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LIST OF SERMONS BY DR. JEFFREY E. FRANTZ

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2011 Sermons

February 5, 2012 “A healing presence”
January 29, 2012 “Love that builds up”
January 22, 2012 "Trusting the spirit"
January 15, 2012 "Come and see"
January 8, 2012 GUEST PREACHER
January 1, 2012
December 25, 2011 "O sing to the Lord a new song"
December 18, 2011 “There’s a lot of room in Mary”
December 11, 2011 “I am not the Messiah!”
December4, 2011
“A voice cries out”
November 27, 2011 “Impatient waiting”
November 20, 2011 “Remembering who we are”
November 13, 2011 “Where’s the life?”
November 6, 2011 "Is Jesus coming?"
October 301, 2011 "A life worthy of God"
October 16, 2011 “The totally other but always present God”
October 9, 2011 “Think about these things!”
October 2, 2011 “Pressing on towards the goal”
September 25, 2011 GUEST PREACHER
September 18, 2011 “Get over it!”
September 11, 2011 “Forgiveness and moving on”
September 4, 2011 "Do we get it?"
August 28, 2011 “High expectations”
August 21, 2011 “Discerning the will of God”
August 14, 2011 “The other side of life’s messiness”
August 7, 2011 “Don’t let your doubts tell you who you are”
July 31, 2011 “God’s compassionate community”
July 24, 2011 “If God is for us, who is against us?”
July 17, 2011 “The wheat and the tares grow together”
July 3, 1011 GUEST PREACHER
July 10, 2011 GUEST PREACHER
June 26, 2011 “Extravagant welcoming”
June 19, 2011 GUEST PREACHER
June 12, 2011
“Don’t hold back!”
June 5, 2011 “In the meantime …”
May 29, 2011 “The only thing worthy of our fears is life without God”
May 22,2011 “Do not let your hearts be troubled”
May 15, 2011 “Enduring tough times”
May 8, 2011 “The Easter moment: a warming of the heart”
April 24, 2011 “Beyond the darkness” EASTER SUNDAY
April 17, 2011 “Who are you going to follow?”
April 10, 2011 “Can these bones live?”
April 3, 2011 “I was blind, but now I see”
March 27, 2011 “Go and tell!”
March 20, 2011 “Other worlds to sing in”
March 13, 2011 “You can tell God what’s in your heart”
March 6, 2011 “In search of the holy”
February 27, 2011 “Don’t worry!”
February 20, 2011 “Can we love everybody?”
February 6, 2011 “Putting on the mind of Christ”
January 30, 2011 “Blessed are the peacemakers”
January 23, 2011“Building up the common good”
January 16, 2011 “Life-changing moments”
January 9, 2011 “Growing Pains”
January 2, 2011 “A life that matters”

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2010 Sermons
December 26, 2010 “Making the best of things”
December 19, 2010 “Embracing the mystery of Christmas”
December 12, 2010 “The new day that Christmas points to”
December 5, 2010 “A sense of urgency”
November 28, 2010 Guest Preacher
November 21, 2010 “Rejoicing in the good God has given us”
November 14, 2010 “Sharing the joys of a generous spirit”
November 7, 2010 “Don’t over-react!”
October 31, 2010 “When God’s hand is heavy upon us”
October 24,2010 “Remembering who we are”
October 17, 2010 “Triumph for human kind everywhere”
October 3, 2010 “Rekindling the gift”
September 26, 2010 “Seeing and believing—through the darkness”
September 19, 2010 “The power of personal presence”
September 12, 2010 “We are family”
September 5, 2010 “Searched and known by God”
August 29, 2010 “Everybody’s in”

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April 11, 2010 “Take care of one another”
April 4, 2010 "God, what is taking you so long?”
March 28, 2010 “The secret”
March 21, 2010 “Remembering and forgetting”
March 14, 2010 “When God’s hand is heavy upon us”
March 7, 2010 “Repent or perish!”
February 28, 2010 “You don’t have to have it all figured out”
February 21, 2010 “What voices do we listen to?”
February 14, 2010 “Like a tree planted by water”
February 7, 2010 “Into the deeper waters”
January 31 2010 “Personal doubt and the deepening of faith”
January 24, 2010 “Holy remembering”
January 17, 2010 "What's it all about?"
January 10, 2010 "You have called me by name"
January 3, 2010 “For everything there is a season”

2009 Sermons

December 20, 2009 “Christmas—voices from the underside”
December 13, 2009 "Filled with expectations"
December 6, 2009 “Again and again”
November 29, 2009 “What time is it?”
November 22, 2009 Pilgrim Village Service..... “Don’t worry about tomorrow!”
November 15, 2009 “Out of anxiety and vexation”
November 8, 2009 “Shared generosity”
November 1, 2009............. Guest Preacher
October 25, 2009 ...............Guest Preacher
October 18 2009 “Not so among you”
October 11, 2009 “What do I need to do?”
October 4, 2009
“The ambiguity of suffering”
September 27, 2007 “The many pathways to God”
September 20, 2009 “Who’s number one?”
September 13, 2009 “Die, so that you may live”
September 6, 2009 “The dream lives on”
August 23, 2009 "The whole armor of God"
August 16, 2009 “How much of Jesus can we handle?”
August 9, 2009 “Building up in love, holding on in hope”
August 2, 2009 “Worthy lives”
July 19, 2009 “No longer strangers”
July 12, 2009 "Things we need to hear”
July 5, 2009 ........................Guest Preacher
June 28, 2009 .....................Guest Preacher
June 21, 2009 "Deal with it!"
June 14, 2009 “This is the one”
June 7, 2009 “Out of our comfort zone”
May 31, 2009 “With sighs too deep for words”
May 24, 2009 “You can only do so much!”
May 17, 2009 “Just do it!”
May 10, 2009 “The family: where grace happens”
May 3, 2009 “The committed life”
April 26, 2009 “When our eyes are opened”
April 19, 2009 “Is what happens to us in life meant to be?”
April 12, 2009 "Now What?"
April 5, 2009 “Feeding the hunger”
March 29, 2009 “Troubled souls”
March 22, 2009 “We belong to the light”
March 15, 2009 “Christ, the power of God”
March 8, 2009 “Finding ourselves by losing ourselves”
March 1, 2009 “Not everything can be fixed ---Dealing with imperfection"
February 22, 2009 "Beautiful, like a rainbow"
February 15, 2009 "Straight talk with God"
February 8, 2009
“Looking up when we’re feeling down
February 1, 2009 "Towards a larger purpose"
January 25, 2009
"The day the heavens rejoiced"
January 18, 2009 “For the common good”
January 11, 2009“ Defining moments”
January 4, 2009 ....................Guest Preacher

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2008 Sermons

December 28, 2008............... Guest Preacher
December 21, 2008 “Boundless mercy”
December 14, 2008 Chirstmas Cantata
December 7, 2008 “New beginnings”
November 30, 2008
“The world of the generous grows larger and larger”
November 23, 2008 “With enlightened eyes”
November 16, 2008 "The faith driven life"
November 9, 2008 "Out of the darkness"
October 26, 2008 “How big a God, how big a love?”
October 19, 2008 “God’s purposes and ours”
October 12, 2008 “The difference that matters …”
October 5, 2008 “What God knows”
September 28, 2008 “Unanticipated grace”
September 21, 2008 .................Guest Preacher
September 14, 2008 “Not seven, but seventy times seven” Where forgiveness take us…
September 7, 2008 ....................Guest Preacher
August 31, 2008 “A pep talk for the second half”
August 24, 2008 “What am I doing with my life?”
August 17, 2008 “Letting go and moving on”
August 10, 2008 “Where faith takes us …”
August 3, 2008
“You don’t have to do it all by yourself!”
July 27, 2008
“Finding the IT of our lives”
July 20, 2008 “Let the wheat and the weeds grow together!”
July 13, 2008
"Are you ready?"
July 6, 2008
"When we do what we don't want to do"
June 29, 2008
"The welcome that never wears out"
June 22, 2008 "Being true to your best self"
June 15, 2008 ...........................Guest Preacher
June 8, 2008"Holding on to possibility"
June 1, 2008 "Not forgotten"
May 25, 2008 “What do you mean, don’t worry?”
May 18, 2008 "Trusting the love"
May 11, 2008 “When mothers pray”
May 4, 2008 “What price, salvation?”
April 27, 2008 “Separation anxiety”
April 20, 2008 “Just a little more” Beyond anxiety in the human search for meaning
April 6, 2008 “What future do we claim?” Building up trust through love, as people of faith"
March 30, 2008
“Life and faith: it’s a process”
March 23, 2008 “On the other side of yesterday”
March 16, 2008 "Finding your way back"
March 9, 2008 "Being responsible for what we say and do"
March 2, 2008 "Standing up to the light"
February 24, 2008 "The well that never runs dry"
February 17, 2008 "Transitions"
February 3, 2008
"Glimpses that matter"
January 27, 2008 "Called"
January 20, 2008 "Woe to you"
January 13, 2008 "May God's hand be upon you"
January 6, 2008 "For the sake of the world"

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2007 Sermons

December 30, 2007 "Taking the high road"
December 23, 2007 "The real power of Christmas"
December 16, 2007 "Go and tell"
December 2, 2007 "Let the light come"
November 25, 2007...........................Guest Preacher
November 18, 2007 "When the future speaks..."
November 11, 2007 "Asking the right questions"
November 4, 2007 "Behond literalism"
October 28, 2007 ..............................Guest preacher
October 21, 2007 "Don't lose heart"
October 14, 2007 ..............................Guest preacher
October 7, 2007 “Holding on …” to the word of life …
September 30, 2007
"Grieved or not grieved"
September 23, 2007
"Doing the right thing"
September 16, 2007 "Extravagant salvation”
September 9, 2007
"A second chance"
September 2, 2007
" Walking in the shoes of another
August 26, 2007 "Taking the first step"
August 19, 2007 "Wake up call"
August 12, 2007 "Are you trying too hard?"
August 5, 2005 "How much is enough?"
July 31, 2007
“Ask … search … knock”
July 21, 2007.................................... Guest preacher
July 14, 2007..................................... Guest preacher
July 8, 2007 "Bearing one another's burdens"
July 1, 2007 "The responsibility that freedom brings"
June 24, 2007 "Beyond distinctions"
June 17. 2007 "What men really need"
June 10, 2007 "Unanticipated good news"
June 3, 2007 "A place to stand
May 27, 2007 "Led by the spirit"
May 13, 2007   "Or what's a heaven for?"
May 6, 2007  "Love is a verb and it never ends"
April 29, 2007 
  "You never know... what God has in store for you."
April 22, 2007    "Building up one another in love"    A response to the Virginia Tech madness
April 15,2007
    "Beyond regret and disappointment"
April 8, 2007     "I am making all things new"
April 1, 2007   -"And every knee shall bend"
March 25, 2007     -"Measuring up"
March 18, 2007-     "A new me"
March 11, 2007................................ Guest preacher
March 4, 2007- "Conquering our fears"
February 25, 2007 -    "Contending voices"
February 18, 2007 - "Loving one another"
February 11, 2007-    "The audacity of hope "
February 4, 2007 ..............................Guest preacher
January 28, 2007 -    "Love never ends"
January 14, 2007 -   "For the common good"
January 7, 2007 -   "Living with expectation"

 

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2006 Sermons

December 31, 2006 - "A fresh start"
December 24, 2006 - "Full of surprises"
December 17, 2006 - "Take it to a higher level"
December 10, 2006 - "With the compassion of Christ"
December 3, 2006 - "Something to look forward to"
November 26, 2006 - "Being rich toward God"
November 19, 2006 - "With shouts of joy"
November 12, 2006 - "Lasting loyalties"
November 5, 2006 - "Not far from the kingdom"
October 29, 2006 - “Out of the darkness”
October 22, 2006 - "Not so among you"
October 8, 2006 - "Tough Questions"
September 24, 2006 - "Take the high road!"
September 17, 2006 - "Tongues on fire"
September 10, 2006 - "Imagining a new day"
September 3, 2006 - "Don't sweat the small stuff!"
August 27, 2006 - “Don’t let your GOOD become the enemy of your BEST!”
August 20, 2006 - "As children of light"
August 13, 2006 - "Words that give grace"
August 6, 2006 - “No longer children …”
July 30. 2006 - “More than we need”
July 23, 2006 - “And he had compassion for them”
July 16, 2006 - "Saved by grace"
July 9, 2006 - “My grace is all you need”
June 18, 2006 - "Not as mortals see"
June 4, 2006 - "God's not finished with me yet"
May 28, 2006 - "Remember who you are!"
May 14, 2006
- "Compassion and the hope of a mother's love"
May 7, 2006 - "Are you here? Where are you?"
April 30, 2006 - "Beyond fear"
April 23, 2006 - "Beyond regret"
April 16, 2006 - "Can Christ be risen?"
April 9, 2006 - "Not my will"
April 2, 2006 - "We would see Jesus"
March 26, 2006 - "For God so loved the world"
March 19, 2006 - "The foolishness of God"
March 12, 2006 - "Pushing the Envelope"
March 5, 2006 - "Not forgotten"
February 26, 2006 - "If not us, then who?"
February 19, 2006 - "Stress release"
February 12, 2006 - "When we realize we're not in control"
February 5, 2006 - "All things to all people"
January 29, 2006 - "Can we imagine a better day?"
January 15, 2006 - "Speak, God, I'm listening! "
January 8, 2006 - "You gotta start somewhere"

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