Sermons, 2016-2017
2017
| Date | Title | By | Scripture | |
| 12/31/2017 | “It’s Not Over” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25, 4:4-7; John 1:1-18 | Listen |
| 12/25/2017 (Christmas Day) | “Light and Life” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-14 | Listen |
| 12/24/2017 (Christmas Eve) | “The Impossible is Born” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 | Listen |
| 12/24/2017 (Advent IV) | “How Can This Be?” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 | Listen |
| 12/17/2017 | “Into the Wilderness” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 | Listen |
| 12/10/2017 | “Always Beginning” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 | Listen |
| 12/3/2017 | “Stay Awake” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 | Listen |
| 11/26/2017 | “In or Out” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 | Listen |
| 11/23/2017 | “Remembering to Give Thanks” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Deuteronomy 8:7-18; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19 | Listen |
| 11/19/2017 | “How then Might We Live” | The Rt. Rev. George D. Young, III | Judges 4:1-7, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 | Listen |
| 11/12/2017 | “God Will Meet You There” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 | Listen |
| 11/05/2017 | “To Be One Too” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 | Listen |
| 11/01/2017 | “So Serious” (All Saints’ Day) | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Wisdom of Solomon 5:1-5, 14-16; Revelation 21:1-4, 22-22:5; | Listen |
| 10/29/2017 | “Walk In Love” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Deuteronomy 34:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46 | Listen |
| 10/22/2017 | “Image Matters” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 33:12-23; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 | Listen |
| 10/15/2017 | “The Banquet is Ready” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 32:1-14; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 | Listen |
| 10/01/2017 | “Respect My Authority” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32 | Listen |
| 09/24/2017 | “Enough” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 16:2-15; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16 | Listen |
| 09/17/2017 | “Sursum Corda Yoga” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 14:19-31; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35 | Listen |
| 09/10/2017 | “Humility, Grace, and Responsibility” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 12:1-14; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20 | Audio unavailable |
| 09/03/2017 | “Fire Safety” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 3:1-15; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28 | Listen |
| 08/27/2017 | “Who Is Jesus to You?” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 1:8‒2:10; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20 | Listen |
| 08/20/2017 | “It’s Time to Show Up” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 45:1-15; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:10-28 | Listen |
| 08/13/2017 | “God Is Not Done With You Yet” | The Rev. Al Minor | Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33 | Listen |
| 08/06/2017 | “Behold That Which You Are” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 | Listen |
| 07/30/2017 | “From Little Things Big Things Grow” | The Rev. Gayle Browne | Genesis 29:15-28; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 | Listen |
| 07/23/2017 | “Saint James Day” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Jeremiah 45:1-5; Acts 11:27-12:3; Matthew 20:20-28 | Listen |
| 07/16/2017 | “Soil for the Soul” | The Rev. Dr. Rod Moore | Genesis 25:19-34; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | Listen |
| 07/09/2017 | “Children, take my yoke” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-7; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 | Listen |
| 07/02/2017 | “Who Will Welcome the King?” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 22:1-14; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 | Listen |
| 06/25/2017 | “Decisions Have Consequences” | The Rev. Dr. Rod Moore | Genesis 21:8-21; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39 | Listen |
| 06/18/2017 | “We’ve Got Work to Do!” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8-23 | Listen |
| 06/11/2017 | “Experiencing the Trinity” | The Rev. Kenneth Sherfick | Genesis 1:1-2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 | Listen |
| 06/04/2017 | “The Divine Conspiracy” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Numbers 11″24-30; Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39 | Listen |
| 05/28/2017 | “The Ascended Life” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4″12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11 | Listen |
| 05/21/2017 | “You Have an Advocate” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 17:22-31; 1 Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 | Listen |
| 05/14/2017 | “Living Icons” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 7:55-60; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 | Listen |
| 05/07/2017 | “Enough is Abundance” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 | Listen |
| 04/30/2017 | “A New Way of Power” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 2:14a, 36-41; I Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 | Listen |
| 04/23/2017 | “Unlock the Doors and Go!” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 2:14a, 22-32; I Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31 | Listen |
| 04/16/2017 | “Good Stuff” (Easter Sunday) | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Jeremiah 31:1-6; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 | Listen |
| 04/14/2017 | “Here We Stand. Here We Wait.” (Good Friday) | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 10:16-26; John 18:1-19:42 | Listen |
| 04/13/2017 | “Love is All We Need” (Maundy Thursday) | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | Listen |
| 04/09/2017 | “Turmoil” (Palm Sunday) | The Rev. RJ Powell | Zechariah 9:9-12; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 21:1-11 | Listen |
| 04/02/2017 | “Life Before Death” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45 | Listen |
| 03/26/2017 | “Let Us See” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | 1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 | Listen |
| 03/19/2017 | “Wells of Living Water” | The Rev, RJ Powell | Exodus 17:1-7; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42 | Listen |
| 03/12/2017 | “Here and Now” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Genesis 12:1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 | Listen |
| 03/05/2017 | “Spirit in the Wilderness” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 | Listen |
| 03/01/2017 | “Why Wait?” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 58:1-12; II Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 | Listen |
| 02/26/2017 | “Call to a Transfigured Life” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 | Listen |
| 02/19/2017 | “Violence in the Kingdom of God” | David Burman | Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; I Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48 | Listen |
| 02/12/2017 | “But I Say to You…” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Deuteronomy 30:15-20; 1 Cornthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 | Listen |
| 02/05/2017 | “You Are!” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 58:1-12; I Corinthians 2:1-16; Matthew 5:13-20 | Listen |
| 01/29/2017 | “Blessed Is the Kingdom of Heaven” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Micah 6:1-8; I Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 | Listen |
| 01/22/2017 | “I Will Make You” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 9:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-23 | Listen |
| 01/15/2017 | “Come and See” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 49:1-7; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 | Listen |
| 01/08/2017 | “Christ’s Baptism: God’s Solidarity” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 42:1-9; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 | Listen |
| 01/01/2017 | “From the Heart” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Numbers 6:22-27; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 2:15-21 | Listen |
2016
| Date | Title | By | Scripture | Audio |
| 12/25/2016 | “Christmas’s Gift” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-14 | Listen |
| 12/24/2016 | “What Does It All Mean?” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 | Listen |
| 12/18/2016 | “God is With Us” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 7:10-16; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 | Listen |
| 12/11/2016 | “Stir Up Your Power, O Lord!” | The Rt. Rev. George D. Young, III | Isaiah 35:1-10; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 | Listen |
| 12/04/2016 | “Repent to This!” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 | Listen |
| 11/27/2016 | “Wake Up!” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 | Listen |
| 11/24/2016 | “This Is What We Do” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Philippians 4:4-9; John 6:25-35 | Listen |
| 11/20/2016 | “What Kind of King?” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers\ | Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians :11-20; Luke 23:33-43 | Listen |
| 11/13/2016 | “Joy Comes in the Morning” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Malachi 4:1-2a; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19 | Listen |
| 11/06/2016 | “All Saints” | The Rev, John Mark Wiggers | Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 | Listen |
| 10/30/2016 | “Zacchaeus” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 1:10-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10 | Listen |
| 10/23/2016 | “Us for Them” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Joel 2:23-32; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 | Listen |
| 10/16/2016 | “The Roots of Justice” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Genesis 32:22-31; II Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 | Listen |
| 10/09/2016 | “On Gratitude” | The Rev. RJ Powell | 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 | Listen |
| 10/02/2016 | “Increase our Faith” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Habakkuk 1:1-4,2:1-4; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 | Listen |
| 09/25/2016 | “Lazarus and the Rich Man” | The Rt. Rev. Gaula Given | Amos 6:1a, 4-7; I Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31 | Listen |
| 09/18/2016 | “Forgive It All, Forgive It Now” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Amos 8:4-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 | Listen |
| 09/11/2016 | “Lost and Found” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 32:7-14; I Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 | Listen |
| 9/04/2016 | “Loving to Death” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 | Listen |
| 08/28/2016 | “Make Room at the Table” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Proverbs 25:6-7; Hebrews 13:15-16; Luke 14:7-14 | Listen |
| 08/21/2016 | “Stand up and praise God” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 58:9b-14; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17 | Listen |
| 08/14/2016 | “I Came to Bring Fire” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Jeremiah 23:23-29; Hebrews 11:29‒12:2; Luke 12:49-56 | Listen |
| 08/07/2016 | “Good Gifts” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 | Listen |
| 07/31/2016 | “Rich Toward God” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Colossians 3:1-11; Luke 12:13-21 | Listen |
| 07/24/2016 | “Jesus Power” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Jeremiah 45:1-5; Acts 11:27-12:3; Matthew 20:20-28 | Listen |
| 07/17/2016 | “Ora et Labora” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 18:1-10a; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42 | Listen |
| 07/10/2016 | “Now or Not At All” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Colossians 1:1-14; Luke 10:25-37 | Listen |
| 07/03/2016 | “Unbelieving” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:1-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 | Listen |
| 06/26/2016 | “Another Way” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62 | Listen |
| 06/21/2016 | “Blessed are the Pride Ones” – PrideMass | The Rev. Dr. Horace Griffin | Isaiah 43:1-7; Romans 8:31-39; Matthew 5:1-16 | Listen |
| 06/19/2016 | “Love Won” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 65:1-9; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 8:26-39 | Listen |
| 06/12/2016 | “Forgiven and Free” | The Rt. Rev. George D. Young, III | 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 | Listen |
| 06/05/2016 | “Be Afraid” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | 1 Kings 17:17-24; Galatians 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17 | Listen |
| 05/29/2016 | “Faith of a Centurion” | The Rev. RJ Powell | 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1-10 | Listen |
| 05/22/2016 | “Games God Plays” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16: 12-15 | Listen |
| 05/15/2016 | “The Call of Pentecost” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21; John 14:8-17, 25-27 | Listen |
| 05/08/2016 | “Jesus Prays for You” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 16:16-34; Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21; John 17:20-26 | Listen |
| 05/01/2016 | “The Spirit of Love is Calling” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 16:9-15; Revelation 21:10, 22‒22:5; John 14:23-29 | Listen |
| 4/24/2016 | Easter 5, foodforthepoor.org | The Rev. William Beers | Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 1:1-5; John 13:31-35 | Listen |
| 04/17/2016 | “A Cosmic Shepherd” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 9:36-43; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30 | Listen |
| 04/10/2016 | “Chosen Instruments” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 9:1-20; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 | Listen |
| 04/03/2016 | “Living in the New Covenant of Reconciliation” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Acts 5:27-32; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 | Listen |
| 03/27/2016 | “Hello, My Name Is…” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Acts 10:34-43; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; John 20:1-18 | Listen |
| 03/25/2016 | “God Is There” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrew 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42 | Listen |
| 03/24/2016 | “So Many Feet” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 12:1-14;1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | Listen |
| 03/20/2016 | “Counter Protest” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Zechariah 9:9-12; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 19:28-40 | Listen |
| 03/13/2016 | “The Limit to Love” | The Rev, RJ Powell | Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 | Listen |
| 02/28/2016 | “Doing Our Best” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Exodus 3:1-15; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 | Listen |
| 02/21/2016 | “Jesus, Our Mother Hen” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 | Listen |
| 02/14/2016 | “Protect Your Identity” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10″8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 | Listen |
| 02/10/2106 | “Ash Wednesday” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 58:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 | Listen |
| 02/07/2016 | “Lifting the Veil” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Exodus 34:29-35; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-43a | Listen |
| 01/31/2016 | “Seeing God” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Jeremiah1:4-10; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 | Listen |
| 01/24/2016 | “We Have the Power!” | The Rev. John Mark Wiggers | Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 | Listen |
| 01/17/2016 | “An Abundance of Grace” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 62:1-5; 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11; John 2:1-11 | Listen |
| 01/10/2016 | “Out of the Depths” | The Rev. RJ Powell | Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-22 | Listen |
| 01/03/2016 | “Refugees All” | Lee Ragsdale | Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 | Listen |