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1

Rev and Restore -- Genesis 1:1-2:4 (Trinity Sunday)

2

Bold in Spirit -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)

3

Until We Meet Again -- Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11 (Ascension Sunday)

4

What We Cannot Know, and What We Can -- Acts 17:22-31 (6th Sunday of Easter)

5

Where Life Slows, Life Speaks -- John 21:1-13; Proverbs 16:1-3 (Rev. Grace Hyeryung Kim, preaching) (5th Sunday in Easter)

6

"As Any Had Need" -- Acts 2:42-47 (4th Sunday in Easter)

7

Companions on the Way -- Luke 24:13-35 (3rd Sunday in Easter)

8

When Doubt Declines, Faith Decides -- John 20:19-32 (2nd Sunday in Easter) (Chaplain Chitoka Webb, preaching)

9

Alive in the World -- Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20

10

The Good News is... love lived out -- Matthew 21:1-17 (Palm Sunday)

11

The Good News is... protection and care of the vulnerable -- Deut. 24:17-22, Matt. 19:13-15 (5th Sunday of Lent)

12

Lavish Love -- Luke 7:36-50 (4th Sunday in Lent)

13

Sitting Down Is Sufficient Mark 6:31-44 (3rd Sunday in Lent) (Rev. Dr. Nancy Wiens, preaching)

14

The Good News Is... All Are Welcome -- Luke 15:15-24 (2nd Sunday in Lent)

15

The Good News is… so good it catches us by surprise -- Matthew 4:1-11; John 2:1-11 (1st Sunday in Lent)

16

Mountaintop Spirituality - The Radiance of God -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. Beverly Brewster, Preaching)

17

And He Sat Down to Teach -- Matthew 5:11-20 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)

18

A World Full of Blessing -- Matthew 5:1-12 (4th Sunday After Epiphany)

19

"Come and Ask, Come and See" -- John 1:35-42 (3rd Sunday After Epiphany)

20

Learning from Our Mistakes -- Matthew 15:21-28 (2nd Sunday of Epiphany; MLK Sunday)

21

Beginning with Who We Are -- Matthew 3:13-17 (1st Sunday After Epiphany)

22

"Get Out the Map" -- Matthew 2 (Epiphany Sunday)

23

A Longing for Human Decency -- Matthew 1:18-25 (4th Sunday of Advent)

24

A Longing for a Just World -- Isaiah 11:1-10 (2nd Sunday of Advent)

25

A Longing for Peace -- Isaiah 2:1-5 (1st Sunday of Advent)

26

The Turn Toward Gratitude -- Luke 17:11-19 (Thanksgiving Sunday)

27

"I am creating..." -- Isaiah 65:17-25 (Rev. Marissa Danney, preaching) (23rd Sunday After Pentecost)

28

Grounded in Love -- Psalm 1, Haggai 1:15b-2:9 (22nd Sunday After Pentecost)

29

Our Watch -- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 (All Saints Sunday)

30

The Parable Trap -- Luke 18:9-14 (Rev. Dr. Joanne Whitt, preaching) (20th Sunday After Pentecost)

31

"When Discouraged, Listen for God's Mumbling" -- 1 Kings 19:1-15 (Rev. Scott Quinn, preaching) (19th Sunday After Pentecost)

32

Grow Where You Are Planted -- Jeremiah 29:1, 4-9 (18th Sunday After Pentecost)

33

How Does One "Pray for the King"? -- 1 Timothy 2:1-7 (World Communion Sunday; 17th Sunday After Pentecost)

34

Constancy v Consistency in Ordinary Time -- Lamentations 3:22-32; Hebrews 13:1-8 (Rev. Grace Hyeryung Kim, preaching) (16th Sunday After Pentecost)

35

At the Dimming of the Day -- Genesis 28:10-19 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

36

Welcome Sinners, Tax Collectors, and Pharisees! -- Luke 15:1-10 (14th Sunday After Pentecost)

37

A Time to Let Go, and a Time to Embrace -- Luke 14:15-23 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)

38

"Bless Thou the Handling of Our Hands" -- Luke 13:10-17 (12th Sunday After Pentecost)

39

From Branches to Blessing -- Luke 19:1-10 (Chaplain Chitoka Webb, preaching) (11th Sunday After Pentecost)

40

Is This What the Path to Peace Looks Like? -- Luke 12:49-56; Rev. Bev Brewster preaching (10th Sunday After Pentecost)

41

Come, Jesus, Come -- Revelation 22: 1-5, 16-21 (8th Sunday After Pentecost)

42

The Wild Hope of Imagination -- Revelation 21:1-7, 15-24 (7th Sunday After Pentecost)

43

On Being Lukewarm -- Revelation 3:7-22 (6th Sunday After Pentecost)

44

Pause, Refresh, Reset -- Philippians 4:4-8 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)

45

"The One upon the Throne" -- Revelation 1:4-8, 5:11-14 (4th Sunday After Pentecost)

46

A Healing Imagination -- 2 Kings 5:1-14 (3rd Sunday After Pentecost)

47

Beyond the Cave -- 1 Kings 19:1-15 (3rd Sunday After Pentecost)

48

For All Those Who Are Far from Home -- Luke 15:11-32 (Trinity Sunday)

49

"What Then Shall We Do?" -- Isaiah 61:1-4; Luke 3:10-14 (5th Sunday of Easter)

50

Who Then Are We? -- Acts 11:1-18 (4th Sunday of Easter)

51

Unshrouded Hearts -- Isaiah 25:6-9; Luke 24:14-39 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching; 3rd Sunday in Easter)

52

Not the Same Old Story -- Luke 23:55-24:12 (Easter Sunday)

53

Turning Toward the Cross -- Luke 19:28-40, 23:26-45 (Palm/Passion Sunday)

54

Turning Toward Tender Mercy -- John 12:1-11 (5th Sunday in Lent)

55

"They Not Like Us" -- Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (4th Sunday of Lent)

56

Turning Toward Our Fears -- Genesis 32:6-8, 22-32 (3rd Sunday in Lent)

57

Too Much Turning -- Psalm 22 (2nd Sunday of Lent)

58

Turning From, Turning Toward -- Luke 4:1-13 (1st Sunday in Lent)

59

Astounded at the Greatness of God -- Luke 9:28-43 (Transfiguration Sunday)

60

Love Everyone (No Exceptions) -- Luke 6:27-38 (7th Sunday of Epiphany)

61

"Like a tree planted by water" - Jeremiah 17:5-10; 1 Cor. 15:12-20 (6th Sunday of Epiphany)

62

Humble and Bold -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 4:21-30 (5th Sunday of Epiphany)

63

All the Boring Virtues -- 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (4th Sunday of Epiphany)

64

Today -- Luke 4:14-21 (3rd Sunday of Epiphany; Rev. Eric Beene preaching)

65

Grace Gifts & Working Papers -- 1 Corinthians 12:1-13, 27 (2nd Sunday of Epiphany)

66

Whose We Are -- Luke 3:10-17, 21-22 (1st Sunday After Epiphany)

67

New Life, New Day, New Year -- Jeremiah 31:7-14 (2nd Sunday of Christmas)

68

On the Cusp -- Titus 3:4-7;Luke 2:41-52 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching; First Sunday of Christmas)

69

"And the whole world give back the song" -- Luke 2:8-20 (4th Sunday of Advent)

70

"O you, beneath life's crushing load" -- Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 (2nd Sunday in Advent)

71

"O, hush the noise and cease the strife" -- Luke 1:8-25, 57-58, 67-80 (1st Sunday of Advent)

72

A Baseline of Gratitude -- Philippians 4:4-9 (Thanksgiving Sunday)

73

Longing for Enough -- Exodus 16:1-5, 13-23 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching; 26th Sunday After Pentecost)

74

Unshakeoffable -- Ruth 1:1-18 (25th Sunday After Pentecost)

75

Saints Seen and Unseen -- Hebrews 11 (All Saints' Sunday)

76

They Persisted - Mark 10:46-52 (Rev. Beverly Brewster, preaching; 23rd Sunday After Pentecost)

77

You Do Not Know What You Are Asking - Mark 10:35-45 (Rev. Eric Beene, preaching; 22nd Sunday After Pentecost)

78

Rubble -- Ezra 3:1-3, 8-13 (21st Sunday After Pentecost)

79

"The Welcome Table" -- Mark 6:30-44 (World Communion Sunday)

80

Finding Our Way Home Together -- Mark 6:6-13 (Homecoming Sunday; 17th Sunday After Pentecost)

81

Mind Blowing, Heart Opening Encounters -- Mark 7:24-37 (16th Sunday After Pentecost)

82

Sowers Gonna Sow -- Mark 4:1-9 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

83

Don't Go to Court -- Matthew 18:15-22 (14th Sunday After Pentecost)

84

"The Quality of Mercy" -- Genesis 45:1-15 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)

85

Rev. Scott Quinn, preaching -- Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 (12th Sunday After Pentecost)

86

When God Is in the Dock -- Job 23 & 38 (11th Sunday After Pentecost)

87

When God Brings the Charges -- Isaiah 1:2-3, 12-30 & Isaiah 5 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)

88

The Heart of Wisdom -- 1 Kings 3 (9th Sunday After Pentecost)

89

"What Is Truth?" -- John 18:28-40 (8th Sunday After Pentecost)

90

Who's in Charge Here? -- Philippians 2:1-12 (7th Sunday After Pentecost)

91

Everyone Belongs -- Ephesians 2:11-22 (6th Sunday After Pentecost)

92

Kindred Spirits & Bosom Friends -- 1 Samuel 18:1-8, 20:1-22 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)

93

"Created Equal" -- 1 Samuel 15:35-16:13 (4th Sunday After Pentecost)

94

Presence & Peace -- Matthew 28:16-20; Philippians 4:4-7 (2nd Sunday After Pentecost; Rev. Bev Brewster, preaching)

95

“It Will Not Be Over Until We Talk” --- Luke 7:1-10 (Trinity Sunday; Nick Morris, preaching)

96

A Tale of Wind and Flame -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)

97

"And the Chains Fell Off" -- Acts 12:1-10, 18-21 (7th Sunday of Easter)

98

No Separation, Part 2 -- Acts 10 (6th Sunday of Easter)

99

No Separation -- Acts 8: 26-39 (5th Sunday of Easter)

100

Stretch Out Your Hand -- Acts 3:1-10, 4:23-31 (4th Sunday of Easter)

101

"Witnesses" -- Luke 24:36b-48 (Rev. Eric Beene, preaching; 3rd Sunday in Easter)

102

Life, Love, and Abounding Grace -- John 20:1-18; 21:15-19 (Easter Sunday)

103

Yes and No -- John 12:12-19, John 18:15-27 (Palm Sunday/ Passion Sunday)

104

The Time Peter Got It Right... and Then Didn't -- Matthew 16:13-25 (4th Sunday of Lent)

105

"Rescue Us from Danger" -- Matthew 14:22-33 (3rd Sunday in Lent)

106

Teach Us How to Find Forgiveness -- Matthew 18:15-22 (Rev. Marissa Danney, preaching; Second Sunday in Lent)

107

"Jesus Sought Me" -- Luke 5:1-11 (First Sunday in Lent)

108

When What Is Before Us Is Beyond Us -- Mark 9:2-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)

109

Quite a Full Day -- Mark 1:29-39 (5th Sunday After Epiphany)

110

The Sounds of God Calling -- 1 Samuel 3:1-20 (4th Sunday After Epiphany)

111

Glad News -- Psalm 40 (3rd Sunday After Epiphany) (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching)

112

"No Ways Tired" -- Exodus 17:1-11 (2nd Sunday After Epiphany)

113

World, Interrupted -- Mark 1:1-11 (Epiphany & Baptism of the Lord Sunday)

114

And Not Long After That Night -- Luke 2:22-40 (First Sunday of Christmas)

115

The Joy of That Night -- Luke 1:1-20 (4th Sunday of Advent; Christmas Eve)

116

"Joy Notwithstanding" -- Isaiah 61:1-11; Luke 1:46b-55 (Third Sunday of Advent)

117

"With Those Who Work or Watch or Weep" -- Mark 13:24-37 (1st Sunday of Advent)

118

"Who Do You Say I Am?" -- Isaiah 56:3-8 & Luke 9:18-20

119

A Place of Thanksgiving -- Psalm 78:1-8, Philippians 1:2-11 (Thanksgiving Sunday; 24th Sunday After Pentecost)

120

The Life We Live on Tuesday -- Matthew 23:1-12 (23rd Sunday After Pentecost)

121

"A Crowded Cosmos" -- Revelation 7:9-21 (All Saints' Sunday; 22nd Sunday After Pentecost)

122

Holy Questions - Lev. 19:1-2, 15-18, Matt. 22:34-45 (Rev. Dvera Hadden, preaching)

123

Life in a Body -- Romans 12:1-8 (21st Sunday After Pentecost

124

Who Will We Be? -- Philippians 4:4-14 (20th Sunday After Pentecost)

125

Somewhere Between Despair and Hope -- Jeremiah 12:10-13; Romans 8:18-27 (19th Sunday After Pentecost)

126

Companions on the Way -- Genesis 18:1-10; Matthew 20:1-16 (17th Sunday After Pentecost)

127

A People on the Move -- Lev. 19:1-4, 33-37; Matthew 2:23-33 (16th Sunday After Pentecost)

128

"A Place for You Here" -- Romans 12:9-21 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

129

A Good Day's Work -- Matthew 14:13-21 (14th Sunday After Pentecost; Labor Day Weekend)

130

Singing the Songbook of Life -- Psalm 1 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)

131

And What About Those Angry Psalms? -- Psalm 109 (12th Sunday After Pentecost)

132

A Recipe for Spiritual Hydration -- Psalm 63 (Rev. Marissa Danney, preaching; 11th Sunday After Pentecost)

133

"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" -- Psalm 22 & Matthew 27:45-54 (10th Sunday After Pentecost)

134

So Help Me God -- Psalms 56 and 103 (9th Sunday After Pentecost)

135

Fear and Faith -- Psalm 46; Mark 4:35-41 (Rev. Paul Gaffney, preaching; 8th Sunday After Pentecost)

136

"Sing a New Song" -- Psalms of Praise -- Psalms 146-150 (7th Sunday After Pentecost)

137

Do We Really Want to Be Known? -- Psalm 139 (6th Sunday After Pentecost)

138

The Psalms and the Nations -- Psalm 72 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)

139

The Songs We Know by Heart -- Psalms 121 & 23 (Pride Sunday; 4th Sunday After Pentecost)

140

Psalms of Liberation -- Psalms 137 and 126 (Juneteenth & the 3rd Sunday After Pentecost)

141

Everyone. Everywhere. All the Time -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)

142

In Every Bit of Creation -- Acts 17:22-31 (7th Sunday of Easter)

143

In the Worst of Times -- Acts 7:55-60 (5th Sunday of Easter)

144

"Share Everything" -- Acts 2:42-47 (4th Sunday of Easter)

145

In the Walking, Talking, and Breaking of Bread -- Luke 24:13-35 (3rd Sunday of Easter)

146

We Believe? -- John 20:19-31 (2nd Sunday of Easter, Patrick O'Connor preaching)

147

The End Is Not the End -- John 20:1-18 (Easter Sunday)

148

"Who Will You Follow?" -- Matthew 21:1-11 (Palm Sunday)

149

"Can These Bones Live?" -- Ezekiel 37:1-14 (5th Sunday in Lent)

150

"Who Sinned?" -- John 9 (4th Sunday of Lent; Patrick O'Connor, preaching)

151

"Will You Give Me a Drink of Water?" -- John 4 (Third Sunday of Lent)

152

How Do We Begin Again? -- Genesis 12:1-4a (2nd Sunday in Lent)

153

Sifting the Voices -- Matthew 4:1-11 (1st Sunday in Lent)

154

Transforming Awe -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)

155

And Then Some -- Matthew 5:17-18, 21-37 (6th Sunday of Epiphany)

156

Let Salt Be Salty -- Matthew 5:13-20 (5th Sunday of Epiphany)

157

A Brave New World -- Matthew 5:1-12 (4th Sunday of Epiphany)

158

"Follow Me to the Light" -- Matthew 4:12-23 (Third Sunday of Epiphany)

159

What Would You Give? -- Mark 10:17-31 (2nd Sunday of Epiphany)

160

Setting Intentions -- Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany Sunday)

161

Let It Be -- John 1:1-14 (New Year's Day; 2nd Sunday in Christmas)

162

The Heartbeat of God -- Luke 2:8-20 (Christmas Day)

163

The Nights Before Christmas -- Luke 1 & 2 (Fourth Sunday in Advent)

164

Freedom Comes in the Night -- Exodus 12:31-37, 40-42 (Second Sunday in Advent)

165

Hope of a Starlit Night -- Matthew 24:36-44 (First Sunday in Advent)

166

In Good Times and Not So Good -- Leviticus 23:33-34, 39-43; Psalm 136 (Thanksgiving Sunday)

167

A Discernment Lifestyle -- Matthew 7:7-8, Psalm 63:1-5 (23rd Sunday After Pentecost), Rev. Marissa Danney, preaching

168

"How Long and High and Wide and Deep" -- Ephesians 1:11-23, 3:14-21 (All Saints Sunday)

169

"To Embrace" -- Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 (Reformation Sunday; Rev. Eric Beene, preaching)

170

Praying Our Need for God -- Luke 18:9-14 (20th Sunday After Pentecost)

171

The Persistence of Hunger -- Luke 17:20-21, 18:1-8 (19th Sunday After Pentecost; World Food Day)

172

Glimpsing the Glory of God -- 2 Corinthians 3:1-6,12-18 (Deacons Sunday; 18th Sunday After Pentecost)

173

"Among You As One Who Serves" -- Luke 15:1-10; 22:14-17 (17th Sunday After Pentecost)

174

We Say Ouch -- Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 (16th Sunday After Pentecost)

175

Creation Says Ouch! -- Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

176

The Work That Is Ours to Do -- Philemon 1-22 (13th Sunday After Pentecost; Labor Day Weekend)

177

Give Up Your Seat -- Luke 14:1,7-14 (Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost)

178

But There's a Rule -- Luke 13:10-17 (11th Sunday After Pentecost)

179

When Worlds Collapse -- Isaiah 5:1-7 (10th Sunday After Pentecost)

180

A Good Day -- Luke 22:14-27 (9th Sunday After Pentecost)

181

The Rhythm of Do and Rest -- Luke 10:25-42 (8th Sunday After Pentecost)

182

Resting Our Faith on Solid Ground -- 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (7th Sunday After Pentecost)

183

Healing in the Small Things -- 2 Kings 5:1-14 (6th Sunday After Pentecost)

184

Travel Light -- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)

185

Living at the Intersection of Freedom & Power -- 1 Samuel 8:1-22: Galatians 5 (4th Sunday After Pentecost)

186

Living an Imperfect Life Well -- Galatians 5:1-2, 13-25 (3rd Sunday After Pentecost)

187

And They Were Afraid -- 1 Kings 19:1-5, 8-15a and Luke 8:26-39 (Rev. Dvera Hadden preaching, 2nd Sunday After Pentecost)

188

Liberating Resurrection -- Acts 16:16-34 (7th Sunday in Easter)

189

"Welcome In" -- Acts 16:9-15, Acts 9:36-43 (6th Sunday in Easter)

190

In Christ Together -- Acts 9:1-20 (5th Sunday in Easter)

191

The Overflow of Life -- Revelation 7:9-17 (4th Sunday of Easter)

192

The Smell of Love Cooking -- John 21:1-12 (3rd Sunday of Easter)

193

The Case for Thomas -- John 20:19-31 (2nd Sunday of Easter)

194

An Expansive Life -- Luke 24: 1-10 (Easter Sunday)

195

Full to the Brim - Even the Stones Will Shout -- Luke 19:28-40 (Palm/Passion Sunday)

196

Full to the Brim -- Are You Aware? -- John 12:1-8 (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

197

Full to the Brim -- A Prodigal Grace - Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 (4th Sunday in Lent)

198

Full to the Brim -- A Fig Tree in the Vineyard - Luke 13:1-9 (3rd Sunday in Lent)

199

Full to the Brim - Like a Mother Sheltering Her Brood -- Psalm 27: Luke 13:31-35 (2nd Sunday in Lent)

200

Full to the Brim - Even in the Desert -- Luke 4:1-11; Deuteronomy 26:1-11 (1st Sunday in Lent)

201

Full to the Brim -- "With All That You Are" -- Joel 2 (Ash Wednesday)

202

"Death in a Tenured Position" -- Mark 10:17-27 (Transfiguration Sunday)

203

The Threshold of the Moment -- Genesis 45:1-15 (7th Sunday After Epiphany)

204

The Threshold of Blessing & Woe -- Luke 6:17-26 (Sixth Sunday After Epiphany)

205

The Threshold of Forgiveness -- 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 (Fifth Sunday After Epiphany)

206

The Threshold of Calling -- Jeremiah 1:4-10 (Fourth Sunday After Epiphany)

207

The Threshold of the Body -- 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 (Third Sunday After Epiphany)

208

The Threshold of Trouble -- Luke 4:14-30 (Second Sunday After Epiphany; MLK Sunday)

209

The Threshold of Belonging -- Luke 3:2-18 (First Sunday After Epiphany; Baptism of Jesus)

210

The Threshold of a New Year -- Matthew 2:1-12 (2nd Sunday of Christmas; Epiphany Sunday)

211

A Song of Christmas -- Luke 2:21-52 (First Sunday of Christmas)

212

Monologues adapted from Carol Howard Merritt's "I Am Mary" (Fourth Sunday in Advent)

213

The Call of Mary -- Luke 1:26-38 (First Sunday of Advent)

214

"Rejoice and Give Thanks" -- Philippians 4:4-9 (Thanksgiving Homily)

215

"A New Song" -- Psalm 96 (Reign of Christ Sunday; Patrick O'Connor preaching)

216

The Generosity of Generations -- Hebrews 11 (All Saints Sunday)

217

"With Glad and Generous Hearts" -- Acts 2:42-47, Deuteronomy 5:1-11 (23rd Sunday After Pentecost)

218

The Lion Is the Lamb -- Revelation 5:1-14 (Calvin Sodestrom, preaching) (22nd Sunday After Pentecost)

219

Gracious Gleaning -- Ruth 2:1-16 (21st Sunday After Pentecost)

220

Perspectives of Human Nature -- Job 23:1-9, 16-17; Psalm 22:14; Mark 10: 21-22 (Rev. Ruth T. West, preaching) (20th Sunday After Pentecost)

221

"The Wisdom and Power of God" -- 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (World Communion Sunday)

222

"Wisdom Is More a Who Than a What" -- Proverbs 8 -- Woman Wisdom's Call (Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost)

223

Words Unwise and Wise -- James 1:29, 3:1-13 (17th Sunday After Pentecost)

224

Wisdom in Action -- James 1:17-27 (Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost)

225

Working Wisdom -- A Panel Conversation on Work in the Time of COVID -- Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

226

The Wisdom of Generations -- Proverbs 3 (Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost)

227

The Beginning of Wisdom -- 1 Kings 3:1-15 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)

228

"For the Children" -- Luke 9:46-48 (Patrick O'Connor preaching) (12th Sunday After Pentecost)

229

The Welcoming Body of Christ -- Ephesians 4:1-16 (11th Sunday After Pentecost)

230

The Rhythm of Welcome -- John 6:24-35 (10th Sunday After Pentecost)

231

Unwelcome (Dis)Comfort -- 2 Samuel 11:1-15 (9th Sunday After Pentecost)

232

Welcoming God -- 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 (Seventh Sunday After Pentecost)

233

Shake Off the Dust -- Mark 6:1-13 (Sixth Sunday After Pentecost)

234

How Love Shows Up -- 1 Sam. 17:57-18:5, 2 Sam. 1:1, 17-27 (5th Sunday After Pentecost; Pride Sunday)

235

God Chooses You -- 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 (Third Sunday After Pentecost)

236

Take the Call -- Exodus 3:4-14 (Second Sunday After Pentecost; Graduation Sunday)

237

What Happens Next -- Acts 2:42-3:10 (Trinity Sunday)

238

"Moments of Shared Witnessing" -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost Sunday)

239

Here We Go -- Acts 1:1-11 (Ascension Sunday)

240

Where Love Abides -- 1 John 4:7-21 (Sixth Sunday of Easter)

241

The Bread We Break -- Luke 24:13-35 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

242

Be Bold -- Acts 14:1-4 (Ariel Mink, preaching) (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

243

Broiled Fish and Cinnamon Toast -- Luke 24:36b-48 (Third Sunday of Easter)

244

“Life, in Jesus’s Name” -- Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 (Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso, preaching) (Second Sunday of Easter)

245

The Blessing of Life -- Mark 16:1-8 (Easter Sunday)

246

The Blessing of Foolishness -- Mark 11:1-11 (Palm Sunday)

247

The Blessing of Tears to Shed -- Psalm 22 (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

248

The Blessing of a Name -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 (Patrick O'Connor preaching) (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

249

The Blessing of Anger -- John 2:13-22 (Third Sunday in Lent)

250

The Blessing of the Cross -- Mark 8:31-38 (Rev. Allie Utley preaching) (Second Sunday in Lent)

251

The Blessing of Discomfort -- Isaiah 58:1-12 (First Sunday in Lent)

252

The Blessing of Dust -- Psalm 103 (Ash Wednesday)

253

The Silence Between the Words -- Mark 9:2-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)

254

"The Real Presence of Christ" -- Mark 14:17-26 (Fifth Sunday After Epiphany)

255

Psalm 139: Seen & Known -- Rev Ashley DeTar Birt (Fourth Sunday in Epiphany)

256

"Together We Serve" -- John 1:35-51 (Third Sunday After Epiphany)

257

"Grace Abounds" -- Galatians 1:11-24 (Second Sunday of Epiphany; MLK Sunday)

258

The Words We Say -- "A Place for You Here" -- Mark 1:1-15 (First Sunday After Epiphany)

259

"This Is the Day" -- John 1:1-14; Psalm 118 (Second Sunday of Christmas & Sunday Before Epiphany)

260

Overlooking the Obvious -- 2 Peter 3:9-14 (Rev. Reginald Avant, preaching) (2nd Sunday in Advent)

261

"Light Dawns on a Weary World" -- Mark 13:24-37 (First Sunday of Advent)

262

Where Christ (the King) Stands -- Matthew 25:31-46 (Christ the King Sunday)

263

Stay Woke -- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (Rev. Ruth T. West, preaching) (24th Sunday After Pentecost)

264

Steady On -- Matthew 7:24-29 & Psalm 46 (23rd Sunday After Pentecost)

265

The Hope of the Saints -- Deuteronomy 8:6-18 (All Saints Day; 22nd Sunday After Pentecost)

266

"The World Is Full of Wonderful Things" -- Philippians 4:4-8 (21st Sunday After Pentecost)

267

Still Amazed -- Matthew 22:15-22 (Rev. Dr. Aimee Moiso, preaching) (Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost)

268

What Kings Do -- Why Every Vote Matters -- 1 Samuel 8 (19th Sunday After Pentecost)

269

How Free People Live -- Exodus 20:1-4, 7-17 (The Ten Commandments) (18th Sunday After Pentecost)

270

Help from Above -- Psalm 121 (Rev. Yolanda Norton, preaching) ( 17th Sunday After Pentecost)

271

Long Haul Living -- Exodus 16:2-15 (16th Sunday After Pentecost)

272

Sabbath, the Sequel -- Genesis 2:1-2, Mark 2:23-28 (Patrick O'Connor, preaching) (15th Sunday After Pentecost)

273

Belonging -- Acts 1:15-26 (Allie Utley, SFTS Interim Chaplain, preaching) (14th Sunday After Pentecost)

274

The Life We Create -- Romans 12:1-12 (Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost)

275

Co-Conspirators -- Exodus 1:8-2:10 (Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost)

276

Reclaiming Sabbath -- Genesis 2:1-3 & Exodus 20:8-11 (Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost)

277

God's Steadfast Intention for Good -- Genesis 45:1-15 (Tenth Sunday After Pentecost)

278

That Day When the Basket Came Round -- Matthew 14:13-21 (Ninth Sunday After Pentecost)

279

God Is Near (Jacob's Dream) -- Genesis 28:10-19 (Seventh Sunday After Pentecost)

280

Sow Some Seeds -- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (Sixth Sunday After Pentecost)

281

For Freedom -- Galatians 5:1, 13-23 (Fifth Sunday After Pentecost)

282

Hagar's Lament -- Genesis 21:8-21 (Fourth Sunday After Pentecost)

283

"Is Anything Too Wonderful for God?" -- Genesis 18:1-15 (Third Sunday After Pentecost)

284

Together We Create -- Genesis 1 (Second Sunday After Pentecost)

285

Rivers and Roads -- Joshua 4:1-8 (Commencement Sunday)

286

Pentecost Portents -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost)

287

The Complexity of Doors -- Acts 12:1-19 (Sixth Sunday in Easter)

288

Providing Community -- 2 Kings 4:1-7 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

289

"Life from Behind Closed Doors," Noah & the Ark -- Genesis 7:24-8:22 (Fifth Sunday in Easter)

290

Who We Hope to Be -- Acts 2:42-47 (Fourth Sunday in Easter)

291

Stitch by Stitch -- Acts 9:36-42 (Third Sunday in Easter)

292

The Case for Thomas -- John 20:19-29 (Second Sunday of Easter)

293

Yet More Life -- John 20:1-18 (Easter Sunday)

294

A Healing, Holy Week -- Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 31:9-16 (Palm Sunday)

295

Healing Community -- John 11, the story of the raising of Lazarus (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

296

Healing Words: Praying in Hard Times -- James 5:13-16 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

297

Healing Relationships -- John 4:5-26 (Third Sunday in Lent)

298

"Healing Our Image of God" -- John 3:1-17 (Second Sunday in Lent)

299

In the Desert, a Healing Spring -- Isaiah 58:1-12 (First Sunday in Lent)

300

"Always, We Begin Again" -- Psalm 51 (Ash Wednesday)

301

The Wonder of Wonder -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)

302

"Live As If" -- Romans 8:22-27 (on living in a time of climate emergency)

303

Get Up and Go -- 1 Kings 19:1-15a

304

The Work of Dismantling -- Amos 5:18-24 (MLK Day Observance)

305

"The 200-Year Present" -- Matthew 1:1-8, 16-17 & 3:13-17 (Baptism of Jesus)

306

Light for the Next Step -- Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany)

307

The Songs That Set Us Free -- Luke 1:39-56 (Mary's Magnificat)

308

The Silence Before the Song -- Luke 1:68-79

309

How Jesus Is King -- Luke 23:33-43 (Christ the King Sunday)

310

Finding Our Voice, Telling Our Story -- Luke 21:5-19

311

No Marriage in the Resurrection

312

Crowded Table

313

The Main Thing

314

The Parable and the Planet

315

Loved, Precious, Sought-After

316

Choose Life

317

My Labor, My Work, My Ministry 2019

318

Six Great Ends of the Church: 6. The Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World

319

Six Great Ends of the Church: 5. The Promotion of Social Righteousness

320

Six Great Ends of the Church: 4. The Preservation of Truth

321

Six Great Ends of the Church: 3. The Maintenance of Divine Worship

322

A Place in the World

323

Six Great Ends of the Church: 1. The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind

324

The Good Samaritan

325

Pack Light

326

Picking Up the Mantle

327

Our Abode in the Spirit--Rev. Douglas Olds

328

"Grazing on Ashes" by Rev. Douglas Olds

329

Feed My Sheep

330

Easter People

331

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

332

Forgive Us Our What, Now?

333

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

334

Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done on Earth

335

Changed from Glory into Glory

336

Do Unto Others

337

The Rule of Love

338

Mission Statement

339

We Are Beloved

340

The Other Christmas Story

341

"Failing Nature's Trust" 12/30/18 sermon by Rev. Douglas Olds

342

Make Room for the Unexpected (2)

343

Woven Together

344

Hallelujah!

345

Done Being Quiet

346

Let Them Come

347

Was God Involved?

348

Afraid to Ask

349

Old Dogs, New Tricks

350

Created for Community: Their Welfare, Our Welfare

351

Created for Community: Who Is My Neighbor?

352

Created for Community: Be Angry, But Do Not Sin

353

Created for Community: Speaking the Truth in Love

354

Working Miracles

355

The Unity in Community

356

Created for Community: The Wisdom of Eyes and Feet

357

Created for Community: Calculating Privilege, Abusing Power

358

From Fear to Faith

359

What Do You Do When the Old No Longer Works and the New Has Not Arrived?

360

REST

361

Here Is the Water

362

I Shall Not Want

363

Breakfast on the Beach

364

The News from San Anselmo 2018

365

The Practice of Resurrection

366

The Practice of Journeying

367

Practicing Storytelling

368

The Practice of Listening to God in Nature

369

Praying with Eyes Open

370

The Practice of Paying Attention

371

A Deserted Place

372

Confrontation

373

God Always Loves Us More

374

Choosing God's Voice

375

Accept That You Are Accepted

376

Let It Be

377

What Does God Want?

378

The Center Cannot Hold

379

When Did We Welcome You...?

380

Sowing Bountifully

381

How to Wait

382

To Be Human

383

Things that are God's

384

Tenants

385

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By What Authority?

387

What's Fair?

388

Forgiving Is Hard (Do It Anyway)

389

Where Two or Three Are Gathered

390

My Labor, My Work, My Ministry 2017

391

The Summer of Love: A Change of Heart

392

The Summer of Love: The Broken-Open Heart

393

The Summer of Love: Home Is Where the Heart Is

394

The Summer of Love: Doing Love

395

The Summer of Love: Love Your Enemies

396

The Summer of Love: Crazy in Love

397

The Summer of Love: The Love That Pursues Us

398

The Summer of Love: Your Neighbor As Yourself

399

The Summer of Love: Tough Love

400

In the Beginning

401

A Pause to Prepare

402

Bring Christ

403

Marin's Best Kept Secret

404

Day by Day

405

The News from San Anselmo 2017

406

We Rise

407

Peace March

408

We Can Do Hard Things

409

Fear No Evil

410

O That You Would Listen

411

With Whom Do You Cry?

412

Trying to Fill a God-Shaped Hole

413

How Do We Love Our Enemies?

414

It's All About Relationship

415

What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?

416

When Only a Sad Song Will Do

417

In Folks Like Us

418

We All Have Questions: What's the Difference Between God's Forgiveness and Our Forgiveness?

419

We All Have Questions: What Is God's Will?

420

We All Have Questions: Should the Church Be "Political"?

421

We All Have questions: Why Worship?

422

We All Have Questions: What Do We Believe About Other Faiths?

423

We All Have Questions: What Is the Bible?

424

We All Have Questions: Where Is the Holy Spirit?

425

We All Have Questions: Why Do We Pray?

426

We All Have Questions: Doubt with a Cherry On Top

427

A Conversation with Hina Khan-Mukhtar

428

O Blessed Communion

429

Jesus Stood Still

430

To Serve

431

When God Is Silent

432

The Good Wife

433

Why Is This in the Bible?

434

Thin Places

435

If Only

436

Speaking Truth

437

David's Folly

438

David's Dance

439

"What Will Survive of Us is Love"

440

David & Goliath

441

As God Sees

442

Give Us a King

443

Trinity Mystery

444

Dream Dreams

445

No Partiality

446

Bearing Fruit

447

Abundant Life

448

We Had Hoped...

449

The News from San Anselmo 2015

450

Who Will Roll Away the Stone for Us?

451

Daily Resurrections: Waving Palms

452

Daily Resurrection: Seeing Jesus

453

Daily Resurrection: Before and After

454

Daily Resurrection: Losing to Find

455

Daily Resurrection: Time’s Up!

456

Transfigure…what?

457

Chameleons for Christ?

458

Choosing Community

459

What Does It Mean to "Trust God"?

460

Speak, Lord

461

Claim the Grace

462

The Light Shines in the Darkness

463

Adopted as Heirs

464

Expect Something New: Do Not Be Afraid

465

Saints Aren't Perfect

466

Be Still...

467

Bearing Fruit in a Season of Drought

468

A Quiet Mind + A Hopeful Heart = Joy

469

The Purpose of Freedom

470

Forgiveness

471

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472

Amazing Grace

473

Where Two or More Are Gathered

474

My Labor, My Work, My Ministry

475

The Keys of the Kingdom

476

Heal Thyself

477

The Kingdom Come Person

478

Real Hope

479

The Pearl of Great Price

480

With Unveiled Faces

481

From Depth of Soil

482

The Go-To Psalm

483

Singing Witnesses

484

The News from San Anselmo 2014

485

Vulnerable Love: Seeing the Lord

486

The Word Proclaimed

487

Vulnerable Love: Lazarus

488

Vulnerable Love: The Man Born Blind

489

Vulnerable Love: The Woman at the Well

490

Vulnerable Love: Rend Your Hearts

491

Loving Your Enemies

492

Beyond the Law

493

Salt and Light

494

Do, Love, Walk

495

Is the Kingdom Still Near?

496

Worthy

497

In the Darkness...Grace

498

Be Still and Know...Good News and Great Joy

499

Be Still and Know.. Dreams and Decisions

500

"Be Still and Know...What the Messiah Looks Like"

501

Magnificat

502

Be Still and Know...Peace

503

First Fruits

504

God's Holy Mountain

505

Living the Questions

506

Saint Zacchaeus

507

Wow

508

Why We Start with the "Why"

509

Bloom Where You're Planted

510

Mustard Seed Faith

511

Investing in the Future

512

Is There a Balm in Gilead?

513

A Lost Coin

514

Reworking the Clay

515

Christian Vocation Sunday

516

Set Free

517

Triennium's I AM's

518

Hurry Up and Wait!

519

"Windfall"

520

Getting What We Want

521

"Of One Thing There Is A Need"

522

The Neighbor

523

Principle First, Money Afterwards

524

Legions of Fear

525

Journey Toward Truth

526

...for he loves...

527

On This New Day

528

Reflections: A Cacophony of Voices

529

Benedictories

530

Letting Loose

531

By This Everyone Will Know

532

All the Days of My Life

533

Turn in the Road

534

The News from San Anselmo

535

What Does Easter Mean This Year?

536

"Parade of Hope"

537

"Fragrant"

538

"Steadfast Love"

539

The Quality of Mercy

540

"As a Hen Gathers"

541

Tested

542

Always More Hill

543

Love: Not Just for Weddings

544

Fulfilled Presently

545

Who Did That?

546

Blending with the Crowd

547

By Another Road

548

Our Second Home

549

Christmas Peace: Peace on Earth

550

Misa Criolla (Creole Mass) - Chancel Choir and Folk Ensemble

551

Christmas Peace: Prepare the Way

552

Christmas Peace: The Days Are Surely Coming

553

The Reign of Christ

554

The God of Joy and Pleasure

555

The Meaning of a Small Act

556

Not Far Now

557

God is God* (*and We Are Not)

558

Healing Story

559

A Higher Standard

560

For Such a Time as This

561

Arguing with Success

562

Whose Daily Bread

563

Learning Curve

564

My Labor, My Work, My Ministry

565

Sing a New Song: The Doxology

566

Sing A New Song: "Great Is Thy Faithfulness"

567

Sing a New Song: "God of Grace and God of Glory

568

Sing a New Song: "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"

569

Sing a New Song: "Here I Am, Lord"

570

Sing a New Song: "Jesus Loves Me"

571

Sing a New Song: "Holy, Holy, Holy"

572

Sing a New Song: "Simple Gifts"

573

Sing a New Song: "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past

574

Sing a New Song: "Amazing Grace"

575

Sing a New Song: "Now Thank We All Our God

576

Gabriel Faure's "Requiem"

577

Send Me, Right?

578

"That's the Spirit!" - Pentecost

579

"Children and the Kingdom of God"

580

Even on Them, Even on Us

581

Divine Love

582

Good Shepherding

583

Getting Real

584

Holy Humor Sunday

585

Wings Like Eagles