October 22, 2023 – Bridge Over Trouble Waters
October 15, 2023 – Keep on the Sunny Side
October 8, 2023 – Pressing On
October 1, 2023 – In God We Trust
September 24, 2023 – God’s Ways and Ours
September 17, 2023 – Forgiven
September 10, 2023 – Life
September 3, 2023 – Attitude of Gratitude
August 27, 2023 – Key to the Kingdom
August 20, 2023 – God of the Universe
August 13, 2023 – Rescued…For a Purpose
August 6, 2023 – Welcome
July 30, 2023 – Always on Target
July 23, 2023 – Wrestling with God
July 16, 2023 – The Seed, The Soil, and The Sower
July 9, 2023 – Who Will Rescue
July 2, 2023 – Freedom in Christ
June 25, 2023 – He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
June 18, 2023, – The Perfect Parent
June 11, 2023 – As Many as the Stars
June 4, 2023 – Trinity
May 28, 2023 – The Holy Spirit the Agent of Change
May 21, 2023 – Well Done Son
May 14, 2023 – Where Would We Be Without Them?
May 7, 2023 – The Solid Rock
April 30, 2023 – Hard Times
April 23, 2023 – Breakthroughs
April 16, 2023 – Getting Ready
April 9, 2023 – Four Part Harmony
April 2, 2023 – Remembering Holy/Passion Week
March 26, 2023 – Valley of Dry Bones
March 19, 2023 – Let There Be Light
March 12, 2023 Living Waters
March 5, 2023 – God Calling
February 26, 2023 – Temptation and Testing
February 19, 2023 – Learning to Listen
February 12, 2023 – Growth! A Hallmark of Life
February 5, 2023 – The Old and the New
January 29, 2023 – God’s Wisdom and Ours
January 22, 2023 – God’s Light
January 15, 2023 – Lamb of God
January 8, 2023 – Appointed, Anointed and Commissioned
January 1, 2023 – Reflections on Transitions
December 24, 2022 – Sacred Doing
December 18, 2022 – Sacred Knowing
December 11, 2022 – Sacred Spaces
December 4, 2022 – Sacred People
November 27, 2022 – Sacred Time
November 20, 2022 – The Christian and His Tongue by Dr. D Burt
November 13, 2022 – The Future of the Black Church by Rev. J. Alfred Smith Sr.
November 6, 2022 – We Are All Composers
October 30, 2022 – What Does it Mean to be a Saint?
October 23, 2022 – The Trinity (Part 2 & 3): “Meeting God as Creator and as Holy Spirit”
October 16, 2022 – The Trinity (Part 1): “God as Judge and Savior”
October 9, 2022 – PARABLE OF THE 4 TYPES OF GROUND (PARABLE OF THE SOWER)
October 2, 2022 – YOU ARE TWO PRECIOUS
2022 Stewardship Series: TRUSTING GOD FOR OUR FUTURE
September 25, 2022 – HAVE FAITH IN WHAT WILL BE
September 18, 2022 – LET GO OF WHAT WAS
September 11, 2022 – Accept What Is
2022 We Make the Road By Walking Series: IV Alive in the Spirit of God
September 4, 2022 – God in the End
August 28, 2022 – SPIRIT OF HOPE
August 21, 2022 – SPIRIT OF LIFE
August 7, 2022 – SPIRIT OF HOLINESS – GOD’S JUDGMENT
July 31, 2022 – SPIRIT OF POWER
July 10, 2022 – SPIRIT OF UNITY AND DIVERSITY – GOD AS TRINITY
July 3, 2022 – SPIRIT OF LOVE – LOVING SELF TAKES WISDOM
June 26, 2022 – SPIRIT OF LOVE-LOVING NEIGHBOR
June 19, 2022 – SPIRIT OF LOVE-LOVING GOD
June 12, 2022 – MOVING WITH THE SPIRIT
June 5, 2022 – The Spirit Is Moving! (Pentecost Sunday)
Topical Messages:
May 29, 2022 – Through a Dark Valley, Again
May 15, 2022 – The Creation Praises, Groans, and Waits
April 24, 2022 – Earth Sunday Caring for God’s Creation
2022 Lent/Easter Series: Good Enough Faith
April 17, 2022 – Easter Sunday The Good Gardener
April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday The Things that Make for Peace
March 27, 2022 – Lent 4 The Lost Elder Brother
March 20, 2022 – Lent 3 Lots of Things Can Be Medicine – Even Manure
March 13, 2022 – Lent 2 So Much Is Out of Our Control
March 6, 2022 – Lent 1 Ordinary Lives Can Be Holy
2022 Epiphany Sermon Series: God Is Holding Your Life (The Psalms)
February 27, 2022 – The One Shines Forth (Ps 50)
February 20, 2022 –We Wait, We Hope, We Stay (Ps 147)
February 13, 2022 – Whole Heart Hallelujah (Ps 111)
February 6, 2022 – In God Alone (Ps 62)
January 30, 2022 – Where Can I Go? (Ps 139)
January 23, 2022 – Awe and Wonder (Ps 29)
January 16, 2022 – These LIves Are Precious (Ps 72)
January 9, 2022 – Home By Another Way (Matthew 2:1-12)
January 2, 2022 – A Blessing for 2022
2021 Advent – Hope, Peace, Love and Joy
December 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve- Be Born in Us Today
December 19, 2021 – Advent 4 – A Reason for Joy
December 12, 2021 – Advent 3 – Love Came Down
December 5, 2021 – Advent 2 – Guide Us in the Way of Peace
November 28, 2021 – Advent 1 – Hope for Stumps
2021 Fall Stewardship Mini-Series – STEWARDS IN ALL SEASONS
November 21, 2021 – Stewards in Autumn
November 14, 2021 – Stewards in Spring and Summer
November 7, 2021 – Stewards in Winter
FALL 2021 SERMON SERIES – LIVING FULLY ALL THE TIMES AND SEASONS OF LIFE (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
October 31, 2021 – Dealing With Life’s Conflicts (Ecclesiastes 3:8)
October 24, 2021 – Knowing When and How to Speak (Ecclesiastes 3:7)
October 17, 2021 – A Time to Sort and Declutter (Ecclesiastes 3:6)
October 10, 2021 – When to Gather and Embrace (Ecclesiastes 3:5) (sorry, no recording of this message; you had to be there)
October 3, 2021 – A Life Fully Alive (Ecclesiastes 3:4)
September 26, 2021 – What Do We Do Now? (Ecclesiastes 3:2b-3)
September 19, 2021 – Facing Our Mortality (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2a, 7:1-4)
September 12, 2021 – Living Fully All the Times and Seasons of LIfe (Ecclesiastes,chapter1-3)
Various Topics:
September 5, 2021 – God and Humanity Working Together (Psalm8)
August 29, 2021 – Taming the Tongue (James 3:2-13)
August 22, 2021 – Counting Our Days (Psalm 90)
SUMMER 2021 SERMON SERIES – LIVING A TRANSFORMED LIFE (ROMANS 12)
August 15, 2021 – Overcome Evil with Good (Romans 12:19-21)
August 8, 2021 – Peace and Harmony, If Possible (Romans 12:16-18)
August 1, 2021 – Rejoicing and Weeping Together (Romans 12:15)
July 25, 2021 – Blessing Our Enemies (Romans 12:14)
July 18, 2021 – Welcoming Strangers (Romans 12:13b)
July 11, 2021 – Contribute to the Needs of the Saints (Romans 12:13a)
July 4, 2021 – Tools for Tough Times (Romans 12:12)
With the return to in-person worship, we are no longer posting video of our service, but only audio. Just click on any of the sermon titles above to play the audio.
June 27, 2021 – Keep the Fire Burning (Romans 12:11)
June 20, 2021 – Genuine Love (Romans 12:9-10)
June 13, 2021 – Humility and Giftedness (Romans 12:3-8)
June 6, 2021 – Living a Transformed Life (Romans 12:1-2)
May 30, 2021 – Trinity Sunday – Living Within the Love of God (John 14:8-21)
May 23, 2021 – Pentecost – The Pouring Out of God’s Spirit (Acts 2:1-21)
EASTER 2021 SERMON SERIES – LIVING INTO THE NEW LIFE
May 16, 2021 – The Reigning Christ (1 Corinthians 15:19-26, 51-57)
May 9, 2021 – Called and Sent by the Risen Jesus (Acts 22:1-22)
May 2, 2021 – Final Instructions from Jesus (Luke 24:36-53)
April 25, 2021 – Recognizing Jesus on the Way (Luke 24:13-35)
April 18, 2021 – The Wounded Savior (John 20:24-31)
April 11, 2021 – Let Go of Fear (John 20:19-23)
April 4, 2021 – Easter Sunday – Do Not Hold Onto Me (John 20:1-18)
LENT 2021 SERMON SERIES: HOLY VESSELS – a Lenten Season of Recovery
March 28, 2021 – Palm Sunday – What Was Jesus Doing? (John 12:12-36)
March 21, 2021 – Lent 5 – Jesus Calms the Storm (Matthew 8:18-27)
March 14, 2021 – Lent 4 – “Different Boats” (Matthew 9:18-26)
March 7, 2021 – Lent 3 “Stories” (Matthew 9:27-34)
February 28, 2021 – Lent 2 “Safe Keeping” (Matthew 8:5-13)
February 21, 2021 – Lent 1 “Treasure” (Matthew 8:1-4,16-17)
February 17, 2021 – Ash Wednesday – “Shattered” (Matthew 11;28-30)
EPIPHANY 2021 SERMON SERIES: THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS
February 14, 2021 – The Light of the City of God (Revelation 21 & 22)
February 7, 2021 – Let Your Light Shine (Matthew 5:14-16)
January 31 – CHRIST Our Inner Light (Ephesians 5:14, Galatians 2:20 and 2 Corinthians 4:6-11)
January 24, 2021 – Receiving the LIght – a Commitment to the Truth (John 3:19-21, 1 John 1:5-10, John 8:32)
January 17, 2021 – Following Jesus, the Light of the World (John 8:12, 31-32; Luke 6:46-49)
January 10, 2021 – The Light Shines in the Darkness (John 1:1-14)
ADVENT & CHRISTMAS 2020 SERMON SERIES: THE TRUE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS
January 3, 2021 – A Shadow Over Christmas (Matthew 2:13-23)
December 27, 2020 – Follow the Christmas Star (Matthew 2:1-12)
December 24, 2020 – The Gift of the CHRIST CHILD (Luke 2:1-20)
December 20, 2020 – The Gift of LOVE (Luke 1:30-35; Matthew 1:20-23; 1 John 4:7-12)
December 13, 2020 – The Gift of JOY (Ps 118:24, Luke 2:10)
December 6, 2020 – The Gift of PEACE (MIcah 4:1-4, Luke 1:78-79)
November 29, 2020 – The Gift of HOPE (Psalm 130, Romans 15;13)
SERMON SERIES: SURVIVE TO THRIVE IN 2021
November 22, 2020 – Thanksgiving in a Time of Pandemic (Habakkuk 3:1-2, 16-19, Philippians 4:4-13)
November 15, 2020 – Blessing Even Our Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48)
November 8, 2020 – The Blessed LIfe, according to Jesus (Matthew 5:1-16)
November 1, 2020 – A Glimpse of the Future (Revelation 7:9-17)
October 25, 2020 – Comfort for a Hurting People (Isaiah 40:1-11)
October 18, 2020 – Happy to Be in God’s House (Psalm 84)
October 11, 2020 – Dry Bones Live Again (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
October 4, 2020 – San Francisco Presbytery World Communion Service
September 27, 2020 – Some Simple Guidance by Father Richard Rohr
September 20, 2020 – Survive to Thrive (Luke 10:25-37) by Harold Helm
SERMON SERIES: ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR LIVING IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC
September 13, 2020 – REST (Matthew 11:28-30)
September 6, 2020 – PERSISTENCE (Luke 11:5-13; Galatians 6:9-10)
August 30, 2020 – PRAYER (Luke 11:1-4; Romans 8:26-27)
August 23, 2020 – STRENGTH (Ephesians 6:10-20) by Bruce Smith
August 16, 2020 – CONSOLATION (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
August 9, 2020 – COMPASSION (Mark 6:24)
August 2, 2020 – KINDNESS (Ephesians 4:29-32)
July 26, 2020 – LIFE (John 10:10) by Rick Oldenkamp
July 19, 2020 – ENDURANCE (Romans 5:1-5)
July 12, 2020 – JOY (Philippians 4:4)
July 5, 2020 – FREEDOM (Galatians 5:13)
June 28, 2020 – PATIENCE (Psalm 40:1-4; Ephesians 4:1-3)
June 21, 2020 – TRUTH (Ephesians 4:15)
June 14, 2020 – LOVE (1 John 4:7-12)
June 7, 2020 – HOPE (Romans 12:12)
May 31, 2020 – SPIRIT (Acts 2:1-21, John 7:37-39)
May 24, 2020 – FAITH (Genesis 12:1-4, Hebrews 11:1,8)
May 17, 2020 – Remember All God’s Benefits (Psalm 103)
May 10, 2020 – Through the Dark Valleys (Psalm 23)
2020 Sermons in Lent AND Easter: Encounters with Jesus in a time of Pandemic
May 3, 2020 – Jesus Comes to Us in our Discouragement (John 21:1-19)
April 26, 2020 – Jesus Comes to Us in our Doubt (John 20:24-31)
April 19, 2020 – Jesus Comes to Us in Our Fear (John 20:19-23)
Please click on the titles below to listen to audio of previous sermons by Pastor Ernie Hess or other speakers at St Andrew’s.
April 19, 2020 – Jesus Comes to Us in our Fear
April 12, 2020 – Why are you weeping? plus the Easter Prayer and Organ Postlude
April 5, 2020 – Life Now and Forever
March 29, 2020 – “Peace in Anxious Times”
March 22, 2020 – “Nothing Can Separate Us”
March 15, 2020 – “Now is the Time for the Living Water”
March 8, 2020 – “Spirit Born”
March 1, 2020 – “The Wilderness Test”
February 26, 2020 – “Taking Time to Listen” (Ash Wednesday)
2020 Sermon Series: Becoming a Fruitful Congregation, pt 2
February 23, 2020 – “Joyful Generosity”
February 16, 2020 – “Baptized for Service”
February 9, 2020 – “Growing in Faith Together”
February 2, 2020 – “Life-Transforming Worship”
January 26, 2020 – “Radical Hospitality 2- Welcoming Strangers”
Seasonal Sermons
January 12, 2020 – Seeing the Heavens Torn Open
January 5, 2020 – The Mystery of the Magi
2019 Advent Sermons: Choose the True Gifts of Christmas
December 24, 2019 – “The Light Shines in the Darkness”
December 22, 2019 – “Choose Hope”
December 15, 2019 – “Isaiah: Choose Peace”
December 8, 2019 – “Elizabeth- Weeping Turns to Joy”
December 1, 2019 – “A Strong Love- the Story of Joseph”
2019 Fall Sermon Series: BECOMING A FRUITFUL CONGREGATION
November 17, 2019 – “Fruitfulness, Faithfulness & Excellence”
November 10, 2019 – “EXTRAVAGANT GENEROSITY”
November 3, 2019 – “A House Built with Living Stones”
October 27, 2019 – “Jeremiah and Me” by Bruce Smith
October 13, 2019 – “Risk-Taking Mission and Service”
October 6, 2019 – “Intentional Faith Development”
September 29, 2019 – “Our Job Is to Love the World” by Dr Carol Lakey Hess
September 22, 2019 – “PASSIONATE WORSHIP”
September 15, 2019 – “RADICAL HOSPITALITY”
September 8, 2019 – “Becoming a Fruitful Congregation”
2019 Summer Sermon Series: A FRUITFUL LIFE (Galatians 5)
September 1, 2019 – “Do We Reap What We Sow?”
August 25, 2019 – “Self-Control or God-Control?”
August 18, 2019 – “GENTLENESS – Strength Under Control”
August 11, 2019 – “FAITHFULNESS – Love that Endures All Things”
August 4, 2019 – “It was the best advice; it was the worst advice” by Dr. Carol Lakey Hess
July 28, 2019 – “GOODNESS – Love in Action”
July 21, 2019 – “Try a Little KINDNESS”
July 14, 2019 – “How to Grow PATIENCE”
July 7, 2019 – “PEACE Not of this World”
June 30, 2019 – “JOY, now”
June 23, 2019 – “LOVE – the only thing that counts”
June 16, 2019 – “The Self-Indulgence Trap”
2019 Pentecost Sunday Sermon:
June 9, 2019 – “The Indwelling Spirit”
2019 Easter series:
June 2, 2019 – “A More Meaningful Communion”
May 26, 2019 – “No Greater Love”
May 19, 2019 – “Faithful Doubt”
May 12, 2019 – “God Love Us Like a Mother”
May 5, 2019 – “Recognizing the Risen Christ”
April 21, 2019 – “Every Easter is Different”
2019 Lenten Sermon Series: THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF JESUS
April 14, 2019 – “Jesus’ Last Words”
April 7, 2019 – The Fifth Word – “I Thirst”
March 31, 2019 – “The Fourth Word – My God WHY?”
March 24, 2019 – The Third Word – A NEW FAMILY”
March 17, 2019 – “The Second Word: With Me”
March 10, 2019 – “The First Word – FORGIVE”
Sermon Series: EPIPHANIES OF GOD
March 3, 2019 – “Seeing the Glory”
February 24, 2019 – “When Did We See You, LORD?”
February 17, 2019 – “An Epiphany through Scripture”
February 10, 2019 – “An Epiphany in Song”
February 3, 2019 – “Look at the World!”
January 27, 2019 – “Be an Epiphany!”
January 20, 2019 – “God’s Greatest Epiphany”
January 13, 2019 – “A Life-Changing Epiphany”
January 6, 2019 – “Having an Epiphany”
Sermon Series: THE MANY TIMES OF ADVENT
December 24, 2018 – “A Time to Ponder”,
December 23, 2018 – “A Time of Peace”
December 16, 2018 – “A Time of Rejoicing”
December 9, 2018 – A Time to Prepare
December 2, 2018 – A Time to Wait
November 25, 2018 – The Seasons of the Christian Year
SERMON SERIES – WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO?
November 18, 2018 – A Grateful Life
November 11, 2018 – A Generous Life
November 4, 2018 – “We Celebrate!”
October 14, 2018 – “WE SEEK”
October 7, 2018 – “Our Reason for Existing”
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS
September 30, 2018 – “What Is It About Children?”
September 23, 2018 – “I Am the Greatest” by Bruce Smith
September 16, 2018 – “Following Paths, Breaking Barriers” by Warren TenBrook
Sept 9, 2018 – “How Can Anyone Be Born When They Are Old?”
Sept 2, 2018 – “Seek and You Will Find”
Aug 26, 2018 – “Some One Is Looking for You”
Aug 19, 2018 – “Make Love Your Intention”
Aug 12, 2018 – “All Things Work Together for Good”
Aug 5, 2018 – “Life after Life” (failed upload, available on CD)
July 29, 2018 – “Seeing the Really Big Picture” (failed upload, available on CD)
July 22, 2018 – “Faithful Resistance”
July 15, 2018 – “Can These Bones Live?”
July 8, 2018 – “HONEST PATRIOTISM”
July 1, 2018 – “What is the Bible and Why Is It So Hard to Understand?” – Dr John Shumway
June 24, 2018 – “What Is Adaptive Change and Why Do We Need It?”
June 17, 2018 – “Confessions of a Grandfather: What My Granddaughter Is Teaching Me”
2018 SERMON SERIES: GOOD NEWS YOU CAN USE (January 14 – June 3)
June 3, 2018 – “The Good News of ORDINARY TIME”
May 27, 2018 – “The Good News of EVANGELISM”
May 20, 2018 – “The Good News of GOD’S SPIRIT”
May 13, 2018 – “The Good News of NOW”
May 6, 2018 – “The Good News of COMPASSION”
April 29, 2018 – “The Good News of HOME”
April 22, 2018 – “The Good News of GOD’S CREATION”
April 15, 2018 – “The Good News of REST, pt 2”
April 8, 2018 – “The Good News of REST, pt 1”
April 1, 2018 – “The Good News of RESURRECTION”
March 18, 2018 – “The Good News of ENTHUSIASM”
March 11, 2018 – “The Good News of FORGIVENESS”
March 4, 2018 – “The Good News of REPENTANCE”
February 25, 2018 – “The Good News of FAILURE”
February 18, 2018 – “The Good News of WEAKNESS”
February 11, 2018 – “The Good News of Church?”
February 4, 2018 – “The Good News of QUESTIONS”
January 28, 2018 – “The Good News of FAITH”
January 21, 2018 – “The Good News of GOD’S FAITHFULNESS”
January 14, 2018 – “The Good News of GRACE”
Topical Sermons
January 7, 2018 – “No Longer at Ease Here” (Matt. 2:1-12)
December 31, 2017 – “A Blessing for the New Year”
ADVENT SERMON SERIES: THE GOOD NEWS ACCORDING TO ISAIAH (Dec 10 – Dec 24)
December 24, 2017 p.m. – “Good News of a Child’s Birth” (Isaiah 9, Luke 2)
December 24, 2017 a.m. – “The Annual Meeting of the Archangels” – drama by Cornerstone
December 17, 2017 – “The Good News of Salvation” (Isaiah 61)
December 10, 2017 – “Good News for a Hurting People” (Isaiah 40)
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS:
December 3, 2017 – “Baptized in Love”
November 26, 2017 – “Thanksgiving, Not Just a Day but a Way”
FALL 2017 SERMON SERIES: JESUS ON LIVING A BLESSED LIFE (Sept 10 – Nov 19)
November 19, 2017 – You Are Salt and Light
November 12, 2017 – “Blessed When Persecuted”
November 5, 2017 – “Blessed are the Peacemakers” by Ernie Hess, preceded by a stewardship message by Alan Clement
October 29, 2017 – “Blessed are the Pure in Heart”
October 22, 2017 – “Blessed Are the Merciful”
October 8, 2017 – “Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness”
October 1, 2017 – “Blessed are the Gentle”
September 24, 2017 – “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn”
September 17, 2017 – “Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit”
September 10, 2017 – “Jesus on Living a Blessed Life”
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS:
September 3, 2017 – “What Did You Say?” by Curt James
August 27, 2017 – “Strong and Courageous” by Rick Oldenkamp
August 20, 2017 – “LABORING TO BE BORN”
August 13, 2017 – “Just a Little Faith (Matt 14:22-3)”
August 6, 2017 – “It’s OK to Turn Off the News and Enjoy Sabbath Rest”
JULY SERMON SERIES: JACOB, THE MAN WHO WRESTLED WITH GOD (July 9 – 30)
July 30, 2017 – “Jacob the Wrestler (Genesis 32)”
July 23, 2017 – “Jacob the Lover” (Genesis 29)
July 16, 2017 – “Jacob the Dreamer” (Genesis 28)
July 9, 2017 – “Jacob the Schemer”
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS:
July 2, 2017 – “Inner Freedom: Winning the War Within”
June 25, 2017 – “Celebrating God’s Gift of Music”
June 18, 2017 – “God is not my Father”
June 11, 2017 – “The Trinity and The Shack”
June 4, 2017 – “Dreaming God’s Dream”
May 28, 2017 – “Together Forever”
May 21, 2017 – “How Big Is Your Family?”
May 14, 2017 – “A Mother’s Faith Changed His Mind”
May 7, 2017 – “The 23rd Psalm – Not Just For Funerals”
April 30, 2017 – “Overcoming Fear”
April 23, 2017 – The Most Important Information – Christ is Risen! – Dr. John Shumway
SERMON SERIES FOR LENT – CRYING OUT TO GOD: One Word Prayers (Mar 1 – Apr 16)
April 16, 2017 – “YES!”
April 9, 2017 – WHY?
April 2, 2017 – “WHEN?”
March 26, 2017 – “PLEASE!”
March 19, 2017 – “HELP!”
March 12, 2017 – “WOW!”
March 5, 2017 – “HERE!”
March 1, 2017 – “SORRY!”
February 26, 2017 – “Hidden Glory Revealed”
SERMON SERIES – LIVING BY THE PEACE PRAYER (Dec 4 – Feb 19)
February 19, 2017 – “It is in dying that we are born to eternal life”
February 12, 2017 – “Seeking and Speaking the Truth”
January 29, 2017 – “It Is in Giving that We Receive”
January 22, 2017 – “Loving One Another”
January 15, 2017 – “Understanding One Another”
January 8, 2017 – “Consoling One Another”
January 1, 2017 – “The Sou’l’s Goals”
December 25, 2016 – “Where There Is Sadness, Joy!”
December 24, 2016 – “Light a Candle”
SERMON SERIES FOR STEWARDSHIP – FAITH PLANTS THE SEED. LOVE MAKES IT BLOSSOM (Oct 9 – Nov 13)
November 13, 2016 – “Abide in Love to Blossom” (John 15:-12)
November 6, 2016 – “Sometimes It Takes Manure” (Luke 13:1-9) by Ernie Hess (preceded by thoughts on “stewardship and our dual citizenship” by John Shumway)
October 30, 2016 – “How God’s Kingdom Grows” by Ernie Hess (preceded by thoughts on “stewardship and the upcoming election” by Alan Clement)
October 23, 2016 – “Leave the Weeding to God”
October 9, 2016 – “Let It Sow!”
October 2, 2016 – “The Power of a Vision” (World Communion Sunday)
SERMON SERIES-LIVING BY THE VALUES OF JESUS (July 24-Sept 25 )
September 25, 2016 – “Eternal Life Is Now!”
September 11, 2016 – “Seek Peace and Pursue It”
September 4, 2016 – “Meeting Human Needs”
August 28, 2016 – “Valuing Personal Exploration”
August 21, 2016 – “Valuing Questions”
August 14, 2016 – “Being Gracious”
August 7, 2016 – “Valuing Reconciliation Over Judgment”
July 31, 2016 – “Affirming Potential”
July 24, 2016 – “Follow, Don’t Just Admire, Jesus”
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS
July 17, 2016 – “Taming the Tongue”
July 10, 2016 – Seeing and Acting with Compassion
July 3, 2016 – Love and Freedom
June 26, 2016 – The Soul’s Thirst (Ps 42)
June 19, 2016 – “Remember God’s Benefits (Ps 103)”
June 12, 2016 – “On the Nature of Faith” by Dr. John Shumway
June 5, 2016 – “I Am BAPTIZED”
May 29, 2016 – “Remembering and Forgetting”
May 22, 2016 – “Will You Join the Cosmic Dance?”
May 15, 2016 – “What Is Pentecost?” by St. Andrew’s Youth
May 8, 2016 – “God Is Like a Mother”
May 1, 2016 – “Peace for Troubled Hearts”
April 24, 2016 – “Creation is Groaning and Waiting”
April 17, 2016 – “Do You Hear the Shepherd’s Voice?”
April 10, 2016 – “Do You Love Me?”
April 3, 2016 – “Learning to Love”
SERMON SERIES FOR LENT – THE FIRST EASTER ACCORDING TO ST LUKE (Feb 14-Mar 27, 2016)
March 27, 2016 – “News Too Good to Believe” (Easter Sunday)
March 20, 2016 – “The Things That Make for Peace”
March 13, 2016 – “What the Cross of Christ Reveals”
March 6, 2016 – “Who Is on Trial Here?”
February 28, 2016 – “Getting Past Failure”
February 21, 2016 – “Praying to Do the Will of God”
February 14, 2016 – “With Jesus at the Last Supper”
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS
February 7, 2016 – “Mountain Top Experiences” by Ernie Hess
January 31, 2016 – “Learning to Love” by Dr. Ernie Hess
January 24, 2016 – “Connected in Christ” by Ernie Hess
January 17, 2016 – “Gifted by God’s Spirit” by Ernie Hess
SERMON SERIES FOR ADVENT – THE FIRST CHRISTMAS ACCORDING TO ST LUKE (Nov 29-Jan 3, 2016)
January 3, 2016 – “Jesus’ First Epiphany” by Ernie Hess
December 27, 2015 – “Life After the Birth” by Ernie Hess
December 25, 2015 – “Christmas Message” by Courtney Mizutani
December 24, 2015 – “Pondering All These Things” by Ernie Hess
December 20, 2015 – “What Kind of Sign Is This?” by Ernie Hess
December 13, 2015 – “Untangling the Knots: Experiencing Forgiveness” by Ernie Hess
December 6, 2015 – “Mary and Her Magnificat” by Ernie Hess
November 29. 2015 – “Prayerful Waiting” by Ernie Hess
VARIOUS TOPICAL SERMONS
November 22, 2015 – “Thankful, No Matter What?” by Ernie Hess
November 15, 2015 – “Why Get Up On Sunday Mornings?” by Ernie Hess
November 8, 2015 – “It Isn’t Fair!” by Ernie Hess
November 1, 2015 – “What’s Love Got to Do With It? Everything!” by Ernie Hess
September 13, 2015 – “Rejoice in Hope” (Rom 12:9-18) by Dr. Ernie Hess