August 6, 2017
"The Source of Life"
Matthew 14:13-21
July 30, 2017
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
"The Secret of God's Activity"
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
July 23, 2017
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
"God's Attention on a Mixed Body"
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 16, 2017
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
"Seeds Anywhere and Everywhere!"
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 9, 2017
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
"Calling the Weary and Burdened"
Matthew 11:28-30
July 2, 2017
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
"Where is God?" - Kevin E. Porter
Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Psalm 13
June 25, 2017
Third Sunday after Pentecost
"The Gospel Shakes Up, Rearranges, Reorients."
Matthew 10:24-39
June 18, 2017
Second Sunday after Pentecost
"God's Choice"
I Samuel 16:1-13
June 11, 2017
Children's Day
Theme: "Do It"
Psalms 119:34; Philippians 4:13; Colossians 3:23; 2 Timothy 2:15
June 4, 2017
Pentecost Sunday
"Gathered and Directed by the Spirit"
Acts 2:1-13
Acts 2:14-21
May 28, 2017
"Committed to Us"
John 17:1-11
PRAYER
We have been praying for one another and those we do not know.
We will continue to pray as the Spirit of God in our hearts urges us and intercedes for us.
Let us pray:
Dear God, we come to you gratefully and with sincere hearts acknowledging our dependence on you.
Only by your grace do we live and only in your mercy shall we overcome all that crushes the human spirit.
Too many children are crying due to hunger and thirst all over the world.
Make us messengers of your provisions.
Too many children are sobbing due to loss of parents, and the opportunity to experience
parents’ love cut short, and confused about their future.
Make us messengers of your comfort and hope.
Stories of our sisters and brothers whose lives have been shattered due to war,
famine, and displacement from their homeland has become our daily news.
Make us messengers of your sheltering love.
We recoil at the stories of domestic and public abuse of people and unthinkable violence
meted out on the defenseless.
Make us messengers of your justice.
Many loved ones are experiencing deep sorrow as they watch their loved ones on their death bed,
untold pain as some collect the pieces of the bodies of loved ones killed in tragic road crashes.
Make us messengers of your peace, comfort and assurance.
Many friends are sick and weak in their bodies. Even though their spirit is willing their physical condition
is incapable of fulfilling their longings and aspirations.
Make us messengers of your goodwill.
Many have been wronged, blamed and victimized for no fault of theirs.
Make us messengers of your love and justice.
Hatred among people has taken a toll on several innocent lives, invited unwelcome
and damaging spirit into homes, work places, churches, and different communities.
Make us messengers of your love and reconciliation.
More than ever today, churches all over the world including ours, need the guidance of your HS
to combat the principalities of this world, to confront evil, and to proclaim your message of love.
Replace our fear with your courage, our ignorance with your wisdom, our life with your life.
Hear us O Christ our eternal friend and teacher. Amen.
"The Source of Life"
Matthew 14:13-21
July 30, 2017
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
"The Secret of God's Activity"
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
July 23, 2017
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
"God's Attention on a Mixed Body"
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 16, 2017
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
"Seeds Anywhere and Everywhere!"
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 9, 2017
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
"Calling the Weary and Burdened"
Matthew 11:28-30
July 2, 2017
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
"Where is God?" - Kevin E. Porter
Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Psalm 13
June 25, 2017
Third Sunday after Pentecost
"The Gospel Shakes Up, Rearranges, Reorients."
Matthew 10:24-39
June 18, 2017
Second Sunday after Pentecost
"God's Choice"
I Samuel 16:1-13
June 11, 2017
Children's Day
Theme: "Do It"
Psalms 119:34; Philippians 4:13; Colossians 3:23; 2 Timothy 2:15
June 4, 2017
Pentecost Sunday
"Gathered and Directed by the Spirit"
Acts 2:1-13
Acts 2:14-21
May 28, 2017
"Committed to Us"
John 17:1-11
PRAYER
We have been praying for one another and those we do not know.
We will continue to pray as the Spirit of God in our hearts urges us and intercedes for us.
Let us pray:
Dear God, we come to you gratefully and with sincere hearts acknowledging our dependence on you.
Only by your grace do we live and only in your mercy shall we overcome all that crushes the human spirit.
Too many children are crying due to hunger and thirst all over the world.
Make us messengers of your provisions.
Too many children are sobbing due to loss of parents, and the opportunity to experience
parents’ love cut short, and confused about their future.
Make us messengers of your comfort and hope.
Stories of our sisters and brothers whose lives have been shattered due to war,
famine, and displacement from their homeland has become our daily news.
Make us messengers of your sheltering love.
We recoil at the stories of domestic and public abuse of people and unthinkable violence
meted out on the defenseless.
Make us messengers of your justice.
Many loved ones are experiencing deep sorrow as they watch their loved ones on their death bed,
untold pain as some collect the pieces of the bodies of loved ones killed in tragic road crashes.
Make us messengers of your peace, comfort and assurance.
Many friends are sick and weak in their bodies. Even though their spirit is willing their physical condition
is incapable of fulfilling their longings and aspirations.
Make us messengers of your goodwill.
Many have been wronged, blamed and victimized for no fault of theirs.
Make us messengers of your love and justice.
Hatred among people has taken a toll on several innocent lives, invited unwelcome
and damaging spirit into homes, work places, churches, and different communities.
Make us messengers of your love and reconciliation.
More than ever today, churches all over the world including ours, need the guidance of your HS
to combat the principalities of this world, to confront evil, and to proclaim your message of love.
Replace our fear with your courage, our ignorance with your wisdom, our life with your life.
Hear us O Christ our eternal friend and teacher. Amen.
May 21, 2017
"I Will"
John 14:15-21
May 14, 2017
"She Who Is"
John 19:25-27
1 Cor. 13:4-7
May 7, 2017
"To Know Him"
John 10:1-10
April 30, 2017
Combined Worship
Acts 17:26-28
April 23, 2017
Second Sunday of Easter
"Resurrection Peace"
John 20:19-31
April 16, 2017
Easter Sunday
"The Community of the Risen Christ"
John 20:1-18
April 13, 2017
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
April 9, 2017
Palm Sunday
"God Enters"
Matthew 21:1-11
April 2, 2017
Fifth Sunday in Lent
"The Effectiveness of Right Seeing"
John 9:1-11
March 26, 2017
Fourth Sunday in Lent
"The Comforter"
John 14:15-21
March 19, 2017
Third Sunday in Lent
"An Ordinary Vessel Filled"
John 4:5-29
March 12, 2017
Second Sunday in Lent
"Step Out Into The Light"
John 3:1-17
March 5, 2017
First Sunday in Lent
"Unwavering Spirit Embodied"
Matthew 4:1-11
March 1, 2017
Ash Wednesday
Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Psalm 139; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
February 26, 2017
"A Glimpse of Glory"
Matthew 17:1-9
February 19, 2017
"Reflective Resistance"
Matthew 5:38-48
February 12, 2017
"Mending the Broken Things"
Matthew 5:21-26
February 5, 2017
"Flavor and Radiance"
Matthew 5:13-20
January 29, 2017
"Blessed"
Matthew 5:1-12
January 22, 2017
"The Call"
Matthew 4:12-23
January 15, 2017
"The Great Invitation"
John 1:29-42
January 8, 2017
"God's Plan had Come to Fruition"
Matthew 3:13-17
January 1, 2017
First Sunday after Christmas Day
"Jesus for Everyone"
Luke 2:15-21; Matthew 2:1-12
December 24, 2016
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-14; Luke 2:15-20
Advent Reflections:
December 11, 2016
Third Sunday of Advent
"The Joy of God is in our Midst"
Matthew 11:2-11
December 4, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent
"Imagining Peace in a Troubled World"
Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
November 27, 2016
First Sunday of Advent
"Breaking Through"
Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44
December 4, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent
"Imagining Peace in a Troubled World"
Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
December 11, 2016
Third Sunday of Advent
"The Joy of God is in our Midst"
Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
July 17, 2016
"Hospitality and Service"
Luke 10:38-42
July 10, 2016
"Who is my neighbor? And who is my God?"
Luke 10:25-37
July 3, 2016
"Unlikely Agents"
2 Kings 5:1-14
June 26, 2016
"The Way Forward"
2 Kings 2:1-14
June 19, 2016
"Hearing in the Silence"
1 Kings 19:1-15
June 12, 2016
Children's Sunday
Theme: "I Can"
Philippians 4:13
May 29, 2016
"In God's Space"
Luke 7:1-10
May 22, 2016
"The Mystery of God"
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
May 15, 2016
Day of Pentecost
"Spirit in the World and the Church of the Future"
Acts 2:1-21
May 8, 2016
Seventh Sunday of Easter
"Jesus' Desire for the Communion of the World"
John 17:20-26
May 1, 2016
"Sensing the Spirit's Leading"
Acts 16:9-15
April 24, 2016
"Practicing a New Way of Living"
Acts 11:1-18
April 17, 2016
"The Gospel of Life"
Acts 9:36-43
April 10, 2016
"On the Path of Grace"
Acts 9:1-20
April 3, 2016
"Because of Those Scars"
John 20:19-31
March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday
"Calling Forth the Beauty Within All Things"
Luke 24:1-12
March 24, 2016
Maundy Thursday
First United Baptist Church/Calvary Baptist Church
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
March 20, 2016
Palm Sunday
"The Heartbreak Journey"
Mark 11:1-11
March 13, 2016
"The Gift"
John 12:1-8
March 6, 2016
"Blow After Blow"
Luke 15:11-32
February 28, 2016
"Second Chances?"
Luke 13:1-9
February 21, 2016
"Nothing Can Stop Us"
Luke 13:31-35
February 14, 2016
First Sunday in Lent
"Between the Devil and Angels"
Luke 4:1-13
February 10, 2016
Ash Wednesday
Isaiah 58:1-12; Ps. 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:50b-6:10; Ps. 139
Feburary 7, 2016
"Finding Purpose Again"
Luke 9:28-36
January 31, 2016
Combined Worship
Luke 4:21-30
January 24, 2016
"The Good News Here and Now"
Luke 4:14-21
January 17, 2016
"Take a Pause, there's more!"
John 2:1-11
January 10, 2015
"Come to the Water"
Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-22
January 3, 2016
"The Light"
John 1:1-20
December 27, 2015
Rev. Michael Harvey Preaching
December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
November 22, 2015
"The Strange Hearing"
John 18:33-37
November 15, 2015
"We'll Go Through it"
Mark 13:1-8
November 8, 2015
"Remember the Days of Old; Consider the Generations Long Past"
Deut. 32:7-12a; Heb. 13:15-16
November 1, 2015
"Not Far from the Kingdom of God"
Mark 12:28-34
October 25, 2015
"Life Revisited"
Luke 12:13-21
October 4, 2015
"Grateful Living"
Jeremiah 23:1-6
September 27, 2015
"What Must I Do to be at Peace?"
Mark 10:17-31
September 20, 2015
"Marks of Greatness"
Mark 9:30-37
September 13, 2015
"For the Sake of Christ"
Mark 8:27-38
September 6, 2015
"From the Edge"
Mk. 7:24-37
August 23, 2015
"Unmasking the Powers"
Ephesians 6:10-20
August 16, 2015
"The Heart of Wisdom"
Ephesians 5:15-20
August 9, 2015
"Building the Community of Christ"
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
August 2, 2015
"I am the Bread of Life"
Sam 11:26-12:13a & Ps 51:1-12; Eph 4:1-16; Jn 6:24-35
July 26, 2015
"Our Daily Bread"
5:!5John 6:1-21
July 19, 2015
"I will Go Where You Go"
Ruth 1:16-17
July 12, 2015
"Moment of Grace: Making Choices"
Mark 6:14-29
July 5, 2015
"Buckle Up Jesus' Way"
Mark 6:1-13
June 28, 2015
"Finding Healing"
Mark 5:21-43
June 21, 2015
"But by the Spirit of God"
Mark 4:35-41
June 7, 2015
"Which House Do We Belong To?"
Mark 3:20-35
Trinity Sunday - May 31, 2015
"God Known Yet Unknown"
John 3:1-17
Pentecost Sunday - May 24, 2015
"It Will Be Different"
Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:24-34, 35b; Jn. 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
"I Will"
John 14:15-21
May 14, 2017
"She Who Is"
John 19:25-27
1 Cor. 13:4-7
May 7, 2017
"To Know Him"
John 10:1-10
April 30, 2017
Combined Worship
Acts 17:26-28
April 23, 2017
Second Sunday of Easter
"Resurrection Peace"
John 20:19-31
April 16, 2017
Easter Sunday
"The Community of the Risen Christ"
John 20:1-18
April 13, 2017
Maundy Thursday
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
April 9, 2017
Palm Sunday
"God Enters"
Matthew 21:1-11
April 2, 2017
Fifth Sunday in Lent
"The Effectiveness of Right Seeing"
John 9:1-11
March 26, 2017
Fourth Sunday in Lent
"The Comforter"
John 14:15-21
March 19, 2017
Third Sunday in Lent
"An Ordinary Vessel Filled"
John 4:5-29
March 12, 2017
Second Sunday in Lent
"Step Out Into The Light"
John 3:1-17
March 5, 2017
First Sunday in Lent
"Unwavering Spirit Embodied"
Matthew 4:1-11
March 1, 2017
Ash Wednesday
Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Psalm 139; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
February 26, 2017
"A Glimpse of Glory"
Matthew 17:1-9
February 19, 2017
"Reflective Resistance"
Matthew 5:38-48
February 12, 2017
"Mending the Broken Things"
Matthew 5:21-26
February 5, 2017
"Flavor and Radiance"
Matthew 5:13-20
January 29, 2017
"Blessed"
Matthew 5:1-12
January 22, 2017
"The Call"
Matthew 4:12-23
January 15, 2017
"The Great Invitation"
John 1:29-42
January 8, 2017
"God's Plan had Come to Fruition"
Matthew 3:13-17
January 1, 2017
First Sunday after Christmas Day
"Jesus for Everyone"
Luke 2:15-21; Matthew 2:1-12
December 24, 2016
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-14; Luke 2:15-20
Advent Reflections:
December 11, 2016
Third Sunday of Advent
"The Joy of God is in our Midst"
Matthew 11:2-11
December 4, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent
"Imagining Peace in a Troubled World"
Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
November 27, 2016
First Sunday of Advent
"Breaking Through"
Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 24:36-44
December 4, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent
"Imagining Peace in a Troubled World"
Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
December 11, 2016
Third Sunday of Advent
"The Joy of God is in our Midst"
Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
July 17, 2016
"Hospitality and Service"
Luke 10:38-42
July 10, 2016
"Who is my neighbor? And who is my God?"
Luke 10:25-37
July 3, 2016
"Unlikely Agents"
2 Kings 5:1-14
June 26, 2016
"The Way Forward"
2 Kings 2:1-14
June 19, 2016
"Hearing in the Silence"
1 Kings 19:1-15
June 12, 2016
Children's Sunday
Theme: "I Can"
Philippians 4:13
May 29, 2016
"In God's Space"
Luke 7:1-10
May 22, 2016
"The Mystery of God"
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
May 15, 2016
Day of Pentecost
"Spirit in the World and the Church of the Future"
Acts 2:1-21
May 8, 2016
Seventh Sunday of Easter
"Jesus' Desire for the Communion of the World"
John 17:20-26
May 1, 2016
"Sensing the Spirit's Leading"
Acts 16:9-15
April 24, 2016
"Practicing a New Way of Living"
Acts 11:1-18
April 17, 2016
"The Gospel of Life"
Acts 9:36-43
April 10, 2016
"On the Path of Grace"
Acts 9:1-20
April 3, 2016
"Because of Those Scars"
John 20:19-31
March 27, 2016
Easter Sunday
"Calling Forth the Beauty Within All Things"
Luke 24:1-12
March 24, 2016
Maundy Thursday
First United Baptist Church/Calvary Baptist Church
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
March 20, 2016
Palm Sunday
"The Heartbreak Journey"
Mark 11:1-11
March 13, 2016
"The Gift"
John 12:1-8
March 6, 2016
"Blow After Blow"
Luke 15:11-32
February 28, 2016
"Second Chances?"
Luke 13:1-9
February 21, 2016
"Nothing Can Stop Us"
Luke 13:31-35
February 14, 2016
First Sunday in Lent
"Between the Devil and Angels"
Luke 4:1-13
February 10, 2016
Ash Wednesday
Isaiah 58:1-12; Ps. 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:50b-6:10; Ps. 139
Feburary 7, 2016
"Finding Purpose Again"
Luke 9:28-36
January 31, 2016
Combined Worship
Luke 4:21-30
January 24, 2016
"The Good News Here and Now"
Luke 4:14-21
January 17, 2016
"Take a Pause, there's more!"
John 2:1-11
January 10, 2015
"Come to the Water"
Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-22
January 3, 2016
"The Light"
John 1:1-20
December 27, 2015
Rev. Michael Harvey Preaching
December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
November 22, 2015
"The Strange Hearing"
John 18:33-37
November 15, 2015
"We'll Go Through it"
Mark 13:1-8
November 8, 2015
"Remember the Days of Old; Consider the Generations Long Past"
Deut. 32:7-12a; Heb. 13:15-16
November 1, 2015
"Not Far from the Kingdom of God"
Mark 12:28-34
October 25, 2015
"Life Revisited"
Luke 12:13-21
October 4, 2015
"Grateful Living"
Jeremiah 23:1-6
September 27, 2015
"What Must I Do to be at Peace?"
Mark 10:17-31
September 20, 2015
"Marks of Greatness"
Mark 9:30-37
September 13, 2015
"For the Sake of Christ"
Mark 8:27-38
September 6, 2015
"From the Edge"
Mk. 7:24-37
August 23, 2015
"Unmasking the Powers"
Ephesians 6:10-20
August 16, 2015
"The Heart of Wisdom"
Ephesians 5:15-20
August 9, 2015
"Building the Community of Christ"
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
August 2, 2015
"I am the Bread of Life"
Sam 11:26-12:13a & Ps 51:1-12; Eph 4:1-16; Jn 6:24-35
July 26, 2015
"Our Daily Bread"
5:!5John 6:1-21
July 19, 2015
"I will Go Where You Go"
Ruth 1:16-17
July 12, 2015
"Moment of Grace: Making Choices"
Mark 6:14-29
July 5, 2015
"Buckle Up Jesus' Way"
Mark 6:1-13
June 28, 2015
"Finding Healing"
Mark 5:21-43
June 21, 2015
"But by the Spirit of God"
Mark 4:35-41
June 7, 2015
"Which House Do We Belong To?"
Mark 3:20-35
Trinity Sunday - May 31, 2015
"God Known Yet Unknown"
John 3:1-17
Pentecost Sunday - May 24, 2015
"It Will Be Different"
Acts 2:1-21; Ps. 104:24-34, 35b; Jn. 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
