Sermon Archive
Title: What's Love Got to Do With It?
Sermon description: As followers of Christ, we must show love to all in need.
Sunday: April 14. 2024
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Luke 24:36-48
Topic: Witnessing to the resurrected Christ
Title: Fish Tales
Sermon description: God's Holy Spirit gives us hope through the resurrection of Christ. We bear witness to this hope in Jesus through public worship, participation in the life of our church and community and through personal caring, listening and sharing with those in need.
Title: FOMO
Sermon description: Jesus comes to us in peace, calling us to live in community and, through him, to serve others as Jesus's hands in the world.
Sunday: March 17, 2024
Speakers: Jack Ridgeway, Cooper Bryan and Anne Arms
Scriptures: 1 Samuel 16:1-13,
Matthew 7:1-5, Romans 14:10-13
Topic: Youth Sunday
Title: Fasting from Judgement
Sermon description: Three young people reflect on Bible readings related to judgement and give us thoughts on how we can move from judgment to acceptance, including by seeking God's help through prayer.
Sunday: March 24, 2024
Preachers: Peter Henry and Matt Wiggins
Scripture: Mark 11:1-11
Topic: Palm Sunday
Title: Hungering for Acceptance
Sermon description: God continually comes for us, inviting our acceptance, and we should accept others, listening for their needs.
Title: What Are We Afraid Of?
Sermon description: While we sometimes have fears, it is important to remain hopeful, remembering that our hope is in Jesus who was raised from the dead.
Title: Do Dragons Love Tacos?
Sermon description: Much like the early Christian church, we can come together in community even when the world tells us that we should be individualists.
Sunday: March 3, 2024
Preacher: John Ryan
Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 and Hebrews 10:24-25
Topic: Community
Title: Better Alone
Sermon description: We can move from individualism toward creating a faithful community of God's people.
Title: The Fasts We Choose: Excess
Sermon Description: What do we store up in excess - money, goods, information, power...? Can we consider needing less as we move closer to God's purpose for our lives?
Title: Eating Jello Salad
Sermon description: Knowledge of Jesus Christ leads us to love and serve others.
Sunday: January 21 2024
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Topic: A Transformed World
Title: Eyes on the Prize
Sermon description: Transformed by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are called to remain focused on living with love.
Title: Lifting Others Up
Sermon description: Jesus proclaimed the coming Kingdom of God, lifting others up. We are called to do the same by opening ourselves to what God has done for us.
Title: Can Sequels be Better?
Sermon description: Can we, like Elisha, undertake God's call to ministry in humility, with loyalty to those who went before us and trusting in God's provision of the gifts that are needed?
Sunday: January 14, 2024
Preacher: John Ryan
Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10; 15-20 Topic: Discerning a Call
Title: An Adventure of Faith
Sermon description: Listen for the call of God and respond through action to take part in God's ongoing revolution.
Title: Hunger Pains
Sermon description: How you may be present and available to the presence of God and to God's people.
Sunday: 7:30 PM Service; December 24, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Topic: Christmas Eve
Title: Who Wants to Be a Shepherd?
Sermon description: When we feel left out and judged by others, we should remember the coming of Christ the Savior and receive the hope his coming gives.
Sermon description: The angel Gabriel's annunciation of the birth of Christ to Mary brings her to recognize God's power to accomplish the impossible.
Title: And Yet, Hope.
Sermon description: Along with the Elders Simeon and Anna, we receive the coming of Christ with hope for peace on earth.
Title: Magi-cal Thinking
Sermon description: Following the example of the Magi (aka Wise Men), we can't just wish for the good we want to happen but we must look, listen and put our Faith into action.
Title: Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Sermon description: Frustrated by loneliness and difficulties, we can receive comfort through the power of God that brings hope for the future in fellowship together.
Title: Between a Sheep and a Goat
Sermon description: The scripture distinguishes between the reward for those who answer the call to service and the punishment for those who don't. If you are asking the question of where you stand relative to your service to others, by God's grace you can be sure that God will give you an answer to this question as well as a direction for your service.
Sunday: November 26, 2023
Preacher: Robert Alexander
Scripture: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Topic: The Reign of Christ
Title: The True Shepherd
Sermon description: The preacher urges us to follow Jesus model of using the power of loving relationships to do good and to bless others.
Sunday: December 3, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1: 3 - 9
Topic: Spiritual Gifts
Title: Riches of Christmas
Sermon description: We are enriched through the gifts of speech and knowledge of Jesus. These gifts should lead to Hope.
Title: All the Light We Can See
Sermon description: Grieving as Christians with hope.
Sunday: November 5, 2023
Preacher: Robert Alexander
Scripture: Psalms 107:1-9
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Topic: God's Faithfulness
Title: Steadfast Love
Sermon description: Bear witness to God's steadfast love as shown by God's saving us from troubles.
Sunday: October 29, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Psalm 78:1-4 and
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Topic: The Church Across Generations
Sunday: October 22, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Matthew 9: 9-13
Topic: Welcoming the Outcast
Title: Present Company Excluded
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Sermon description: The story of Jesus welcoming and eating with tax collectors and sinners is illustrated with ways in which we can we can follow Jesus' example by including others beyond our immediate circle of acquaintances.
Sunday: October 15, 2023
Preacher: Caitlyn Zold
Scripture: Matthew 5: 13-20
Topic: Christian Community
Title: Who You Are & Whose You Are
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Sermon description: What it means to live in Jesus call to be "the salt of the earth" and "the light of the world."
Title: Stuck in Place
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Sermon description: We are reminded of the importance of reconciling with our brothers and sisters so as to maintain strong relationships of love and trust.
Sunday: October 1, 2023
Preachers: Anita Taylor and Robert Alexander
Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13
Topic: Global Mission partners
Title: Humble Partners
Sermon description: The preachers describe the impact that these mission partnerships have on both DCPC and our mission partners in Nicaragua and Kenya.
Sunday: September 17, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-24
Topic: The message of the Cross
Title: It's Not What You Think
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Sermon description: When confronting conflict, the world tells us to strike back or argue it out. Jesus crucifixion and resurrection show the power of humility in confronting conflict.
Sunday: September 24, 2023 Preachers: Ellie Stewart and Shawn An Scripture: Exodus 16: 2-15
Topic: Providence and Love
Title: UKirk Sunday
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Sermon description: Two students share their interpretations of the love that God shows God's people through the provision of food and drink in the desert.
Title: Forgetting to Remember
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Sermon description: The preacher reminds us that we need God, we need each other and we are better together.
Sunday: September 3, 2023
Preacher: Robert Alexander
Scripture: Romans 12: 9-21
Topic: Living Peaceably
Title: Prepping for the Big Game
Sermon description: Guidance is given for living a peaceful life, especially in your relations with others.
Title: Before the Fall
Sermon description: Humility plays a role in how we discern the use of our gifts within the body of Christ.
Title: Reading Between the Lines
Sermon description: Comparing two stories about utterance demonstrates the hard work needed to show love through what is said.
Title: You Give Them Something to Eat
Sermon description: In the story of the "Feeding of the Five Thousand" Jesus models the life of 'compassionate presence', demonstrating grateful acknowledgement of what we have been given and showing humility by sharing these gifts of God abundantly with others.
Title: The Courage to Wrestle
Sermon description: We struggle with the consequences of our actions or words much as Jacob did but we are strengthened because of the grace of God.
Title: The Masked Host
Sermon description: When invited guest decline the host's invitation to dinner, the host calls for guests among the lesser status neighbors and , eventually compels people from the general population to attend. What explains the host's behavior?
Title: That's How We Got to Memphis
Sermon description: Report on the recent youth mission trip to Memphis and what was brought back from the experiences.
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Matthew 13: 1-9, 13-29
Topic: Parable of the Sower
Title: Bad Aim
Sermon description: Self-reflection on several questions arising from the Parable of the Sower.
Sunday: July 9, 2023
Preacher: John Ryan
Scripture: Jonah 4:3-10
Topic: God's universal Love for humankind
Title: Whale of a Tale
Sermon description: The sermon asks whether, like Jonah, will we hold onto our aggressive feelings toward our enemies or will we respond to God's call to share love with all.
Title: A New Understanding of God's Command
Sermon description: This sermon about the Bible story of God's command to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac leads to a new understanding of the transformation of God's character from demanding to providing.
Title: A Prayer of Faith
Sermon description: Remembering God's past faithfulness, we are assured that God is both able and willing to address our concerns as shared in prayer to God.
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Sunday: 8:45 am service, June 25, 2023 Preacher: Shannon Langston
Scripture: Psalms 86:1-10, 16-17
Topic: Prayer
Title: Unanswered Prayers
​Sermon description: Our relationship with God is built through prayer and we should recognize that God answers our prayers on God's timetable.
Title: Wishful Thinking
Sermon description: God will help us work through our suffering in order to become what God intends for us to be.
Title: Go!
Sermon Description: Looking and listening for God's call in our daily lives.
Sunday: June 4, 2023
Preacher: Mary Margaret Porter
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Topic: Exploring the meaning of the Holy Trinity
Title: Unity in Diversity
Sermon Description: As we strive to understand the nature of the Triune God, what can we learn about how to live in God's image?
Sunday: May 28, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Numbers 11:24-30
Topic: Gift of the Holy Spirit
Title: Pentecost Sunday
Sermon Description: Because of God's gift of the Holy Spirit, we do not face challenges alone.
Title: Leave No Trace?
Sermon Description: In Christ's prayer for Christian unity, he calls for his disciples to focus on love.
Sunday: May 14, 2023
Preacher: Peter Henry
Scripture: Acts 17:22-32
Topic: Finding common ground in a divided world
Title: Made in the Image
Sermon Description: When confronted with skepticism and division, the Apostle Paul looked for common ground to help connect with his listeners. Can we do the same?
Title: #blessed
Sermon Description: The Beatitudes tell us some characteristics of those who are favored of God.
Title: What Are You Laughing At?
Sermon description: The Joy of Christ's resurrection is shared among all.
Title: Having Our Eyes Opened
Sermon description: Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we should open our eyes to what Christ has done for us.
Title: The Ministry of Reconciliation in a Divided World
Sermon description: Reconciliation such as that in Mark's congregation along the US-Mexico border can help to bring about God's good creation
Title: Near Life Experience
Sermon description: The redemptive work of Christ allows us to live lives of service to others.