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Easter Stories (Plural) - Mark 16

2

The Musical Meditation - Genesis 6-8

3

The Children - Genesis 6

4

We are the Clay - Isaiah 65

5

The Praying - Genesis 4

6

The Singing - Genesis 3

7

The Prelude - Genesis 3

8

The Voice of a Donkey - Numbers 22

9

What to do with Kings? Revelation 17

10

Too Much? Revelation 15

11

The Way of the Lamb - Revelation 14

12

The Second Monster - Revelation 13:11-18

13

The Christmas Dragon - Revelation 12

14

Beast from the Sea - Revelation 13:1-8

15

Light for a New Calendar - Rev. Suzanne Swartz

16

The Enduring Word in Song - Rev. Suzanne Swartz

17

Longest Night - Revelation 11:15-19

18

Negativity Bias - Revelation 11

19

I Do Not Know! Revelation 10

20

Falling Star - Revelation 9

21

Multiperspectivity - Revelation 8

22

Contrast - Revelation 7

23

The Game of Chess - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

24

The Wrath of the Lamb? Revelation 6:15-16

25

The Four Horsemen - Revelation 6

26

God's Transformation - Revelation 5

27

150th Anniversary Message - Genesis through Revelation

28

Hot, Cold, + Calm - Revelation 3 - 4

29

BILL-IEVE - Revelation 2-3

30

Apocalypse - Revelation 1

31

Table Manners - Luke 14:1, 7-14

32

Left-Handed - Matthew 25:34-40

33

Stained Glass - Matthew 5:14-16

34

The Organ - Isaiah 2:2-5

35

The Table - Matthew 26:17, 26-28

36

The Font - Matthew 3:13-17

37

The Pulpit - Nehemiah 8

38

Beyond the Bubble - Luke 10:25-37

39

What the World Needs Now - Matthew 5:13-16

40

Selah - Psalm 77

41

For God So Loved the Scapegoat, Part 4 - Mark 10

42

Affirming Sunday - Genesis 37

43

Minister of Energy [Pentecost] - Acts 2:1-13

44

For God So Loved the Scapegoat, Part 2 - Genesis 16 + 21

45

For God So Loved the Scapegoat - Genesis 4

46

Dropping Stones - John 7:53 - 8:11

47

Cartography of Faith: Making New Maps - Psalm 46

48

Including the Goat - Leviticus 16 [Easter Sunday]

49

Palm Sunday - Leviticus 23 and Matthew 26

50

Cleaning Up Our Mess - Leviticus 8

51

Life is Messy - Leviticus 4-6

52

We Are Our Stories - Matthew 13:10-13

53

Motivated by Joy - Leviticus 1-3

54

How the Light Gets In - Luke 4:1-13

55

Ritual - Leviticus 1

56

Jubilee Remembering - Leviticus 23

57

Rest - Leviticus 25

58

Returning Home - Leviticus 25

59

WTF Year - 1 Corinthians 12

60

Our Physical Home: Genesis 1

61

Not Alone - Isaiah 60

62

Christmas Eve Sermon - Isaiah 42

63

2025 Epiphanies: Matthew 2:1-18 - Rev. Suzanne Swartz

64

From Birth to 12 Years Old in 60 Seconds: Luke 2:41-52

65

What are We Making? Isaiah 9:2-7

66

Comfort Food for Advent: Isaiah 40

67

I AM FULL: Luke 6:29-31, 38

68

Good Magic: Luke 6:27-28

69

Where do we go from here? Luke 6:17-19

70

Sukkot: Leviticus 23

71

A Generous Harvest: Matthew 9 with Rev. Mack Mossett III

72

A Not as Important Sermon: Philippians 3:12-16

73

The Most Important Sermon I've Ever Given! - Philippians 3

74

God's Incredible Act of Shrinking: Philippians 2

75

Lost + Found: Luke 15 with Rev. Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder

76

Handwritten Letters: Philippians 1

77

Love in Action: Mark 7 [Guest: Rev. Suzanne Swartz]

78

So Basically... [A Summary of the Book of Daniel]

79

Daniel's Dark Comedy: Daniel 11

80

Can God Get Delayed? Daniel 10

81

The Opening Ceremony and Communion: Daniel 9

82

The GOAT: Daniel 8

83

Solidarity IS the Work: Luke 10:25-37 [with Dr. Phil Allen Jr.]

84

Daniel's Weird Dream: Daniel 7

85

Daniel and the Lions: Daniel 6

86

Juneteenth Celebration: Genesis 1:27 + Exodus 15:2

87

The Writing on the Wall: Daniel 5

88

More Weird Dreams: Daniel 4

89

Statues and Pentecost: Daniel 3

90

Weird Dreams: Daniel 2

91

Not Our Story: Daniel 1

92

Observational Distance: Jeremiah 52

93

Earth Day Sunday: Mark 16:5-8

94

Bonus: Introduction to Islam Class with Tasneem Noor

95

Interfaith Guest Speaker: Tasneem Noor

96

Easter Photos: Mark 16:1-6

97

Location, Location, Location: Mark 10

98

The Miracle of the Homecoming: Mark 5:1-20 with Jeff Chu

99

Blurry: Mark 8:22-35

100

One Loaf: Mark 6:21-44 and Mark 8:1-10, 17-21

101

Internal Justice: Mark 12:28-31 with Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins

102

Dark and Stormy Night (Part 2): Mark 6:47-48

103

Dark and Stormy Night (Part 1): Mark 4:35-39

104

Deeply Rooted: Mark 4:3-20

105

The Kin-dom of God: Mark 3:20-35

106

To Heal or to Destroy: Mark 3:1-6

107

The Beloved Community: Mark 2:13-17

108

Political Slogans and Good News: Mark 1:14-28

109

Ox and Ass Before Him Bow: Mark 1:9-15 (Christmas Eve)

110

Santa and John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8

111

REPLAY: Speaking Upside Down: Luke 1:68-79

112

Why We Communion: 1 Corinthians 11:20-29

113

Intermission: 1 Samuel 31

114

Made in Community: 1 Samuel 30:9-25

115

Walking on Water with Rev. Dr. Grace Park: Matthew 14:22-33

116

Witches, Wizards, Ghosts and Ghouls: 1 Samuel 28

117

Unlikely Heroes - 1 Samuel 25

118

Learning a New Language - Romans 12:1-5

119

Bread: 1 Samuel 21:1-9

120

Oldest Trick in the Book: 1 Samuel 19:11-14

121

Why Music, Part 2: 1 Samuel 18:6-11

122

Putting the "Bi" in Bible: 1 Samuel 18:1-4

123

David and the Giant: 1 Samuel 17

124

Why Music? 1 Samuel 16:14-23

125

Not Always as They Appear: 1 Samuel 16:1-12

126

Matthew 18:1-14 - Spiritual Misconceptions with Anjlo Ajmal

127

Artificial Intelligence: 1 Samuel 13

128

Coersive Power: 1 Samuel 11

129

A Reluctant King: 1 Samuel 10:1-6, 20-23

130

Lost Donkeys: 1 Samuel 9

131

Listen: 1 Samuel 8

132

Making Meaning: 1 Samuel 5:1-7a

133

Weaponizing Faith: 1 Samuel 4:1-10a

134

Family Matters: Proverbs 31:10-31; Luke 8:19-21

135

Not So Easy! 1 Samuel 3:10-18

136

Listen: 1 Samuel 3:4-10

137

The Rest is Drag: John 15:12-19

138

Environmental Justice Sunday: Luke 15

139

Jonah, Jesus and Resurrection: Matthew 12:39b-42

140

Jonah for Lent, Part 4

141

Jonah for Lent, Part 3

142

Jonah for Lent, Part 2

143

Jonah for Lent, Part 1

144

Being Rich Toward God: Luke 12:13-21

145

Once You See It You Can't Unsee It: John 15:1-6, 9

146

Many Rooms: John 14:1-3a

147

Broken: John 13:1-8

148

Eau de Toilette: John 12:1-7

149

Shepherds: John 10:11-16

150

Faith Divided: John 9

151

Only Light Can Do That! John 8:12, 48-49

152

The World: John 7:2-7, 37-38

153

Three Wisemen Walk into a Barn: Matthew 2:13-23

154

Christmas Upside Down: Luke 2:6-7

155

Counting Upside Down: Luke 2:1-5

156

Speaking Upside Down: Luke 1:68-79

157

Falling Upside Down: Luke 1:46-55

158

That's Gross: John 6:56-60

159

Picky Eaters: John 6:5-13

160

Food: John 6:1-15

161

Game of Thrones: 1 Samuel 24:2-11

162

Water: John 4:5-15

163

By Night: John 3:1-9

164

The Need for Lament: Lamentation 1:1-3

165

Wine: John 2:1-11

166

What Can We Create Together, Part 2: John 1:14, 16-18

167

The Gospel According to the Blues - Rev. Neema Cyrus-Franklin

168

What Can We Create Together? John 1:1-5

169

When I Was Your Age - Ecclesiastes 7:10

170

Humility & Hospitality: Luke 14:1, 7-14

171

Not Obvious: Ecclesiastes 4:1-3, 7-12

172

Turn, Turn, Turn! Ecclesiastes 3

173

Sisyphus: Ecclesiastes 2:17-24

174

Q: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18

175

Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear: 1 John 4:16b-21

176

Why Me?! | Genesis 32:22-32

177

In Other People's Shoes: Luke 10:25-37

178

Reverse Engineering: Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

179

It's All Smoke: Ecclesiastes 1:1-7

180

Juneteenth with Calvary Baptist Church

181

Proverbs 1:1-7, 14:4

182

Pentecost and Nationalism: Genesis 11:1-9

183

Truth: Proverbs 3:1-8

184

Love Me Do - Rev. Suzanne Swartz

185

God our Mother: Proverbs 9:1-6

186

The Cure for Hiccups: 2 Kings 5:1-14

187

Earth Sunday: Luke 24:13-28

188

Easter Sunday: Ruth and Resurrection

189

The Gospel According to Ruth and Palm Sunday: Ruth 3

190

The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 2:8-17

191

The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 2:1-7

192

The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 1:6-22

193

The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 1:1-5

194

Guest Preacher - Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins

195

Epiphany and Rest: Exodus 16

196

Epiphany and Sacred Reading: Colossians 3:12-17

197

Celebrating Black History Month with Victor Andre Greene

198

Epiphany and the Examen: Deuteronomy 30

199

Epiphany and Communion: 1 Corinthians 11

200

Epiphany from a Donkey: Numbers 22:21-33

201

Epiphany and Deadly Snakes: Numbers 21:4-9

202

Epiphany, Insurrection and MLK: Matthew 2:1-3, 13-16

203

Epiphany: Matthew 2:1-12

204

Guest Speaker: Rev. Sue Fisher

205

Jesus Awkward Family History: Christmas Eve

206

Jesus' Awkward Family History: Matthew 1

207

Jesus' Awkward Family History: Joshua 2

208

Jesus' Awkward Family History: Genesis 38

209

Jesus' Awkward Family History: Genesis 12

210

Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Tina Blair

211

Numbers 16

212

Numbers 14

213

Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Sunny Kang

214

Numbers 13

215

Numbers 11

216

Numbers 10

217

Numbers 9

218

Numbers 3

219

Numbers 1