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2008 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title and PDF Link
Reading
January 6, 2008 "Let Go of Your Crutch" Matthew 2:1-12
January 13, 2008 "Broken Hearts for a Broken World" Psalm 142
January 20, 2008 "Two-Legged Faith" James 2:14-26
January 27, 2008 "When I Was Sick, You Cared For Me" Matthew 25:31-46
February 3, 2008 "Here I Am, Send Me" Isaiah 6:1-8
February 24, 2008 "Who Is My Neighbor" Luke 10:25-37
March 2, 2008 "The Fox Tells of a Homeless Savior" Matthew 8:14-20
March 9, 2008 "The Hen Reveals a Grieving Savior" Matthew 23:37-39
John 9:1-25
March 20, 2008 "The Lamb Reveals the Forgiving Savior" John 1:29
March 23, 2008 "The Soaring Eagle Reveals the Conquering Savior" Isaiah 40:31
April 6, 2008 "Let Us Sing For Joy to the Lord" Psalms 95 and 96
April 13, 2008 "Grace Dispensers" I Corinthians
1:10-17; 3:1-15
April 20, 2008 "Are You on the Right or the Left?" Hebrews 9:27
April 27, 2008 "Grace Abusers" Romans 5:12-6:1
May 11, 2008 "Don't Push Me, Mom" John 2:1-11
May 18, 2008 "Breaking the Bonds of Legalism (Part 1)" Romans 6:1-14
May 25, 2008 "Breaking the Bonds of Legalism (Part 2)" Romans 6:1-14

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2003 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title
Reading
Jul 20, 2003 "Where is Your God?" Psalm 42
Aug 24, 2003 "Where are the Reformers Today?" Daniel 3
Sep 7, 2003 "One Quarter Century Later" Nahum 1:7  
Sep 21, 2003 "Make a Difference While You Can" Luke 10:25-37
Sep 28, 2003 "The Gospel of Convenience" Matthew 8:18-22  
Luke 14:25-35
Oct 5, 2003 "Forgiving Ernest Litweiler Matthew 6: 6-15 
Oct 12, 2003 "Wrestling with God" Genesis 32:22-32  
Oct 19, 2003 "Don't be Afraid to Get Your Feet Wet" Joshua 3:1 - 4:18 
Oct 26, 2003 "When in Doubt... Follow Directions!" Joshua 5:13 - 6:20
Joshua 6:27 
Nov 2, 2003 "Foreboding Walls" Joshua 6:1-20
Joshua 6:27 
Nov 9, 2003 "One Bad Apple can Spoil It All" Joshua 6:18-19
Joshua 7:1-26 
Nov 16, 2003 "A Handful of Flour" I King 17:24  
Nov 22, 2003 Thanksgiving Service:
"Thanksgiving"
Psalm 100  
Nov 23, 2003 "If You Plant Them... They will Grow" I Corinthians 3:1-11  
Nov 30, 2003 "In the Beginning...!" John 1: 1-2 
Dec 7, 2003 "The Word and Creation" John 1: 3-5
Dec 14, 2003 "Power to Become Children of God" John 1: 10-12 
Dec 21, 2003 "He Came... He Comes... and He Will Come Again" John 1: 14-16
Dec 24, 2003 Christmas Eve:
"Come, Let Us Adore Him"

Luke 2: 1-20 

 

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2004 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title
Reading
Jan 11, 2004 "I Met the Man" Proverbs 11:30
John 1:35-51
Jan 18, 2004 "Falling in Love all over Again" Revelation 2:1-7
Matthew 24:12
Jan 25, 2004 "Just Do What Jesus Tells You to Do" John 2: 1-11
Feb 1, 2004 "The Day the Church Came to Life" Acts 1:1-14
Acts 2:1-4
Feb 29, 2004 "The Light You Cannot Extinguish" Matthew 5:13-16
March 7, 2004 "Solution for the Weary" Matthew 11:28-30
March 14, 2004 "The Power of Only Two or Three" Matthew 18:15-20
March 21, 2004 "The Power of Only Two or Three" Matthew 18:19-20
March 28, 2004 "Who was Jesus?" Matthew 16:13-20
John 14:6
April 4, 2004 Palm Sunday:
"Why did Jesus have to Die?"
Isaiah 53
April 8, 2004 Maudy Thursday:
"Why was Jesus Betrayed?"
Isaiah 53:6
April 11, 2004 Easter Sunday:
"What does the Resurrection Mean"
I Corinthians 15:1-22
April 18, 2004 "Loving that Person in the Mirror" Matthew 22:34-40
April 25, 2004 "Cheer Up - You are not an Accident!" "Psalm 139:13-18
May 16, 2004 "The Beast out of the Sea and the Earth" Revelation 13:1b-18
May 23, 2004 "The Return of the King" Revelation 19
May 30, 2004 "You'll Never Walk Alone" John 14:15-31
Jun 27, 2004 "Hang in There Even When the Going Gets Tough!" Daniel 1:8
Jul 4, 2004 "Declaration of Dependence"
I Timothy 2:1-4
Aug 1, 2004 "Do You Want to Get Better?" John 5:1-15
Aug 8, 2004 "I had a Dream" Daniel 2
Aug 15, 2004 "Bend, Bow, or Burn" Daniel 3
Aug 22, 2004 "God Rules!" Daniel 4
Aug 29, 2004 "Handwriting on the Wall" Daniel 5
Sep 5, 2004 "The Day the Lions' Mouths were Shut" Daniel 6
Sep 12, 2004 "Discovering God's Purpose for Your Life" Ephesians 1:3-14
Sep 19, 2004 "Life's Three Greatest Questions" Psalm 139
Oct 17, 2004 "Learning to Serve Like Jesus" I Corinthians 12:12-31
Oct 24, 2004 "Completing Your Mission" Matthew 28:16-20
Acts 1:4-8
Oct 31, 2004 "What have We Learned?" Colossians 1:13-23
Nov 14, 2004 "How to Safely Land after a Spiritual High"
{Your Spiritual Journey--I}
Revelation 2:1-7
Nov 21, 2004 "How to Sustain Spiritual Momentum"
{Your Spiritual Journey--II}
Hebrews 12:1-2
Nov 28, 2004 "Expect Birth Pains"
{"What to Expect When You're Expecting” - I}
Hebrews 12:1-35
Dec 12, 2004 "What would the World be like Without Jesus?"
Luke 1:26-38
Dec 19, 2004 "How do you Spell Love?" Matthew 1:18-25
John 3:16
Dec 24, 2004
Christmas Eve
"No Longer Afraid of the Dark"
Isaiah 9:1-7
Luke 2:1-20
Dec 26, 2004 "Joy... to the World!" Luke 2:8-14

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2005 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title
Reading
Jan 2, 2005 "And God Said...!"
Genesis 1:1-5; 26-28; 31 Ephesians 1:1-6
Jan 9, 2005 "You are Chosen" Genesis 1:1-5; 26-28; 31
Ephesians 1:1-6
Jan 16, 2005 "You are Redeemed" Ephesians 1:3-14
Jan 23, 2005 "You have Authority" Ephesians 1:15-23
Feb 20, 2005 "No Longer a Second Class Citizen" Ephesians 2:11-22
Mar 6, 2005 "The Great Discovery" Ephesians 3:1-13
Mar 13, 2005 "Love that Is Unfathomable" Ephesians 3:14-21
Mar 20, 2005 "What a Fickle Crowd of People" Matthew 21:1-11
Mar 27, 2005 Easter Sunday:
"He's not here! So, Where is He?"
Matthew 28:1-10
Colossians 1:27
Apr 3, 2005 "Don't Walk... Run... on the Road God has Called You to Travel!" Ephesians 4:1-6
Apr 10, 2005 "Mend Your Fences while You Can" Ephesians 4:1-6
May 1, 2005 "Putting the Past to Rest Once and for All!" Ephesians 4:17-24
May 8, 2005 "Anger Management 101" Ephesians 4:25-30
May 22, 2005 "Anger Management 101” {Part II} Ephesians 4:25-32
May 29, 2005 "Imitating God" Ephesians 4:29-5:2
Jun 5, 2005 "Evidence of God's Presence" Ephesians 5:1-2
Jun 12, 2005 "Getting Your Priorities Straight" Ephesians 5:1-2
Mark 12:28-31
Jul 10, 2005 "Walking where the Saints Have Trod" Romans 1:1-17
Philippians 1:12-18a
Jul 17, 2005 "Giving up Everything to Gain the Prize"
Matthew 19:16-30
Jul 24, 2005 "Fixing Your Sights on the Goal" I Samuel 17
Jul 31, 2005 "Who's on the Lord's Side?"
Matthew 25:31-46
Aug 7, 2005 "Betrayed by a Friend" John 13:18-30
Aug 21, 2005 "Are You among the Sheep or the Goats?" Matthew 25:31-46 /
Hebrews 9:27
Aug 28, 2005 "Never Underestimate the Value of a True Friend" John 15:1-17
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Sep 4, 2005 "God's Special Gift - Friends!" John 15:13-15
Sep 18, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer"
{Passionate Spirituality--I}
Galatians 5:13-26
Sep 25, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Joy"
{Passionate Spirituality--II}
Galatians 5:13-26
Oct 2, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Peace"
{Passionate Spirituality--III}
Galatians 5:13-26
Oct 9, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Patience"
{Passionate Spirituality--IV}
Galatians 5:13-26
Oct 23, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Kindness"
{Passionate Spirituality--V}
Galatians 5:13-26
Nov 6, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Faithfulness"
{Passionate Spirituality--VI}
Galatians 5:13-26
Nov 13, 2005 "Characteristics of the Believer - Gentleness" {Passionate Spirituality--VII}
Galatians 5:22-26;
Philippians 4:4-9
Nov 20, 2005 "Characteristics of the Beliver - Self Control" {Passionate Spirituality--VIII}
Galatians 5:22-26
Nov 27, 2005 "Christ Brings Hope"
Isaiah 2:1-5;
Ephesians 2:1-10
Dec 4, 2005 "Christ Brings Peace"
Isaiah 9:6;
John 14:1-4, 27
Dec 18, 2005 "Christ Brings Love" Isaiah 7:10-14;
Luke 1:26-38;
John 3:16-17
Dec 24, 2005 "Joy... to the World!
Luke 2:8-14
Dec 25, 2005 "Christ Brings Hope, Joy, Love and Peace"
Luke 2:15-19

 

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2006 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title and PDF Link
Reading
Jan 22, 2006  "Sacred Cows Make Gourmet Burgers" Revelation 3:22;
I Corinthians 9:19-27
Feb 19, 2006 "What are You Doing Here?" I Kings 19
Habakkuk 2:1-2
March 5, 2006  "God is...!" Genesis 1:1-5; 26-31
Colossians 1:16
March 19, 2006  "Why God Placed You on Planet Earth" Ecclesiastes 4
March 26, 2006  "From Here to Eternity" Ecclesiastes 3:11 
April 2, 2006  "The Way You See Your Life Shapes Your Life"
John 5:1-15
April 9, 2006  "Cheers, Jeers, and Tears" Luke 19:28-44
April 16, 2006  "The Triumphant Christ" Matthew 28: 1-10
April 23, 2006  "Here Today...There Forever!" Psalm 90:1-6; 10,12,17; James 4:13-17
May 14, 2006  "The Da Vinci Code: Faith, Fact, or Fiction?" Acts 17:16-34
May 28, 2006  "The Gospel of Judas: Faith, Fact, or Fiction?" 1 John 2:15-27
June 11, 2006  "Life's Ultimate Goal" Psalm 19 and John 17:1-10
June 25, 2006  "Worship That Glorifies God" Isaiah 6:1-8; Revelation 4
July 9, 2006  "Worship That Glorifies God––II" Psalm 95
July 16, 2006  "Worship That Glorifies God––III" Psalm 96
July 23, 2006  "Worship That Glorifies God––IV" Psalm 89
July 30, 2006  "Worship That Glorifies God––V" Psalm 99
Aug 6, 2006  "When God Smiles" Psalm 147
Sep 3, 2006  "The Person Whom God Uses" Romans 6:1-13; 12:1-2
Sep 10, 2006  "Knowing God As a Friend" James 2:14-24   
Sep 17, 2006  "Knowing God As a Friend - Part II" James 4:1-10 
Oct 8, 2006  "Life's Greatest Question...Do You Know The Answer?" Matthew 19:16-22
Oct 15, 2006  "Principles of Engagement" John 4: 1-42
Oct 29, 2006  "Living In 3D" (Just Walk Across The Room-II)" Luke 15
Dec 10, 2006  "The Courage of Joseph"
Matthew 1:18-25
Dec 17, 2006  "The Faith of Mary"
Luke 1:26-38
Dec 24, 2006  "The Love of God"
Luke 2:1-8
Dec 24, 2006 evening "Why A Manger"
Luke 2:1-20
 
 

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2007 Sermons by Rev. Jack C. Longley

Date
Title and PDF Link
Reading
January 7, 2007 "The Hope of the Wise Men" Matthew 2:1-12
January 14, 2007 "Finding God in the Midst of a Tumultuous Life" Lamentations 3:1-24
February 11, 2007 "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" Job 1 and 2
February 18, 2007 "With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies" Selections from
Job 4, 6, 8, 11, 12
March 4, 2007 "Where is God When I Need Him" Selections from
Job 26-42
March 11, 2007 "Accepting What We Cannot Fully Understand" Romans 8:13-23
March 18, 2007 "Have You Met The Real Jesus?" Luke 4:14-30
March 25, 2007 "Little Man Up a Big Tree" Luke 19:1-10

April 1, 2007

"Are You Amazed?" Luke 19:28-44
April 8, 2007 "How Will You Respond When Jesus Calls Your Name?" John 20:11-18
April 15, 2007 "Where is God" Psalm 42
April 22, 2007 "You Are Anointed" I John 2:18-28
May 6, 2007 "Let Every Living, Breathing Creature Praise God" Psalm 150
May 13, 2007 "The Joy and Pain of Motherhood" -- sermon by Vincent Arishvara Genesis 3:13-20
May 27, 2007 "In God We Trust?" Psalm 33
June 3, 2007 "It's Not An Option" Acts 1:4b-8

June 24, 2007

"Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound" Ephesians 2:1-10
July 1, 2007 "You're Never Too Young to Lead" I Timothy 4:12-16
July 8, 2007 "Looking for Grace" Hebrews 10:19-25
July 15, 2007 "A Father's Unquenchable Love" Luke 15
July 22, 2007 "The Prodigal is Alive and Well" Luke 15:11-20
August 12, 2007 "The Long Way Home" Luke 15:11-20
August 19, 2007 "Lost in Resentment" Luke 15:11-31
August 26, 2007 "The God Who Patiently Waits" Luke 15:11-31
September 9, 2007 "An Invitation to Celebrate" Luke 15:11-31
September 23, 2007 Learning to Forgive as God Forgives Luke 15:11-24
Matthew 6:9-15
October 7, 2007 "Is Grace Relevant in Today's Society" Matthew 20:1-16
October 14, 2007 "Grace Requires Taking the First Step" Genesis 37-50
October 28, 2007 "When Grace and Forgiveness are Difficult" Matthew 18:21-25
November 4, 2007 "Vengeance is Mine" Luke 23:26-43
November 11, 2007 "http//www.moveon.trinity" II Corinthians 9:6-15
November 25, 2007 "Forgiveness is a Permanent Attitude" Matthew 6:5-15
Ephesians 4:30-32
December 16, 2007 "His Name Shall Be Called Wonderful" Isaiah 9:6-7
Philippians 2:5-11
December 23, 2007 "His Name Shall Be Called Immanuel" Isaiah 4:14
Matthew 1:20
December 24, 2007 "He Shall Be Called the Prince of Peace" Luke 2:1-20
December 30, 2007 "Dear Herod" -- sermon by Vincent Arishvara  

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