Community Church of Sebastopol

United Church of Christ

Putting our Faith into Action

1000 Gravenstein Hwy North       707.823.2484

Worship

Archives - Services & Sermons

On this page you will find many of the less recent sermons preached at our church, with the most recent listed first. Starting in March 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic closed our campus, Worship Services started being video-recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel.


2020 Services & Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
December 27 Worship Video - December 27 Luke 2: 22 – 40 Rev. Ben Broadbent
December 20 Christmas Pageant: Words of Preparation
Worship Video - December 20		 Luke 1-2 Rev.Lacey Hunter
December 13 Church in the Wild: Brokenhearted Joy
Worship Video - December 13		 John 1: 6 – 8, 19 – 28 Rev.Ben Broadbent
December 6 Church in the Wild: Disturbing Peace
Worship Video - December 6		 Mark 1: 1 – 8 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 29 Worship Video - November 29 Mark 13: 24 – 37 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 22 Church in the Wild: A Different Kind of King
Worship Video - November 22		 Matthew 25: 31 – 46 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 15 Church in the Wild: What You Pay Attention to Grows
Worship Video - November 15		 Matthew 25: 14-30 Rev.Lacey Hunter
November 8 Church in the Wild: Waiting Together Well
Worship Video - November 8		 Matthew 25: 1 – 13 Rev.Ben Broadbent
November 1 Church in the Wild: Holding On To Hope
Worship Video - November 1		 Psalm 43 Rev. Rachel Knuth
October 25 Church in the Wild: Catching God's Vision
Worship Video - October 25		 Deuteronomy 34: 1 – 12 Rev. Ben Broadbent
October 18 In the Cleft: Seeking God’s Presence in the Wild
Worship Video - October 18		 Exodus 33:12-23 Rev. Lacey Hunter
October 12 Church in the Wild: An Invalid God Video
Worship Video - October 11		 Exodus 32: 1 – 14 Rev. Ben Broadbent
October 4 Church in the Wild: Message for All Creatures, Great and Small
Worship Video - October 4		 Luke 2: 1 – 7 Rev. Ben Broadbent
September 20 Church in the Wild: Care is Everywhere
Worship Video - September 20		 Exodus 16: 2 -15 Rev. Lucey Hunter
September 13 Church in the Wild: Crossing Over Sermon Video
Worship Video - September 13		 Exodus 14: 19 - 31 Rev. Ben Broadbent
September 6 Remembering the Original Fast Food
Video - September 6		 Exodus 12:1-14 Rev. Rachel Knuth
August 30 Video - August 30 Exodus 3: 1 - 15 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 23 The Women Who Know
Video - August 23		 Exodus 1: 8 – 2: 10 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 16 Stewarding Antiracism
Video - August 16		 Genesis 45:1 - 15 Rev. Lacey Hunter
August 9 Antiracism: How a Story Works
Video - August 9		 Genesis 37: 1 – 4, 12 – 28 Rev. Ben Broadbent
August 2 Stewardship of Bread
Video - August 2		 Matthew 14: 13 – 21 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 26 A Sigh Too Deep for Words
Video - July 26		 Romans 8: 26 – 39 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 19 What I Want With You, Beloveds, Is a Church That ______________________.
Video - July 19		 Genesis 28:10 - 19 Rev. Lacey Hunter
July 12 Parable of the Farmer
Video - July 12		 Matthew 13:1 - 9, 18 - 23 Rev. Ben Broadbent
July 5 Wait, What Day is it Again?
Video - July 5		 Matthew 11:16 - 30 Rev. Rachel Knuth
June 28 Full of Pride
Video - June 28		 Matthew 10: 40 – 42 Rev. Ben Broadbent
June 21 I Go to Prepare a Place for You
Video - June 21		 Genesis 21:8-21 Rev. Lacey Hunter
June 14 What Will It Take to Change Our Minds?
Video - June 14		 Matthew 9:35 – 10:16 Rev. Ben Broadbent
June 7 Deep Calls to Deep
Video - June 7		 Matthew 28: 16-20 Rev. Ben Broadbent
May 24 Present in Absence
Video - May 24		 Luke 24:44-53 Rev. Rachel Knuth
May 17 These Are Formational Times
Video - May 17		 John 21: 4 – 17 Rev. Lacey Hunter
May 10 Mother Is a Verb
Video - May 10		 John 14: 1 – 14 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
May 3 The Way In and Out
Video - May 3		 John 10: 1 – 10 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 26 With Us All Along
Video - April 26		 Luke 24:13–35 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 19 Imagining Resurrection
Video - April 19		 John 20:19-31 Rev. Lacey Hunter
April 12 Expecting Resurrection
Video - April 12		 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
April 5 The Great Lampoon
Video - April 5		 Matthew 21:1-11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 29 A Time to Weep
Video - March 29		 John 11:1-45 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 22 A Time for Chaos
Video - March 22		 John 9:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 8 A Time to See Anew
Audio - March 8		 John 3:1-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
March 1 A Time to Fast
No Audio Available		 Matthew 4:1-11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 23 Home By Another Way...Again
Audio - February 23		 Matthew 17:1-9 Rev. Lacey Hunter
February 16 Not a Sorbet
Audio - February 16		 Matthew 5:21-37 Rev. Rachel Knuth
February 9 From Privilege to Subversion
Audio - February 9		 Matthew 5:13-20 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
February 2 Beginning with Blessing
Audio - February 2		 Matthew 5:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 26 Catch of the Day?
Audio - January 26		 Matthew 4:12-23 Rev. Rachel Knuth
January 19 We Came for This Reason
John 1:29-42 Rev. Lacey Hunter
January 12 Baptism: Telling the Truth of Who We Are
Audio - January 12		 Matthew 3:13-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
January 5 Traveling by Night
Audio - January 5		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent


2019 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
December 29 Jesus the Refugee
Audio - December 29		 Matthew 2:13-23 Rev. Brian Plaugher
December 24 The Angel Effect
Audio - December 24		 Christmas Eve Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
December 22 Love: The Scandal of the Gospel
Audio - December 22		 Isaiah 7:10-16 & Matthew 1:18-25 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
December 15 Mary Was a Freedom Fighter
Audio - December 15		 Luke 1: 39-56 Rev. Lacey Hunter
December 8 Peace Made Possible by Poetry
Audio - December 8		 Isaiah 11: 1-10 & Matthew 3: 1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
December 1 Hope: The Thing with Feathers
Audio - December 1		 Isaiah 2: 1-5 & Matthew 24: 36-44 Rev. Rachel Knuth
November 24 Clothed with Love
Audio - November 24		 Colossians 3: 12-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
November 17 Closing Time
Audio - November 17		 Luke 21: 5-13 Rev. Lacey Hunter
November 10 Taking the Self Out of Righteous
Audio - November 10		 Luke 18: 9-14 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
November 3 What If We Are The Saints?
Audio - November 3		 Ephesians 1: 11-23 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
October 20 Wrestling Out a Blessing
Audio - October 20		 Genesis 32: 22-31 Rev. Lacey Hunter
October 13 Finding the Way
Audio - October 13		 Luke 17: 11-19 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
October 6 Enough to Be Human
Audio - October 6		 Luke 17: 5-10 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
September 29 A Death that Leads to Life
Audio - September 29		 Luke 16: 19-31 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
September 22 Hustle for the Kin-dom
Audio - September 22		 Luke 16: 1-9 Rev. Lacey Hunter
September 15 Church of the Lost, Found By God
Audio - September 15		 Luke 15: 1-10 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
September 8 Embracing Our Wannabe Status
Audio - September 8		 Luke 14: 25-33 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
September 1 Why You Should Never Invite Jesus to Dinner
Audio - September 1		 Luke 14:1, 7-14 Rev. Rachel Knuth
August 25 A Daughter of Abraham Stands Up Straight
Audio - August 25		 Luke 13:10-17 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
August 18 Talk About the Weather
Audio - August 18		 Luke 12:49-59 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
August 11 The Function of Freedom
Audio - August 11		 Luke 12:32-40 Rev. Lacey Hunter
August 4 The Best Things Aren't Things
Audio - August 4		 Luke 12:13-21 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
July 28 Guns: The American Idol
Audio - July 28		 Luke 11:1-13 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
July 21 Women's Work
Audio - July 21		 Luke 10:38-42 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
July 14 Who Is One of Us?
Audio - July 14		 Luke 10:25-37 Rev. Brian Plaugher
July 7 Stomp Your Feet
Audio - July 7		 Luke 10:1-11 Rev. Rachel Knuth
June 30 Testimonies from Mission Trip to Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota
Audio - June 30		   Sr. High Youth Mission Trip Participants
June 23 Clothed in Our Right Mind
Audio - June 23		 Luke 8:26-39 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
June 16 The Non-Violent Gospel
Audio - June 16		 Romans 5:1-5 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
June 9 Songs of the Spirit
No Audio Available		 Acts 2:1-21 Rev. Brian Plaugher
June 2 Everywhere We Go
Audio - June 2		 Luke 24:50-53 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
May 26 Not an Issue
Audio - May 26		 Acts 16:9-15 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
May 19 Earth Renewed
Audio - May 19		 Revelation 21:1-6 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
May 12 Eye-Opening Faith
Audio - May 12		 Acts 9:36-43 Rev. Rachel Knuth
May 5 An Awkward Moment
Audio - May 5		 Luke 24:36-43 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Apr 28 Christ the Stranger
Audio - Apr 28		 Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Apr 21 The First Witnesses
Audio - Apr 21		 Luke 24:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Apr 14 The Preacher Thinks About the Donkey
Audio - Apr 14		 Luke 19:28-38 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Apr 7 The Sabbath of the Skin
Audio - Apr 7		 John 12:1-8 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Mar 31 Mercy for Those Still Far Off
Audio - Mar 31		 Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Mar 24 An Arms Open Embrace
Audio - Mar 24		 Luke 13:6-9 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Mar 17 To Love What Is Mortal
Audio - Mar 17		 Luke 13:31-35 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Mar 10 Meanwhile, with the Beasts
Audio - Mar 10		 Luke 4:1-15 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Mar 3 On the Eighth Day of the Week
Audio - Mar 3		 Luke 9:28-36 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Feb 24 The Most Difficult Kind of Love
Audio - Feb 24		 Luke 6:27-38 Emily Syal
Feb 17 Beatitude and Woeitude
Audio - Feb 17		 Luke 6:17-26 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Feb 10 The Evolution of Fishing
Audio - Feb 10		 Luke 5:1-11 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Feb 3 A Real Cliffhanger
Audio - Feb 3		 Luke 4:21-30 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Jan 27 How the Trouble Began
Audio - Jan 27		 Luke 4:14-21 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Jan 20 When the Wine Runs Out
Audio - Jan 20		 John 2:1-11 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Jan 13 And Jesus Also
Audio - Jan 13		 Luke 3:21-38 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent
Jan 6 For Birth of Death?
Audio - Jan 6		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Benjamin Broadbent


2018 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
Dec 30 Being Where We Ought to Be
Audio - Dec 30		 Luke 2:41-52 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Dec 23 Filling the Empty, Emptying the Full
Audio - Dec 23		 Micah 5:2-5a
Luke 1:39-56		 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Dec 16 Cheer Up, Vipers!
Audio - Dec 16		 Zephaniah 3:14-20 & Luke 3:7-18 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Dec 9 Good News for All Flesh
Audio - Dec 9		 Malachi 3:1-4 & Luke 3:1-6 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Dec 2 The Three Advents
Audio - Dec 2		 Luke 21:29-36 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Nov 25 Is, Was, and Is to Come
Audio - Nov 25		 Mark 13:24-27 & Revelation 1:4-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Nov 18 Birth Pangs
Audio - Nov 18		 Mark 13:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Nov 11 Joyful Sacrifices
Audio - Nov 11		 Mark 12:38-44 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Nov 4 Wherever You Go
Audio - Nov 4		 Ruth 1:1-18 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Oct 28 The Last Disciple
Audio - Oct 28		 Mark 10:46-52 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Oct 21 Becoming Servant Leaders
Audio - Oct 21		 Mark 10:35-45 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Oct 14 The One Whom Jesus Loved
Audio - Oct 14		 Mark 10:17-22 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Oct 7 Bone of Our Bone
Audio - Oct 7		 Genesis 2:18-24 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Sept 30 Mission Statement 4: Putting Our Faith into Action
Audio - Sept 30		 Mark 9:38-41 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Sept 23 Mission Statement 3: Teaching the Message of Jesus to All Ages
Audio - Sept 23		 Proverbs 31:10-31 Emily Syal
Sept 16 Mission Statement 2: Share the Love of Jesus
Audio - Sept 16		 Mark 8:27-38 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Sept 9 Mission Statement 1: To Worship God
Audio - Sept 9		 Mark 7:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin Broadbent
Aug 26 Gold, Gold, Gold
Audio - August 26		 I Kings 7:48-51 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Aug 19 America's Original Sin
Audio - August 19		 Mark 7:24-30 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Aug 12 Three of Every Four Breaths
Audio - August 12		 Mark 6:45-52 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent & Middle School Youth
Aug 5 Aching with Compassion
Audio - August 5		 Mark 6:30-44 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 29 Incarnate & Gender Queer
Audio - July 29		 Luke 15:1-10 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 22 Humility, Choice, and Grace
Audio - July 22		 Mark 9:33-37 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 15 Me Too, Vashti, Me Too
(no audio available)		 Esther 1:1-5; 8-13, 15-22 Rev. Rachel Knuth
July 8 Strengthened By Diversity
Audio - July 8		 Mark 6:1-13 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 1 Give Her Something to Eat
Audio - July 1		 Mark 5:21-43 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
June 24 Stay in the Boat
Audio - June 24		 Mark 4:35-41 Rev. Blythe Osner
June 17 Prodigal Reflections
Audio - June 17		 Luke 15:11-32 Rev. Rachel Knuth & MADD Camp Youth
June 10 Breaking In to Break Bread
Audio - June 10		 Mark 3:20-27 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
June 3 Our Primary Calling
Audio - June 3		 Colossians 3:11-17 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
May 27 Being a Peaceable Trinitarian
Audio - May 27		 Ephesians 4:1-6 Rev. Brian Plaugher
May 20 A Spirit-Formed Faith
Audio - May 20		 Acts 2:1-21
Revelation 2:29		 Rev. Rachel Knuth
May 13 The Wrath of Mom
Audio - May 13		 Hosea 11:1-9 Hosea 13:4-8
Luke 13:31-35		 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
May 6 Risen and Still Rising
Audio - May 6		 Acts 1:6-11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Apr 29 Bearing Fruit Together
Audio - Apr 29		 John 15:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Apr 22 All Things in Common
Audio - Apr 22		 Acts 2:41-47 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Apr 15 While in Joy, Disbelieving
Audio - Apr 15		 Luke 24:36b-48 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Apr 8 Resurrection in Our Midst
Audio - Apr 8		 John 20:1-31 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Apr 1
Easter Sunday		 Victory Through Defeat
Audio - Apr 1		 Mark 16:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Mar 30
Good Friday		 Ecumenical Service
Audio - Mar 30		 John 18:28-19:30 Rev. Christy Laborda Harris
Mar 25
Palm /Passion Sunday		 A Hero's Welcome
Audio - Mar 25		 Mark 11:1-11
Mark 14:43-52
Mark 15:21-41
Mark 15:42-47		 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Mar 18 The Words We Are Given
Audio - Mar 18		 Matthew 10:1-4, 18-20 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Mar 11 Prayer without Pretense
Audio - Mar 11		 Matthew 6:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 25 That None Might Boast
Audio - Feb 25		 Matthew 4:1-7;
I Corinthians 1:26-31		 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 18 We Are More than What We Have
Audio - Feb 18		 Matthew 4:1-4 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 11 Jesus Outside the Box
Audio - Feb 11		 Mark 9:2-9 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 4 Eating with the Wrong People
Audio - Feb 4		 Mark 2:13-17 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 28 Called Back to Who We Are
Audio - Jan 28		 Luke 19:1-10 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 21 Waiting to Grow
Audio - Jan 21		 Mark 4:1-9 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Jan 14 The First Sign
Audio - Jan 14		 John 2:1-12 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 7 Soaked with Promise
Audio - Jan 7		 Mark 1:1-11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent


2017 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
Dec 31 Bringing Gifts
Audio - Dec 31		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Dec 24
Christmas Eve
6 & 8:30 pm		 Good News for the Sore Afraid (PDF)
 Luke 2:8-20 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Dec 24
Christmas Eve Morning		 Look What Love Has Done
Audio - Dec 24
(picks up in the middle)		 Matthew 1:1-17 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Dec 17 Women on the Verge (PDF)
Audio - Dec 17		 Luke 1:26-55 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Dec 10 The Bethlehem Promise
Worship - Dec 10		 Matthew 2:1-6 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Dec 3 Confirming Hope
Audio - Dec 3		 Isaiah 40:1-11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Nov 26 The Good Shepherd (PDF)
Audio - Nov 26		 Matthew 25:31-46 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Nov 12 Making Church (PDF)
Audio - Nov 12		 Exodus 25:1-16 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Nov 5 Semper Reformanda (PDF)
Audio - Nov 5		 Exodus 20:1-17 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Oct 29 Burned But Not Consumed (PDF)
Audio - Oct 29		 Exodus 3:1-6 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Oct 22 Strong Enough to Serve
Audio - Oct 22		 Genesis 32:22-33:11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Oct 15 A God Worth Waiting For
Audio - Oct 15		 Isaiah 25:1-9 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Oct 8 To a Land That I Will Show You (PDF)
Audio - Oct 8		 Genesis 12:1-9 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Oct 1 World Communion Sunday
Telling a Better Story (PDF)
Audio - Oct 1		 Genesis 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 8:1, 9:7-17 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Sept 24 Archetype of All Sermons
Audio - Sept 24		 Genesis 3:1-13 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Sept 17 The Logos of Love
Audio - Sept 17		 John 1:1-7 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Sept 10 Launch Sunday
Being Human or Playing God (PDF)
Audio - Sept 10		 Genesis 2:4-25 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Sept 3 God's Speech Act
Audio - Sept 3		 Genesis 1:1-2;3 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Aug 27 Transforming 'Mission'
Audio - Aug 27		 Romans 12:1-8 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Aug 20 Naming White Privilege
Audio - Aug 20		 Matthew 15:21-28 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Aug 13 A Little Faith Is Enough
Audio - Aug 13		 Matthew 14:22-23 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Aug 6 Free But Not Cheap
Audio - Aug 6		 Isaiah 55:1-5 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 30 Kingdom Corruption
Audio - July 30		 Matthew 13:31-33 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 23 Wheat and Weeds Welcome
Audio - July 23		 Matthew 13:24-30 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
July 16 Sowing Seeds of Forgiveness
Audio - July 16		 Matthew 13:1-9 Rev. Rachel Knuth
July 9 Which Life Shall We Enjoy?
Audio - July 9		 Matthew 11:16-19 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
June 25 MADD Camp Presentation: Old Turtle
 Audio - June 25 Pastor Rachel & a host of children!
June 18 Be the Church
Audio - June 18		 Matthew 9:35-10:4 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
June 11 Dancing in the Round
Audio - June 11		 Matthew 28:16-20 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
June 4 Becoming the Church
Audio - June 4		 Acts 2:1-11 Rev. Rachel Knuth
May 28 Pulled into Heaven
Audio - May 28		 Luke 24:44-53 Rev. Blythe Osner
May 21 Becoming Like Outsiders
Audio - May 21		 Matthew 18:1-5 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
May 14 What Would Mama Do?
Audio - May 14		 Matthew 7:7-11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
May 7 Who Taught Us to Pray
Audio - May 7		 Matthew 6:7-15 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
April 30 Embracing Doubt, Embracing Belief
Audio - April 30		 John 20:24-31 Rev. Brian Plaugher
April 23 The Cost of Silencing Resurrection
Audio - April 23		 Matthew 28:11-15 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
April 16 Easter Sunday
Appearance Like Lightning
Audio - April 16		 Matthew 28:1-10 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
April 14 Good Friday
It is Finished
John 19:30 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
April 9 Palm / Passion Sunday
The Wrong Son of God
Audio - April 9		 Matthew 27:11-26 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
April 2 Called Out by Love
Audio - April 2		 John 15:12-17 Rev. W. Matthew Broadbent
April 1 Service of Installation
Audio - April 1		 I Corinthians 4:18-31 Rev. Diane Weible
March 26 Joining Us in Our Cry
Audio - Mar 26		 Matthew 26:36-46 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
March 19 A Cross-Bearing Community
Audio - Mar 19		 Matthew 16:24-28 Rev. Rachel Knuth
March 12 The Truth about the Bread
Audio - Mar 12		 Matthew 16:5-12 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
March 5 Remembering Whose We Are
Audio - Mar 5		 Matthew 4:1-11 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 26 We Cannot Keep God Safe
No audio available		 Matthew 17:1-9 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 19 Expanding Boundaries
Audio - Feb 19		 Matthew 5:38-48 Rev. Rachel Knuth
Feb 12 God, Cooperation, & Evolution
Audio - Feb 12		 Matthew 5:21-37 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Feb 5 Salty Language
Audio - Feb 5		 Matthew 5:13-20 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 29 Blessed Are You
Audio - Jan 29		 Matthew 5:1-12 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Jan 22 Jesus Goes Public
Audio - Jan 22		 Matthew 4:12-25 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 15 Destiny, Choice, and Justice
Audio - Jan 15		 Isaiah 49:1-7 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 8 To Give Us a Second Birth
Audio - Jan 8		 Matthew 3:13-17 Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. Broadbent
Jan 1 A Star in the East
Audio - Jan 1		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Rachel Knuth


2015 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
May 31 Like a Child
Audio - May 31		 Mark 10:13-16 Rachel Knuth
May 24 The Softer Side of Pentecost
Audio - May 24		 Ezekiel 37:1-14;
John 20:19-31		 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 17 Branching Out
Audio - May 17		 John 15:1-8 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 10 Commanded to Love
Audio - May 10		 John 15:1-17 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 3 Widening the Circle of Love
Audio - May 3		 Acts 8:26-40
1 John 4:7-21		 Rachel Knuth
April 26 Nobody Here But Us Sheep
Audio - April 26		 John 10:11-18 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 19 Treasure Hunt
Audio - April 19		 John 10:11-18 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 12 Can You Prove Easter?
Audio - April 12		 John 20:24-29;
Acts 4:32-37		 Lydia Mulkey
April 5 Easter Sunday
Unexpected Jesus:
Changing the Rules
Audio - April 5		 Mark 16:1-8 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 29 Palm Sunday
Unexpected Jesus:
Not Your Ordinary King
Audio - March 29		 Mark 11:1-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 22 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Unexpected Jesus:
Do It Again!
Audio - March 22		 John 12:20-33 Lydia Mulkey
March 15 Fourth Sunday in Lent
Unexpected Jesus:
On Being Born Again and Again and Again
Audio - March 15		 John 3:1-21 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 8 Third Sunday in Lent
Unexpected Jesus:
There Goes the Satus Quo
Audio - March 8		 John 2:13-22 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 1 Second Sunday in Lent
Unexpected Jesus:
This is Good News?
Audio - March 1		 Mark 8:31-38 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 15 Thin Places
Audio - Feb 15		 Mark 9:2-9 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 8 Signs and Wonders
Audio - Feb 8		 Mark 1:29-39 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 1 Spiritual, Not Religious
Audio - Feb 1		 Mark 1:21-28 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 25 Spiritual, Not Religious
Audio - Jan 25		 Romans 12 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 18 All One... Believe It or Not!
Audio - Jan 18		 Galatians 3:23-29 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 11 The Defining Moment
Audio - Jan 11		 Mark 1:4-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 4 When is Christmas Done?
Audio - Jan 4		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Brian Plaugher

2014 Sermons


Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
Dec 21 Third Sunday of Advent
Opening Our Hearts... with Peace
Audio - December 21		 Isaiah 2:1-4 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 14 Second Sunday of Advent
Opening Our Hearts... with Joy
Audio - December 14		 Isaiah 9:2-7 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 7 Second Sunday of Advent
Opening Our Hearts... with Promise
Audio - December 7		 Isaiah 40:1-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 30 First Sunday of Advent
Tear Open the Heavens with Hope
Audio - November 30		 Isaiah 64:1-9 Lydia Mulkey
Nov 23 Picking Good Fruit
Audio - November 23		 Exodus 3:1-6
Thessalonians 5:12-24		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 9 Keeping Awake
Audio - November 9		 Matthew 25:1-13 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 2 Powerful Memories
Audio - November 2		 Hebrews 11:1-3; Hebrews 8-16
Psalm 137:1-6		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 26 Beyond Sentiment
Audio - October 26		 Matthew 22:34-40 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 19 Death and Taxes
Audio - October 19		 Matthew 22:15-22 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 12 Precious in God's Sight
Audio - October 12		 Psalm 72 (excerpts) Rachel Knuth
Oct 5 Decision Time
Audio - October 5		 Matthew 21:33-46 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 28 The Upside Down Kingdom:
Please, Not These People!
Audio - September 28		 Matthew 21:23-32 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 21 The Upside Down Kingdom:
God's New Math
Sept 21 (no audio available)		 Matthew 20:1-16 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 14 A Matter of Prospective
Audio - Sept 14		 Romans 14:1-12 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 7 Launch Sunday
125 Years of Sundays... But Why?
Audio - September 7		 Acts 8:26-40 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 31 Is Anybody There?
August 31 (no audio available) 		Romans 8:18-28 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 24 Seek... and Maybe You Will Find?
Audio - August 24		 Luke 11:9-13 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 10 Rocking the Boat
Audio - August 10		 Matthew 14:22-23 Rachel Knuth
Aug 3 The Greatest of All Shrubs
Audio - August 3		 Matthew 13:31-33 Rev. Gene Nelson
July 27 Hidden in Plain Sight
Audio - July 27		 Matthew 13:31-33;
Matthew 13:44-52		 Rev. Gene Nelson
July 20 Weeding Time
Audio - July 20		 Matthew 13:24-30 Rev. Gene Nelson
July 13 Living God's Purpose
Audio - July 13		 Isaiah 55:10-13 Rev. Brian Plaugher
July 6 Youth Sunday & Tribute to Rev. DelMonte
Audio - Mission Trip Reflections		 Isaiah 6:8 Sr. High Youth
June 29 The Wages of Sin
Audio - June 29		 Romans 6:12-23 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 22 The Beautiful Gate: Holy Spirit Sightings
Audio - June 22		 Acts 3:1-11 Pamela Downie
June 15 Everyday Evangelists
Audio - June 15		 Matthew 28:16-20 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 8 Why Church?
Audio - June 8		 Genesis 11:1-9
Acts 2:1-21
Acts 2:43-47		 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 1 Like a Child
Audio - June 1		 Mark 10:13-16 Rachel Knuth
May 25 Words of Comfort & Hope:
The Gift of Peace
Audio - May 25		 John 14:14-24 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 18 Words of Comfort & Hope:
The Untroubled Heart
Audio - May 18		 John 14:1-14 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 11 "Jesus' Family"
Audio - May 11		 Matthew 12:46-50 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 4 On the Road
Audio - May 4		 Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Brian Plaugher
April 27 Beatles Tribute
"Take a Sad Song and Make It Better:
Music in the Key of Hope"
Audio - April 27		 Romans 12:1-2
II Corinthians 5:16-17		 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 20 Easter Sunday
"Out of Control"
Audio - April 20		 John 20:1-18 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 13 Palm Sunday
"A Protest March"
Audio - April 13		 Mark 11:1-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 6 The 5th Sunday of Lent
"Holy Week Encounters:
Judas: Missing the Message"
Audio - April 6		 Matthew 26:1-5
Matthew 26:14-25
Matthew 26:47-56		 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 30 "The 4th Sunday of Lent
Holy Week Encounters:
Pilate - The Artful Dodger"
Audio - March 30		 Matthew 27:20-25 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 23 The 3rd Sunday of Lent
"Holy Week Encounters:
Barabbas"
Audio - March 23		 Matthew 27:11-23
Psalm 51:17		 Rachel Knuth
March 16 The 2nd Sunday of Lent
"Holy Week Encounters:
Peter - Biting Off More than You Can Chew"
Audio - March 16		 Mark 14:27-31
Mark 14:66-72		 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 9 The 1st Sunday of Lent
"Jesus' Greatest Sermon:
Caiaphas - Place or Purpose?"
Audio - March 9		 Matthew 26:57-68 Rev. Gene Nelson
March 2 "Transfiguration Sunday:
Purposeless Worship"
Audio - March 2		 Exodus 24:12-18
Matthew 17:1-9		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 23 "Jesus' Greatest Sermon:
Turning the Other Cheek?"
Audio - Feb 23		 Matthew 5:38-48 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Feb 16 "Jesus' Greatest Sermon:
You Have Heard It Said... But..."
Audio - Feb 16		 Matthew 5:21-37 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 9 "Jesus' Greatest Sermon: Salt & Light"
Audio - Feb 9		 Psalm 112:1-9
Matthew 5:13-20		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 2 "Walking the Walk"
Audio - Feb 2		 Micah 6:1-8 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 26 "Fishing With Jesus"
Audio - Jan 26		 Matthew 4:12-23 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 19 "The Advent of the Ordinary"
Audio - Jan 19		 John 1:43-51
1 Corinthians 1:27-28		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 12 "Only the Beginning"
Audio - Jan 12		 Matthew 3:13-17 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 5 Epiphany Sunday
"Mind the Light"
Audio - Jan 5		 John 1:1-9; 14 Rev. Gene Nelson

2013 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
Dec 29 "The Light Shines in the Darkness"
Audio - Dec 29		 John 1:1-14 Rev. Kristen DelMonte
Dec 24 Christmas Eve
Audio - Dec 24 6 pm
Audio - Dec 24 8:30 pm
Audio - Dec 24 11 pm		 The Christmas Story Rev. Gene Nelson
Rev. Kristen DelMonte
Dec 22 4th Sunday of Advent
"What Time Is It? Time to Receive"
Audio - Dec 22		 Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 15 3rd Sunday of Advent
"What Time Is It? Time to Wait!"
Audio - Dec 15		 James 5:7-10 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 8 2nd Sunday of Advent
"What Time Is It? Time to Hope!"
Audio - Dec 8		 Romans 15:4-13 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 1 1st Sunday of Advent
"What Time Is It? Time to Wake Up!"
Audio - Dec 1		 Romans 13:11-14 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 24 "And One Came Back"
Audio - Nov 24		 Luke 17:11-19 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 17 "The Vision of Peace"
Audio - Nov 17		 Isaiah 65:17-25 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Nov 10 "It's What's Inside that Counts"
Audio - Nov 10		 Jeremiah 31:27-34 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 3 "Remembering the Dead; Remembering How to Live"
Audio - Nov 3		 II Timothy 4:6-8
Revelation 21:1-6		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 27 "Keeping Company with the Fallen"
Audio - Oct 27		 Mark 5:21-34
I Corinthians 12:12-13; 26-27		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 20 "Children's Sabbath"
Audio - Oct 20		 Ephesians 4:25-5:1 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 13 "Gratitude Bestows Reverence"
Audio - Oct 13		 Luke 17:11-19 Rachel Knuth
Oct 6 "Where Doors Open Outward"
Audio - Oct 6		 Luke 4: 14-30 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 29 "Chasm or Community?"
Audio - Sept 29		 Luke 16:19-31 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 22 "Departing With Courage"
Audio - Sept 22		 Philippians 1:20-30 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Sept 15 "The Lost & Found Department"
Audio - Sept 15		 Luke 15: 1-10 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 8 Launch Sunday
"Are You the One?"
Audio - Sept 8		 John 1:45-51 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sept 1 WWJD?
Audio - Sept 1		 Luke 14:1,
Luke 14:7-14		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 25 "Free at Last!"
Audio - Aug 11		 Luke 13:10-17 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 11 "Never Say Never"
Audio - Aug 11		 Luke 12:32-40 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 4 "From Dead to Life"
Audio - Aug 4		 1 Kings 17:17-24;
Luke 7:11-17		 Rev. Bethany Nelson
July 28 "To Be a Staint"
Audio - July 28		 Matthew 13:44-46 Rev. Gene Nelson
July 21 "Listening to Martha & Mary"
Audio - July 21		 Luke 10:38-42 Rev. Gene Nelson
July 14 "On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!"
Audio - July 14		 Hebrews 12:1-2 Rev. Kristen DelMonte
July 7 "Called"
Audio - July 7		 Luke 10:1-11;
Luke 10:16-20		 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 30 "Sabbath Sense"
Audio - June 30		 Exodus 20:8-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 23 "Stepping Out on the Other Side"
Audio - June 23		 Luke 8:26-39 Rachel Knuth
June 16 "The Indwelling Christ"
Audio - June 17		 Galatians 2:15-21;
II Corinthians 5:16-19		 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 9 "On Buying Junk & Selling Antiques"
Audio - June 9		 Galatians 1:11-24 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 2 Youth Sunday
Audio - June 2		 2013 Jr. High Mini Mission Trip Reflections Jr. High Youth
May 26 "A Little Lower than God"
Audio - May 26		 Psalm 8 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 19 Pentecost
"You Shall Receive Power"
Audio - May 19		 Acts 1:6-8; 2:1-21 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 11 "Jesus and Family Values"
Audio - May 11		 Luke 8:19-21;
Luke 12:49-53		 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 5 "Come on, Rise Up!"
Audio - May 5		 Acts 16:9-15 Rev. Kristen DelMonte
April 28 "Ties That Bind: The Physics of Communion"
Audio - April 28		 Acts 11:1-18 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 21 "Ties That Bind: Behold the Hippo"
Audio - April 21		 Psalm 24; Psalm 104:1-24 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 14 "Ties That Bind: Bothered by Jesus"
Audio - April 14		 John 21:1-19 Rev. Gene Nelson
April 7 Youth Sunday
Audio - April 7		 2013 Sr. High Mission Trip Reflections Sr. High Youth
Mar 31 Easter Sunday
"The End Is Life"
Audio - Mar 31		 Luke 24:1-12 Rev. Gene Nelson
Mar 24 Palm Sunday
"If Only We Didn't Know"
Audio - Mar 24		 Luke 19:29-40 Rev. Gene Nelson
Mar 17 The 5th Sunday in Lent
"Questions for Jesus: What Matters Most?"
Audio - March 17		 John 12:1-8 Rev. Gene Nelson
Mar 10 The 4th Sunday in Lent
"Must We Talk About Sin?"
Audio - March 10		 II Corinthians 5:16-21 Rev. Brian Plaunger
Mar 3 The 3rd Sunday in Lent
"Questions for Jesus: Who's to Blame?"
Audio - Mar 3		 Luke 13:1-9 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 24 The 2nd Sunday in Lent
"Questions for Jesus: Time to Cut and Run?"
Audio - Feb 24		 Luke 13:31-35 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 17 The 1st Sunday in Lent
"Questions for Jesus: Why Not?"
Audio - Feb 17		 Luke 4:1-13 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 10 "Questions for Jesus: Why Not?"
Audio - Feb 10		 Luke 9:28-36 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 3 "And the Greatest of these is Love"
Audio - Feb 3		 I Corinthians 13:1-13 Rev. Kristen DelMonte
Jan 27 "Jesus and the Status Quo"
Audio - Jan 27		 Luke 4:14-21 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 20 "Jesus: The Good Wine"
Audio - Jan 20		 John 2:1-11 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 13 "Jesus: The Beloved"
Audio - Jan 13		 Luke 3:15-22 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 6 "Jesus: Light of the World"
Audio - Jan 6		 Matthew 2:1-12 Rev. Gene Nelson

2012 Sermons

Date Sermon Title Bible Text Pastor
Dec 30 "Gift of Give"
Audio - Dec 30		 John 1:1-14 Rev. Kristen DelMonte
Dec 23 "Advent Longings:
Longing for Some Good News"
Audio - Dec 23		 Luke 1:39-55 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 16 "Longing for One Tough Master"
Audio - Dec 16		 Luke 3:7-18 Rev. Gene Nelson
Dec 9 "Advent Longings:
Longing for God's Peace"
Audio - Dec 9		 Luke 1:66-79 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Dec 2 "Advent Longings: Longing for God's Future"
Audio - Dec 2		 Jeremiah 33:14-16
Luke 21:25-36		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 25 "Setting the Bar Too High"
Audio - Nov 25		 Luke 6:27-36 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 18 "Original Blessing: The Tenth Leper"
Audio - Nov 18		 Luke 17:12-19 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 11 "Original Blessing: What Must I Do?"
Audio - Nov 11		 Mark 10:17-27 Rev. Gene Nelson
Nov 4 "Original Blessing: I Am the Greatest"
Audio - Nov 4		 Mark 10:35-45 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 28 "If It Isn't Amazing, It Isn't Grace"
Audio - Oct 28		 Psalm 8 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 21 "Getting the Good Seats"
Audio - Oct 21		 Mark 10:35-45 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Oct 14 "Salvation and Judgment - Part 2"
Audio - Oct 14		 Luke 15:1-6 Rev. Gene Nelson
Oct 7 "Body and Blood"
Audio - Oct 7		 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 30 "Will the Real Jesus Stand Up"
Audio - Sep 30		 Colossians 1:15-20
Philippians 2:1-11		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 23 "Salvation and Judgment - Part 1"
Audio - Sep 23		 Luke 19:1-10 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 16 "Prayer: Is Anybody Listening?"
Audio - Sep 16		 Luke 18:1-8 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 9 "The Beloved"
Audio - Sep 9		 Romans 12 Rev. Gene Nelson
Sep 2 "Faith and/or Belief"
Audio - Sep 2		 Matthew 17:14-21;
John 3:6		 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 26 "On a Wild and Windy Mountain"
Audio - Aug 26		 Genesis 22:1-19 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 19 "Trusting an Unlikely Promise"
Audio - Aug 19		 Genesis 18:1-15 Rev. Gene Nelson
Aug 12 "Call Me Ishmael"
Audio - Aug 12		 Genesis 16:1-11 Rev. Brian Plaugher
Aug 5 "Called by God"
Audio - Aug 5		 Genesis 12:1-4 Rev. Gene Nelson
June 10 To God Be the Glory
Psalm 150 Rev. Gene Nelson
May 27 "The Softer Side of Pentecost"
Audio - May 27		 John 20:19-23 Rev. Gene Nelson
Mar 11 "Goodbye to the Money Changers" John 2:13-22 Rev. Gene Nelson
Mar 4 "Did He Say What I Think He Said?"
Audio - March 4		 Mark 8:31-38 Rev. Gene Nelson
Feb 5 "On the Road with Jesus" Mark 1:29-39; Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 29 "As One with Authority"
Audio - Jan 29		 Mark 1:21-28 Rev. Gene Nelson
Jan 15 "Body Wisdom"
Audio - Jan 15		 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Rev. Nelson
Jan 8 "The Baptism of Christ: I Got a Name"
Audio - Jan 8		 Mark 1:4-11 Rev. Gene Nelson