Sermon Series
"Friendship"
In this series, Dr. Decelle explores the crucial role friendship has in bringing joy to life,
the congregation, and the fulfilling of Christian mission in the world.
January 6, 2008 "O What a Friend We Have"
January 13, 2008 "The Church as Friendship Community"
January 20, 2008 "The Mission of Friendship"
January 27, 2008 "How to be a Friend"
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Sermon
Transfiguration Sunday
February 3, 2008 "Thoughts on God's Presence and Hiddenness"
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Sermon Series
"Why Jesus Suffered"
In this series, Dr. DeCelle offers a fresh consideration of the classic interpretations of Jesus' death including the Christus Victor Model, the Recapitulation Model, the Moral Influence model, and the Penal Substitution model.
February 10, 2008 "Bought at a Price"
February 17, 2008 "...So We May Be Like Him"
February 24, 2008 "Unmasking the Dominion System"
March 2, 2008 "So Hearts Can Beat Again"
March 9, 2008 "Canceling the Debt We Could Never Pay"
March 20, 2008 "The Lord's Supper as Passover Meal"
Easter
Easter Day Sermon, March 23, 2008 "The Judgment of Judging"
March 30, 2008 "Talking to a Stranger"
April 6, 2008 "Memory and Hope"
April 13, 2008 "A Fresh Look at Secularity"
May 4, 2008 "What Are You Doing Here?"
May 11, 2008 "God's Breath of Life"
May 25, 2008 "The Conversion of the Church"
The Healing of the Self: Discovering Spiritual Formation
June 1, 2008 "Broken Within"
June 8, 2008: "Deliverance From Destructive Ideas"
June 15, 2008: "Mastered by Feelings"
June 22, 2008: "From the Many to the One"
June 29, 2008: "The Spiritual Significance of Our Bodies"
Sermons Preached on the Common Lectionary
July 13, 2008: "The Nerve of Failure"
July 20, 2008: "When the Church is a Mess"
July 27, 2008: "The Mustard Seed Kingdom"
August 3, 2008: "Abundance in the Midst of Scarcity"
August 10, 2008: "Strength in the Midst of Turmoil"
August 17, 2008: "The Power of Persistence"
August 31, 2008: "The Cross of the Christian"
September 14, 2008: "How Can We Forgive?"
September 21, 2008: "God's Love for Newcomers"
September 28, 2008: "The Genius of Doing"
October 5, 2008: "The Lord and the Harvest"
October 19, 2008: "God's Dream of Economic Fairness"
October 26, 2008: "No Other Gods"
November 2, 2008: "Simplicity"
November 9, 2008: "The Art of Waiting--Busily!"
November 16, 2008: "The Kingdom Vision of Abundance"
November 30, 2008: "Putting the World to Rights"
December 7, 2008: "In Mary's Footsteps"