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Season of Lent
“Witness To The Resurrection” – 04.08.12
Acts 10:34-43 (Jessica Nylund-Salt, Interim Pastor)
“Teach Us To Pray” – 03.25.12
Luke 11:1-10 (Chelsea Cornelius, PH Student Preacher)
Testimony (Alex Kuehn, PH Student)
“Love Poured Out” – 03.18.12
Mark 14:3-9 (Jessica Nylund-Salt, Interim Pastor)
“Our Spiritual Diet” – 03.04.12
Luke 4:1-15 (Jessica Nylund-Salt, Interim Pastor)
“Our Prayer For You” – 02.26.12
Rev. Mark Elsdon
Ash Wednesday Service
“Tell It Like It Is” – 02.22.12
1 John 1:6-10 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
New Year, New Resolutions
“Keep It Simple” – 02.19.12
Luke 12:13-34 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Top 5 Reasons to Fast” – 02.12.12
Luke 4:1-2, Matthew 6:16-18 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
”Faith Seeking Understanding” – 02.05.12
Philippians 4:8, 1 John 4:1 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Sabbath Surrender” – 01.29.12
Genesis 2:2-3, Exodus 20:8-11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Going Solo” – 01.22.12
Matthew 4:1-11 (Rev. Erica Liu)
ADVENT – ISAIAH 40
“Comfort, My People” – 11.27.11
Isaiah 40: 1-2 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“The Straight Highway” – 12.4.11
Isaiah 40:3-5 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Breath of God” – 12.11.11
Isaiah 40: 6-8 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Good News” – 12.18.11
Isaiah 40: 9-11 (Rev. Erica Liu)
TRUE RELIGION – GOD’S JUSTICE
“Enough Religion!”- 11.06.11
Amos 5:18-24 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Remember” – 11.13.11
Micah 6:1-8 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Do It” – 11.20.11
James 1:22-27, 2:14-17 (Rev. Erica Liu)
SIGNPOSTS: MILESTONES ALONG THE JOURNEY
“Who’s Your Guide?”- 09.18.11
Luke 5:1-11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“New Family” – 09.25.11
Mark 3:19B-21, 31-35 ( Rev. Erica Liu)
“What’s In Your Backpack?” – 10.2.11
Luke 9:1-6 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Exhausted” – 10.9.11
Mark 6:30-46 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Mutiny On The Trail” – 10.16.11
Matthew 7:1-5 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Lost” – 10.30.2011
Matthew 11:2-11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
FALL SEMESTER 2011
“Embodied” – 08.28.11
Romans 12:1-2 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Gifted People” – 09.04.11
Romans 12:4-13 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Remembering” – 09.11.11
10 Year Anniversary of 9/11: Isaiah 58:9b-12 (Rev. Erica Liu)
LENT 2011: “I AM…” – JESUS’ SAYINGS IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
Ash Wednesday: “The Bread of Life” – 03.09.11
John 6:35-51 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“The Light of the World” – 03.20.11
John 8:1-20 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Good Shepherd” – 03.27.11
John 10:11-18 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Life and Death” – 04.10.11
John 11:1-44 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Way, the Truth, and the Life” – 04.17.11
John 14:6 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
Easter Sunday: “Hidden All Around Us” – 04.24.11
Luke 24:13-35 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
THE BOOK OF JOB
“Unlucky Job” – 02.13.11
Job 1-2 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Companions in Suffering” – 02.20.11
Job 2:11-13, 4:1-9, 5:6-27, 13:1-12 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Putting God on Trial” - 02.27.11
Job 13:3-19 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“God Testifies” – 03.06.11
Job 38:2-21 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
EVERY LIFE…
“Needs a Cheering Section” – 01.16.11
Colossians 3:12-16 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Needs a Truth Teller” – 01.23.11
Ephesians 4:25-27, 29-32 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Comes With a Gift” – 01.30.11
This sermon included this video clip (through 2:42)
1 Corinthians 12:4-13 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Needs a Chance to Make a Difference” – 02.06.11
The sermon was preceeded by this video clip(through 3:05)
Luke 9:1-6,10-17 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
THE SONGS OF ADVENT (2010)
“Heartsong” – 11.28.10
Luke 1:46-55 – Mary’s Song (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Look Up” – 12.05.10
Luke 1:57-80 – Zechariah’s Song (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Hidden Songs” – 12.12.10
Luke 2:8-20 – The Angels’ Song (Rev. Erica Liu)
“A Very Special Ordinary – 12.19.10
Luke 2:21-35 – Simeon’s Song (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
10 CLASS ACTS – SNAPSHOTS FROM THE BOOK OF ACTS
“A Sent Community” – 09.19.10
Acts 1:1-9; 2:42-47 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Mine or Yours?” - 09.26.10
Acts 4:32-5:11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Stoned for Jesus”- 10.03.10
Acts 6:13 – 7:2a; 7:51-60 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“A Transformed Instrument” (truncated) – 10.10.10
Acts 9:1-31 (Rev. Mark Elson)
“Out of the Closet” – 10.17.10
Acts 10:9-24, 34-36, 44-48 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“At the End of the Rope” – 10.24.10
Acts 12:1-19 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Stuck” – 10.31.10
Acts 16:16-40 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“American Idols” – 11.7.10
Acts 17:16-34 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“Conversations With Kings” – 11.14.10
Acts 24:24-27 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Journey” - 11.21.10
Acts 27:1-28:14 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
GOT FAITH?
“Got Hope?” – 08.29.10
Hebrews 6:13-20 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Got Family?” – 09.05.10
Romans 16:1-16 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Got Peace?” – 09.12.10
Philippians 4:4-9 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
“Fear of the Past” - 04.25.10
Genesis 32:3-13, 33:1-11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Fear of the Present” – 05.02.10
1 John 4:16-21 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Fear of the Future” - 05.09.10
Matthew 14:22-33 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
LENT 2010: THE DISCIPLINE OF BEING BLESSED – THE BEATITUDES
Ash Wednesday: “Blessed Helplessness” - 02.17.10
Matthew 5:1-3 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Heartache” – 02.21.10
Matthew 5:4 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Weakling” – 02.28.10
Matthew 5:5 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“Parched and Starving for Goodness” – 03.07.10
Matthew 5:6 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“That’s Not Fair!” – 03.14.10
Matthew 5:7 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“100% Juice” – 03.21.10
Matthew 5:8 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
THE BOOK OF RUTH
“Where You Go, I Will Go” – 01.24.10
Ruth 1 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Foreigner” – 01.31.10
Ruth 2 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“A Scandalous Kindness” – 02.07.10
Ruth 3 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Return of the Sweetness” – 02.14.10
Ruth 4 (Sarah Iliff, Chaplain Intern)
ADVENT 2009: THE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS
“The Gift of Anticipation” – 11.29.09
Isaiah 25:6-26:6 (Christy Strickland, Chaplain Intern)
“In Labor! The Gift of Patience” – 12.06.09
Romans 8:18-27 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Hope in a Box” – 12.013.09
Luke 2:1-7 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Gift of Revelation” – 12.20.09
Hebrews 1:1-4 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
THEY MET JESUS – TRANSFORMING ENCOUNTERS WITH CHRIST
“Holy Work” – 09.27.09
Luke 19:1-11 – Zacchaeus (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
Sitting (Not Running) in the Presence of God” – 10.4.09
Luke 10:38-42 – Martha & Mary (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Logic and Love” – 10.11.09
John 3:1-20 – Nicodemus (Sarah Iliff, Chaplain Intern)
“A Cleansing Transformation” – 10.18.09
Luke 5:12-16 – The Leper (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Place in the World” – 10.25.09
Mark 10:35-45 – James & John (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Borderlands” – 11.01.09
Matthew 15:21-28…The Canaanite Woman (Rev. Erica Liu)
“A Financial Challenge” – 11.08.09
Matthew 19:16-30 – The Rich Young Man (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Mud and Spit” – 11.15.09
John 9 – Man Born Blind (Sarah Iliff, Chaplain Intern)
“Being Seen” Truncated – 11.22.09
John 4 – The Woman at the Well (Rev. Erica Liu)
THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON (Luke 15:11-32)
“Where Is Home?” – 08.30.09
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Lost” – 09.06.09
(Rev. Erica Liu)
“Home for the Found” – 09.13.09
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Home for Others” – 09.20.09
(Rev. Erica Liu)
LENT 2009: QUESTIONS OF THE LAST WEEK
Ash Wednesday: “Standing Apart” – 02.25.09
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Why This Waste?” – 03.01.09
Mark 14:3-9 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Surely Not I, Lord?” – 03.08.09
Matthew 26:17-30 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“What Shall I Do With Jesus?” – 03.22.09
Matthew 27:11-26 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Who Is This?” – 04.05.09
Matthew 21:1-11 (Rev. Erica Liu)
Good Friday Service – 04.10.09
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Who Will Roll Away the Stone?” – 04.12.09
Mark 16:1-8 (Rev. Erica Liu)
FOOLISH FAITH
“Foolish Faith” – 01.25.09
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Foolish Worship” – 02.01.09
Romans 12:1-2 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Foolish Rest” – 02.08.09
Exodus 20:8-11; Matthew 11:28-30 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“A Foolish Ideal” – 02.15.09
Galatians 5:1, 13-26 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Being a Fool” – 02.22.09
1 Peter 2:1-5 (Rev. Erica Liu)
ADVENT 2008: HOW DO WE GET TO BETHLEHEM?
“How Do We Get to Bethlehem? – Part 1” – 12.08.08
Luke 2:8-20 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“How Do We Get to Bethlehem? – Part 2” – 12.14.08
Matthew 2:1-12 (Rev. Erica Liu)
WILDERNESS TIMES: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BOOK OF EXODUS
“The Callings” – 10.12.08
Exodus 1-4 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“(Not) Being Pharaoh” – 10.19.08
Exodus 7:14-24 (Tracy Nolan, Chaplain Intern)
“Remembering” – 10.26.08
Exodus 12:1-28 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Yahweh’s Economy” – 11.02.08
Exodus 16:1-3, 9-30 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Namesake” – 11.06.08
Exodus 34:1-10 (Rev. Erica Liu)
PRAYERS THAT SUSTAIN US: THE LORD’S PRAYER
“Father” – 09.07.08
Matthew 6:9 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Kingdom Come” – 09.14.08
Matthew 6:10 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Daily Bread” – 09.21.08
Matthew 6:11 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Letting Go” – 09.28.08 (unrecorded)
Matthew 6:12 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Temptation and Trials” – 10.05.08
Matthew 6:13 (Rev. Erica Liu)
QUESTIONS OF FORGIVENESS
“What is Forgiveness?” – 04.13.08
Matthew 6:9-15 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Why Do We Forgive?” – 04.20.08
Matthew 18:21-35 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“How Do We Forgive?” – 04.27.08
Genesis 50:14-21 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Who Do I Forgive?” – 05.04.08
Matthew 5:38-48 (Rev. Erica Liu)
BAPTISM
“Signs” – 05.03.08
Acts 2:37-39 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Testimony: Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows” – 11.22.09
(Annie Lovell)
BREAK WITH A PURPOSE TEAMS
Appalachia Team, Kentucky – 04.06.08
(Carly Campbell, Becky Schwei, Craig Hanson, Jonathan Reid, Rev. Mark Elsdon)
Heifer Ranch, Arkansas – 03.29.09
(Travis Serebin, Megan Robarge, Jonathan Reid)
Heifer Ranch Video
Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota – 04.11.10 “Seeing the Invisible”
(Travis Serebin, Laura Reich, Kaitlyn Skalet,
Cody Hanson, Rev. Mark Elsdon)
Pine Ridge Reservation Video
Washington D.C.– 04.03.11
(Rev. Mark Elsdon, Peter Carroll, Allison Winter,
Alyssa Hopkins, Hannah Weinberg-Kinsey)
Washington D.C. Video
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION SUNDAYS
“Stone Soup” – 04.18.10
1 Corinthians 12:12-13 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Fruitful Branches” – 05.01.11
John 15:1-11 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
GRADUATION SUNDAYS
“Salt” – 05.11.08
Matthew 5:3-16; Philippians 1:6
(Tracy Nolan, Chaplain Intern)
“Courage” – 05.10.09
Genesis 12:1-4, Hebrews 11:8-12
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Defining Moments” – 05.08.11
Matthew 22:34-40 (Rev. Erica Liu)
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
“From Laughing to Laughter” – 01.09.11
Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
Unexpected Jesus” – 08.22.10
Matthew 11:1-11 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Playing in God’s Kitchen” – 01.17.10
1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:27-29
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Rev. Erica Liu)
“Expectation” – 01.10.10
Luke 3:15-22 (Sarah Iliff, Chaplain Intern)
“Telling Our Stories” – 08.23.09
(Rev. Erica Liu)
“Making Disciples” – 04.26.09
Matthew 28:16-20 (Tracy Nolan, Chaplain Intern)
“Sent to Sing” – 04.19.09April 19, 2009
John 20:19-22 (Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Belonging and Beer” – 01.18.09
Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18, 23-24; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
(Rev. Mark Elsdon)
“Remember Who You Are” – 01.11.09
Mark 1:4-11 (Tracy Nolan, Chaplain Intern)
“Life Together Community” – 11.09.08
Jonathan Reid, Alicia Powers, Maggie Wright, Sarah Orange
“New Wine, New Year” – 08.31.08
John 2:1-12 (Rev. Erica Liu)
“The Dark Night” – 08.24.08
Genesis 32:22-31 – Jacob Wrestles With God (Rev. Erica Liu)