Scripture: Joel 2 (The Message)

Scripture: Romans 8

Paintings
The Little Bridge, Pontoise, 1875 by Camille Pissarro
True Friends by Nancy Seamons Crookston
Mending the Sail by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida  

Scripture: Genesis 1 and 1 Corinthians 15

Paintings from this sermon: The Anunciation by Luca Giordano and Three Marys at the Tomb by William Adolphe Bouguereau

Scripture: Deuteronomy 30 and Matthew 6

Scripture: Jeremiah 33, Philippians 4, Mark 4
Paintings: The Angelus
  Lander's Peak in the Rocky Mountains

Reference to: Thanks by Robert Emmons.

Scripture: Mark 8
Paintings: Van Gogh, Harvest at Le Crau

Mark Rothko Violet Green and Red

Gauguin, Thatched Hut under Palms

Scripture: Jeremiah 12 and Revelation 21

Scripture: John 2

Scripture: Jeremiah 9 and Matthew
Paintings:
The Holy Family, Rembrandt
The Church Spire, George Inness

Scripture: Mark 9
Paintings:
Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt
Reading the Scriptures by Thomas Waterman Wood
Snap the Whip by Winslow Homer

Scripture: Mark 6 and Luke 15
Paintings: 
The Good Shepherd
Return of the Prodigal Son

Scripture: Genesis 2 and Matthew 5
Paintings: 

Scripture: Matthew 5
Paintings: 

Scripture: Romans 12:9-18,  Micah 6:8, The Message
Today's sermon was presented by Julie Campbell, Ben Dickensheets, Hannah Lansverk, and Sara Baumbauer

Scripture: Mark 2 and 3
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Weavers Photograph

Scripture: Matthew 5
Carvings:
Mary with Jesus
God creating the animals
Quote from Black Lamb, Grey Falcon by Rebecca West

Scripture: I Corinthians 11

Scripture: Exodus 3

Scripture: Matthew 6

Colossians 1 & 2

Scripture: Matthew 5, 1 Samuel 8, Romans 13, 1 Kings 10, 1 Kings 11.

Scripture: Isaiah 41 & 48, John 15
Painting: The Church Spire
Pilgrim Inn

Scripture: Matthew 6 & Hebrews 2

Scripture: Matthew 11; Luke 15 (The Message)

Scripture: Mathew 5 & 7, from The Message
Reference: The Ends of Life by Keith Thomas
Painting reference: On To Liberty

Scripture: Acts 2 (from The Message)

The paintings referenced in today's sermon can be found by clicking these links:
Charles Curran portrait: Parents with Child
Theodore Robinson, The Old Mill:

Scripture: Genesis 1 & Revelation 4

This morning's message is delivered by Dr. Liz Kohlstaedt, Clinical Director of Intermountain Children's Home (http://www.intermountain.org/index.php).

Scripture: Zephaniah 3 and Mark 10

Scripture: Isaiah 40 and Ezekiel 34 (both from The Message)

Literary reference: The Herb of Grace by Elizabeth Goudge

Scripture: Matthew 28 and Matthew 6

The prayer card referred to in today's sermon contains the following prayer:

Jesus my brother,
Teach me to see as you see:
To love and serve others,
To care for the broken ones.

Lead me to trust God as you did:
To live in hope and offer hope;
And touch me with your peace.
Amen.

Scripture: Mark 16

Scripture: I Corinthinians 15

Scripture: Luke 24

Scripture:  Mark 11
Paintings:
Dennis Sheehan "In the Gloam" is not on the web, but "Summer Moonrise" is similar.
George Inness "Lander's Peak in the Rocky Mountains"

Scripture: Mark 8

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians

Scripture: Mark 1 and Luke 5

Scripture: Romans 8, I Corinthians 1, II Corinthians 1
Referenced books:
Who Will Write Our History?: Emanuel Ringelblum, the Warsaw Ghetto, and the Oyneg Shabes Archive by Samuel Kassow

Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge

Scripture: Mark 1

Scripture: Matthew 25

The sermon and pastoral prayer for Sunday, February 22, 2009, were presented by members of the Hurricane Katrina Volunteers in Mission Team that served at Camp Gulfside in Waveland, Mississippi, during January 2009. For more information about this trip, visit the VIM team blog at http://bumc-vim.blogspot.com/.

Scripture: Luke 15

Scripture: Job 14:7-9

Scripture: John 1:35

Scripture: Mark 4

Paintings referenced in today’s sermon include:

Northeaster by Winslow Homer

  Christ Performing Miracles by Lucien Simon

Scripture: Matthew 5
Photographs:
The Old Bridge at Mostar
The Rebuilt Bridge at Mostar

Scripture: I Corinthians 2
Paintings:

George Inness Valley of the Shadow of Death
George Inness Tarpon Springs

Scripture: Genesis 32

Scripture: Luke 1:39-45

Scripture: Luke 1:26 - 38

Paintings referenced in today's sermon include:

 Rembrandt: The Holy Family with Angels

Frederic Edwin Church:

A Passing Storm

 

Scripture: Luke 2: 8-18

George Inness: The Road to the Farm

 John Singleton Copley: The Nativity

 

Scripture: Matthew 2

Paintings referenced in today's sermon include the following:

The Lighthouse at Two Lights by Edward Hopper http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/modern_art/%5B%27The_Lighthouse_at_Two_Lights%27%2C%20%27The_Lighthouse_at_Two_Lights%27%5D/objectview.aspx?OID=210009492&collID=21&dd1=21

Kearsarge Village by George Inness http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=true&id=32366&coll_keywords=kearsarge+village&coll_accession=&coll_name=&coll_artist=&coll_place=&coll_medium=&coll_culture=&coll_classification=&coll_credit=&coll_provenance=&coll_location=&coll_has_images=&coll_on_view=&coll_sort=0&coll_sort_order=0&coll_view=0&coll_package=0&coll_start=1

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert Bierstadt http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/the_rocky_mountains_lander_s_peak/objectview.aspx?page=1&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=lander%20peak&fp=1&dd1=0&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=0&OID=20010496&vT=1

Scripture: Isaiah 40

The painting referenced in today's sermon is The Church Spire by George Inness. You can view this painting at:

http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=true&id=31859&coll_keywords=inness&coll_accession=&coll_name=&coll_artist=&coll_place=&coll_medium=&coll_culture=&coll_classification=&coll_credit=&coll_provenance=&coll_location=&coll_has_images=&coll_on_view=&coll_sort=0&coll_sort_order=0&coll_view=0&coll_package=0&coll_start=1

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Paintings referenced in today's sermon include the following:

Highway of Combes-la-Ville by Giovanni Boldini, which you can view at http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102975.html?mulR=19926  

and Lake Squam from Red Hill by William Trost Richards, at http://www.tfaoi.com/am/16am/16am26.jpg

 

Scripture: Joshua 24; Matthew 5; Matthew 7.

References: A Secular Age by Charles Taylor; George Inness and the Science of Landscape by Rachael Ziady DeLue.

Scripture: Matthew 20

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-16

Scripture: Luke 22:24-27 and Luke 18:15-17

Scripture: Luke 14: 16-24

Scripture: Exodus 3:13-15, 15:1-3

Scripture: I Corinthians 23-26

Reference: Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

Scripture Luke 6:46-49

Scripture: Luke 12

Scripture: Luke Chapter 10

Scripture Luke 10

Scripture: Leviticus 19 & Isaiah 55

Scripture: Genesis 18
Reference: Moral Clarity by Susan Neiman

Scripture: Genesis 1 and 2 (The Message)
Guest Preacher: Dr. Loren Acton

Reference: Thank God for Evolution by Michael Dowd

Scripture: Acts 13

Scripture: James 1

Scripture: Micah 4

Scripture: John 8

Scripture: Matthew 25: 31-36

Reference: C.S. Lewis, Feb. 18. 1954; Collected Letters, volume 3, p. 429

Scripture: Kings 6 and 7

Scripture: Matthew 10, 1 John 3

Scripture: Matthew 9

Scripture: Matthew 15

Scripture: Genesis 3

Scripture: Luke 19

Scripture: Matthew 5 (The Message)

Scripture: Acts 2

Guest preacher Reverend David Burt, Big Horn District Superintendent

Scripture: Acts, Chapter 1, v. 6-11 

Scripture: Luke 18

Guest Preacher: Gloria Zimmer
Scripture: Genesis 1
Reference: Earth Trek by Joanne Moyer

Scripture: Luke 5
Reference: "A River Runs Through It" by Norman Maclean

Scripture: Matthew 28

Scripture: Acts 10

Scripture: John 20

Scripture: Matthew 21

Scripture: Matthew 27

Scripture: Jeremiah 35, Romans 6
Reference: Experiments in Ethics by Kwame Anthony Appiah
Bulletin Handout:
A. A possible Christian moral heuristic
    1. Remember Easter
    2. Follow Jesus: love, share, forgive
    3. Be hopeful, be generous
    4. Enjoy every sandwich
B. Homework Assignment:  Write your own:
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Scripture: Mark 4, Mark 2

Scripture: Mark 4, Hebrews 2

Scripture: Matthew 17

Scripture: John 2

Scripture: Deuteronomy 26 & 27

Today's sermon was a presentation of the Katrina Recovery Volunteers in Mission Team who traveled to Waveland, Mississippi, in the fall of 2007 to assist with recovery efforts in that area.

Scripture: Ephesians 3 NRSV

Scripture: Matthew 5

Scriptures: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7; Isaiah 40 & 60; Luke 2:1-7; Luke 2:8-16

Scripture: Matthew 1

Scripture: Matthew 2

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-3,16-18

Scripture: Luke 2: 8-15

Scripture: Matthew 13

Philippians 4 and John 10

Scripture: Genesis 2 and Romans 8

Habakkuk 1 & 2; Revelation 1; Revelation 21

Scripture: Judges 6, Hebrews 12

Scripture: Matthew 11, Isaiah 61

Scripture: Luke 17: 11-19

Scripture:  John 6 & 21
Reference: Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett

Scripture: Matthew 4:12-17
Reference: Thief of Time, Terry Pratchett

Scripture: Deuteronomy 10, Luke 6, and Romans 13

Luke 6:17-19 NRSV
King Lear, William Shakespeare

Jeremiah 6 & 9; Matthew 11 & 12

Scripture: Psalm 127 and Luke 6

Scripture: Exodus 3

Scripture: Romans 5, Mark 10
Reference: As You Like It, Shakespeare

Scripture: Matthew 7
Reference: As You Like It, Shakespeare

Scripture: Colossians 1 (The Message)

Scripture: John 4:3-13, Jesus and the Samaritan Woman. (Today's scripture is not on this recording.)
Guest Preacher: Rev. Su DeBree

Scripture: Isaiah 43 and Matthew 5 & 6

Scripture: Proverbs 13 and Matthew 12

Scripture: Luke 16 and 1 Corinthians 1

Scripture: Matthew 7 and Revelation 1

Reference: Good Omens by Gaiman & Pratchett

I'm very sorry that I lost today's sermon!

As a substitute, I've loaded the sermon from Nov. 13, 2005, which was also about the value of prayer.
Scripture: Matthew 6.

Scripture: Matthew 13:22
Reference: A Guest in My Own Country by George Konrad

Scripture: John 14, Romans 8
Reference to: The Gold Coast by Nelson DeMille

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Guest Preacher: Rev. Bill Mullette-Bauer,

Scripture: Isaiah 49, 45

Scripture: Matthew 5, John 20, John 11

Scripture: Matthew 5
(Revised McConnell Translation)

Scripture: Ezekiel 34, Revelations 1

Scripture: I Corinthians 15, Matthew 7

Scripture: John 20: 1-18
Guest Preacher: Rev. Morie Adams-Griffin
of Living Waters UMC

Scripture: Acts 10
References to: Simply Christian by N.T. Wright and Lincoln's Sword by Douglas Wilson.

Scripture: Luke 19

Scripture: Isaiah 43

Scripture: Luke 15
Reference: No Wonder They Call Him Savior by Max Lucado

Scripture:  Isaiah 55

Scripture:  Mark 8, 14, Isaiah 58 (The Message)
Reference:  Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Scripture: Luke 4
with reference to Shakespeare's MacBeth

Scripture: Luke 9
References:  Against the Day by Thomas Pinchon,
Orality and Literacy by Walter Ong.

Scripture: Matthew 8

Scripture: I Corinthians 13

Scripture: John 15, I John 3 & 4

Scripture: Leviticus 25, Luke 4, Matthew 28

Guest Preacher: Dr. Tex Sample
Scripture: Romans 12

Scripture: Matthew 3

Scripture: Matthew 8, 9
Reference: Two Souls Indivisible by James Hirsch

Scripture: Isaiah 9, I Corinthians 1, Luke 2:17-20

Scripture: Luke 2

Scripture: Luke 1 & 2
Reference:  Against the Day, Thomas Pinchon

Scripture: John 1

Scripture: Matthew 4, Mark 1

Scriptures from Isaiah and Habakkuk
References to Gilead by M. Robinson
and Against the Day by T. Pinchon

Scripture: Philippians
Reference:  Gilead by Marilyn Robinson

Scripture: Matthew 6 (The Message)

Scripture: Luke 5 (The Message)

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8 & 24, Mark 10 from The Message

Scripture: Mark 1

For technical and copyright reasons, we are not posting today's sermon.  Instead, this is the sermon from October 16, 2005
Scripture: Matthew 9
Reference to Captain Corelli's Mandolin by by Louis De Bernieres.

Scripture:  Exodus 20, Matthew 5

Scripture: Mark 8 [ The Message ]

Scripture: Luke 6, Galatians 5
with reference to Shakespeare's play

Scripture: Matthew 28 (The Message)

Scripture: John 12
Reference: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations by Greg Mortenson

Scripture: Isaiah 55, Matthew 11

Scripture: Genesis 33,  II Corinthians 5

Guest Preacher: Rev. Morie Adams-Griffin
Scripture: John 4:4-15

Scripture: Matthew 13
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Guest Preacher: Gloria Edwards
Scripture: Jeremiah 29, John 15, James 2
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Scripture: Genesis 33
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Scripture: Acts 13, Romans 8
Note: Last Sunday, two members of our church were killed in an auto accident.
Reference: A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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Scripture: Matthew 7, Romans 11, Galatians 5
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