Tell Them About Jesus
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Live	November 15, 1998	John 1:1-14
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Become	November 22, 1998	Colossians 1:11-20
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Shine	November 29, 1998	Isaiah 9:2, John 1:4-9; 8:12
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Be Free	December 6, 1998	Matthew 3:1-12
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Risk	December 13, 1998	Isaiah 11:1-10
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Reconcile	December 20, 1998	Luke 2:8-14

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Pre-1974
How Shall We Escape	October 10, 1954	Hebrews 2:1-4
Escape From Love	November 9, 1960	Book of Job
Methodist History	July 13, 1969
Man on the Moon	July 20, 1969
Becoming a Son	September 7, 1969
Unwrap and Give	December 26, 1971

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1974
Because of Fear	April 21, 1974	Ecclesiastes 2:18-22
Good Grief	June 30, 1974
Can You Tread Water?	September 15, 1974	Genesis 6:11-18
Living in His Will	October 20, 1974	Genesis 42:1-47:12
The God Who Leads	October 27, 1974	Deuteronomy 26:5-8
Responding to His Love	November 3, 1974	Exodus 20:1-17, Colossians 3:1-17
The Choice is Still Here	November 10, 1974	Joshua 24:1-15
What's Yours is Mine	November 17, 1974	Book of Ruth
A Leadership Casualty	December 8, 1974
You Get What You Give	December 15, 1974	2 Samuel; Galatians 6:7-8

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1975
The Wise and the Not-So-Wise	January 19, 1975
Let Justice Roll	January 26, 1975	Amos 5: 21-24; 7:12-15; Ephesians 6:1-4
The Wayward Wife	February 2, 1975	Hosea 2:2-8
Getting Outside Yourself	February 9, 1975	lsaiah 6:1-8
Who the Devil . . .?	February 23, 1975	Ephesians 6:10-17
What Does the Lord Require of You?	March 2, 1975	Micah 6:6-8
The Man Who Cried	March 9, 1975	Jeremiah 31:31-34
Enduring the Pain	March 16, 1975	Isaiah 53:1-7
Poor in Spirit or Pour the Spirit?	April 6, 1975	Joel 27:28-29
Honor is a Two-Way Street	April 20, 1975	Ephesians 5:21-33
Begin With Marriage	April 27, 1975	Ephesians 5:21-33
Wanted: Good Grandparents	May 4, 1975	2 Timothy 1:3-7
Growing Pains	May 11, 1975	Mark 10:17-22
Waiting for You	May 25, 1975	Hebrews 11:39-12:2
Keeping the Kingdom in Sight-Dialog	June 1, 1975	Old Testament
The Power of a Word	July 13, 1975	James 3:1-12
If I Only Had One Sermon	July 27, 1975	Acts 16:25-34
A Piece of Bread	September 7, 1975
Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong	September 21, 1975	Romans 12:1-2
Something Good Is Happening	September 28, 1975	Hebrews 5:11-6:1a
Riding the Waves	November 2, 1975	Psalm 107:25-27
Go and Buy For Yourself	November 9, 1975	Matthew 25:1-13
The Fishing Is Good	November 16, 1975	Mark 1:14-18
Remember the Forgotten	November 23, 1975	Ezekiel 16; Matthew 25:34-46

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1976
But What Do I Do With the Old?	January 4, 1976	Philippians 3:12-14, 4:4-13
He Loved Me First	January 11, 1976	Mark 1:1-11
Those Inevitable Tests	January 18, 1976	Matthew 4:1-11
When You're Alone	January 25, 1976	Ephesians 6:10-20; 1 Peter 2:10
They Ran Him Out of Town	February 1, 1976	Luke 4:16-30
When You Are Ill	February 8, 1976	Luke 17:11-18
Will the Real Prodigal Please Stand?	February 15, 1976	Luke 15:11-32
Get it Out of the Way	February 22, 1976	Matthew 19:16-30
The Lure of Mediocrity	March 7, 1976	Mark 8:27-33
He Set His Face	March 14, 1976	Luke 9:51-53
Breaking the Law	March 28, 1976	Matthew 21:12-17
There'll Be a Leper on Every Road	April 4, 1976
The Life of the Journey	April 18, 1976
How to Fight	April 25, 1976	Ephesians 4:25-32
A Time to Wait	May 2, 1976	Isaiah 40:31; Luke 2:35-49
The Call That Stretches	May 16, 1976	Matthew 28:16-20
Why Are You Standing and Staring?	May 30, 1976	Acts 1:1-11
What I Have, I Give	June 13, 1976	Acts 3:1-10
Watch out For Prayer	August 15, 1976	Romans 8:14-27
Hanging On	August 22, 1976	John 6:60-69
How to Die	September 5, 1976	Philippians 1:21
Where the Spirit of the Lord Is	September 12, 1976	I John 4
That Paralyzing Fear	September 26 1976	Matthew 6:34; John 14:2
The Wonder of It All	October 3, 1976	Philippians 4:4-7
Abounding in Thanks	November 21, 1976	Scripture
The Art of Watching	November 28, 1976
God Loves the Alcoholic	December 12, 1976

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1977
Faithing vs. Trying & Buying--Luther	February 13, 1977
How Much of the Future is Planned?	March 6, 1977	Ephesians 1:3-14
Who Has the Final Word About God?	March 13, 1977	2 Timothy 3:16-17
Instant Religion	May 22, 1977	John 6:1-27
When They Had Their Fill	June 26, 1977	1 Kings 17:10-16; John 6:1-14
Heeding the Leading	July 10, 1977	Psalm 23
When the Enemies Come	July 17, 1977	Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 15:20-26
What Will You Do With Jesus	August 28, 1977	Matthew 27:15-23
The Power of a Name	September 4, 1977	Acts 3:1-6
The Lord Puts it Together	October 9, 1977	Romans 8:28-39; Ephesians 2:8-10
The Good Guys and Bad Guys	October 16, 1977	Exodus 17:8-13; John 17:18-23
How Low Can You Get?	October 23, 1977	Luke 8:9-14
Working Through the Joy	November 6, 1977	Luke 12:13-21
For Practical Minded People	November 13, 1977	2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Breaking Out and Bringing Back	November 20, 1977	Colossians 1:12-10
The New World Breaks In	December 4, 1977	Matthew 3:1-10
Listening to Dreams	December 1, 1977	Matthew 1:18-21
They Gave Him a Name	December 18, 1977	Matthew 1:18-25

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1978
Better is the End Than the Beginning	January 1, 1978	Ecclesiastes 7:4,8; Revelation 21:1-4
What Happened to Greatness?	January 22, 1978	Amos 7:10-14; Luke 1:11-17
God Chooses the Weak	January 29, 1978	1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Who Did It--Snake, Adam or Eve?	February 12, 1978	Genesis 3:1-13
Putting It Together	February 26, 1978	Ephesians 1:7-10
Does God Still Heal?	March 5 1978	Mark 6:53-56; John 9:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Jesus' Last Week	March 19, 1978	Mark 11:1-11
Standing in the Resurrection	March 26, 1978	Luke 24:13-35
What's Eternal Life	May 7, 1978	John 3:16, 17:1-5
When Pentecost Meets the Family	May 14, 1978	Joel 2:28-29 Acts 1:5-8 Ephesians 5:21-33
When You Touch Bread	June 4, 1978	John 6:47-58
How You Can Tell a Methodist	June 25, 1978	Matthew 22:34-40
God O Country?	July 2 1978	Romans 13:1-7; 2 Corinthians 5:14; Colossians 1:20
The Yoke is on You	July 9, 1978	Matthew 11:28-30
The Call to Entertain	July 16, 1978	Deuteronomy 10:19; 2 Kings 4:8-17; Mark 6:7-13
What Did I Do, Lord?	July 23, 1978	Matthew 13:24-43
They Didn't Want to Go	September 10, 1978	Exodus 3:7; 14:11-12; Numbers 11:10-14
Getting Along Together	September 17, 1978	Ezekiel 3:16-21; Matthew 18:15-20
What's It Like in Heaven	October 22, 1978	Isaiah 65:17-25; Revelation 21:1-7
Taking Care of What You Have	October 29, 1978	Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8; Matthew 25:14-30
Is There a Hell?	November 12, 1978	Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8; Matthew 25:14-30
Why Don't You Hurry?	December 3, 1978	Isaiah 63:17-64:7
A Surprise We Have Known	December 10, 1978	Mark 1:1-8
He Has Your Eyes	December 17, 1978	John 1:1-14
Now Is What You've Got	December 31, 1978	2 Corinthians 6:2

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1979
Drawn By the Light	January 7, 1979	Matthew 2:1-12
No Other Gods	January 21, 1979	Exodus 20:1-17; Joshua 24:15; Matthew 22:37-39
Modern Idol Making	January 28, 1979	Exodus 20:4-6
Sanctity of Sex	March 4, 1979	Exodus 20:14; Matthew 5:27-28
When You Feel Unloved	April 1, 1979	1 John 4:10
I Had No Choice!	April 8, 1979	Matthew 17:11-26
Why Jesus First Appeared to Women	April 15, 1979	Luke 24:1-12
In Which Direction is God?	April 22, 1979	Luke 9:57-62
But, They Went Fishing	April 29, 1979	John 21:1-19
Activating Love	May 13, 1979	1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4:7-12
Spirit at Work	June 3, 1979	Joel 2:28-29; Ezekiel 36:26; John 16:8-11; Acts 1:8
Contrary to Human Nature	June 10, 1979	Romans 8:12-17
Introducing	July 1, 1979	Matthew 16:13-19
Getting Seeds to Grow	July 22, 1979	Luke 8:4-15
Send the Rest Home	July 29, 1979	Judges 7; Matthew 10:16
What's Yours is Mine	August 5, 1979	Book of Ruth
And They Were Healed	August 12, 1979	Mark 6:13; James 5:13-16
You Too Can Be Bold	August 19, 1979	2 Corinthians 3:4-18
World Communion	October 7, 1979	1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Wilderness	October 14, 1979

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1980
Home is Best	January 27, 1980	Revelation 1:1-8
From Australia With Love	February 10, 1980
Do Stick Out Our Tongue	Ferry 17, 1980	Ephesians 6:10-20
Involving the Lips	February 24, 1980	Romans 10:5-13
You Are Forgiven	March 2, 1980	Isaiah 53:1-6; 1 John 2:1-3
Are we Really Living in the Last Days?	March 16, 1980	Revelation 1:1-8
Looking in the Wrong Place	April 6, 1980	Luke 24:1-12
New Bodies Available	May 4, 1980	2 Corinthians 15:1-10
The Future is Here	May 18, 1980	Ephesians 1:15-23
Singing For God	June 1, 1980	Ephesians 5:8-20
We Cannot Step	June 8, 1980	Acts 4:5-22
The Spirit's Opposite	June 29, 1980	Galatians 5:13-25
When Confrontation is Necessary	July 6, 1980	Galatians 6:1-4
How to Be What You Want to Be	July 13, 1980	Galatians 6:7-10
Changing God's Mind	July 20, 1980	Genesis 18:22-33; Luke 11:5-13
Join the Search Party	July 27, 1980	Luke 15:1-10
God is a Verb, Not a Noun	August 31, 1980	1 John 4:1-10
One Leg on the Other	September 7, 1980	1 Kings 18:20-24; Luke 16:10-13
Considered Worthy	September 14, 1980	1 Timothy 1:12-17
Who Gets In?	September 28, 1980	Matthew 7:15-23
Tired of Being Timid?	October 5, 1980	1 Timothy 1:1-14
Becoming a Winner	October 12, 1980	2 Timothy 2:3-15
You May Have More	November 9, 1980	Matthew 25:14-30
God Made it Possible	November 23, 1980	Colossians 1:11-20
Righteousness	November 30, 1980	Isaiah 1:21-23, 2:6-10
Justice	December 7, 1980	Isaiah 11:1-9
Philosophy for Exiting	December 12, 1980	2 Timothy 4:6-8

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1981
Who Says So?	February 8, 1981
We Believe in Jesus Christ	February 22, 1981	Philippians 2:5-11
We Believe in the Holy Spirit	March 1, 1981
We Believe in the Redemption of Society	March 29, 1981	Luke 1:46-55; Romans 8:18-25
We Believe in Perfection	April 12, 1981	Romans 12:1-2, 9-21
We Believe in Eternal Life	April 19, 1981	1 Corinthians 15:35-44
Building a Christian Home	April 26, 1981	Ephesians 5:21-6:4
Building a Christian Home (Responsibility)	May 3, 1981
Great and Astounding	May 31, 1981	Deuteronomy 10:12-22
Begin at the End	June 7, 1981	2 Timothy 4:6-8
Final Service	June 28, 1981	Acts 9:26-31
Getting Along Together	September 6, 1981	Ezekiel 33:1-9; Matthew 18:15-20
When the Grapes Sour	October 4, 1981	Isaiah 5:1-7; Philippians 3:12-16
The People of Hope	December 20, 1981

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1982
Affirming Marriage and Family	January 17, 1982
Affirming Marriage	January 24, 1982	Ephesians 5:21-33
Affirming Your Family	January 31, 1982	Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1-2
A New Depth of Prioritizing Commitments	March 28, 1982	Luke 14:26-33
When Jesus Prays for You	May 23, 1982	John 17:9-16
When a Church is Not a Church	May 30, 1982	Revelation 3:14-22
You Do Make A Difference	August 15, 1982	Ephesians 5:1-20
When You Are Alone	August 29, 1982	Ephesians 6:10-20
Rally Your Forces	September 12, 1982	Mark 8:27-38
What Happens in Communion?	October 3, 1982	1 Corinthians 10:16-17
When You Get Dull	October 17, 1982	Hebrews 4:12-13
Make Us Prosperous Again	December 5, 1982	Luke 3:1-7
When Wonder Turns Into Wonderful	December 19, 1982
Christmas Eve	December 24, 1982

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1983
The Harvest Is Ready	July 3, 1983	Luke 9:57-10:2
Beginning With the Beginning	July 10, 1983	Colossians 1:1-20
Good Enough For God	July 17, 1983	Colossians 1:19-29
When a Church is a Church	July 24, 1983	Colossians 2:1-15
Lie Down! You're Dead	July 31, 1983	Colossians 3:1-11
We, the People	August 7, 1983	Colossians 3:12-17
How God Heals	August 14, 1983	James 5:13-18
Y'all Come!	September 11, 1983	Luke 15:11-32
O For a Word From the Lord!	September 18, 1983	Amos 8:4-12
Judged By the Poor	September 25, 1983	Luke 16:19-31; Amos 6:1-7
Changing God's Mind	October 16, 1983	Genesis 32:24-30; Luke 18:1-8
Belong is a Beautiful Word	October 23, 1983	Deuteronomy 10:12-22; Luke 18:9-14
The Way of Turmoil	October 30, 1983	Romas 3:21-28
Leftovers Again	November 6, 1983	Luke 21:1-4
Waiting Actively For Peace	November 27, 1983	Isaiah 2:1-5
Uncontainable Joy	December 11, 1983	Isaiah 35:1-10
Do Something Outlandish	December 18, 1983	Isaiah 40:9; Luke 2:8-14
Glory in Your Life	December 25, 1983	Luke 2:8-14

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1984
Tick Tock	January 1, 1984
Why We Baptize	January 8, 1984	Matthew 3:13-17
Sacraments and Salvation	January 22, 1984	Ephesians 2:1-10
He Must Be Kidding!	January 29, 1984	Matthew 5:1-12
What About God's Will?	February 5, 1984	Romans 8:18-30
You Expect Me to Be Perfect	February 19, 1984	Matthew 5:20-48
Dealing With Those Who Are Always Right!	February 26, 1984	1 Corinthians 4:1-13
What's the Matter With People?	March 11, 1984	Genesis 2 and 3
People Can Change!	March 18, 1984	John 3:1-17
Lay It All Out	March 25, 1984	John 4:4-42
The Right Time: The Right Place	April 1, 1984	John 9:1-41
People Can Change--One Who Wouldn't	April 15, 1984	Matthew 27:15-26
Changed From Cowardice to Courage	April 22, 1984	Easter
Violence Ends at Home	May 13, 1984	I Peter 2:19-25
A People of Conviction	May 20, 1984	Who Are We? #1
A People of Style	May 27, 1984	Who Are We? #2
A People With a Mission	June 3, 1984	Who Are We? #3
A People With Open Arms	June 10, 1984	Who Are We? #4
Looking For a Soul	July 1, 1984
The Yoke Is On You!	July 8, 1984	Matthew 11:25-30
Revive Us Again!	August 19, 1984	Matthew 15:21028
Nourish Your Faith	September 2, 1984
Alive and Well	September 9, 1984	Romans 12:9-17
Criticizing . . .Warning . . . Judging	September 16, 1984	Romans 14:7-13
Could It Happen Again?	September 30, 1984	Philippians 2:1-13
A Daring Love	October 21, 1984	I Thessalonians 1:3
A Daring Faith	October 28, 1984	I Thessalonians 1:2-8
Are We Living in the Last Days?	November 4, 1984
What About Apocalypse, Rapture, Second Coming and Armageddon?	November 11, 1984	I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Between the Times	November 18, 1984	I Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:1-13
God Is Near, Yet So Far	November 25, 1984
Here We Go Again	December 9, 1984
Challenging the Systems	December 16, 1984	Luke 1:46-55
Doing the Unexpected	December 23, 1984
Finding the Right Gift	December 24, 1984

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1985
Ten Commandments Revisited	January 6, 1985	Exodus 20:2-17; I Peter 2:9-10
God Is #1!	January 13, 1985	First Commandment; Matthew 5:17-20, 6:19-24
Modern Idol-Making	January 20, 1985	Second Commandment
Recapturing Reverence	February 3, 1985	Third Commandment
Get In Rhythm	February 10, 1985	Fourth Commandment
The Honor Conflict	February 24, 1985	Fifth Commandment; Matthew 10:34-39
A Four-Letter Word	March 3, 1985	Sixth Commandment; Matthew 5:38-48
Straight Talk	March 10, 1985	Seventh Commandment; Matthew 5:27-32; I Corinthians 6:15-7:4
Something For Nothing	March 24, 1985	Eighth Commandment; Luke 10:29-37
I Thought I Was Right!	March 31, 1985	Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50, 27:3-5; John 12: 1-6
God Is a Verb!	April 7, 1985	Easter; Luke 15:1-10
Your Tale Is Showing	April 28, 1985	Ninth Commandment; James 3:2-12; Matthew 15:10-20
You Get What You Want!	May 5, 1985	Tenth Commandment; Matthew 7:7-14
Increase the Joy!	May 12, 1985	John 15:9-17
Keep the Guard!	May 19, 1985	John 17:9-16
Three Gods or One?	June 2, 1985
The Captain America Complex	June 30, 1985
The State of the Church	July 7, 1985	Ephesians 3:7-21; Mark 6:1-6
Down With Selective Service!	July 14, 1985	Mark 6:7-13
Who's Sorry Now?	July 21, 1985	Psalm 32; I John 1:5-2:2
Sorry Is Not Enough	July 28, 1985	II Samuel 12:13-19; Mark 1:14-15
What To Do With Anger	August 18, 1985	Ephesians 4:25-5:2
An Old-Fashioned Virtue	August 25, 1985	John 6:56-69
Why and When Should I Pray?	September 8, 1985
Does My Prayer Really Affect Others?	September 15, 1985	Luke 18:1-8
How Does God Answer?	September 22, 1985	Acts 16:6-10
What Do I Say and Do When I Pray?	September 29, 1985	Romans 8:26-27; John 14:12-17
Survival of the Fittest	October 13, 1985	Mark 14:22-26
God's Lousy Math	October 20, 1985	John 6:1-13; Mark 6:30-44
Remembering Tomorrow	November 3, 1985	Hebrews 11:13-16, 39-40, 12:1-2
Power or Control?	November 17, 1985	Psalms 145:8-13; Mark 13:24-32
Go With the Team You Have!	November 24, 1985	Ephesians 5:15-20
Growing Roses in Barren Hearts	December 8, 1985	Philippians 1:3-11
On the Alert!	December 15, 1985	Mark 13:32-37
Expect the Best	December 22, 1985	Philippians 4:4-9
Now Is What You Have	December 29, 1985	II Corinthians 6:2

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1986
Worship or Show?	January 5, 1986	Isaiah 6:1-8
The Search For the "Real" Jesus	February 2, 1986
The "Real" Jesus Aligned With?	February 9, 1986	Luke 3:1-22
The "Real" Jesus Warned About?	February 16, 1986	Luke 21:5-7, 20-28
The "Real" Jesus Identified With?	March 2, 1986	Luke 7:31-50
The "Real" Jesus Believed In?	March 16, 1986	Luke 4:42-43; 17:20-21
The "Real" Jesus Confronted?	Palm Sunday, March 23, 1986	Luke 19:45-58; 22:66-71
Now Is the Time!	Easter, March 30, 1986
What Heaven Is Like	April 6, 1986	Revelation 21:1-5
The Nazi Within	April 13, 1986	John 21:9-17; Acts 9:1-20
Christianity at a Discount	April 20, 1986	James 2:14-26; Matthew 5:38-42
Let Me In!	April 27, 1986	Revelation 21:10, 22-27; Matthew 7:13-23
Get Off My Mother's Back!	May 11, 1986
Confused about the Holy Spirit	May 18, 1986
Divine Dust	June 1, 1986	Psalm 8
Lean Into Pain	June 8, 1986	Job 30:16-24
Choose Your Leader Carefully	June 29, 1986	Galationas 5:1, 13-15
Taking Without Having	July 6, 1986	1 Kings 21:1-26, 22:37-38; Galations 6:7-9
One Leg or the Other	July 13, 1986	i Kings, Chapter 18
Go For It!	July 27, 1986	Luke 11:1-13
More Than What You Have	August 3, 1986	Luke 12:13-21
Faith and Faithing	August 10, 1986	Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-10; Luke 12:22-31
See How They Grew!	August 31, 1986	Acts 2:37-47
God, the Creator	September 14, 1986	Apostles' Creed #1
I Believe in Jesus Christ	September 21, 1986	Apostles' Creed #2
He Descended to the Dead	September 28, 1986	Apostles' Creed #3
I Believe In the Holy Spirit	October 12, 1986	Apostles' Creed #4
The Holy Catholic Church	October 19, 1986	Apostles' Creed #5
The Communion of Saints	November 2, 1986	Apostles' Creed #6
The Forgiveness of Sins	November 9, 1986	Apostles' Creed #7
The Resurrection of the Body	November 23, 1986	Apostles' Creed #8; 1 Corinthians 15:42-57
To a Dancing Day	December 7, 1986	Romans 13:11-14
To a Dancing Child	December 14, 1986	Matthew 18: 1-6
To a Dancing God	December 21, 1986

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1987
Destined In Love	January 4, 1987	Ephesians 1:3-10
When God Speaks	January 11, 1987
Restoring the Cross	February 1, 1987	I Corinthians 1:17-25, 18-31
Getting By Those Prayer Blockers	February 8, 1987
She Was Despised and Rejected	February 15, 1987	Genesis 16:1-16, 21:9-21
Her Body Was Broken	February 22, 1987	Judges 19:1-20:11
Getting Away From It All	March 1, 1987	Matthew 17:1-8
A Whole New Ballgame	March 22, 1987	Romans 5:1-11
Now You Can Make a Difference	March 29, 1987	I Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-17
The Most Dangerous Book in the Bible	April 5, 1987
Him or Me?	April 12, 1987	Palm Sunday
Confronted By Life	April 19, 1987	Easter; Deuteronomy 30:19; Colossians 3:1-4
We Were There!	May 10, 1987
Recognizing Your Greatness	May 17, 1987	I Peter 2:9-10; John 14:13
Grandparents Are For Remembering	May 24, 1987
Bored To Life	June 7, 1987
Thanks a Lot, Adam!	June 28, 1987	Romans 5:12-21
Consider Yourselves Dead!	July 5, 1987	Romans 6:1-14
Good Intentions Are Not Enough	July 19, 1987	Romans 7:14-25
The Holy Spirit Leads the Way Out	July 26, 1987	Romans 8:9-17
But, For Now, We Wait	August 2, 1987	Romans 8:18-25
Wait With Prayer and Patience	August 9, 1987	Romans 8:26-30
Success Is Assured!	August 16, 1987	Romans 8:31-39
What To Do While Waiting	August 30, 1987	Romans 12:1-21
And Then We Feast	September 6, 1987	I Corinthians 11:23-27; John 6:52-58
Serving Is Deserving	October 4, 1987	Matthew 10:9-20
How Do You Love God?	October 18, 1987	Deuteronomy 6:3-9; Matthew 22:34-40
Totally There	October 25, 1987	Matthew 22:1-14
Are We Having Fun Yet?	November 1, 1987	Matthew 5:1-12
Together	November 15, 1987	Ruth 1:1-9, 16-17
It's a Privilege!	November 22, 1987	Luke 6:38
For Those Who Hate Schedules	November 29, 1987	Mark 13:32-37
The Case of the Missing Pulpit!	December 6, 1987
Hurry Up and Wait!	December 13, 1987	II Peter 3:8-15
Hidden In Plain View	December 20, 1987	Romans 16:25-27
It's About Jesus	December 24, 1987
Who Invited Shepherds?	December 24, 1987
Such a Time!	December 27, 1987	Galatians 4:4-7

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1988
Back to the Beginning	January 10, 1988	Genesis 1:1-15, Mark 1:1-11
Cogitating Cognitive Dissonance	January 17, 1988	John 1:35-42
Your Subscription is About to Expire	January 24, 1988	Mark 1:14-15
Let My People Go	January 31, 1988
Be My Valentine	February 14, 1988
A Growing Promise	February 28, 1988	Romans 4:16-25
A Growing Domain	March 13, 1988	John 3:16-21
A Growing Faith	March 20, 1988	Hebrews 11:1-13
A Growing Understanding	March 27, 1988	Palm Sunday
A Growing Hope	April 3, 1988	Easter Sunday
Finding A Safer Place	April 10, 1988	John 21:1-19
Bless Me My Father	May 8, 1988	Genesis 27:30-38, Mark 10:13-16
The Blessing of Touch	May 15, 1988	Genesis 48:8-16, Mark 10:13-16
The Blessing of the World	May 22, 1988	Genesis 27:26-29, John 15:12-17
The Content of the Blessing	May 29, 1988	Genesis 27:26-29
Ways to Give the Blessing	June 12, 1988
Taken For Granted	July 3, 1988	II Corinthians 12:7-10, Mark 6:1-6
For This I Was Born	July 17, 1988	John 18:33-37
People Jesus Didn’t Like	July 24, 1988	Luke 6:37-45
When 2 + 2 Aren’t 4	July 31, 1988	John 6:1-15
When You Don’t Feel Like It	August 7, 1988	John 6:35-40
Embrace the Lepers	August 21, 1988	Ephesians 5:21-33
Making Relationships Work	September 18, 1988	Ephesians 5:21-33
Grateful Giving	September 25, 1988	2 Corinthians 9:6-15
The Persistent Pleader	October 16, 1988	Isaiah 53:1-10; Mark 10:46-52
Happy Return	October 23, 1988	Jeremiah 31:7-9
Getting Rid of Guilt	October 30, 1988	John 20:19-23
What the Holy Land Means to Christians	November 4, 1988
Predicting the Future	November 13, 1988	Daniel 7:9-14, Mark 13:24-32
In Between	November 20, 1988	Jeremiah 23:1-6, Revelation 1:4-8
The Grace In Glory	November 27, 1988	Psalms 25:1-10
The Language of Glory	December 4, 1988	John 20:19-23
The Ordinary in Glory	December 11, 1988	Jeremiah 31:7-9
The R in Glory Is Repent	December 18, 1988	Luke 1:46-55
God's Christmas Gift	December 24, 1988	John 1:9-14
The Y in Glory is You	December 25, 1988	2 Corinthians 3:18

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1989
Shikataganai	January 1, 1989	Philippians 4:8-13
Transforming Water into Wine	January 15, 1989	John 2:1-11
We Are One!	January 29, 1989	Ephesians 4:1-6 John 17:20-26
Our Inner Wilderness	February 5, 1989	Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36
Throw Out the Garbage	February 12, 1989	Romans 10:8-13, Luke 4:1-13
Look! Weep! Live!	February 19, 1989
You Need a Friend; A friend Needs You	March 5, 1989	Mark 2:1-12
Involved, Yet Detached	March 12, 1989	Philippians 3:8-14, John 12:1-8
By the Sword	March 19, 1989	Mark 15:16-20, 33-39
If There Were No Easter	March 26, 1989	Easter; I Corinthians 15:12-22
When In Doubt, Doubt!	April 9, 1989	Acts 9:1-20, John 20:24-28
How to Tell a Need From a Want	April 16, 1989	Acts 3:1-10
What Kind of God Would Ask Abraham to Sacrifice His Son?	April 23, 1989	Genesis 22:1-13, Micah 6:6-8
Is Believing in Jesus Exclusive?	May 7, 1989	Acts 16:16-34
When Pentecost Meets the Family	May 14, 1989	Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-47
Begin at the End	June 11, 1989	Galations 1:6-24
Free to Do What?	July 2, 1989	Galatians 5:1, 13-25
No Fooling God	July 9, 1989	Galatians 6:7-18
Being Neighborly	July 16, 1989	Luke 10:25-37
Is God In or Out?	July 23, 1989	Colossians 1:21-29
Changing God’s Mind	July 30, 1989	Luke 11:1-13
When Peace is Not Desirable	August 20, 1989	Luke 12:49-56
The Door Will Shut	August 27, 1989	Hosea 4:1-3, 5:15-6:6
Knowing About or Knowing	September 17, 1989	Luke 13:22-30
When Enough is Enough	October 1, 1989	Luke 16:19-31; I Timothy 6:6-19
Above All, Sing Spiritually	October 8, 1989	Ephesians 5:8-20
Who’s a Saint?	November 5, 1989	Luke 19:1-10
Where Was God When the Freeway Fell?	November 12, 1989	II Thessalonians 3:3
No Work, No Eat!	November 19, 1989	II Thessalonians 3:6-13
Surprise!	December 3, 1989	Matthew 24:36-44
Resume of Resumes!	December 10, 1989	Isaiah 11:1-10
Anything but Bored	December 17, 1989	Isaiah 35:1-10; Isaiah 40:1-11; Revelation 19-21
Dump the Guilt Someplace Else	December 24, 1989; 10am	Matthew 1:18-25
What Three Ships?	December 24, 1989; 10:45pm

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1990
Celebrating Lay Ministry	January 7, 1990	Deuteronomy 34:1-8, Mathew 28:16-20
Everyone Should Have One	January 14, 1990	Isaiah 49:1-7, I Corinthians 1:1-9
What Tears Us A Part	January 21, 1990	I Corinthians 1:10-17
To Fast or Not To Fast	February 4, 1990	Isaiah 58: 3-9, Mathew 5:13-16
It’s Your Choice	February 11, 1990	Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Myth or Reality?	February 25, 1990	Mathew 17:1-9
Humble and Proud of It	March 25, 1990	I Samual 16:1-13
For the Simplehearted	April 1, 1990	Psalm 116
Why Jesus Washed Our Feet	April 8, 1990	Palm Sunday
Resuscitation or Resurrection	April 15, 1990	Colossians 3:1-4
Beliefs to Believe In: God Made Me	April 29, 1990
Beliefs to Believe In: Jesus Loves Me	May 6, 1990
Beliefs to Believe In: The Holy Spirit Helps Me	May 13, 1990	John 14:15-27
The Happy Home	May 13, 1990	Tongan Language Service
Beliefs to Believe In: I am Chosen	May 27, 1990	Jeremiah 1:4-8, John 15:12-17
Beliefs to Believe In: The Church Nurtures and Challenges Me	June 3, 1990
What About Judgment and Grace	July 1, 1990	Galatians 5:19-6:8
Positioning Yourself	July 15, 1990	Exodus 2:11-22
Power To Transform	October 7, 1990	Philippians 3:12-21
What’s Your Posture	October 14, 1990	Deuteronomy 34:1-8, Mathew 28:16-20
Because You Care, We Can Worship	October 21, 1990	Psalm 146
Because You Care, We Serve This Community	October 28, 1990	Mathew 22:34-40
Because You Care, The World is Our Parish	November 4, 1990	2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Because You Care, We Are Family	November 11, 1990	A Sermon Drama
Build Each Other Up	November 18, 1990	Thessalonians 5:1-11
The Great Division	November 25,1990	Mathew 25:31-46
Unity In Christ	December 2, 1990	Isaiah 63:15-64:8
Dealing With Separation	December 16, 1990	I Thessalonians 5:15-24
When It All Comes Together	December 23, 1990	Luke 1:26-38
Pause to Hope	December 24, 1990

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1991
Drawn By the Light	January 6, 1991	Mathew 2:1-11
Who Do You Think You Are?	January 13, 1991	Mark 1:4-11
Super Goal	January 27, 1991	Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20
I’m Right, You’re Wrong!	February 3, 1991	I Corinthians 8:1-13
Up, Up and Away	February 10, 1991	Mark 9: 2-8
The Call of Sacrifice	February 17, 1991	Judges 11:29-40
Why Jesus Sacrificed His Life	March 3, 1991	I Corinthians 15:19-26
Sacrifice For What?	March 10, 1991	Romans 12:1-2
Turn What Cheek?	March 24, 1991
Affirmation	March 29, 1991	Good Friday
Sacrifice Triumphs Again!	March 31, 1991	1 Corinthians 15:19-26
The Word To Live By	April 7, 1991	John 20:19-31
The Right To Die	April 14, 1991	I Samual 1:1-7
God Shows No Partiality	May 5, 1991	Acts 10
And They Prayed	May 12, 1991	Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
Being Together	May 19, 1991	Acts 2
When Average is Preferred	June 2, 1991	I Samuel 16:1-13, 2 Corinthians 4:5-12
When Children Teach	June 9, 1991	I Samuel 16:14-23, Mathew 18: 1-5
Christian Symbiosis	June 30, 1991	2 Corinthians 8:7-15
What is a Patriotic Christian?	July 7, 1991	2 Samuel 7:1-17
There’s None Like You	July 14, 1991	2 Samuel 7:18-29
Heart Your Mind	July 21, 1991	Mark 6:30-44
You’re It!	July 28, 1991	2 Samuel 12:1-14
Dressed Fit to Kill	September 1, 1991	Ephesians 6:10-20
Put Your Hand On Your Mouth	September 8, 1991	James 1:17-27
What Do You Say?	September 22, 1991	Mark 8:27-38
Get A Bigger Frame	September 29, 1991	Job 42:1-6
Whose Rights?	October 6, 1991	Mark 10:2-16
I Wanna Be First	October 20, 1991	Mark 10:35-45
You May Have Already Won !	October 27, 1991	Mark 10:46-52
Ending it All	November 17, 1991	Mark 13:24-32
Pilate Error	November 24, 1991	John 18:33-38A
Jeremiah Wept	December 1, 1991	Jeremiah 33:14-16
Refining and Defining	December 8, 1991	Malachi 3:1-4
Creating Peace	December 22, 1991	Micah 5:1-5a, 4:3-4
Coming Home	December 24, 1991
Hang in There	December 29, 1991	Psalm 111

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1992
Open Your Gifts	January 19, 1992
Pulling Together	January 26, 1992
New in the Old	February 9, 1992	Luke 5:1-11
Go To Hell!	February 16, 1992	Luke 6:17-26
On the Face of It	March 1, 1992	Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36
Stay the Course Through Temptation	March 8, 1992	Matthew 4:1-11
Stay the Course Through Peril	March 15, 1992	Luke 9:50-56, 13:31-35
Stay the Course Through Self-Righteousness	March 29, 1992	Luke 15:11-32
Stay the Course: God’s Course Through Loss	April 5, 1992	Phillipians 3:8-14
Stay My Course!	April 12, 1992	Luke 23:1-12, Luke 9:28-36
Stay the Course: God’s Course Through Death	April 19, 1992	John 20:11-18
The Gift of Teaching	April 26, 1992	Ephesians 4:11-6
The Kiss of Life	May 3, 1992	John 20:15-23
Family Fitness	May 10, 1992
New Then, New Now	May 24, 1992	John 13:31-35
Then Name’s Been Changed	May 31, 1992
Postpone Again	July 12, 1992	Luke 10:1-12
Now He’s Meddling!	August 30, 1992	Hebrews 13:1-8
A Dialogue Between Tevuta Puloka and Douglas Norris	October 4, 1992	2 Kings 5:1-19
Fulfill Your Ministry	October 18, 1992	2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
When's the Party?	October 25, 1992	2 Timothy 4:6-8
It’s Not the End!	November 1, 1992	Revelation 21:1-6
Delighting in People	November 15, 1992	Isaiah 65:17-25
King of All Gods	November 22, 1992	Psalm 95:1-3; Colossians 1:11-20
All I Want for Christmas	December 6, 1992	Isaiah 11:1-10, James 5:7-10
Guerilla Gifts	December 20, 1992	Matthew 2:1-12
Let’s Here it for Joseph!	December 24, 1992

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1993
How to Change	January 3, 1993	Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
God Speaks in Silence	January 17, 1993	1 Kings 19.11-15a
The Need to Belong	February 7, 1993	Matthew 23: 8-12; 1 Peter 2:9-10
The Wonder of It All	February 14, 1993	Acts 3:1-10
Missing the Meaning	February 21, 1993	Matthew 17:1-8
The Tree of Wisdom	February 28, 1993	Proverbs 3:13-20
The Tree of Healing	March 7, 1993	John 9:1-41
The Tree of Knowledge	March 14, 1993	John 4:5-26
The Tree of Beauty	March 21, 1993
The One Who Comes After	April 4, 1993	Matthew 3:1-12
New Life	April 11, 1993	1 Corinthians 15:14-22
Where Could I Go?	April 25, 1993	1 Peter 1:17-23
The Church at Its Best	May 2, 1993	Acts 2:42-47
Good Enough For God	July 11, 1993	Colossians 1:19-29
When a Church is a Church	July 18, 1993	Colossians 2:1-15
When You Run Out of Words	July 25, 1993	Romans 8:26-39
God and Weather	August 8, 1993	Matthew 14:22-23
Us And Them	August 15, 1993	Matthew 15:21:-28
Free Gifts!	August 22, 1993	Romans 12:1-8
A Whole New Ballgame	August 29, 1993	Romans 5:1-11
Getting Along Together	September 5, 1993	Matthew 18:15-20
With Open Minds	September 12, 1993	Romans 14:1-12
With Open Arms	September 19, 1993	Matthew 20:1-16
With Open Mouths	September 26, 1993	Psalm 78:1-4, Philippians 2:1-13
With Open Hands	October 3, 1993	Matthew 21:33-46
With Open Hearts	October 10, 1993	Matthew 6:19-21
Walk The Walk	October 17, 1993	I Thessalonians 1:1-10
Y’all Come!	October 24, 1993	Matthew 22:1-14
Communing With Saints	November 7, 1993	1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Risk! God Did	November 14, 1993	Matthew 25:14-30
Go With the Team You Have	November 21, 1993	Ephesians 5:15-20
For Those Who Hate Schedules	November 28, 1993	Mark 13:32-37
Hurry Up And Wait!	December 5, 1993	2 Peter 3:8-15
What To Do While Waiting	December 12, 1993	1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Hidden In Plain View	December 19, 1993	Romans 16:25-27
Coming Home	December 24, 1993
Now Comes The Joy	December 26, 1993	Luke 2:22-40

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1994
Hang In There!	January 2, 1994	Psalm 111
Are You Listening?	January 16, 1994	1 Samuel 3:1-11
Community Awareness	January 23, 1994	Mark 1:14-20
I’m Right, You’re Wrong!	January 30, 1994	1 Corinthians 8:1-13
Moments Of Glory	February 13, 1994	Mark 9:2-9
Theology For Aliens	February 20, 1994	Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:0-15
Theology For Aliens: God Made Us	February 27, 1994	Genesis 1:26-31; 2:4-8
Theology For Aliens: Jesus Loves Us	March 6, 1994	1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Theology For Aliens: The Holy Spirit Powers Us	March 13, 1994	John 14:15-27
Theology For Aliens: We Are Chosen	March 20, 1994	Jeremiah 1:4-8 John 15:12-17
Theology For Aliens: The Church Nurtures And Challenges	March 27, 1994	Ephesians 4:1-16
Theology For Aliens: We Will Live Forever!	April 3, 1994	1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 35-44
What About Judgment And Grace?	April 10, 1994	Galatians 5:19-6:8
Maybe. Maybe Not	April 17, 1994	Luke 24:36b-48
An Old Friend	April 24, 1994	Psalm 23
Love Is Tough	May 8, 1994	John 15:9-17
Back To Business	May 15, 1994	Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
A Church On Fire	May 22, 1994	Acts 2:1-21
It’s In The Blood	June 5, 1994	Luke 22:7-20
So Little, So Big	June 12, 1994	Mark 4:26-34
Summer Praise	July 10, 1994	Ephesians 1:3-14
No Strangers Here	July 17, 1994	Ephesians 2:11-22
Better Than Knowing	July 24, 1994	Ephesians 3:14-21
Are Men Afraid Of Women?	July 31, 1994	Ephesians 4:1-16
Not-So-Wise Solomon	August 14, 1994	1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
It’s Tough Out There	August 21, 1994	Ephesians 6:10-20
Better Than Wine	August 28, 1994	Song Of Solomon 2:8-13
Persistent Pleading	September 4, 1994	Mark 7:24-37
Living Theologically	September 11, 1994	Proverbs 1:20-33
Whatever Happened To Truth?	September 18, 1994	James 3:13-4:10
What About School Prayer?	September 25, 1994	James 5:13-20
He Could Do No Less	October 2, 1994	Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Give It All? Growing For God	October 9, 1994	Mark 10:17-31
The Final Word	October 16, 1994	Job 38:1-21
When Is Enough Enough?	October 23, 1994	Luke 16:19-25; 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19
Hand-Me-Downs	November 6, 1994	Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
O, For A King!	November 20, 1994	Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37
To The Finish And Back: The End Is Coming	November 27, 1994	Jeremiah 33:14-16,Luke 21:25-36
To The Finish And Back: Living For The End	December 4, 1994	Malachi 3:1-4; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6
To The Finish And Back: Today We Rejoice!	December 11, 1994	Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18
To The Finish And Back: From Mary’s Perspective	December 18, 1994	Luke 1:26-45
To The Finish And Back: The End’s In Sight	December 25, 1994	Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; John 1:1-14

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1995
Happy? Try Blessing	January 1, 1995	Numbers 6:22-27, Luke 6:20-26
Happy? Try Poverty	January 8, 1995	Luke 6:20-21
Happy? Try Weeping	January 29, 1995	Luke 6:21 James 4:7-10
Happy? Take Risks	February 5, 1995	Luke 6:22-23, 26
Happy? Turn The Tables	February 12, 1995	Luke 6:27-28, 31 Romans 12:14-21
Happy? Keep The Initiative	February 19, 1995	Matthew 5:38-41, Luke 6:29
Happy? Try Merced!	March 5, 1995	Matthew 5:7, Luke 6:36
Happy? Lay Off Judging	March 12, 1995	Luke 6:37; 41-42 Romans 2:1-4
Happy? Try Forgiving	March 19, 1995	Matthew 5:23-24; 6:14-15 Mark 6:37
Happy? Try Giving	March 26, 1995	Luke 6:38 Corinthians 9:6-12
Who Killed Jesus?	April 2, 1995	Mark 15:1-15, Matthew 27:1-2, 11-26
For Land’s Sake	April 9, 1995	John 18:28-36
Body Talk	April 16, 1995, Easter	1 Corinthians 15:35-48, 42-55
Oh, What We Do To Each Other!	April 23, 1995	John 20:19-31
When God Loses	April 30, 1995	Luke 15:1-7
Do It Anyway!	May 14, 1995	John 13:31-35
Only A Dream?	May 21, 1995	Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
You Did Not Remember	May 28, 1995	Ezekiel 16:1-22
My Dad	June 11, 1995	Matthew 7:7-12
Free To Do What?	July 2, 1995	Galatians 5:1, 13-25
There’s Magic In The Moment	July 23, 1995	Luke 10:38-42
Names Do Count	July 30, 1995	Hosea 1:2-10
They’re Out To Get You	August 6, 1995	Luke 12:13-21
Taking The First Step	August 13, 1995	Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
You’ve Already Won!	August 20, 1995	1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Body Building	August 27, 1995	Ephesians 4:1-16
Trusted With Grace	September 3, 1995	1 Peter 4:10-11
Unique And Essential	September 10, 1995	Romans 12:1-8
He Said What??	September 24, 1995	Luke 16:1-13
Watch Your Lines!	October 8, 1995	Luke 16:19-31
Made In Our Image	October 15, 1995	Isaiah 44:9-20; Romans 1:18-15
As Long As I Live!	October 29, 1995	Joel 2:23-27, Luke 18:9-14
Leap In Faith!	November 12, 1995	Haggai 2:1-9
Tried And Tired?	November 19, 1995	Isaiah 65:17-25, Thessalonians 3:6-13
Tell Them About Jesus	November 26, 1995	Colossians 1:11-20
What Jesus Wants For Christmas: Get Ready	December 3, 1995	Matthew 24:36-44
What Jesus Wants For Christmas: Ignite Love	December 10, 1995	Isaiah 11:1-10, Romans 15:4-13, Mark 12:28-31
What Jesus Wants For Christmas: Follow Me	December 17, 1995	Luke 1:46-55; 5:27; 9:23-25
Who Invited Shepherds?	December 24, 1995, p.m.	Luke 2:1-20
What Jesus Wants For Christmas: Think Big	December 24, 1995, a.m.

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1996
When God Speaks	January 21, 1996	Matthew 4:12-23
Restoring The Cross	January 28, 1996	1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Are, Not Should	February 4, 1996	Matthew 5:1-20
Trees Or Posts?	February 11, 1996	1 Corinthians 3:1-9
It Takes A Team	February 18, 1996	Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9
What Went Wrong?	February 25, 1996	Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11
Mystery And Wonder: Born Over Again?	March 3, 1996	John 3:1-17
Never Thirsty Again!	March 10, 1996	John 4:5-42
Mystery And Wonder: What God Sees	March 17, 1996	1 Samuel 16:1-13
What Happens When We Die	March 24, 1996	John 11:1-45
Mystery And Wonder: And He Died	March 31, 1996
Dress Up For Easter	April 7, 1996	Colossians 3:1-15
Connected!	April 21, 1996
What About Other Religions?	May 5, 1996	Romans 2:1-16
My Mother	May 12, 1996
Let Them Know	May 19, 1996	Acts 1:1-11
Open For Power	May 26, 1996	Acts 2:1-21
Out Of Chaos	June 2, 1996	Genesis 1:1-8,
Dr. Jesus	June 9, 1996	Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Attacked By Hate	July 7, 1996	2 Chronicles 7:12-20
Resist, Wither, Choke Or Grow?	July 14, 1996	Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Don’t Pull The Weeds!	July 21, 1996	Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Wearing God Down	August 18, 1996	Matthew 15:21-28
If It Had Not Been The Lord	August 25, 1996	Psalm 124
Say No To Yourself	September 1, 1996	Matthew 16:1-28
Forgive As...	September 15, 1996	Matthew 18:21-25
An Accountant’s Nightmare	September 22, 1996	Matthew 20:1-16
Boosters, Boomers, And Busters	October 6, 1996	Matthew 21:23-32
Making Minority Reports	October 20, 1996	Numbers 13:1-3, 25-33
Keep It Simple	October 27, 1996	Matthew 22:34-46
Communion Of The Saints	November 3, 1996	Hebrews 11:39-12:2
God’s Plan	November 17, 1996	Matthew 25:14-30
Extravagant Lavishness	November 24, 1996	Mark 14:3-9
Ready Or Not	December 1, 1996	Matthew 25:1-13
Scrooge-- Alive And Well?	December 8, 1996	2 Peter 3:8-15a
Looking For Christmas	December 15, 1996	Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
Convergence	December 22, 1996	Luke 1:26-38
The Song In The Air	December 24, 1996
They Went Home	December 29, 1996	Luke 2:22-40

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1997
Begin With Jesus	January 5, 1997	Hebrews 1:1-3
Uniquely Yours	January 12, 1997	2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2
We Teach	February 2, 1997	Mark 1:21-28
A Moment Of Glory	February 9, 1997	Mark 9:2-9
About Jesus	March 2, 1997	Mark 1:14-20
A Near-Death Experience	March 9, 1997	John 7:53-8:11
Stand Up Straight	March 16, 1997	Luke 13:10-17
Breaking The Stranglehold	March 23, 1997, Palm Sunday	Mark 15:1-39
God Calls Us Through,	March 30, 1997, Easter	Mark 16:1-7
God’s Big Joke	April 6, 1997	1 John 1:1-2:2
Who’s In? Who’s Out?	April 20, 1997	Acts 8:26-40
What About Women Pastors?	April 27, 1997
Home Is Where You Find It	May 11, 1997
Hear It Again	May 18, 1997	Acts 2:1-21
Let My People Go	May 25, 1997	1 Corinthians 15:50-57
Get (Guide, Encourage, Teach)	June 1, 1997	1 Samuel 3:1-20
Is The Bible True?	June 8, 1997	2 Timothy 3:10-17
How Mighty Is Almighty?	June 29, 1997
Creation, Creationism, And Evolution	July 6, 1997
Take Me To Your Leader	July 13, 1997
Just Like Us	July 20, 1997	Philippians 2:1-11
Quality Is Conditional	July 27, 1997	Revelation 20:11-21:4
Who Has The Spirit?	August 3, 1997	John 14:15-27
Catholic And Universal	August 10, 1997	Ephesians 1:15-23, I Peter 2:9-10
Surrounded And Supported	August 17, 1997	Hebrews 11:36-12:2
Second Chances	August 24, 1997	Ephesians 2:1-10
It’s Not Over	August 31, 1997	1 Corinthians 15:35-45
By The Authority	September 7, 1997	1 Peter 1:1-2
To Lodi Men Of First United Methodist Church	September 13, 1997
Scattered, But Chosen	September 14, 1997	I Peter 1:2
Blessed Be God	September 21, 1997	1 Peter 1:3
Undying Or Living Hope?	September 28,1997	1 Peter 1:3
You’re Rich!	October 5, 1997	1 Peter 1:4-5
The Joy In Rejoice	October 12, 1997	1 Peter 1:6-9
All For You	October 19, 1997	1 Peter 1:10-12
You're Different	October 26, 1997	1 Peter 1:13-2:1
Living Stones	November 2, 1997	1 Peter 2:2-5
God’s Own People	November 9, 1997	1 Peter 2:9-10
What About Wives Obeying Their Husbands?	November 16, 1997	1 Peter 2:11-3:7
Turn It Into A Blessing	November 23, 1997	1 Peter 3:8-22
Nearing The End!	November 30, 1997	1 Peter 4:1-11
Dress In Style!	December 14, 1997	1 Peter 5:1-11
Upside Down	December 21, 1997	Luke 1:39-55
Get In The Light	December 24, 1997
When You’re Small	December 28, 1997	Luke 2:41-52

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1998
Tend To Your Own Knitting	January 25, 1998	1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Love Is Courteous	February 1, 1998	1 Corinthians 13
Forgive Murderers?	February 8, 1998
Dream Big!	February 21, 22 1998	Luke 6.17-26
Get Connected	March 8, 1998	Galatians 6:2, Romans 15:1-7
Pray And Praise	March 15, 1998	Colossians 3:12-17;4:2
Keep The Commandments	March 22, 1998	1 Timothy 6:11-16
Give Yourself Away	March 29, 1998	Matthew 16:21-26
Ask For Help	April 5, 1998	Acts 13:16-31, 38-39
Think Triumph!	April 12, 1998	John 20:11-18
You Want Proof?	April 19, 1998	John 20:19-31
You Want Change?	April 26, 1998	Acts 9:1-20
You Want Answered Prayer?	May 3, 1998	Acts 9:36-43
You Want Family?	May 10, 1998	Acts 11:1-9, John 13:34-35
But, What Can I Do?	May 17, 1998	1 Corinthians 12:4-11
Never The Same!	May 31, 1998	Acts 2:1-4, 38-42
Go...	June 28, 1998	Luke 9:51-62
You Can’t Stop The Harvest!	July 5, 1998	Galatians 6:7-10
Start Over!	July 12, 1998	Amos 7:7-15
It’s A Matter Of Rhythm	July 19, 1998	Luke 10:38-42
Pray The Best	July 26, 1998	Luke 11:1-13
The More I Called, The More They Went!	August 2, 1998	Hosea 11:1-9
For The Long Haul	August 9, 1998	Luke 12:32-40
Forty Years	August 16, 1998	Luke 12:49-56
What’s Your Name?	August 30, 1998	Luke 13:10-17
Forgive And Welcome	September 6, 1998	Philemon 1:1-24
The Blessing	September 13, 1998
Where I Differ	September 20, 1998	2 Timothy 3:16-4:8
Take The Offense	September 27, 1998	Luke 16:1-13
The World At Our Doorstep	October 4, 1998	Mark 16:9-16
Where Are The Nine?	October 11, 1998	Luke 17:11-19
Here And There	November 1, 1998	Luke 6:20-31
When Is Enough Enough?	November 8, 1998	Mark 12:38-44, Romans 12:1-2
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Live	November 15, 1998	John 1:1-14
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Become	November 22, 1998	Colossians 1:11-20
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Shine	November 29, 1998	Isaiah 9:2, John 1:4-9; 8:12
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Be Free	December 6, 1998	Matthew 3:1-12
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Risk	December 13, 1998	Isaiah 11:1-10
Tell Them About Jesus: Power To Reconcile	December 20, 1998	Luke 2:8-14
Finding The Right Gift	December 24, 1998
Now Is What You’ve Got	December 27, 1998	2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2

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1999
Pass It On	January 3, 1999	Ephesians 3:7-10; 4:11-13
Knee Deep	January 10, 1999	Matthew 3:13-17
Why Blood?	January 17, 1999	John 1:29-36
Whose Are You?	February 7, 1999	1 Corinthians 1:10-18
More Than This	February 14, 1999	Matthew 17:1-8
Even As They	February 21, 1999	Acts 15:1-11
Tell The Stories	February 28, March 1	Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13
Say No By Saying Yes	February 28, 1999	Matthew 4:1-11
Recycle Or Perish	March 21, 1999	Ezekiel 37:1-14
What If Jesus Hadn’t?	March 28, 1999, Palm Sunday	Isaiah 50:4-9a
What If You Are Raised?	April 4, 1999, Easter	Colossians 3:1-4
How Big Is Your God?	April 11, 1999	John 20:19-29
Talk About Radical!	April 18, 1999	Hebrews 9:24-28, Romans 12:1
Of Use And Value	April 25, 1999
People First	May 2, 1999
Why?	May 16, 1999
What if the Holy Spirit Came?	May 23, 1999	John 20:21-23; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4
Millennial Hoopla	May 30, 1999	Mark 13:1-37
Hear It Again	June 6, 1999	Genesis 4:1-12, John 3:16
Go	June 13, 1999	Matthew 28:16-30

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2000
We Made It, or Did We?	January 9, 2000	Mark 1:4-11
Tolerate Intolerance?	January 16, 2000	Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, 19-22
People First	January 30, 2000	1 Corinthians 8:1-13
First Name Basis	February 6, 2000	Isaiah 40:21-31
Yes, Yes!	February 20, 2000	2 Corinthians 1:18-22

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2001
You Should Have One	January 21, 2001	Isaiah 49:1-7, 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Discerning God’s Call	January 28, 2001	Jeremiah 1:4-9, Romans 12:1-8
When is Enough Enough?	February 18, 2001	Mark 12:38-44, Romans 12:1-2
Believing is Seeing!	February 25, 2001	Luke 9:28-36
How Mighty is Almighty?	March 4, 2001	Luke 4:1-13
God Creates	March 11, 2001	Genesis 1:26-31; 2:4-8
Jesus Redeems	March 18, 2001	Colossians 1:13-23
The Holy Spirit Powers	March 25, 2001	John 14:15-27, Acts 1:8
We're Not Alone	April 8, 2001	Palm Sunday; Hebrews 11:39-12:2
Body Talk	April 15, 2001	Easter; 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-55
For This I Was Born	April 29, 2001	John 18:33-37
Making Relationships Work	May 6, 2001	Ephesians 5:21-33
Tough Love	May 13, 2001 (Mother’s Day)	John 15:9-17
Free To Do What?	July 1, 2001	Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Most Misunderstood Teachings	July 8, 2001	Mathew 5:38-41
The More I Called, the More They Went	August 5, 2001	Hosea 11:1-9
Made In Our Image	August 12, 2001	Isaiah 44:9-20; Romans 1:18-25
Not a Samaritan!	August 19, 2001	Luke 10:25-37
Start Over!	August 26, 2001	Luke 10:25-37

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2006-2007
Tell Them About Jesus	May 21, 2006	Colossians 1:13-20
She Wept	June 10, 2007	Luke 7:36-53
Choose!	July 22, 2007	Joshua 24:1-7, 13-15
Love God, Love Neighbor	July 29, 2007	Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Mark 12:28-34
Let God Be God	August 5, 2007	Exodus 20:1-7
Dealing With Controversy Biblically	August 12, 2007	Mark 12:28-34
Honor or Division?	August 19, 2007	Exodus 20:12; Luke 12:49-53
Invite Whom?	September 2, 2007	Luke 14:1, 7-14
Let’s Go Crazy!	September 9, 2007	Proverbs 1:1-7; Acts 26:19-24
One God, Many Religions	September 16, 2007	Romans 1:18-20; 2:12-16
Respond: Guard the Treasure	October 7, 2007	2 Timothy 1:1-14
One God, Many Religions, Part 2	October 14, 2007	Philippians 2:1-11
In or Out?	October 21, 2007	Jeremiah 31:31-34
God 101	October 28, 2007	Genesis 12:1-2, Mark 1:14-20
Where is Heaven?	November 4, 2007	Hebrews 11:39-12:2
Take Courage	November 11, 2007	Haggai 2:1-9
Give Thanks, But How?	November 18, 2007	Psalm 118
Wait on the Lord: What To Do While Waiting	December 2, 2007	Romans 13:11-14
From Discards to Bouquets	December 9, 2007	2 Corinthians 5:17
Be Alert	December 16, 2007	Luke 12:39-40
Wait on the Lord for Joy	December 23, 2007	Luke 1:39-45
Why Shepherds	December 24, 2007	Luke 2:8-20
Confidence in Your Destiny	December 30, 2007	Ephesians 1:3-14

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2008
What Time is It?	January 6, 2008	Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Mark 1:14-15; 2 Corinthians 6:2
What Foolishness!	January 27, 2008	1 Corinthians 1:10-18
God Breaks Through	February 3, 2008	Matthew 17:1-9
What’s the Matter With People?	February 10, 2008	Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
God Does the Changing	February 17, 2008	John 3:1-17
Let God Change You and the World	February 24, 2008	John 4:5-42
Choose Life	March 23, 2008	Deuteronomy 30:19; Colossians 3:1-4
Conquer or Respect?	April 6, 2008	Genesis 1:28; Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8
This is the Life	April 13, 2008	John 10:1-10
Chosen For What?	April 20, 2008	1 Peter 2:2-10
In Pursuit of Religion	April 27, 2008	Acts 17:16-31
The Preponderance of Contrasts	May 18, 2008	1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
Teach With Authority	June 1, 2008	Matthew 7:21-29
Good Intentions Are Not Enough	July 6, 2008	Romans 7:14-25a
What Happens When You Do and Don’t Forgive	July 27, 2008	Colossians 3:12-13
What To do With Guilt	August 3, 2008	John 20:19-23
A Jubilant Jubilee	August 17, 2008	Leviticus 25:8-10; Colossians 3:12-14
Forgiven and Forgiving	August 24, 2008	Matthew 5:23-24, 6:14-15, Mark 6:37
If God Were Fair	September 21, 2008	Matthew 20:1-16
Doing and Saying	September 28, 2008	Matthew 21:28-32
To Give is to Live	October 5, 2008	Matthew 10:24-26
Whose is What?	October 19, 2008	Matthew 22:15-22
Going Forward	October 26, 2008	Deuteronomy 34:1-9
Remembering Tomorrow	November 2, 2008	Revelation 7:9-17
Check Your Oil	November 9, 2008	Matthew 25:1-13
Surprise! Surprise!	November 23, 2008	Matthew 25:31-46
Knowing the Signs	December 7, 2008	Luke 21:20-33
Impossible?	December 21, 2008	Luke 1:26-38

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Post 2008
What We Think About Women	September 23, 2012	Proverbs 31:10-31
If Only...	February 3, 2013	Hebrews 9:11-14
What Jesus Looks Like	September 29, 2013	Luke 16:19-31
The B... Word	February 2, 2014	Luke 2:22-40
God 101	October 25, 2015	John 4:23-24
Dream Big: A Mother's Dream	May 8, 2016	Exodus 2:1-10
Dream Big: A Healthy Body And Mind	May 22, 2016	Daniel 1:11-17
Dream Big: It Only Takes One	May 29, 2016	1 Kings 18:17-21
Yet...	November 13, 2016	Habakkuk 1:1-5, 3:17-18
The Called: Courage to Face the Opposition	October 8, 2017	1 Kings 18:17-21
You're Not Alone	May 2, 2021	Romans 8:38-39; Hebrews 12:1-2
Together We Serve	August 14, 2022	1 Corinthians 12:12-20
The Church At Its Best	August 21, 2022	Acts 2:42-47
Put People First	August 28, 2022	Mark 3:1-5
Christ Died For You	September 4, 2022	1 John 2:1-2
Heed the Cry!	September 11, 2022	John 4:21-24
Having Trouble With Forgiveness?	September 18, 2022	Colossians 3:12-15
There's the Joy	September 25, 2022	Matthew 6:19-21

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