LOOKING
INSIDE OF WELCOME
Sermon
by Rev. Chris East for July 1, 2007
THE
LIGHT OF THE WORLD IS FOR EVERY PERSON
Sermon
by Rev. Richard Vaught for June 17, 2007
GIFTS
OF THE SPIRIT
Sermon
by Rev. George Linney for May 27, 2007
WHY
DO WE SING?
Sermon
by Rev. Lee Walters for May 20, 2007
WHAT
MIGHT BE FOUND ON THE ROAD
Sermon
by Rev. Kathy Baker for April 22, 2007
SABBATH
TIME
Sermon
for April 15, 2007
HORIZONS
Sermon
for Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007
REFLECTIONS
ON PALM SUNDAY AND CONFIRMATION
Sermon
for April 1, 2007
THE
WORDS OF FAITH
Sermon
for March 25, 2007
YET
I AM NOT ALONE
Sermon
for March 18, 2007
A
TRIP THROUGH THE GOSPELS
Sermon
for March 11, 2007
FASTING
Sermon
for March 4, 2007
REPAIR
Sermon
for February 18, 2007
FIRST
STEPS
Sermon
for February 4, 2007
ON
THE EDGE
Sermon
for January 28, 2007
ON
QUESTIONING
Sermon
for January 14, 2007
WHAT
WE EXPECT
Sermon
for January 7, 2007

SERMONS OF 2006

FREEDOM
AND COMMITMENT
A
Sermon by the Rev. David Gallup
Delivered
December 31, 2006
GUEST
AND HOST
Sermon
for December 24, 2006
VOICE
Sermon
for December 17, 2006
URGENCY
Sermon
for December 10, 2006
QUIETNESS
Sermon
for December 3, 2006
ENDINGS
Sermon
for November 26, 2006
DIFFERENT
WORLDS
Sermon
for November 19, 2006
BREAD
FOR THE JOURNEY
Sermon
for November 5, 2006
ON
BEING CREATIVELY CHRISTIAN
Sermon
for October 29, 2006
CONTINUING
CREATION
Sermon
for October 22, 2006
COMING
HOME
Sermon
for October 15, 2006
OPEN
WIDE THE GATES
A
Sermon by Rev. Lynn Litchfield, delivered October 8, 2006
A
MODEST FAITH
Sermon
for September 24, 2006
WAYS
OF WONDERING
Sermon
for September 17, 2006
FAITH
REFLECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 11
Sermon
for September 10, 2006
REST
FROM OUR LABORS
Sermon
for September 3, 2006
THE
PURPOSES OF GOD
Sermon
for August 27, 2006
COMFORT
Sermon
for August 20, 2006
ON
BEING ANGRY AT GOD
Sermon
for August 13, 2006
IT’S
NOT ABOUT CHARITY
Sermon
for August 6, 2006
EMPOWERMENT
Sermon
for July 30, 2006
JONAH
PART THREE
Sermon
for July 23, 2006
DELIVERANCE
Sermon
for July 16, 2006
ESCAPE
Sermon
for July 9, 2006
ON
FEELING ALIEN
Sermon
for July 2, 2006
PRIDE
Sermon
for June 25, 2006
HOW
DO WE SPEAK
Sermon
for June 18, 2006
GENTLE
SWEEPING SPIRIT
Sermon
for June 11, 2006 by Rev. Kathy Baker
TONGUES
OF MORTALS AND ANGELS
Sermon
for June 4, 2006
ALL
YOU NEED IS LOVE
A
Sermon by Rev. Lee Walters for May 21, 2006
FAMILIES
Sermon
for May 14, 2006
FEED
MY SHEEP
Sermon
for April 30, 2006
SEVERAL
REASONS WHY THOMAS SHOULD NOT BE CALLED DOUBTING
Sermon
for April 23, 2006
DO
NOT BE AFRAID
Sermon
for Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006
THE
LUNATIC FRINGE
Sermon
for April 9, 2006 Palm Sunday
GLORY
Sermon
for April 2, 2006
ON
LOSING YOURSELF
Sermon
for March 12, 2006
TO
WALK HUMBLY WITH GOD
Sermon
for March 5, 2006
KNOWING,
GROWING, BECOMING, BELIEVING
Sermon
for February 19, 2006
ON
HEALING
Sermon
for February 5, 2006
REFLECTIONS
ON AUTHORITY AND HEALING
Sermon
for January 29, 2006
NONVIOLENCE
FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Sermon
for January 22, 2006
KING
DAY VOICES
A Conversation
for Worship, January 15, 2006
(Participants:
Jim Bundy, Mary Dockery, Bob Garrity)
THOUGHTS
FOR THE START OF A YEAR
Sermon for
January 8, 2006

SERMONS OF 2005

SWORDS
INTO PLOUGHSHARES
Sermon for
December 18, 2005
CALM
AT THE CENTER
Sermon
for December 4, 2005
RECOGNITION
Sermon for November 27,
2005
THE
KING, INCOGNITO
Sermon for November
20, 2005
A Sermon by the Rev. Robert Gessert
BLESSING
Sermon for November 13,
2005
BEYOND
BEING CHRISTIAN
Sermon for November 6, 2005
THE
NAMES WE CALL OURSELVES
Sermon for October 30,
2005
STORIES
AND SACRED WRITINGS
Sermon for October 23,
2006
THOUGHTS
ON PROVIDING SHELTER
Reflections for Worship,
October 16, 2005
JESUS
Sermon for October 2, 2005
SILENCE
Sermon for September 25, 2005
CHRISTIANITY:
PERIL AND PROMISE
Sermon for September 18,
2005
LONELY
PLACES
Sermon for September 4, 2005
BEYOND
LITERALISM
Sermon
for August 28, 2005
A
STILL SMALL VOICE
Meditation
for July 24, 2005
TRUE
BELIEVING
Sermon
of July 17, 2005
TIMES
OF CRISIS
Sermon
for July 10, 2005
SYMBOLS
AROUND AND AMONG US
Sermon
for July 3, 2005
IT'S
MANY ISSUES
Sermon
for June 26, 2005
GROUNDING
Sermon
for June 19, 2005 by Jim Bundy and Ellen Ryan
MORE
THOUGHTS ON SPIRITUALITY
Sermon
for June 5, 2005
REFLECTIONS
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Sermon
for May 29, 2005
A
FEW GOOD THINGS ABOUT BEING SPIRITUAL
Sermon
for May 22, 2005
CHILDREN
OF GOD
Sermon
for May 8, 2005
SAYING
YES
Sermon
for May 1, 2005
ON
BEING ALTERNATIVE
Sermon
for April 24, 2005
A
CULTURE OF LIFE
Sermon
for April 17, 2005
RESURRECTION
Sermon
for April 10, 2005
PALM
SUNDAY 2005
Sermon
for March 20, 2005
POOR
IN SPIRIT
Sermon
for March 13, 2005
CHRIST
AT THE CENTER
Sermon
for March 6, 2005
GIFTS
Sermon
for February 27, 2005
A
RITE OF PASSAGE
Sermon
for February 20, 2005
OPEN
LETTERS
Sermon
for February 6, 2005
A
COMMUNITY OF FAITH
Sermon
for January 23, 2005
WHEN
I FALL DOWN ON MY KNEES
Sermon
for January 16, 2005
A
RESOLUTION FOR THE NEW YEAR
Sermon
for January 9, 2005
FINDING
NEVERLAND, IN REVELATION
Sermon
by Rev. Lee Walters for January 2, 2005

SERMONS OF 2004

IN
BETWEEN
Sermon
for December 26, 2004
GIFTS
IN THE NIGHT
Sermon
for December 19, 2004
IN
NOTHING BE ANXIOUS
Sermon
for December 12, 2004
AT
THE MARGINS
Sermon
for December 5, 2004
ADVENT
AT SOJOURNERS, 2004
Sermon
for November 28, 2004
I
AM A PILGRIM
Sermon
for November 21, 2004
NO
SAFE PLACE
Sermon
for November 7, 2004
TO
WALK HUMBLY
Sermon
for October 24, 2004
DEGREES
OF SEPARATION
Sermon
for October 17, 2004
BAD
MESSAGES
Sermon
for October 10, 2004
FAITH
Sermon
for October 3, 2004
FRAGMENTS
Sermon
for September 26, 2004
PRACTICE
Sermon
for September 19, 2004
DELIVER
US FROM EVIL
Sermon
for September 5, 2004
HURTING
AND HEALING
Sermon
for August 29, 2004
DAILY
BREAD
Sermon
for August 22, 2004
THY
KINGDOM COME
Sermon
for August 8, 2004
HALLOWED
BE THY NAME
Sermon
for August 1, 2004
REFLECTIONS
ON PERSISTENCE AND PRAYER
Sermon
for July 25, 2004
WHAT
IF?
Sermon
for July 11, 2004
by
Rev. Lee Walters
A
PRAYER CONCERN
Meditation
for worship on July 4, 2004
A
THANKSGIVING: THE
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
Part
One of a sermon for June 27, 2004
LOVE
AND MARRIAGE
Sermon
for June 27, 2004
FATHER
LOVE
Sermon
for June 20, 2004
WHAT
HAVE WE DONE?
Sermon
for June 13, 2004
RAINBOWS
Sermon
for June 6, 2004
THE
LANGUAGES WE SPEAK
Sermon
for Pentecost and Memorial Day, May 30, 2004
THAT
THEY MAY ALL BE ONE
Sermon
for May 23, 2004
MOTHERS'
DAY REFLECTIONS
Sermon
for May 9, 2004
FEEDING
AND BEING FED
Sermon
for April 25, 2004
THOMAS
Sermon
for April 18, 2004
IMAGES
Sermon
for Easter Sunday, April 11, 2004
FOCUS
Sermon
for April 4, 2004
LORD
I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Reflection for March 28, 2004
SEEKING
THE SACRED
Sermon for March 21, 2004
HAPPINESS
Sermon for March 7, 2004
THE
OPPOSITE OF LOVE
Sermon for February 29, 2004
THREE-FIFTHS
Sermon for February 22, 2004
BORN
AGAIN
Sermon for February 1, 2004
DREAMS
ARE NOT ENOUGH
Sermon for January 25, 2004
INCARNATION
Sermon for January 11, 2004
WHERE
WERE WE?
Sermon for January 4, 2004

SERMONS OF 2003

BIRTH
AND DEATH
Sermon for December 21, 2003
THE
DEATH AND BIRTH OF HOPE
Sermon for December 7, 2003
MEDITATION:
ON DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Sermon for November 30, 2003
THANKSGIVING
Sermon for November 23, 2003
WORLD'S
END
Sermon for November 16, 2003
TRILOGY
Sermon for November 9, 2003
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHURCH, AND FAITH
Words for Worship on October 26, 2003
WITHIN
Sermon for October 19, 2003
A
SAFE PLACE
Sermon for October 12, 2003
ATONEMENT
COLLAGE
Meditations for October 5, 2003
THEM
Sermon for September 28, 2003
TO
SING GOD'S SONG IN A FOREIGN LAND
Sermon for September 21, 2003
DAVID AND ABSALOM
Sermon for August 24, 2003
DAVID
AND BATHSHEBA
Sermon for August 10, 2003
BREAD
OF THE PRESENCE
Sermon for August 3, 2003
DAVID
AND JONATHAN
Sermon for July 27, 2003
DAVID
AND GOLIATH
Sermon for July 20, 2003
GETTING
SERIOUS
Sermon for June 22, 2003
SPIRIT
Sermon for Pentecost, June 8, 2003
AN
IMPERFECT PRESENCE
Sermon for June 1, 2003
MIDWIVES
Reflection for May 11, 2003 (Mothers'
Day)
WHAT
WE HAVE TO GIVE
Sermon for May 4, 2003
ABUNDANT
LIFE
Sermon for Easter Sunday, April 20, 2003
PALM
SUNDAY WORSHIP
April 13, 2003
PILGRIM
Sermon for April 6, 2003
DREAMING
GOD
Sermon for March 30, 2003
WOMAN
GOD
Sermon for March 16, 2003
FEELING
BAD
Sermon for March 9, 2003
INTEGRATION
Sermon for March 2, 2003
GETTING
THE STORY STRAIGHT
Sermon for February 2, 2003
THE
DASH
Sermon for January 26, 2003
KEEPING
IT TOGETHER
Sermon for January 19, 2003
IMAGINING
JESUS
Sermon for January 12, 2003
THE
WAY
Sermon for January 5, 2003

SERMONS OF 2002

LIBERATION
Sermon for December 22, 2002
ATTENTION
Sermon for December 8, 2002
ADVENT
AND AIDS
Sermon for December 1, 2002
WHAT
I AM THANKFUL FOR
Sermon by Katie Kellett,
November 24, 2002
GROWTH
Sermon for November 17, 2002
THE
WISE AND THE FOOLISH
Sermon for November 10, 2002
THOSE
WE HONOR
Sermon for November 3, 2002
WHAT
CHILDREN SEE
Sermon for October 27, 2002
POINTED
QUESTIONS
Sermon for October 20, 2002
COMING
OUT
Sermon for October 13, 2002
WHAT
ABOUT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION?
Sermon for October 6, 2002
WHAT
NEXT?
Sermon for September 29, 2002
ON
TAKING UP YOUR CROSS
Sermon for September 1, 2002
SIMPLICITY
Part One of Sermon for August 25, 2002
THE
PURE IN HEART
Sermon for August 18, 2002
ENEMIES
WITHIN
Sermon for July 28, 2002
ENEMIES
WITHOUT
Sermon for July 21, 2002
IN
THE MIDST OFTHE JOURNEY, A TABLE
Sermon for July 7, 2002
PRAISE
Sermon for June 30, 2002
VOICES
OF LAMENT
Sermon for June 23, 2002
WHAT
ABOUT BUILDING?
Sermon for June 2, 2002
THINGS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT
Sermon for May 26, 2002
BECOMING
CHRISTIAN
Sermon for May 19, 2002
WHEN
THE SPIRIT IS MISSING
Sermon for May 12, 2002
ON
THE ROAD
Sermon for April 28, 2002
CONSIDER
THE LILIES
Sermon for April 21, 2002
WHAT
TO DO
Sermon for April 7, 2002
COMING
OUT
Sermon for Easter Sunday, March 31, 2002
ITS
HARD TO CELEBRATE
Sermon for Palm Sunday, March 24, 2002
THE
PLACE OF SCRIPTURE
Sermon Dialogue
for March 17, 2002
THE
SUBVERSIVE CHARACTER OF CHRISTIANITY
Sermon for March 3, 2002
IT'S
ME, O LORD
Sermon for February 24, 2002
A
LONG WAY FROM HOME
Sermon for February 10, 2002
EMPTY
PLACES
Sermon for February 3, 2000
NONVIOLENCE
Sermon for January 27, 2002
WHO
WE ARE
Sermon for January 20, 2002
WHY
COULD WE NOT CAST IT OUT?
Sermon for January 13, 2002

SERMONS OF 2001

SABBATH
Sermon
for December 23, 2001
FAIR
DISTRIBUTION
Sermon for December 16, 2001
THE
GIFT OF DISILLUSIONMENT
Sermon
for December 9, 2001
WORD
MADE FLESH
Sermon for December 2, 2001
REAL
PRESENCE
Sermon for November 4, 2001
WORLD
COMMUNION 2001
Sermon for October 7, 2001
BURNING
BUT NOT CONSUMED
Sermon for September 30, 2001
A
STORY OF LIBERATION
Sermon for September 23, 2001
REFLECTIONS
September 16, 2001
THE
SILENCE OF GOD
Sermon for August 19, 2001
EXPERIENCES
OF GOD
Sermon for August 12, 2001
WORKS
OF FAITH
Sermon for July 22, 2001
DOES
FAITH REQUIRE US TO BE DIFFERENT?
Sermon for July 8, 2001
REFLECTIONS
ON FAITH
Sermon for July 1, 2001
CONVERSATIONS
ON RACE
Sermon for June 24, 2001
SENDING
SPIRIT
Sermon for June 10, 2001
SAYING
YES
Sermon for May 20, 2001
MEASURING
UP
Sermon for May 13, 2001
ON
FEEDING
Sermon for May 6, 2001
GOING
HOME
Sermon for April 29, 2001
OVERCOMING
DEATH
Sermon for April 15, 2001 (Easter Sunday)
SOIL
Sermon for March 25, 2001
A
HARD STORY
Sermon for March 11, 2001
A
TABLE BEFORE US
Sermon for March 4, 2001
LOVING
THE ENEMY
Sermon for February 25, 2001
FORGIVENESS
Sermon for February 18, 2001
THE
REIGN OF GOD
Sermon for January 28, 2001
GOSPEL
QUESTIONS
Sermon for January 21, 2001
TALES
AND TRAVELS
Sermon for December 24, 2000
THINGS
THAT MATTER
Sermon for December 10, 2000
WHAT
ARE WE WAITING FOR?
Sermon for December 3, 2000
MEDITATION:
This Time of the Year
Sermon for November 26, 2000
AIMING
AT PERFECTION
Sermon for November 12, 2000
STEWARDSHIP
Sermon for November 5, 2000
SEEING
Sermon for September 24, 2000
WRITTEN
ON OUR HEARTS
Sermon for September 17, 2000
PRAYERS
FOR THE COMMUNITY
Sermon for September 3, 2000
FAITH
WITH A LIMP
Sermon for August 27, 2000
BLESSING
Sermon for August 20, 2000
RETURNING
Sermon for August 13, 2000
UNTOLD
STORIES
Sermon for July 30, 2000
BROTHERS
Sermon for July 23, 2000
EAST
OF EDEN
Sermon for July 16, 2000
CULTURE
WARS: ANOTHER LOOK...OR TWO...OR THREE
Sermon for July 9, 2000
WHAT
IT MEANS TO ME
Sermon for June 18, 2000
INSTALLATION,
SPIRIT, COVENANT
Sermon for Pentecost, June 11, 2000
MAY
HE NOT REST IN PEACE
Sermon for May 21, 2000
THE
GIFT OF LOVE
Sermon for May 14, 2000
CONCERNING
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Sermon for May 7, 2000
DEATH
SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION
Sermon for Easter Sunday, April
23, 2000
SPEED
Sermon for April 9, 2000
ANGER
Sermon of April 2, 2000
RACISM
Sermon for March 26, 2000
THE
BEST
Sermon for March 19, 2000
FEAR
Sermon for March 12, 2000
SIN
Sermon for March 5, 2000
PEOPLE
OF GOD
Sermon for February 27, 2000
SOJURNERS
Sermon for February 20, 2000
PRAYING
OUR HELLOS
Sermon for February 13, 2000

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