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From a Recent Sermon

“This Table is open to all of us this morning. It is a table of welcome and extraordinary inclusion. It is a table where we can come with boldness before God, asking for strength, direction and leadership. Where is God calling us to go? How is God calling us to respond to the needs of world as a congregation? What would it mean for you to live a life as large as the one God has planned for you? What might it mean for us as a community of faith? What would we have to lay down in order to rise up into new life?”

Patricia de Jong, Senior Minister
May 7, 2009


Sermons Preached in 2011

November 27    A Place of Grace    Patricia de Jong   Mark 13: 24-37

October 16    Caesar's and God's    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 22:15-22

October 2    If Then    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 78 & Philippians 2: 1-13

September 11    Reflections on 9/11: The Power of Tenderness    Patricia de Jong   

September 4    HOME    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 23, John 14

August 28    Tampering with the Dream    Patricia de Jong   Exodus 3:1-15, Romans 12:9-21

July 31    Dangerous Unselfishness    Meredith Jackson   Matthew 14:13-21

July 24    The Power of Water    Patricia de Jong   Matt 3:3-17, Acts 10:34-43

June 19    Saying "Yes" to the Call    Adam Blons   Luke 5:1-11

May 29    Unmasking the Truth and Lies We Tell on Facebook    Adam Blons   2 Corinthians 4:1-6

May 15    Awesome and Irritating    Patricia de Jong   Acts 2: 42-47

May 8    In the Breaking of the Bread    Patricia de Jong   Luke 24:13-35

April 24    Whole    Tinley Ireland   John 20:19-31

April 24    Dawn's New Light    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 28: 1-10

April 17    How Will We Walk?    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 26:14-27:66

April 10    Schadenfreude and Envy    Sam Rennebohm   Luke 15:11-32

April 3    Anger: A Holy Passion    Patricia de Jong   John 2:13-17

March 13    Grab and Grace    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 4:1-11

February 6    Light Like The Dawn    Mary Susan Gast   Isaiah 58: 1-12

January 30    A Greenhouse of Hope    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 5:1-12

January 23, 9 am Service    On Call    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 4:12-23

Sermons Preached in 2010

December 24    God with a Human Face    Patricia de Jong   John 1:1-5, 9-14, 16

December 19    Bring Forth    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 96, Luke 2:8-19

December 5    Keepers of Hope    Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 35:1-10, Luke 2:1-8

November 21    It's About Love    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 138, Colossians 1:11-20

November 14    Sharing Our Strength    Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 65: 17-25

October 31    Continually Thanking God for You    Patricia de Jong   2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17

October 3    A Great Supper    Patricia de Jong   Luke 14: 12-24

September 26    Becoming a Life Long Learner    Patricia de Jong   Matthew 25:14-30

September 12    Casting Out Our Fears    Patricia de Jong   1 John 4:16-21

September 5    A New Time    Patricia de Jong   Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

July 4    Oh, Freedom!    Patricia de Jong   Galatians 5

June 13     Acts of Love    Adam Blons   Luke 7:36-50

May 30    Spiritual Dislocation    Patricia de Jong   Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, John 16:12-15

May 2    Out Of The Way    Adam Blons   The Acts of the Apostles 11:1-18

April 25    Get Up!    Patricia de Jong   Acts 9:36-43

April 18    Afterthoughts    Patricia de Jong   John 21:1-14

April 4    Practicing Resurrection    Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 65:17-25, John 20: 1-18

March 28    Palm Sunday Reflection    Patricia de Jong   Luke 22:17-35

March 21    The Practice of Being Present    Patricia de Jong   Luke 5:1-11

March 7    The Practice of Feeling Pain    Patricia de Jong   John 11:1-27

February 28    The Practice of Saying No    Patricia de Jong   Exodus 20:8-11, Luke 4:1-13

February 7    Out into the Deep    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 130, 1 Corinthians 10:13

January 31    This Wondrous and Terrifying Call    Patricia de Jong   Jeremiah 1:4-10, Luke 4:14-21

January 17    Just War / Just Peace    Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 2:2-5
“Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” by Rev. Martin Luther King

Sermons Preached in 2009

December 24    Christmas Meditation    Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 1:26-35,38, 2:1-20, John 1

December 20    The Journey is Home    Patricia de Jong   Luke 1:39-55

December 6    Intimations of Peace    Patricia de Jong   Baruch 5:1-9, Luke 3:1-6

November 22    Brave Hope    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 138, Revelation 1:4-8

November 15    Audacious Confidence    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 16, Mark 13:1-8

November 1    A New Kind of Fellowship    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 146, John 11:32-44

October 25    Let Me Receive My Sight    Patricia de Jong   Mark 10:46-52

October 18    On Children    Patricia de Jong   Mark 10:35-45

October 4    On It, Not In It    Patricia de Jong   The Hebrew Lesson in Psalm 8

September 20    Only Connect    Patricia de Jong   Mark 9:30-37

August 23    The Love You Save May Be Your Own    Roland Stringfellow   John 6:56-69

August 2    Reigning Manna    Charlotte Russell   Psalm 78:14-16, 23-29, John 6: 24-35

July 19    Come Away with Me    Patricia de Jong   Psalm 89, & Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

June 14    Will Heal    Adam Blons   Mark 2:1-12

May 3    Larger than Life    Patricia de Jong   1 John 3:16-24

April 19    Crossing Over    Adam Blons   John 20:19-23

Easter Sunday, April 12    Our Beauty and Our Brokenness    Patricia de Jong   Mark 16:1-8

March 1    A Walk on the Wild Side    Patricia de Jong   Mark 1:9-15

February 1    The Power of a Word    Adam Blons   Mark 1:21-28

January 18    Can I Get Witness?    Patricia de Jong   1 Samuel 2:1-20

January 11    Redemption    Adam Blons   Matthew 1:4-11

Sermons Preached in 2008

November 9    That Obscene, Four-letter F-word   Ken Iha   Numbers 13

November 2    The Best We Can Imagine   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 5:1-12

October 26    This Thing Called Love   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 22:34-46

October 5    Wild Grapes   Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 5:1-7, John 15:1-8

September 28    Splitting Rocks   Patricia de Jong   Exodus 17:1-7

September 14    Parting the Waters   Patricia de Jong   Exodus 14:19-31

September 7    Unity Amidst Diversity   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 18: 15-20

August 24    A Conspiracy of Compassion   Patricia de Jong   Exodus 1:8 - 2:10

June 29    The Survival of the Faithful   Neichelle Guidry   Matthew 10: 21-23, Psalm 91: 1-7

June 15    The Second Half of Life   Patricia de Jong   Genesis 32:24-32

June 1    House of Sand   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 7:21-29

May 25   Listen. Hear Charlotte Russell’s sermon “Living in Anxious Times”.

April 27   Listen. Hear Phil Porter’s sermon on multiculturalism “That They May All Be One/Many”.

April 20    God's Ballroom   Patricia de Jong   John 14:1-14

April 13    Biblical Integrity   Shelly Dieterle   Psalm 23, John 10:1-10

April 6    Christ in the Neighborhood   Patricia de Jong   Luke 24:13-35

March 30    A Tradition of Bold Doubt   William McKinney   John 20:19-31

March 23    God's Yes   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 28:1-10

March 19    Meditation for Grace Cathedral   Patricia de Jong   

March 16    Lead Me   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 26:14-27

March 2    The Life Within   Patricia de Jong   John 9:1-41

February 24    Living Waters   Patricia de Jong   John 4:1-15

February 17    Led by the Spirit   Adam Blons   Psalm 23 and John 3:1-17

February 10    The Temptations   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 4

January 27    The Gift of Followship   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 4:12-23

January 20    After Forty Years: The Urgency of Now   John H. Thomas, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ   Deuteronomy 30.11-20, 1 Corinthians 1.1-9

Listen. Hear John Thomas’ sermon “After Forty Years: The Urgency of Now”.

Sermons Preached in 2007

December 30    Redeemed   Adam Blons   Isaiah 63:7-9

December 24    Reckless Generosity   Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 9:2-7, Luke 1:26-38, John 1:1-14

December 23    Only Begotten   Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25

December 16    For Those in Darkness   Adam Blons   Isaiah 9:1-7, Matthew 11:2-11

December 9    A Time of Hope   Patricia de Jong   Romans 15:4-13

December 2    Wait Until Dark   Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36-44

November 18    Impossible Dreams   Patricia de Jong   Isaiah 65:17-25

October 28    Humbly Exalted   Patricia de Jong   Luke 18:9-14

October 21    My Boat So Small   Patricia de Jong   Exodus 2:1-10

October 7   Listen to “Sisters and Brothers, All of Us.” Hear Phil Porter talk about his trip to Malawi on World Communion Sunday.
Listen to Katharine Kunst read Alison Luterman’s poem As At the Gates of Heaven. (Both Alison and Katharine were on the Malawi trip.)
Listen to Katharine read Alison’s poem A woman carries the world on her head.

September 30    Take Hold of the Life   Patricia de Jong   Amos 6:1a, 4-7, I Timothy 6:6-19

September 9    Some Really Big Questions   Patricia de Jong   Psalm 139, Luke 14:25-35

August 26    Set Free   Shelly Dieterle   Isaiah 58:9b-14, Luke 13:10-17

August 19    Ecstasy and Order   Patricia de Jong   Matthew 6:27-29

August 12    Let Us Argue It Out   Rita Nakashima Brock   Isaiah 1:1, 10-20, Psalm 33, Luke 12:32-34

July 15    Sanctuary along the Road   Adam Blons   Luke 10:25-37

June 24    Listen to Mark Wilson’s sermon.

June 17    Breaking the Alabaster Jar   Patricia de Jong   Luke 7:34-8:3

June 10    Life Together   Patricia de Jong   The Acts of the Apostles 2:42-47

May 27    Sacred Babbling   Patricia de Jong   Acts 2:1-21

May 20    Holy Distractions   Cordelia Strandskov   Acts 16:16-18
Listen. Hear Cordelia Strandskov’s sermon “Holy Distractions”.

May 13    Lydia's Place   Rev. Linda Jaramillo   Acts of the Apostles 16:9-15

April 22    Depending on Yes   Patricia de Jong   John 21:1-19

April 15    Just One Glimpse   Shelly Dieterle   Luke 24:13-35

April 8    Easter Is Hard to Hold   Patricia de Jong   Luke 24:1-12

March 25    Wonder and Compassion   Patricia de Jong   John 12:1-8

March 18    Filled with Compassion   Dr. David Harrison   Luke 15
Listen to David Harrison’s sermon on compassion here.
Hear Senior Minister Patricia de Jong and Minister of Art and Communication Phil Porter create a post-feast conversation between the parents of the Prodigal Son.

March 11    The Other One   Patricia de Jong   Luke 15:11-32

March 4    The Younger One   Patricia de Jong   Luke 15:11-24

February 25    Wilderness of the Soul   Adam Blons   Luke 4:1-13

February 18    Peaks and Plains   Patricia de Jong   Luke 9:28-36

February 11    Blessed Are You   Patricia de Jong   Luke 5:1-11

January 14    Unexpected Jesus   Patricia de Jong   John 2:1-11

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