Sermons in chronological order

Year B, 2008-2009

* Ephesians 2:1-10; 22 Mar 09 (4 Lent); "We are a Work of Art"

Mark 16:1-8; 12 Apr 09 (Easter); "To Be Continued"

Acts 3:12-26; 26 Apr 09 (3 Easter); "Times of Refreshing"

John 15:9-17; 17 May 09 (6 Easter); "Lay Down Your Life"

Acts 1:1-11; 24 May 09 (7 Easter/Ascension Sunday); "Witnesses to Ascension"

Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 14 Jun 09; "Listen"

Psalm 133; 21 Jun 09; "Dialogue"

2 Corinthians 8:7-15; 28 Jun 09; "Hospitality"

2 Samuel 11:26-12:14 & Acts 16:11-15; 2 Aug 09; "Are You Available?"

Ephesians 4:25-5:2; 9 Aug 09; "Spiritual Formation in a Distant Land"

Jonah 3:10-4:11; 16 Aug 09; "The Sign of Jonah"

Zephaniah 1:7-18; 23 Aug 09; "In the Dark and Light of That Day"

Malachi 2:17-3:4, 8-12; 30 Aug 09; "Don't Kill the Messenger"

Job 1:1-12, 2:1-13; 4 Oct 09 (World Communion Sunday); "Communion with Job"

Job 23:1-9, 16-17; 11 Oct 09; "Let's Blame the Victim"

Job 38:1-7, 22-30; 18 Oct 09 (preached on 25 Oct); "Magnificent Irrelevance"

Job 42; 1 Nov 09 (All Saints' Day); "Job, the Enlightened One"

Matthew 5:38-42 & James 1:1-4; 15 Nov 09; "The Gift of Conflict"

Revelation 1:4-8; 22 Nov 09 (Christ the King); "Is Jesus a King?"

1 Timothy 2:1-7; 22 Nov 09 (Ecumenical Thanksgiving service); "The Enemy of Thanksgiving"

Year C, 2009-2010

Luke 21:25-36; 29 Nov 09 (1 Advent); "Are We Human?" (or, "The Sky is Falling!")

Isaiah 12 & Luke 3:7-18; 13 Dec 09 (3 Advent); "What are We to Do?"

Luke 1:39-56; 20 Dec 09 (4 Advent); "The Visit"

Colossians 3:12-17; 27 Dec 09 (1 Christmas); "Worship, Since We Have Decided not to Die"

Matthew 2:1-12; 3 Jan 10 (Epiphany Sunday); "He Said, 'Let There Be Light'"

Nehemiah 7:73-8:3, 5-6, 8-12; 24 Jan 10; "Holy Defiance"

Jeremiah 1:4-10; 31 Jan 10; "I Think I'll Sit This One Out"

Deuteronomy 26:1-11; 24 Feb 10 (Ecumenical Lenten service); "Empty Your Cup"

Luke 13:31-35; 28 Feb 10 (2 Lent) [preached on 7 Mar]; "Violent Lenten Love"

Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32; 14 Mar 10 (4 Lent); "Prodigal"

Isaiah 65:17-25; 4 Apr 10 (Easter); "And on the Eighth Day..."

Acts 5:27-32; 11 Apr 10 (2 Easter); "We Must Obey God"

Acts 11:1-18; 2 May 10 (5 Easter); "Table Manners"

Acts 15:1-21; 9 May 10 (6 Easter); "Table Manners (part 2)"

Acts 16:16-34; 16 May 10 (7 Easter/Ascension Sunday); "Prisoners"

Isaiah 39; 20 Jun 10 (Hammondsport Baccalaureate service); "Legacy"

Luke 20:20-26; 4 Jul 10; "Independence Day Theological Reflections of One American"

Jeremiah 37; 11 Jul 10 (St. Benedict); "Listen Carefully" (or, "21st Century Presbyterian Neomonastic")

Colossians 1:24-2:5; 18 Jul 10; "One-Upping"

Luke 11:1-4; 25 Jul 10; "Inner Space"

Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 2:4-11 & Luke 12:13-21; 1 Aug 10; "Message under the Message"

1 Timothy 1:1-11; 12 Sep 10; "Wilderness of Words"

Jeremiah 42:1-12, 43:1-7; 19 Sep 10; "Is That Your Final Answer?"

Jeremiah 45; 26 Sep 10; "Baruch, the Blessed"

2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; 31 Oct 10 (Reformation Day); "Hyper"

Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; 7 Nov 10 (All Saints' Sunday); "Scary Monsters"

Philemon; 14 Nov 10; "Koinōnia"

Ezekiel 34:11-24; 21 Nov 10 (Christ the King); "A Cloudy and Gloomy Day"

Year A, 2010-2011

Romans 13:8-14; 28 Nov 10 (1 Advent); "Crisis"

John 1:1-18; 2 Jan 11 (2 Christmas/Epiphany Sunday); "Flesh and Blood"

Isaiah 42:1-9; 9 Jan 11 (Baptism of the Lord); "Quiet Perseverance"

Isaiah 49:1-7; 16 Jan 11; "To be Light"

1 Corinthians 1:10-18; 23 Jan 11; "Powerless"

Psalm 119:105-112; 13 Feb 11; "Words Written, Words Living"

Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; 20 Feb 11; "Be Holy!  Be Perfect!"

1 Corinthians 4:1-5; 27 Feb 11; "Unworthy"

John 4:5-30, 39-42; 27 Mar 11 (3 Lent); "The Nonconformist"

Isaiah 50:4-11; 17 Apr 11 (Palm Sunday); "Attending"

1 Peter 1:1-9; 1 May 11 (2 Easter); "Living in Exile" (part 1)

1 Peter 1:17-25; 8 May 11 (3 Easter); "Living in Exile" (part 2)

Acts 6 & 7:54-60; 22 May 11 (5 Easter); "We are All Witnesses"

Luke 24:44-53; 5 Jun 11 (Ascension Sunday/7 Easter); "Interwoven"

John 20:19-23; 12 June 11 (Pentecost); "Spirit to Forgive"

Genesis 1:1-2:4a; 19 Jun 11 (Trinity Sunday); "Creating Co-creating"

Hebrews 13:1-8; 26 Jun 11; "Remember"

Zechariah 9:9-13; 3 Jul 11; "Faithful Patriotism"

Isaiah 55:6-13; 10 Jul 11; "The Word with a Mind of Its Own"

Acts 16:11-15, 40; 7 Aug 11; "Lydian Listening"

Isaiah 56:1-8; 14 Aug 11; "Purity and Love"

Exodus 14:19-31; 11 Sep 11; "A True Exodus"

Exodus 16:2-15; 18 Sep 11; "Yearning for a Past that Never Was"

Isaiah 45:1-13; 16 Oct 11; "From Parts Unknown"

Deuteronomy 34 & Matthew 22:34-46; 23 Oct 11; "Good Words"

Ruth 1:1-18; 6 Nov 11 (All Saints' Sunday); "Even In-Laws Can be Saints"

Matthew 25:14-30; 13 Nov 11; "Talented"

Year B, 2011-2012

1 Thessalonians 5:16-28; 11 Dec 11 (3 Advent); "Rejoice Always"

Mark 1:4-11; 8 Jan 12 (Baptism of the Lord); "Water Bonding"

Deuteronomy 18:15-22; 29 Jan 12; "Playing God"

1 Corinthians 9:16-23; 5 Feb 12; "Flip Flopping"

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* sermon in which I preached half, and my wife Banu the other half