Sermons

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