Recent Sermons by Pastor Doug

6/14/20 Scripture – Mark 4:1-9 – Jesus’s Parable of Sowing Seeds in Fertile Soil
5/31/2020 – Connected in the Spirit – Acts 2:1-6 and John 20:19-22
5/31/20 – Confirmation 2021 Class Members Reflections on the scripture and the Lord’s Prayer
5/24/20 – Pastor Doug’s sermon [via zoom] : Connected in Prayer
5/24/20 -Scripture:  Acts 1:6-14 and Gospel Reading:  John 15:1-4 
3/22/20 – Today’s video includes an opening prayer, the reading from Romans 8:28-32 and the sermon.
3/15/20 – Hope in the Spirit of God These are challenging times. Why are we facing this challenge? How will we get through it? Who will lead us to better days? Paul’s letter to the Romans 8:18-27 offers wisdom and profound hope.
March 8: Who am I? — Romans 8:12-17 and Luke 9:18-21
How well do you know yourself?  Who do others say you are? And who do you say that you are?   
March 1: Why am I here? — Romans 8:1-11 and Luke 4:14-21
What is your life’s purpose?  What are your unique gifts? 
February 23: Amazing Grace — Roman 7:21-8:2 and Luke 19:41-47
February 16: Dying and Rising with Christ   Romans 6:1-15, 23 —- The process of salvation completely transforms our way of living through our kinship with Christ, a relationship that leads us from death into life.
February 9: Building Character   Romans 5:1-10  — As we encounter obstacles and even suffering along our faith journey, Paul says that we develop, “endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us.”  (Romans 5:3-5)  We grow in faith from the inside out.
February 2: Freed from Sin   Romans 4:1-9 — What is sin?  How do we participate and how can we get free?
January 5, 2020 – Bishop Bickerton’s sermon – Claiming Our Destiny – Ephesians 1:3-14
December 29, 2019 : Welcome the New year – Isaiah 65:17-22, Revelation 21:1-5, Mark 2:21-22
Christmas Eve 2019 : Joy Born out of Despair – Luke 2:1-20
December 22, 2019 : Joy of Truth – Luke 1:39-56
December 15: Joy of Transformation – Isiah 6:1-8 and Luke 1:26-38
December 8: Joy of Purpose – Isiah 11:1-9 and Mark 6:7-13
December 1:  JOY FOR ALL  Mark 5:21-43     
November 24, 2019 – Faith in the Storm – Mark 4:35-41
Nov. 3, 2019 Jesus is the One. Mark 1:1-15
Oct. 27: The Gift of Leadership Acts 20:22-32
Leadership is caring for the whole and being willing to use our gifts for the common good. What are your gifts of leadership?

10/13/19 – The Gift of Sharing based on A cts 16:11-15, 40