First Presbyterian Church Sermons by Pastor Susan Barnes |
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Date |
Sermon Title |
Scripture Verses |
Keywords |
| December 31, 2006 | Christmas Monologues presented by Guest Speakers | Those who met Jesus soon after his birth and their feelings about Him. | |
December 24, 2006 |
Crazy Stories | Luke 1:26-33 Titus 2:11-14 |
Unbelievable but true stories, Slinky control, Smiling potato, Jesus' birth. |
| December 24, 2006 | AM--Radio Show presented by the PYGs | Birth of Christ as portrayed in the 1940's on a radio show. | |
| December 17, 2006 | Christmas Pageant presented by the Children | Manger Scene | |
| December 10, 2006 | Two-Way Blessings | Malachi 3:1-5 Luke 1:68-79 Luke 3:1-6 |
Nancy Lower, Faith, Perceptions |
| December 3, 2006 | Out with the Inn | Psalm 25:1-10 I Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 2:1-7 |
The "Inn", Christmas story, Historical accuracy |
| November 26, 2006 | "King from A to Z" | Psalm 132 John 18:33-37 Revelations 1:4-8 |
Scope of God, Power, Sense of value |
| November 19, 2006 | Value Added | I Samuel 1:4-20 I Samuel 2:1-10 |
Sharing God's Blessings |
| November 12, 2006 | The Prayer that Never Fails | Ruth 3:1-11, 4:13-17 Mark 12:38-44 Hebrews 9:24-28 |
God's will, Stewardship, Commitment to others |
| November 5, 2006 | Strangers and Saints | Ruth 1:1-18 Mark 12:28-34 |
Love, Practicing love and tolerance, Treatment of strangers, Saints |
| October 29, 2006 | Pathway to Peace by Guest Speaker Roxanna Swann | Peace, Politics, Tolerance | |
| October 22, 2006 | It's Not about You | Mark 10:35-45 Hebrews 5:1-10 |
Personal world-views, Peacemaker Paul Beran, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict |
| October 15, 2006 | Why Bother? | Job 23:1-9 Mark 10:17-31 Hebrews 4:12-16 |
Wealth and Worthiness, Poverty, God's Grace |
| October 8, 2006 | Hard Sayings | Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16 |
Divorce (historical and Jesus perceptions), Children's place |
| October 1, 2006 | Salty Christians | Psalm 124 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50 |
Salt, Relationships between people, Anathoth Community Garden |
| September 24, 2006 | Youth Campbell Farms Mission Trip Report, Text not available. | ||
| September 17, 2006 | Food for Speech | Proverbs 1:20-33 Psalm 19 James 3:1-13 |
Wise living, God's wisdom, Kindness |
| September 10, 2006 | Good Names | Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 16, 22-23 James 2:1-10, 14-17 |
What's in a name, Treating all as people of value, The good name of Jesus Christ |
| September 3, 2006 | Widow and Orphan Control | Mark 7:1-23 James 1:17-27 |
Conflicting values-- deciding what is important. |
| August 27, 2006 | Counter-cultural Armor | Psalm 84 John 6:56-69 Ephesians 6:10-20 |
Fame, Temptation, "Big Brother" |
| August 20, 2006 | Musical presentation by Rick Hart | ||
| August 13, 2006 | Drives | 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 Psalm 130 Ephesians 4:25-5:2 |
Controlling emotion, resisting retaliation |
| August 6, 2006 | Passing Judgment | 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a Psalm 51 Ephesians 4:1-16 |
Apologies, King David |
| July 30, 2006 | Confused by Integrity | 2 Samuel 11:1-14 Psalm 14 Ephesians 3:14-21 |
Judgment, Adultery, Humility |
| July 23, 2006 | Dividing Walls Multiply | 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-56 |
King David, Walls, Peace, Depression, Love |
| July 16, 2006 | Integrity Collage | 2 Samuel 6:1-19 Psalm 24 Mark 6:14-29 |
John's beheading, Faith, Aging, More |
| July 9, 2006 | Who Needs Ramparts | 2 Samuel 5:1-10 Psalm 48 Mark 6:1-13 |
Lame, Blind, Prayer, Pepsico, Rampart |
| July 2, 2006 | This Gracious Work Guest Speaker Maryalys Urey |
II Corinthians 8:7—15 |
Equality, Genuine love, Good works, Respect |
| June 25, 2006 | The Cloud of Witnesses at General Assembly | Hebrews 12:1-14 | Homosexuality, Grace, Fear, Complaints, Trinity, General Assembly 2006 |
| June 18, 2006 | Guest Speaker Jim Kauth | ||
| June 11, 2006 | Presentation of Pastor Susan's Quilts to congregation | ||
| June 4, 2006 | Spirit of Inspiration | Psalm 104:24-35 John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 Acts 2:1-21 |
Pentecost, presenting Jesus to the world, Ecumenical relations, Fly fishing |
| May 28, 2006 | Final Instructions | Psalm 1 John 17:6-19 Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 |
How to treat one another, "A few words in closing" by Charlotte Johnstone |
| May 21, 2006 | Spoiler Alert | John 15:9-17 1 John 5:1-6 |
DaVinci Code, Continuity errors, Aliasing |
| May 14, 2006 | The Gospel According to Dr. Suess by guest speakers from the PYGs. | Galatians 3:28 2 Corinthians 5:17 Luke 19:1-6 Psalm 24:1-2 |
Dr. Suess, Christian Messages from the Sneeches, Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and Horton the Elephant. |
| May 7, 2006 | Deep and Wide Wisdom | Psalm 23 Wisdom of Solomon 9:9-10 Proverbs 9:1-10 Acts 9:36-42 |
Women's place in Christianity, "Sacred Feminine", God's many images. |
| April 30, 2006 | Being Children of God | Psalm 4 Luke 24:36-48 |
Christian Behavior, Imitation of and "Being Like" God |
| April 23, 2006 | Nurturing Truth in the Family | Psalm 133 Acts 4:32-5:11 |
Appearances, Dishonesty, Abuse, Peace, Unity and Purity Theological Task Force Findings |
| April 16, 2006 | Mark's Easter | Mark 16: 1-8 | Meaning of Easter, Resurrection, Good News, Interpretation |
| April 9, 2006 | Did Judas Have to Do It? | Psalm 31:9-16 Mark 14:32-50 |
Gospel of Judas, passion Sunday, Baker City Shooting, Making Sense of Tragedy |
| April 2, 2006 | Relationships, Not Results | Jeremiah 31: 31-34 John 12:20-33 Hebrews 5:5-10 |
Selflessness, Bearing Fruit, Role of Prayer, Community |
| March 26, 2006 | Looking Evil in the Eye | Numbers 21:4-9 Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 John 3:14-21 Ephesians 2:1-10 |
Snakes, Identifying evil, Depression, Steadfast Love |
| March 19, 2006 | Jokes and Theological Help | I Corinthians 1:18-25 | Humor, Facing life's trials |
| March 12, 2006 | Lenten Nourishment | Psalm 22:23-31 Mark 8:31-38 |
Taking up your cross, Women's roles, Caregivers' roles |
| March 5, 2006 | Guest Preacher Rev. Linda Toth. Sermon not available. | ||
| March 1, 2006 | Ash Wednesday | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 | Fasting, Focus, God's Love |
| February 26, 2006 | Reflections on the 30-hour Famine presented by the Youth Group | World Hunger, Collecting money for World Vision | |
| February 19, 2006 | Through the Roof | Psalm 41 Mark 2:1-12 |
Healing, Blasphemy, Compassion |
| February 12, 2006 | Exegetical Joy | II Kings 5:1-14 Psalm 30 Mark 1:40-45 |
Anger, Texts, Scribes, Interpretation |
| February 5, 2006 | The Message is Healing | Isaiah 40:18-21 Mark 1:29-39 |
Healing, Adoption |
| January 29, 2006 | Facing Demons | Psalm 111 Mark 1:21-28 |
Anti-semitism, Multi-faith dialogue |
| January 22, 2006 | Just Desserts | Psalm 62:5-12 Mark 1:14-20 |
Dessert/desert, Hate mail, Shalom |
| January 15, 2006 | Encouraging Goodness | John 1:43-51 I Corinthians 6:1-20 |
Harlotry, Smoking, Peer Pressure |
| January 8, 2006 | What Do We Bring | Isaiah 60:1-6 Matthew 2:1-12 Ephesians 3:1-12 |
Chrismons |
| January 1, 2006 | Faith Leaps | Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 148 Galatians 4:4-7 |
Leap second, Time |
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