam R. Miglarese (First Sunday after Christmas)