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Rev. Owen Cayton's Sermon Archives 2008
Printed Text Title Other Media
Apr. 20, 2008 Installation Service "Ready for Adventure" (Genesis 12:1-3 & Matthew 4:17-25) Audio file in WMA format*
Apr. 27, 2008 "Which Came First, the Christian or the Grace?" (Psalm 66:8-20 & John 14:15-21) Audio file in WMA format*
May  4, 2008 "Hopefully Devoted" (Acts 1:6-11 & John 17:1-11) Audio file in WMA format*
May 11, 2008 Pentecost "Ain't Nobody's No More" (Acts 2:1-21 & John 20:19-23) Audio file in WMA format*
June  1, 2008 "Firm Foundations in Floods of Fickleness" (Psalm 46 & Matthew 7:21-29)  
June 15, 2008 "Hospitality Matters" (Genesis 18:1-15 & Matthew 9:35 - 10:8) Audio file in WMA format*
June 22, 2008 "A Jesus Worth Following" (Genesis 21:8-21 & Matthew 10:24-39) Audio file in WMA format*
June 29, 2008 "God Problems and God's Provision" (Genesis 22:1-14 & Matthew 10:40-42) Audio file in WMA format*
July 13, 2008 "Being Fertile Ground" (Genesis 25:19-34 & Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) Audio file in WMA format*
July 20, 2008 Vacation Bible School Reprise (Genesis 28:10-19a & Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) Audio file in WMA format*
July 27, 2008 "Promises, Patience, and the Presence of God" (Genesis 29:15-28 & Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52) Audio file in WMA format*
Aug. 10, 2008 "What're you looking at?" (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28; & Matthew 14:22-33) Audio file in WMA format*
Aug. 17, 2008 "Crumbs and the Courage to Enter the Kingdom" (Gen 45:1-15; Psalm 133; Rom 11:1-2, 29-32; Mat 15:21-28)  
Aug. 24, 2008 "Ha Shem" or "The Name" (Exodus 3:1-15 & Matthew 16:13-20)  
Sept.  7, 2008 "Church Politics, Accountability and Other Messy Topics" (Exodus 12:1-14 & Matthew 8:15-20)  
Sept. 21, 2008 "Enslavement and Rest: Straight Talk about Money" Part 1 (Exodus 16:2-15 & Matthew 20:1-16)  
Sept. 28, 2008 "Enslavement and Rest: Straight Talk about Money" Part 2 (Exodus 17:1-7 & Matthew 21:23-32) Audio file in WMA format*
Oct.  5, 2008 "Enslavement and Rest: Straight Talk about Money" Part 3 (Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20; & Matthew 21:33-46) Audio file, & cited News Article
Oct. 26, 2008 "It All Boils Down to This" (Deuteronomy 34:1-12 & Matthew 22:34-46)  
Nov.  9, 2008 "Complacency and the Kingdom: A Tale of Two Funerals" (Matthew 25:1-13 & 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)  
Nov. 16, 2008 Traditional "A Hard Word for Our Church: Are We Ready for Responsibility?" (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30)  
Nov. 16, 2008 Contemporary "A Hard Word for Our Church: Are We Ready for Responsibility?" (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30  
Nov. 23, 2008 "What Does it Mean to Call Jesus King?" (Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Matthew 25:31-46)  
Nov. 30, 2008 "Hoping and Waiting and Waiting and Hoping" (Isaiah 64:1-9 & Mark 13:24-37)  
Dec.  7, 2008 "Hard Hats and Safety Glasses Required Beyond this Point" (Isaiah 40:1-11 & Mark 1:1-8)  
Dec. 14, 2008 "Give Thanks in All Circumstances?!?" (1 Thess. 15:16-24 & John 1:6-8, 19-28)  
Dec. 21, 2008 "Mary: Not Meek and Mild, but Bold and Forthright!" (2 Samuel 7:1-11 & Luke 1:26-38, 46-55)  
Dec. 28, 2008 Reading: "The Give-Away" by Ray Buckley, Jr. (Psalm 148 & Luke 2:22-39)  

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Rev. Owen Cayton's Sermon Archives 2009
Printed Text Title Other Media
Jan. 11, 2009 "Why So Blue?" (Genesis 1:1-5 & Mark 1:4-11)  
Jan. 25, 2009 "Follow to Lead" (Jonah 3:1-10 & Mark 1:14-20)  
Feb.  1, 2009 "Right or Wrong: Love is the Answer" (1 Cor. 8:1-13 & Mark 1:21-28)  
Feb.  8, 2009 "Strength to Follow" (Isaiah 40:21-31 & Mark 1:29-39)  
Feb. 15, 2009 "Following with Compassion" (2 Kings 5:1-14 & Mark 1:40-45)  
Feb. 22, 2009 "From the Mountain Top Back to Reality" (2 Kings 2:1-12 & Mark 9:2-9)  
Mar.  8, 2009 "I Don’t Get It" (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 & Mark 8:31-38)  
Mar. 15, 2009 "Places, Spaces and Holy Encounters" (Exodus 20:1-17 & John 2:13-22)  
Mar. 22, 2009 "A Right Here, Right Now God" (Numbers 21:4-9 & John 3:14-21)  
Apr.  5, 2009 Palm Sunday "From Palms to Ashes" (Mark 14-15)  
Apr.  8, 2009 Holy Week "Conspiracies and Challenges" (Isaiah 50:4-9 & John 13:21-32)  
Apr. 12, 2009 Easter "That’s No Way to Run a Resurrection" (Is. 50:4-9 & John 13:21-32)  
Apr. 19, 2009 "A Reasonable Doubt" (Acts 4:32-35 & John 20:19-31)  
Apr. 22, 2009 STATE OF THE CONGREGATION Windows Media Player VIDEO  
May  10, 2009 "From Magic Kingdom to God's Kingdom" (Acts 8:26-40 & John 15:1-8)  
May  31, 2009 "Given a Voice" (Acts 2:1-21 & John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15)  
June  7, 2009 "Uncontainable" (Isaiah 6:1-8 & Romans 8:12-17 & John 3:1-17)
June 21, 2009 "When the Storms of Life are Raging…" (1 Samuel 17:32-49 & Mark 4:35-41)  
July  5, 2009 "No Deed of Power"  
July 12, 2009 "Sometimes You Gotta Break the Rules" (2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Mark 6:1-14)  
July 19, 2009 "A Tale of Two Banquets" (1 Samuel 7:1-14a & Mark 6:30-44)  
Aug.  9, 2009 "Eternal Life and Spiritual Renewal" (2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33; John 6:35, 41-51)  
Aug. 16, 2009 "Sharing the Bread of Life" (1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14)  
Aug. 23, 2009  Sermon Texts: 1 Kings 8:22-30, 41-43; John 6:56-69  
Aug. 30, 2009 "A Love Affair with God" (Song of Solomon 2:8-13; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)  
Sept.  6, 2009 "A Different Kind of Kick-Off" (Psalm 125 & Mark 7:24-37)  
Sept. 13, 2009 "The Sound of Silence" (Psalm 19 & Mark 8:27-38)  
Sept. 27, 2009 "The Prayer of Faith" (James 5:13-20 & Mark 9:38-50)  
Oct.  4, 2009 World Communion Sunday "Marriage: Holy Relationship and Wholly Relationship" (Job 1:1, 2:1-10; Mark 10:2-16)  
Oct. 25, 2009 "Take Heart, Get Up, Jesus is Calling You!" (Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Mark 10:46-52)  
Rev. Owen Cayton's Sermon Archives 2010
Printed Text Title Other Media
Feb. 28, 2010 2nd Sunday of Lent: "Rhetorical Bling" (Gen. 15:1-12, 17-18; Luke 9:28-36)  
Mar.  7, 2010 3rd Sunday of Lent: "A Cool Drink of Water" (Psalm 63; Luke 13:1-9)  
Mar. 14, 2010 4th Sunday of Lent: "The Peace of Release" (Psalm 32; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32)  
Mar. 28, 2010 Palm Sunday: "An Inconvenient Faith" (Luke 19-23; Psalm 118)  
Apr.  4, 2010 Easter: "God's big BUT ..." (Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Luke 24:1-12)  

Rev. Rick Hendricks' Sermon Archives 2007
Date Title
Jan. 14, 2007 Eggheads, Prayers, and Chicken-Fryers (I. Corinth. 12:1-11)
Apr. 15, 2007 Prove It! (Acts 5:27-32 and John 20:27-29)
May  5, 2007 Not a Suggestion (Acts 11:1-18)
May 20, 2007 Wise Fools (Proverbs 8:1-11)
June 10, 2007 Who's in Charge? (Psalm 8)
June 17, 2007 From a Loser to a Loser (Luke 7:36-50)
July  1, 2007 Negative Conjunction: Getting off our 'buts' (Luke 9:57-62)
July  8, 2007 Little Things (II. Kings 5:1-14)
July 15, 2007 OK - Who's My Neighbor? (Luke 10:25-37)
July 29, 2007 Chains of Love (Hosea 2:1-11)
Aug.  5, 2007 Lessons from a Fool (Luke 12:13-21)
Aug. 19, 2007 Unlikely Saints (Hebrews 11:29-12:2)
Sept.  2, 2007 A Candle in a Hurricane (Hebrews 4:14-5:6)
Sept.  9, 2007 Well-Worn Shoes (Hebrews 13:1-3)
Sept. 16, 2007 Lost Sheep and Red Gym Shoes (Luke 15:1-2)
Sept. 23, 2007 Shrewd Move (Luke 16:1-8)
Oct.  7, 2007 No Walls (Ephesians 2:13-22)
Oct. 14, 2007 You Give Them Something (Matthew 14:13-21
Oct. 21, 2007 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Stewardship (I Timothy 1:12-17)
Oct. 28, 2007 The Road Home (Luke 24:13-33a)
Nov.  4, 2007 Out on a Limb (Luke 19:1-10)
Nov.  8, 2007 Success (Ephesians 4:1-6)
Nov. 18, 2007 The Glory of God (Psalm 19:1-6)
Nov. 25, 2007 Sorry, I don't dance (Daniel 3:1-6)
Dec.  2, 2007 Like a Thief (Matthew 24:36, 42-44)
Dec. 16, 2007 A Voice in the Wilderness (Matthew 11:2-11 / Isaiah 35:1-10)
Dec. 23, 2007 No Greater Love (Philippians 2:6-11) Advent IV.

Rev. Rick Hendricks' Sermon Archives 2008
Date Title
Jan. 13, 2008 Can We Talk? (Matthew 3:13-17)
Jan. 20, 2008 Drama in the Desert (Matthew 4:1-3)
Jan. 27, 2008 In God's Net (Matthew 4:18-23)
Feb.  3, 2008 An Ordinary Day (Matthew 17:1-9)
Feb. 17, 2008 Skeletons in the Closet (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 )
Feb. 24, 2008 What Happens in Samaria ... (John 4:5-7)
Mar.  2, 2008 A Comedy of Errors (John 9:1-41)
Mar. 16, 2008 Palm Sunday:  The Roar of the Crowd (Matthew 21:1-11) Video
Mar. 17, 2008 Holy Week Services:  Immersed in Mystery (John 12:1-11)
Mar. 23, 2008 Easter Sunday:  Getting in on the Mystery (Matthew 28:1-10)
May 18, 2008 Dusty Dominion and Bright Wings (Genesis 1:1 - 2:4 & Matthew 28:16-20)
July  6, 2008 Independence Day:  On Freedom's Ground (Isaiah 58:6-12)
Aug. 31, 2008 An Impetuous Faith (Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c & Mark 8:27-33) AUDIO

Rev. Rick Hendricks' Sermon Archives 2009-2010
Date Title
Jan.  4, 2009 Epiphany: Reflections on a Star (Matthew 2:1-12)
Mar.  1, 2009 Driven (Mark 1:9-13a)
Sept. 20, 2009 Ego-trips and other useless journeys (Mark 9:30-37)
Feb. 21, 2010 First Sunday of Lent: The Sin of Presumption (Luke 4:1-13)
Apr. 18, 2010 The 80% Solution (John 21:1-19)
May 23, 2010 First, Last, and In-Between (Acts 2:1-4, John 14:12-17)
June 20, 2010 The Perfect Parable (Luke 15:11-32)

Rev. M. Rick Hendricks' Sermon of March 16, 2008:
"The Roar of the Crowd" (Matthew 21:1-11)


Sondra Ladd's Sermon Archives
Date Title
Sept 30, 2007 "CAN" - with video clip (I. Timothy 6:6-12)
Dec. 30, 2007 "My Wish" ( Rascal Flatts song, & Cowboy Angel clip)
Mar. 30, 2008 "Life is ..." with Life is temporary slides & 99 Balloons video (John 20: 19-31)
Sept. 12, 2008 "A Golden Calf and A Rock Turtle" - Audio - Music Track - PowerPoint
May  3, 2009 "Join in the Song and Dance" - Sound of Music video - Christian the Lion video
Mar. 21, 2010 5th Sun. of Lent: "Do I Make You Proud?" - From service dog to SURFice dog video

Rev. LeAnn Sapp's Sermon Archive
Date Title
Feb. 10, 2008 (Video) "Bread and More for the Journey" (Matthew 4:1-11)
Aug.  3, 2008 (Audio) "Peniel" (Genesis 32:22-32 & Matthew 14:13-21)
Sept.14, 2008 (Audio) "All Are Welcome" (Romans 14:1-12 & Matthew 18:21-35)

LeAnn Sapp's Sermon of February 10, 2008:
"Bread and More for the Journey" (Matthew 4:1-11)


Aaron Sapp's Matamoros Mission Trip 2008 Report
Date Title
June 8, 2008 "Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate" (John 4:3-15) - Audio

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