Sunday sermons are posted as soon as possible after they are preached. For sermons prior to 2009 please call the church at 901-726-4681 or contact info@idlewildchurch.org.

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Sermons Archives

Jan. 31, 2010	Sermon on Jeremiah 4:1-10 Rev. Casey Thompson	N/A	Listen
Jan. 24, 2010	What Am I Supposed to Do? Rev. Margaret Burnett	Read	Listen
Jan. 17, 2010	Sermon on John 2:1-11 Rev. Casey Thompson	N/A	Listen
Jan. 10, 2010	The Yearning for Blessing Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery [The PDF includes Faith Journey Blessings given by the new officers]	Read	Listen
Jan. 3, 2010	The Welcome Table Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	N/A	Listen
Dec. 27, 2009	We Didn't Know Who You Was Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Dec. 20, 2009	Lullaby on the Loudspeakers Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Dec. 13, 2009	John the Embarrassment Rev. Casey Thompson	N/A	Listen
Dec. 6, 2009	And All Flesh Shall See It Together Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Nov. 29, 2009	A Meteor of Grace Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
Nov. 22, 2009	Thanksgiving 2009 Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Nov. 15, 2009	You Have a Friend in Hannah Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
Nov. 8, 2009	Sharing In Faith: You Have What You Give Stewardship Sunday Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Nov. 1, 2009	As If... The Great Ends of the Church VI. “The Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World” Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Oct. 25, 2009	Disturbers of the City The Great Ends of the Church V. "The Promotion of Social Righteousness" Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Oct. 18, 2009	Where Do We Go From Here? The Great Ends of the Church IV. "The Shelter, Nurture, and Spiritual Fellowship of the Children of God" Rev. Margaret Burnett	N/A	Listen
Oct. 11, 2009	Keep on Plowing! The Great Ends of the Church III. "The Preservation of the Truth" Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Oct. 4, 2009	The Ultimate Audience The Great Ends of the Church II. "The Maintenance of Divine Worship" Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Sept. 27, 2009	Good News R Us The Great Ends of the Church I. "The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind" Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Sept. 20, 2009	Class Report Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
Sept, 13, 2009	Sermon on Mark 8:27-38 Rev. Casey Thompson	N/A	Listen
Sept. 6, 2009	The Woman Undeserving of Health Care Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
August 30, 2009	When All Else Fails Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
August 23, 2009	Lord, to Whom Can We Go? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
August 16, 2009	The Sword and the Promise Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
August 9, 2009	My Son, My Son Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
August 2, 2009	Heads Underwater Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
July 26, 2009	It Happened Late One Afternoon Rev. Anne H.K. Apple	Read	Listen
July 19, 2009	A Sanctuary Filled with the Holy Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
July 12, 2009	Uzzah Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
July 5, 2009	America Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
June 28, 2009	Poetic Justice? Rev. Mary Allison Cates	Read	Listen
June 21, 2009	David and Goliath Rev. Margaret Burnett	Read	Listen
June 14, 2009	Orientation Programs Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
June 7, 2009	The Patron Saint of the Curious Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
May 31, 2009	What Good Is Pentecost — for Presbyterians? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
May 24, 2009	The Valley Between Two Peaks Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
May 17, 2009	As I Have Loved You Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
May 11, 2009	The Largest Family in the World Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
May 3, 2009	By What Power? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
April 26, 2009 Youth Sunday	Witnessing: Elizabeth Ansbro Repenting and Forgiving: Phil Elliott Doubting and Fearing: Amanda Hasselle Suffering: Jim Moore	Read	Listen
April 19, 2009	My Lord and My God Rev. Anne H.K. Apple	Read	Listen
April 12, 2009	Where's the Classy Exit Line? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
April 5, 2009	Only Half the Story Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
March 29, 2009	Dying Seeds Rev. Margaret Burnett	Read	Listen
March 22, 2009	Shriveled Souls Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
March 16, 2009 Calvary Episcopal Church	"Bam! God Did It" Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery Calvary Lenten Series (Audio is on Calvary's Website)	Read	Listen
March 15, 2009	How Sweet It Is Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
March 8, 2009	A Sermon on Mark 8:31-38 Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
March 1, 2009	A Token of Remembrance Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
February 22, 2009	Whirlwind Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
Februry 15, 2009	"Moved with Pity" or "Snorting with Anger"? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
February 8, 2009	The Community as Healer Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
February 1, 2009	Unanswered Questions Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
January 25, 2009	Jonah Rev. Casey Thompson	Read	Listen
January 18, 2009	Being Found Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen
January 11, 2009	Traditioning the Faith Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery Baptism of the Lord	Read	Listen
January 4, 2009	An Old Word, a New Beginning Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read	Listen

Questions from the Floor - 2004 Summer Series

July 11, 2004	Who Goes to Heaven? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read
July 18, 2004	Do Presbyterians Believe in Predestination? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read
July 25, 2004	How Do We Make a Difference in a World Overwhelmed by Need? Rev. Margaret Burnett	Read
August 1, 2004	Why Do Bad Things Happen? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read
August 15, 2004	We Hear a Lot About Being Kind to Those Outside the Church: How Can We Be Kind to Those Inside the Church? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read
August 22, 2004	How Can We Move Beyond Fundamentalism? Beyond Liberalism? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read
August 29, 2004	What Should a Child Do to Be Faithful? Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery	Read

 

A Note from Pastor Steve

As one of those technophobes who has been dragged kicking and screaming into the computer age, I have been hesitant to place sermons on our Web page. Sermons are to be heard and experienced, not read. Sermons always have a context — that context being the shared life of a congregation, the pastoral relationships that have developed, and the overall life of the city in which the church dwells. Thus, I write sermons to be preached and heard, and not read, for it is when they are preached and heard that they (hopefully) come alive. When reading a sermon, one misses inflections, gestures, voice modulations and so much more that make a sermon a sermon.

That said, I know that I have been shaped by reading sermons, thus I offer these to you. As my good friend and former interim here at Idlewild, Roland Perdue, said, "Read these at your own peril, and imagine how much better it is to be here and hear."

--Stephen R. Montgomery

 

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Idlewild Presbyterian Church (USA)
1750 Union Ave
Memphis TN 38104
901-726-4681