Sermon Archives

“Read these at your own peril, and imagine how much better it is to be here and hear.”

 Oct. 16, 2011 We Are the Church Together with Children
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple 		    Listen
 Oct. 9, 2011  We Are the Church Together in Worship
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		  Listen
Minute for Stewardship: The Gift of Worship at Idlewild
Ms. Beth Simpson		    Listen
 Oct. 2, 2011  We Are the Church Together in Music
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		  Read  Listen
Minute for Stewardship: The Gift of Music at Idlewild
Ms. Ginger Hopkins		    Listen
Sept. 25, 2011 We Are the Church Together in Evangelism
 The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		  Read  Listen
Minute for Stewardship: The Gift of Evangelism at Idlewild
Mr. Woody Ray		    Listen
 Sept. 18, 2011 It's Not Fair!
The Rev. Margaret Burnett 		     Listen
 Sept. 11, 2011  We Do Not Live To Ourselves: A Reflection on 9/11
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		     Listen
 August 28, 2011 Therefore...
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		     Listen
 August 21, 2011 Upon These Rocks
The Rev. Stacy Smith 		   Read   Listen
 August 14, 2011 There Is Enough
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple 		   Read   Listen
 August 7, 2011 Walking on Water: A Story for All of Us
Ms. Rachel Hood  		     Listen
 July 31, 2011 To Lie with a Male as with a Woman
Passages I Love to Hate (#7)
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read   Listen
 July 24, 2011 How Can We Sing the Lord's Song in a Foreign Land?
Passages I Love to Hate (#6)
Ms. Rachel Hood 		     Listen
 July 17, 2011 The Flood
Passages I Love to Hate (#5)
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read   Listen
 July 10, 2011 The Rape of Tamar 
Passages I Love to Hate (#4)
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple		   Read     Listen
 July 3, 2011 “Let Every Person Be Subject to the Governing
Authorities”
Passages I Love to Hate (#3)
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read   Listen
June 26, 2011 "Whoever Divorces..."
Passages I Love to Hate (#2)
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read   Listen
 June 19, 2011 "Women Should Be Silent in the Churches"
Passages I Love to Hate (#1)
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
 June 12, 2011 A Presbyterian Pentecost Party
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
  June 12, 2011   The Pentecost Story
Children's Dramatic Reading of Acts 2:1–17		     Listen
 June 5, 2011 First Memories:  Casting Troubles Before God
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple		     Listen
 May 29, 2011 Something New In Something Old
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read  
 May 22, 2011 Stephen
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
 May 15, 2011 P.S. I Just Want Church 
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		     Listen
May 8, 2011 Seeing Easter
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
Youth Sunday
May 1, 2011 		 Scripture Reading & 3 Sermons by High School Seniors    
New Testament Lesson (John 20:11-19)
Miss Amy Pickens, reader		     Listen
Do Not Hold On To Me
Miss Mary Peeler		     Listen
They Have Taken Away My Lord, & I Don’t Know
Miss Meg Gould		     Listen
Peace Be with You
Miss Sumita Montgomery		     Listen
 Easter Sunday
April 24, 2011		 When Tombs Are Not Secure
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
 April 17, 2011 Grab and Go Palms
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		     Listen
 April 10, 2011  Lord, Come and See
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple		   Read  
 April 10, 2011 “Sermon from the Mountain”
This cantata was presented in the 11:00 service
in lieu of a sermon. Text only available at this time.		  Read   
 April 3, 2011  Sin Is Our Only Hope
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		     Listen
 March 27, 2011 Just Words
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		  Read   Listen
 March 20, 2011 Seeing in the Dark
The Rev. Stacy Smith 		  Read

  Listen
 March 13, 2011  Choices
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		  Read    Listen
 March 6, 2011 The Touch
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		  Read    Listen
 Feb. 27, 2011 Do Not Worry—Really?
The Rev. Margaret Burnett 		   Read   Listen
 Feb. 20, 2011 Was Jesus Wrong?
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
 Feb. 13, 2011 A Presbyterian Response To School Consolidation
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read   Listen
 Feb. 6, 2011 The Lap of God
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		     Listen
 Jan. 30, 2011 The Power of God
The Rev. Anne H.K. Apple 		   Read   Listen
 Jan. 23, 2011 So Why Bother With The Church?
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		   Read   Listen
 Jan. 16, 2011 A Shaky Proposition
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery 		  Read   Listen 
 Jan. 9, 2011 A Field for You
The Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence		     Listen
 Jan. 2, 2011 Underneath Are the Words
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery		   Read  
       

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