2012 Sermons
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January 1, 2012
11:00 a.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
What This New Year Holds in Store
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January 1, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
From Hair of the Dog to New Wine
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January 8, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
Catch and Reflect
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January 8, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
John Buchanan, Pastor
With Faces Shining
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January 8, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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January 15, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
Come and See
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January 15, 2012
9:00 and 11:30 a.m.
John Buchanan, Pastor
Called
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January 15, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Robocalls, Crank Calls, Missed Calls, God’s Calls
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January 22, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
One God, One Faith, Many Responsibilities
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January 22, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
John Buchanan, Pastor
Found
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January 22, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
God’s Kingdom Is Like . . .
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January 29, 2012
8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 a.m.
John Buchanan, Pastor
Hold to the Good
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January 29, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Whoever Has Ears to Listen Should Pay Attention
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February 5, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Kerri N. Allen, Pastoral Resident
This Far by Faith
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February 5, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
Keep Calm and
Carry On
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February 5, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
When We Doubt
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February 12, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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February 12, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
We Bring Our Broken Selves
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February 12, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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February 19, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
The Faith of Friends
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February 19, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
God’s Time
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February 19, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Wasting God’s Time
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February 22, 2012
Ash Wednesday 12:10 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Meditation for Ash Wednesday
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February 22, 2012
Ash Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
Where Is Your Heart?
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February 26, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John H. Boyle, Parish Associate
The Life God Gives Us—Alternative to Futility
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February 26, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Life-Saving Waters
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February 26, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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March 4, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Gains and Losses
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March 4, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Walter Brueggemann,
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary
The Future: Trust but Verify
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March 4, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Disorientation . . . Reorientation
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March 11, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
Whipped into Shape?
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March 11, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Deborah Kapp,
Professor of Urban Ministry, McCormick Theological Seminary
Imagine That!
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March 11, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Unashamed
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March 18, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Confirmation Class
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Reflections from Confirmands
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March 18, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Deborah Kapp
Professor of Urban Ministry, McCormick Theological Seminary
Just a Comma
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March 18, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
A Lenten Gift: By Grace You Have Been Saved
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March 25, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
For Such a Time as This
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March 25, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Tentative Faith
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March 25, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
A Lenten Desire: Heart Change
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April 1, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Palm Sunday
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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April 1, 2012
9:30 and 11:30 a.m.
Palm Sunday
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Hosanna! Save Us Now!”
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April 1, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Palm Sunday
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
A Week in Jerusalem
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April 6, 2012
12:10 p.m.
Good Friday
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Owning Up
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April 7, 2012
10:30 p.m.
Easter Vigil
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Is This the End?
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April 8, 2012
6:30 a.m.
Easter Sunday
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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April 8, 2012
8:00, 9:30, 11:30 a.m.
Easter Sunday
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
Something Happened
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April 8, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Easter Sunday Sermon
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April 15, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Kerri N. Allen, Pastoral Resident
Show Us the Body
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April 15, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Confirmation Sunday
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Generation to Generation
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April 15, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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April 22, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
The Disciples’ Dilemma
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April 22, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
You Are Witnesses
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April 22, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
Reflections on Romans 14:1–12
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April 29, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Our Posture in the World
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April 29, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Taking Up Our Life
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April 29, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Hope against Hope
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May 6, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
At the End of the Day
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May 6, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Lillian Daniel
First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn
When Spiritual but Not Religious Is Not Enough
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May 6, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
High Standards: The Marks of a True Christian
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May 6, 2012
6:30 p.m.
Candlelighting Vespers
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Comfort, Comfort My People
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May 13, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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May 13, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Lillian Daniel
First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn
A Mother’s Love for Broken Things
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May 13, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
God’s Wrath Is the Problem
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May 20, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
Casting Lots
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May 20, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Frank Yamada
McCormick Theological Seminary
Waiting for Pentecost
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May 20, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
What Is “Sin” Anyway?
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May 27, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Day of Pentecost
Kerri N. Allen, Pastoral Resident
Unity amidst Diversity
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May 27, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Day of Pentecost
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Words Well Spoken
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May 27, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Day of Pentecost
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
The Power of Postmodern Pentecostal Polydoxy
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June 3, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Trinity Sunday
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Out of Touch
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June 3, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Trinity Sunday
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
Religious but Not Spiritual
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June 3, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Trinity Sunday
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
This Is Not a Wedding
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June 10, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John H. Boyle, Parish Associate
Is God a Bully?
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June 10, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Rhashell Hunter, PCUSA, Louisville
When You Overcome Your Own Objections
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June 10, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Facing the Giants
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June 17, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
Should All Christians Wear Glasses?
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June 17, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Kenneth Velo
Archdiocese of Chicago
Text version not available
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June 17, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Father Abraham Had Many Sons—but He Only Tried to Kill One of Them
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June 24, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
The Storms of Life
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June 24, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Just as He Was
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June 24, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
I’ve Never Known a Shepherd . . .
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July 1, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
A Public Pathos
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July 1, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
The Costs of Connectionalism
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July 1, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Senior High Leaders and Youth
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Reflections from Kentucky Work Camp 2012
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July 8, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Kerri N. Allen, Pastoral Resident
Forget the Church, Follow Jesus
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July 8, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Food and Water, Faith and Life
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July 8, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Rediscovering a Story
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July 15, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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July 15, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
Community in Christ
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July 15, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Discovering Holy Ground
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July 22, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John H. Boyle, Parish Associate
Hounded by God
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July 22, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Otis Moss III
Trinity United Church of Christ
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July 22, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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July 29, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
How to Grow
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July 29, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
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July 29, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
American Idols
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August 5, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Matt Helms, Pastoral Resident
A Tale of Two Christianities
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August 5, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
A Place at the Table
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August 5, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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August 12, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Kerri N. Allen, Pastoral Resident
Wherever You Go, I Will Go
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August 12, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Anna Carter Florence
Columbia Theological Seminary
Bread and a Broom Tree
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August 12, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
The Most Radical Prayer You Only Thought You Knew
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August 19, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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August 19, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
A Listening Heart
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August 19, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Into the Deep
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August 26, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John H. Boyle, Parish Associate
When God Offends Us
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August 26, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
God Works All Things Together for Good. Really?
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September 2, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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September 2, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss
Associate Pastor
Bricks, Breaks, and Brakes
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September 2, 2012
4:00 p.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
Post-Evangelical
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September 9, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
The Problem with Partiality
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September 9, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod
Executive Associate Pastor
Hazardous Healing
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September 9, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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September 16, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
The Great Paradox
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September 16, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
K.C. Ptomey Jr.,
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Restrain That Giver!
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September 16, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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September 23, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
The Blessing of Questions
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September 23, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
K.C. Ptomey Jr.
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The Exchange
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September 23, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
Bread from Heaven: When You Need It, When You Get It
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September 30, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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September 30, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
John H. Boyle, Parish Associate
Risky Business
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September 30, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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October 7, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
A Dangerous Game
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October 7, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
Fellowship
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October 7, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Job: Part 1
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October 14, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Possessions, Possibilities, and Persecutions
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October 14, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
God’s Post-Christendom Kingdom
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October 14, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Job: Part 2
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October 21, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
Upside-Down Greatness
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October 21, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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October 21, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Job: Part 3
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October 28, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Edwin Estevez, Pastoral Resident
In Defense of Institution,
In Praise of Constitution
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October 28, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Cynthia Campbell
President Emerita, McCormick Theological Seminary
Along the Way
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October 28, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Job: Part 4
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November 4, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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November 4, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
James Forbes Jr., Riverside Church
Healing the Spirit of America
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November 4, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Edwin Estevez, Pastoral Resident
Presence
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November 11, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Judith L. Watt, Associate Pastor
We Have This Treasure
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November 11, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
Surprises on the Periphery
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November 11, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Ruth: Part 1
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November 18, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Victoria G. Curtiss, Associate Pastor
Holy Moments of Gratitude
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November 18, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
A Temple Not Made with Hands
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November 18, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
A Sermon Series on Ruth: Part 2
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November 22, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Thanksgiving Day
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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November 25, 2012
8:00 a.m.
John W. Vest, Associate Pastor
God’s Once and Future Kingdom
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November 25, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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November 25, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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December 2, 2012
8:00 a.m.
First Sunday of Advent
Hardy H. Kim, Associate Pastor
Hardy Kim’s sermons are not available.
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December 2, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
First Sunday of Advent
Thomas Long, Candler School of Theology
Stand Up and Raise Your Heads
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December 2, 2012
4:00 p.m.
First Sunday of Advent
Adam H. Fronczek
Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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December 9, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Second Sunday of Advent
Edwin Estevez, Pastoral Resident
A Christmas Anthropology
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December 9, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Second Sunday of Advent
Thomas Long,
Candler School of Theology
When the Gospel Becomes Local
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December 9, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Second Sunday of Advent
Adam H. Fronczek
Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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December 16, 2012
8:00 a.m.
Third Sunday of Advent
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
The Beginning of
the End
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December 16, 2012
9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Third Sunday of Advent
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
Diverse in Description but Similar in Hope
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December 16, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Third Sunday of Advent
Adam H. Fronczek
Associate Pastor
Diverse in Description but Similar in Hope
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December 23, 2012
4:00 p.m.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Adam H. Fronczek, Associate Pastor
“Jazz at Four” Sermon
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December 24, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Family Service
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
A Sermon on Christmas Eve
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December 24, 2012
8:30 and 11:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Services of Lessons and Carols
Calum I. MacLeod, Executive Associate Pastor
A Christmas Eve Sermon
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December 30, 2012
8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m.
Joyce Shin, Associate Pastor
Wise beyond His Years
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