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Current and Recent Sermons Preached By Steve Silver

5/19/2013 - Sermon Not Available

5/12/2013 - John 17:20-26 "Great Slogans" - (mp3) (sermon text PDF)

5/5/2013 - Acts 16:9-15 "Here, There, Everywhere"

4/28/2013 - Revelation 21:1-6 "Get Out of Jail Free"

4/21/2013 - Psalm 23 - "Running With God"

4/14/2013 - John 21:1-19 & Ephesians 5:25-33 "Be Ye Kind One to Another" - Guest preacher: The Rev. Dr. Richard R. Crocker

4/7/2013 - Revelation 1:4-8 "Caution: Easter in Progress"

3/31/2013 - Easter Sunday - Luke 24:1-12 "A Bucket List for the Christian"

3/29/2013 - Good Friday - John 19:17-42 "Here is The King"

3/28/2013 - Maundy Thursday - John 13-17, 31b-35 "Love as Service, Service as Love"

3/24/2013 - Palm Sunday - Luke 19.28-40 "Omega to Alpha"

3/17/2013 - John 12:1-8 "Bang for the Buck"

3/10/2013 - Sermon Not Available

3/3/2013 - Luke 13:1-9 "The Fine Print"

2/24/2013 - Sermon Not Available

2/17/2013 - Luke 4:1-13 "Knowing Your Price" - sermon text - PDF

2/10/2013 - Isaiah 6:1-13 "Calling Cards"

2/3/2013 - Sermon Not Avaialable

1/27/2013 - Sermon Not Available

1/20/2013 - John 2:1-11 "Life of the Party"

1/13/2013 - Isaiah 43:1-7 "Under Water"

1/6/2013 - Matthew 2:1-12 "What Are You Looking For?"

12/30/2012 - Luke 2:41-52 "The Forgotten Man"

12/24/2012 - Luke 2:1-20 "Bridges: A Christmas Eve Meditation"

12/23/2012 - Luke 1:39-45 "Jump for Joy!"

12/21/2012 - Isaiah 40:1-4 "A Meditation for a Blue Christmas Service"

12/16/2012 - Luke 3:7-18 "Action, Reaction"
A sermon on gun violence and how the church might respond

12/9/2012 - Luke 3:1-6 "#JohntheBaptist"

12/2/2012 - Luke 21:25-36 "Welcome to Advent"

11/25/2012 - John 18:33-37 "The Church's Original Sin: A Reflection on the Church and Anti-Semitism"

11/18/2012 - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 "Priceless: A Reflection on Stewardship"

11/11/2012 - Isaiah 2:1-15 "11:00, 11/11: A Meditation for Armistice Day"

11/4/2012 - Mark 12:13-17 "Faith & Politics, Church & State" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

10/28/2012 - Mark 10:46-52 - "What Do You Want?" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

JESUS: THEN AND NOW - A Five-Part Series on Jesus

5: 10/21/2012 - Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 "Past, Present, Future" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

4: 10/14/2012 - Mark 15:16-32 "Hail to the Chief" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

3: 10/7/2012 - Mark 5:25-34 "The Doctor Is In" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

2: 9/30/2012 - Matthew 13:1-23 "Back to School with Jesus" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF)

1: 9/23/2012 - Matthew 1:18-25 & Luke 2:1-7 "Mrs. Jesus" (mp3) (sermon text - PDF) St. Martin-in-the-Fields East Window: Image 1 Image 2

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9/16/2012 - Mark 8:27-38 "The Paradox of Grace"

9/9/2012 - Kick-off Sunday - Mark 10:13-16 "Growing Younger"

9/2/2012 - Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 "Down and Dirty"

7/1/2012 - Micah 9:9-11 "Is America a Christian Nation?"

4/29/2012 - Acts 4:5-12 "Confidence"
a sermon about faithful discipleship and our response to violence

11/13/2011 - Luke 12:32-34 "Things We Don't Talk About in Church: Money"

11/6/2011 - 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 "Things We Don't Talk About in Church: Sex"

10/30/2011 - Romans 14:7-12 "Things We Don't Talk About in Church: Death"

10/16/2011 - Amos 7:7-17 "Things We Don't Talk About in Church: Politics"

9/11/2011 - Matthew 18:21-35 "Freedom from Fear"
a sermon on the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001

7/3/2011 - Isaiah 58:1-12 Lebanon at 250 "Lebanon at 250"
a reflection on the occasion of Lebanon's 250th birthday

6/29/2011 - Matthew 10:40-42 "Strangers Welcome. Really."
a sermon about marriage equality

5/8/2011 - Luke 24:13-35 "What A Long, Strange Trip"
a sermon about Steve's faith journey

4/24/2011 (Easter) - John 20:1-18 "Surprised By Hope"

Selected Sermons Preached By Guest Preachers

4/21/2013

10/23/2011 - Matthew 13:47-50 "Claimed by a High Commitment" - Rev. Dr. James w. Crawford

5/22/2011 - Acts 7:55-60 "Christianity's Unique Claim" - Rev. Richard R. Crocker

Selected Past Sermons Preached By Steve Silver

Genesis 1:26-30 "Who's Minding The Store?"
a sermon about stewardship of the environment

Micah 6:1-8 "The Gospel at Gettysburg" — July 4, 2010

1 Kings 1-21a "Guess What? You're In Charge!"

John 20:19-31 "Community: More Than A Buzzword"

Matthew 5:38-48 "The Road Less Traveled"

Luke 4:1-13 "The Candy Bomber"
Luke 9:28-36 "Coming Up Next"
Luke 14:1, 7-14 "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?"
Luke 19:1-10 "Go Climb a Tree"
Luke 24:1-12 "Much Ado About Nothing"

Acts 4:32-5:11 "Drop Dead Serious"
a sermon about stewardship of the community

2 Timothy 2:8-15 "The Gospel in Just 11 Words"