crozet united methodist church
Friday, May 18, 2012
open hearts open minds open doors
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 Sermons by Douglas Forrester
Here are the original manuscripts, in their somewhat proofread glory. Well, not glory, really. Also, they don't include ideas that came to mind when I was preaching them that I now cannot remember. Feel free to discuss these sermons with me in person or by email.
To listen to selected sermons (starting February 28, 2010), left click on the "Listen Here" link. To download in MP3 format, right click on the "Listen Here" link and select "Save File As."
Sunday, November 15, 2009: Little Apocalypses (Mark 13:1-8)
Sunday, November 22, 2009: The Prince and the King (John 18:33-37)
Sunday, November 29, 2009: There Will Be Signs (Luke 21:25-36)
Sunday, December 6, 2009: When the Wilderness Comes to Us (Luke 3:1-6)
Sunday, December 13, 2009: The Annoying, Obnoxious, Wonderful Good News of God (Luke 3:7-18)
Thursday, December 24, 2009: The Case Against Christmas (Luke 2:1-20)
Sunday, December 27, 2009: Child of Promise (1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26)
Sunday, January 3, 2010: We Have Seen the Magi, and They Are Us (Matthew 2:1-12)
Sunday, January 10, 2010: We Are Not Easy On Our Knees (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
Sunday, January 24, 2010: Forgiveness and Power (Luke 15:11-32)
Sunday, February 14, 2010: The Scenic Underlook (Luke 9:28-43a)
Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010: How to Apologize to God (Psalm 51)
Sunday, February 21, 2010: The Repentance Problem (Matthew 18:21-35) (Original article found here)
Sunday, February 28, 2010: The Movement of Living Forgiveness (Matthew 18:23-35)Listen here.
Sunday, March 7, 2010: When the Gospel is a Mirror (Luke 13:1-9) Listen here.
Sunday, March 14, 2010: Life After Life After Death (2 Corinthians 5:16-21)Listen here. (Video clip found here)
Sunday, March 21, 2010: The Adoration Ethic (John 12:1-8)
Sunday, March 28, 2010: Alea Iacta Est (Luke 19:28-40) Listen here.
Thursday, April 1, 2010: On Being a Fool for Christ (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)
Sunday, April 4, 2010: The Time Machine (John 20:1-18) Listen here.
Sunday, April 11, 2010: Unlocking the Doors (John 20:19-31) Listen here.
Sunday, April 18, 2010: The Commandment So Nice, God Says it Twice (Exodus 20:8-11) Listen here.
Sunday, April 25, 2010: Daily Bread (Exodus 16: 4, 13-29)
Sunday, May 9, 2010: What the Other Judas Asked (John 14:23-29) Listen here.
Sunday, May 16, 2010: The Impatience of Faith (Acts 1:1-11) Listen here.
Sunday, June 6, 2010: Crossing Lines (Luke 7:11-17) Listen here.
Sunday, June 13, 2010: The Collar and the Badge (Luke 7:40-8:3) Listen here.
Sunday, June 20, 2010: Our Name is Legion (Luke 8:26-39) Listen here.
Sunday, July 4, 2010: Go (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20) Listen here.
Sunday, July 11, 2010: The Ever-Widening Circle (Luke 10:15-37)
Sunday, July 18, 2010: Your Full Attention, Please (Luke 10:38-42) Listen here
Sunday, August 22, 2010: The Unshakable Kingdom (Hebrews 12:18-29) Listen here.
Sunday , August 29, 2010: Faith and the Problem of Pain (Job 1:13-22 and Luke 23:13-24)Listen here.
Sunday, September 12, 2010: Honest to God (Job 23:1-17 and Matthew 27:35-46, 45-46) Listen here.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 God is With Us (Matthew 1:18-23 and Job 40:1-14) Listen here.
Sunday October 3, 2010: You Have More Power Than You Think (Luke 17:5-10) Listen here.
Sunday, October 10, 2010: Pray Without Ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:6-22) Listen here.
Sunday, October 17, 2010: Made For Each Other (1 Corinthians 12:12-27) Listen here.
Sunday, October 24, 2010: First Fruits (Deuteronomy 26: 1-11)
Sunday, October 31, 2010: Hearers and Doers (James 1:19-27) Listen here.
Sunday, November 21, 2010: Little Kingdoms (Luke 23:33-43)
Sunday, November 28, 2010: Ready for Anything (Matthew 24:36-44) Listen here.
Sunday, December 5, 2010: The Surprising Messenger of Surprising Good News (Matthew 3:1-12) Listen here.
Sunday, December 12, 2010: Not What I Signed Up For (Matthew 11:2-11)
Sunday, December 19, 2010: Joseph Has A Dream (Matthew 1:18-25)
Friday, December 24, 2010: Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Luke 2:1-20)
Sunday, January 2, 2011: A Pastor Looks at Forty (Ecclesiastes 3:1-13)
Sunday, January 16, 2011: Day One (Matthew 3:13-17)
Sunday, January 23, 2011: Reaching Out (Matthew 4:12-23) Listen here.
Sunday, January 30, 2011: WE Are the Counterculture (Matthew 5:1-12) Listen here.
Sunday, February 6, 2011: Who Are We? What Are We to Do? (Matthew 5:13-20) Listen here.
Sunday, February 13, 2011: Broken (Matthew 5:21-37) Listen here.
Sunday, February 20, 2011: Extreme Love (Matthew 5:33-38)
Sunday, February 27, 2011: The Opposite of Faith (Matthew 6:24-34)
Sunday, March 6, 2011: Touched (Matthew 17:1-9) Listen here.
Sunday, March 20, 2011: Jesus and Nicodemus (John 3:1-17) Listen here.
Sunday, March 27, 2011: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (John 4:5-29) Listen here.
Sunday, April 3, 2011: Jesus and the Man Born Blind (John 9:1-24) Listen here.
Sunday, April 17, 2011: Jesus and the Jerusalem Crowd (John 9:1-24) Listen here.
Sunday, April 24, 2011: We'll See (John 20:1-18) Listen here.
Sunday, May 1, 2011: Faith and Doubt (John 20:19-31) Listen here.
Sunday, May 8, 2011: With All Your Mind (Matthew 22:34-40) Listen here.
Sunday, May 15, 2011: The Authority of Scripture (2 Timothy 3:10-17) Listen here.
Sunday, May 22, 2011: Knowing What We Believe (1 Peter 3:13-17) Listen here.
Sunday, May 29, 2011: To An Unknown God (Acts 17:22-31)
Sunday, June 5, 2011: You Will Receive Power (Acts 1:1-11) Listen here.
Sunday, June 26, 2011: One Family/One Box (Matthew 10:40-42) Listen here.
Sunday, July 17, 2011: Wheat and Tares (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) Listen here.
Sunday, July 31, 2011: Why Are You Limping? (Genesis 32:22-31)
Sunday, September 11, 2011: Seventy-Seven (Matthew 18:21-35) Listen here.
Sunday, September 18, 2011: God, The Bookkeeper (Matthew 20:1-16) Listen here. Sunday, September 25, 2011: Who Do You Think You Are? (Matthew 21:23-32)
Sunday, October 9, 2011: The Invitation (Matthew 22:1-14) Sunday October 23, 2011: How the Church Loves (Matthew 22:34-46) Listen here. Sunday, October 30, 2011: How the Church Lives (Matthew 5:1-12)
Sunday, November 6, 2011: How the Church Serves (Matthew 23:1-12) Listen here.
Sunday, November 13, 2011: How the Church Gives (Matthew 25:14-30) Listen here.
Sunday, November 20, 2011: Welcomed At Court (Matthew 25:31-46) Listen here.
Sunday, November 27, 2011: Awaken (Mark 13:24-37) Listen here.
Sunday, December 4, 2011: Repent (Mark 1:1-8) Listen here.
Sunday, December 11, 2011: Prepare (John 1:6-8, 19-28)
Sunday, December 18, 2011: Believe (Luke 1:26-38)
Saturday, December 24, 2011: The Fragile, Trembling God (Luke 2:1-20)
Sunday, January 1, 2012: The Baby-Gift (Luke 2: 22-40) Sunday, January 8, 2012: Take the Long Way Home (Matthew 2:1-12) Listen here.
Sunday, January 15, 2012: The Father, Son, Holy Spirit, The Goddess and His Grandmother (Acts 19:1-7) Listen here.
Sunday, January 22, 2012: The Crozet Way Part 1: Love (1 John 4:4-19) Listen here.
Sunday, January 29, 2012: The Crozet Way Part 2: Grow (John 15:1-11) Listen here.
Sunday, February 5, 2012: The Crozet Way Part 3: Go (Jonah 3:1-10) Listen here.
Sunday, February 12, 2012: The Crozet Way and the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27)
Wednesday, February 22, 2012: Who is Up For Some of This? (2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10) Listen here.
Sunday, February 26, 2012: Life in the Wilderness (Mark 1:9-15) Listen here.
Sunday, March 4, 2012: March Forth! (Mark 8:31-38) Listen here.
Sunday, March 11, 2012: Jesus in Crozet (John 2:13-22) Listen here.
Sunday, March 18, 2012: The Serpent and the Cross (John 3:14-21) Listen here.
Sunday, March 25, 2012: In A Minor Key (John 12:20-33) Listen here.
Sunday, April 8, 2012: The One Thing You Cannot Do (John 20:1-18)
Sunday, April 15, 2012: Easter People (Acts 4:32-35)
Sunday, April 22, 2012: Hands (Luke 24:36b-48)
Sunday, April 29, 2012: Who Are Your Hired Hands? (John 10:11-18) Sunday, May 6, 2012: The Conversation on the Road (Acts 8:26-40)
Sunday, May 13, 2012: Happy Father's Day! (John 15:9-17)
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