Sermons
"Go into all the world, and preach the gospel
to all creation." (Mark 16:15)
First Congregational UCC provides thought-provoking sermons
each week. The sermons air the following week on KLGA
radio (FM 92.7) in Algona at 11:00am. Here are audio (.mp3) files of
archived sermons from the past few years (broadcast dates are shown) Some also include other parts of the
service as well.
You can attend our services in person each Sunday
morning at 10:00am.
Everyone is welcome here.
OLDER SERMONS:
Unless
otherwise indicated, the sermons are by Rev. Chris Burtnett:
- November 25, 2018 -
"It's Statement Day!" (10:55)
- November 18, 2018 -
"Stepping Out of Worry" (15:29)
- November 11, 2018 -
"Role Models" (13:22)
- November 4, 2018 -
"Saints in Waiting" (16:08)
- October 28, 2018 - "A
Reformation Story" (14:01)
- October 21, 2018 -
"Questions and Answers" (17:36)
- October 14, 2018 -
"God's Gone Missing" (16:38)
- October 7, 2018 -
"Twos" (16:38)
- September 30, 2018 -
"Esther Saves Her People" (17:05 - Dr. Gene Miller)
- September 23, 2018 -
"Double-Minded Disciples" (16:00)
- September 16, 2018 -
"La-La-La-La-La" (16:01)
- September 9, 2018 -
"Opinions" (16:25)
- September 2, 2018 -
"Follow the Rules" (16:52)
- August 19, 2018
"Any Requests?" (15:57)
- August 12, 2018 -
"Running through the Thistles" (23:19 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- August 5, 2018 - "One
Body" (18:53)
- July 29, 2018 - "Gifts
Fit for a King" (16:37)
- July 22, 2018 - "The
House that God Builds" (18:52)
- July 15, 2018 - "Pure
Joy" (17:20)
- July 8, 2018 - "Jump
Up!" (14:24)
- July 1, 2018 - "Risky
Faith" (19:07)
- June 24, 2018 - "New
and Improved" (12:08)
- June 17, 2018 - "Jesus'
Family Values" (17:25)
- June 10, 2018 -
"Remember to Sabbath" (15:32)
- June 3, 2018 - "Born
Again ... and Again ... and Again" (15:55)
- May 27, 2018 - "Like
the Caress of a Gentle Breeze" (18:07)
- May 20, 2018 - "You
Can't Always Get What You Want" (13:41)
- May 13, 2018 - "God Un
limited" (17:28)
- May 6, 2018 - "Pruning
Words" (16:27)
- April 29, 2018 - "Dirty Jobs" (13:17)
- April 22, 2018 -
"Leap of Faith" (23:34 - Deb Dahl - reprised from 2015)
- April 15, 2018 - "Let
the Redeemed of the Lord Say So" (27:34 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- April 8, 2018 -
"This Changes Everything" (18:05)
- April 1, 2018 - "A
Not-So-Triumphant Entry" (14:41)
- March 25, 2018 -
"Seeing Jesus" (14:41)
- March 18, 2018 -
"Goodness, Snakes!" (16:40)
- March 11, 2018 -
"Business As Usual" (16:45)
- March 4, 2018 -
"What's in a Name?" (16:24)
- February 25, 2018 -
"Covenant Signs" (14:20)
- February 18, 2018 -
"In a Different Light" (14:17)
- February 11, 2018 - "Haven't You
Heard" (17:04)
- February 4, 2018 -
"Red Green Gets It"(13:01)
- January 28, 2018 -
"“Propheticus Reluctantitis" (13:23)
- January 21, 2018 -
"Called" (18:25)
- January 14, 2018 -
"How Wise Were They?" (16:52)
- January 7, 2018 -
"It's Time" (14:34)
- December 31, 2017 -
"Love Songs" (14:04)
- December 24, 2017 =
"The Pursuit of Joyfulness" (17:53)
- December 17, 2017 =
"Dirt Work" (16:02)
- December 10, 2017 =
"Are We Ready for This?" (17.13)
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May 28, 2017 - "What's
New" (14:24)
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May 21, 2017 -
"Stones" (17:14)
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May 14, 2017 - "On
Our Best Behavior" (17:07)
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May 7, 2017 -
"Recognizing Jesus" (13:50)
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April 30, 2017 -
"Did You Hear the News?" (21:24 - Rev Marsha Smith)
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April 23, 2017 -
"The New You" (14:04)
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April 16, 2017 -
"What's Going on Here?" (15:10)
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April 9, 2017 - "A
New Attitude" (19:35)
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April 2, 2017 -
"Are You Blind?" (18:58)
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March 26, 2017 -
"Refreshment" (13:51)
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March 19, 2017 -
"Life Is a Road Trip" (17:50)
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March 12, 2017 =
"Fess Up!" (19:59)
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March 5, 2017 -
"Show and Tell" (14:37)
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February 19, 2017 -
"Door #1 or Door #2?" (18:155)
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February 12, 2017 -
"Why Are We Here" (17:44)
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February 5, 2017 -
"You Know" (14:36)
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January 29, 2017 -
"There's Unity in the Community" (14:45)
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January 22, 2017 -
"Waiting Faithfully" (16:07)
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January 15, 2017 -
"These Are Baptism Words" (15:37)
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January 8, 2017 -
"What Else Is New?" (15:11)
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January 1, 2017 -
Christmas Eve (10:46)
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December 25, 2016 -
"The Same Different Story" (11:38)
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December 18, 2016 -
"Joy in Everything" (13:42)
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December 11, 2016 - "Moving Towards a
Better Peace" (16:56)
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December 4, 2016 -
"The Choices Are Piling Up" (14:19)
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December 3, 2017 -
"Recognizing Royalty" (15:50)
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November 26, 2017 -
"Because" (14:00)
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November 19, 2017 -
"Why Should I?" (19:35)
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November 12, 2017 -
"Pop Quiz" (17:27)
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November 5, 2017 -
"Re-Formation" (17:08)
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October 29, 2017 -
"Holy? Holy? Holy?" (15:43)
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October 22, 2017 -
"God's Peeps" (18:08)
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October 15, 2017 -
"Spiritual Ducks" (20:12)
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October 8, 2017 -
"Energize" (19:38)
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October 1, 2017 -
"Dancing with God" (25:00 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
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September 24, 2017 -
"No Turning Back" (20:55)
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September 17, 2017 -
"Jesus' Three-Step Program" (18:29)
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September 10, 2017 -
"Burning Bushes" (24:25)
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September 3, 2017 -
"How Wonderful!" (16:36)
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August 27, 2017 - "Signs and Miracles"
(19:04)
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August 20, 2017 -- "Who Started It?" (17:51)
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August 13, 2017
- "You Gotta Have Faith" (16:25 - reprised from 2016)
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August 6, 2017 - "For
Good, For Good" (15:42)
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July 30, 2017 -
"There's No Escape" (16:12)
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July 23, 2017 -
"Freedom" (24:45 - Rev. Marsha Smith)
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July 16, 2017 -
"Freedom of Choice" (18:48)
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July 9, 2017 -
"Hospitality Street" (18:48)
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July 2, 2017 -
"Rest Assured" (18:27)
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June 25, 2017 -
"We Laugh" (16:40)
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June 18, 2017 - "We Are
All One Family" (14:13 - David Burrow - reprised from 2010)
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June 11, 2017 -
"To the Ends of the Earth" (19:29)
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June 4, 2017 - "How
Will You Be Remembered" (19:10 - Rev. Karen Dearchs - reprised
from 2013)
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- November 28, 2016 -
"Who Reigns" (12:50)
- November 20, 2016 -
"Opportunities to Testify" (17:17)
- November 13, 2016 - "Faith: No Wires
and Mirrors, No Tricks"- Don Connor (27:53)
- November 6, 2016 -
"At the End of Your Rope" (18:20)
- October 30, 2016 -
"I Can See Myself" (17:16)
- October 23, 2016 -
"Tattooed" (13:05)
- October 16, 2016 -
"Exile" (17:06)
- October 9, 2016 -
"A Time to Lament, A Time to ?" (18:05)
- October 2, 2016 -
"This Is Your Life" (16:23)
- September 25, 2016
(15:29)
- September 18, 2016 -
"The Biggest Sinner" (16:49)
- September 11, 2016 -
"ALL in the Family" (15:37)
- August 28, 2016 -
"That's No Excuse!" (17:07)
- August 21, 2016 -
"Not You, But God" - Dr. Gene Miller (21:11)
- August 14, 2016 - "You
Gotta Have Faith" (16:24)
- August 7, 2016 - "You
Promised" (12:10)
- July 31, 2016 - "The
Disciples' Prayer" (15:47)
- July 24, 2016 - "Who's
Occupying First" (12:55)
- July 17, 2016 - "I've
Been Praying for You" (15:33)
- July 10, 2016 -
"Disciple Fatigue" (17:05)
- July 3, 2016 -"A Life
of Freedom" (16:52)
- June 26, 2016 - "What
Are You Doing Here" (17:03)
- June 19, 2016 -
"Speak Up!"
(10:47)
- June 12, 2015 -
"Resurrections" - Mahana Scholarship Sunday (22:15)
- June 5, 29016 - "The
Faith of an Outsider" (16:01)
- May 29, 20-16 -
"Before the Beginning" (14:44)
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- May 22, 2016 - "Do
You?" (18:20)
- May 15, 2016 - "At Home with Jesus" (16:46)
- May 8, 2016 - "Now
What?" (17:27)
- May 1, 2016 -
"That They May All Be One" - Brigit Stevens (21:38)
- April 24, 2016 -
"All God's Creatures Got a Place in the Choir" -David
Burrow (24:38)
- April 17, 2016 -
"An Unlikely Story" (21:16)
- April 10, 2016 -
"Yearning Thomas" (18:12)
- April 3, 2016 -
"Jesus Is Risen ... Again" (14:07)
- March 27, 2016 -
"The Latest Passion" (14:58)
- March 20, 2016 -
"Looking Forward" (17:27)
- March 13, 2016 - "That's Just the Way It
Is" (20:22)
- March 6, 2016 =
"God Won't Get You for That" (16:18)
- February 28, 2016 -
"Imitators" (17:10)
- February 21, 2016 -
"Selective Recall" (13:31)
- February 14, 2016 -
"Transfigured, Too!" (18:38)
- February 7, 2016 -
"Pushing Buttons" (18:49)
- January 31, 2016 -
"Jesus' Big Announcement" (16:11)
- January 24, 2016 -
"Gifted" (14:04)
- January 17, 2016 -
"Epiphanies" (18:24)
- January 10, 2016 -
"The Light at the Start of the Tunnel"
(17:13)
- January 3, 2015
(16:56)
- December 27, 2015 -
"Make Room for the Unexpected" (18:18 - cut off at end
due to audio issues)
- December 20, 2015 - "Make Room for the
Future" (20:11)
- December 13, 2015 -
"Make Room for Repenting" (18:24)
- December 6, 2016 -
"Make Room for Waiting" (25:00)
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- November 29, 2015 -
"Witnessing to the Truth" (22:45)
- November 22, 2015 -
"Rumors" (20:17)
- November 15, 2015 -
"Stewardship" (23:37)
- November 8, 2015 -
"Saintly Living" (15:23)
- November 1, 2015 -
"Choices" - Dave Jensen (21:00)
- October 25, 2015 -
"We've Got the Power" (21:03)
- October 18, 2015 -
"Discount Discipleship" (27:10)
- October 11, 2015 - "Care-Full
Relationships" (19:10)
- October 4, 2015 -
"Whose Side Are You On, God?" (21:22)
- September 27, 2015 -
"Recognizing Sophia" (20:16)
- September 20, 2015 -
"Where's Sophia?" (21:56)
- September 13, 2015 -
"Working for the Kingdom" - David Burrow (21:09)
- September 6, 2015 -
"The Do-Bes" (20:38)
- August 23, 2015 -
"Wisdom to Know the Difference" (22:49)
- August 16, 2015 - "No Anger after
Sunset" (21:09)
- August 9, 2015
(21:25)
- August 2, 2015
(19:10)
- July 26, 2015 - "God
Has Another Idea" (20:20)
- July 19, 2015 - "Shall
We Dance?" (24:34)
- July 12, 2015 -
"All Packed?" (25:20)
- July 5, 2015 - "A
New Me, A New You" - Rev. Carrie Wester (26:45)
- June 28, 2015 -
"Got Faith?" (28:04)
- June 21, 2015 -
"Small Stories" (26:49)
- June 14, 2015 -
"Jesus' Family Values (26:49)
- June 7, 2015 -
"Trinity Sunday"
(22:43)
- May 31, 2015 -
"What's Going on Here?" (26:21)
- May 24, 2015 -
"Time Out" (20:07)
- May 17, 2010 -
"Singing God's New Song" (22:13)
- May 10, 2010 -
"Branches off the Old Vine" (23:37)
- May 3, 2015 - "All
the Sheep" (23:15)
- April 26, 2015 -
"Children of God" (22:10)
- April 19, 2015 -
"Leap of Faith" - Deb Dahl (27:40)
- April 12, 2015 -
"Easter" - Rev. Karen Dearchs - reprised from 2014
(15:34)
- April 5, 2015 -
"Roller-Coaster Week" (20:23)
- March 29, 2015 -
"T-Shirts" (20:20)
- March 22, 2015 -
"Be the Church: Enjoy Life" (24:27)
- March 15, 2015 -
"Be the Church: Share" (18:22)
- March 8, 2015 -
"Custodians of the Temple" (17:53)
- March 1, 2015 -
"Unlimited Forgiveness" (20:45)
- February 22, 2015 -
"Transfiguration - Be the Church #4" (28:20)
- February 15, 2015 -
"Care for the Poor - Fight for the Powerless" (25:49)
- February 1, 2015 -
"Reject Racism; Embrace Diversity" (20:56)
- January 25, 2015 -
"Be the Church?" (19:53)
- January 18, 2015 -
"Imagine Your Baptism" (20:13)
- January 11, 2015 -
"Road Trip" - includes communion service (18:42)
- January 4, 2015 - "Keep
Singing" (15:51)
- December 28, 2014 -
"Gabriel" (10:41)
- December 21, 2014 -
"Dreamers" (25:12)
- December 14, 2014 -
"Clear the Path" (24:08)
- December 7, 2014 -
First Week of Advent (25:10)
- November 30, 2014 -
"Who's in Charge Here? or Take Me to Your Leader"
(20:02)
- November 23, 2014 -
"Risking God's Riches" (21:50)
- November 16, 2014 -
"Choices" (21:50)
- Special
Service - November 9 - "Building the Church: Installation
of Pastor Chris Burtnett" (43:29 - Rev. Teressa Clark)
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- November 9, 2014 -
"With All the Saints" (20:00)
- November 2, 2014 -
"The Simple, Not So Simple Commandment" (23:00)
- October 26, 2014 -
"You Are the Good News" (26:-05)
- October 19, 2014 -
"Living Joyfully" (24:37)
- October 12, 2014 -
"Living in the Way" (22:25)
- October 5, 2014 -
"Living with an Attitude"
(23:14)
- September 28, 2014 -
"Chill" (24:47)
- September 21, 2014 -
"Dry Ground" (23:48)
- September 14, 2014 -
"Preparers" (26:00)
- September 7, 2014 -
"The Bad News Is Really the Good News" (33:26 - Don
Connor - includes special organ music)
- August 31, 2014 -
"Where Is God?" (27:39 - Deb Dahl)
- August 24, 2014 -
"Patience + Persistence = Great Faith" (23:48 - Don
Connor)
- August 17, 2014 -
"Shut Up and Listen" (24:00 - David Burrow)
- August 10, 2014 -
"Jesus: Party of 5000" (22:25 - Deb Dahl)
- August 3, 2014 -
"Delight" (22:23 - Rev. Kit Novatny - reprised from
November, 2013)
- July 27, 2014 -
"There's Beauty in Them Weeds" (26:30 - Don Connor)
- July 20, 2014 -
"The Roads to Emmaus" (23:47 - Rev. Chris Burtnett -
recorded in April, 2014)
- July 13, 2014 -
"The Yoke's on Us" (24:17 - Don Connor)
- July 6, 2014 -
"Sacrifice!" (25:29 - Deb Dahl)
- June 29, 2013 -
"Christianity: An Extreme Sport?" (25:04- Don
Connor)
- June 22, 2014 -
"Doubt Gets in Your Eyes" (22:18 - Deb Dahl)
- June 15, 2014 -
"We Have an Awesome God" (27:34 - Don Connor)
- June 8, 2014 - "We
Are the World" (27:24 - Deb Dahl)
- June 1, 2014 -
"We Have a Friend" (24:22 - Don Connor)
- May 25, 2014 -
"He'll Leave the Light On" (24:22 - Don Connor)
- May 18, 2014 - "Hearing
the Voices" (23:11
- Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- May 11, 2014 - "The Road of Life"
(21:10
- Linda Groe Griffith)
- May 4, 2014 -
"Thank-You, Thomas" (23:42 - Don Connor)
- April 27, 2014 -
"Easter 2014" (15:34 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- April 20, 2014 -
"The 3 G's" (11:34 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- April 13, 2014 -
"Hope in Tough Times" (28:34 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- April 6, 2014 -
"See for Yourselves" (23:18 - Don Connor)
- March 30, 2014 -
"It's How You Play the Game" (24:49 - Don Connor)
- March 23, 2014 -
"The Call to Believe" (21:28 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- March 16, 2014 -
"Let's Make the Right Choice" (25:18 - Don Connor)
- March 9, 2013 -
"See Beyond Tomorrow" (26:55 - Don Connor)
- March 2, 2014 -
"That Just Isn't Natural" (27:13 - Don Connor)
- February 23, 2014 -
"Changing Times" (21:07 - Deb Dahl)
- February 16, 2014 -
"Feel the Beauty" (20:41 - Don Connor)
- February 9, 2014 -
"Attitudes and Beatitudes" (21:04 - Don Connor)
- February 2, 2014 -
"Today, That's Us" (21:57 - Don Connor)
- January 26, 2014 -
"The More You Share, the More You Have" (20:55 - Don
Connor)
- January 19, 2014
- "John Takes Us Back to Christmas" (21:57 - Don
Connor)
- January 12, 2014 -
"How Will You Be Remembered?" (18:15 - Rev. Karen
Dearchs - reprised from July, 2013)
- January 5, 2014 - "God
Is Still Speaking" (30:00 - Rev. Rich Pleva - reprised from
August, 2012)
- December 29, 2013 - "The Man Who Loved
Mary" (20:04 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- December 22, 2013 -
"Making Room" (22:35 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- December 15,2013 -
"Fear Not" (21:11 - David Burrow)
- December 8, 2013 -
"Prepare the Way of the Lord" (21:09 - David Burrow)
- December 1, 2013 -
"Freedom from Want"
(21:27 - Rev. Dennis Secrease)
- November 24, 2013 -
"Delight"
(22:23 - Rev. Kit Novotny)
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OLDER SERMONS:
Unless
otherwise indicated, the sermons are by Rev. Shai Wise: |
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November 17, 2013
(20:43)
- November 10, 2013
(15:11)
- November 3, 2013
(22:47)
- October 27, 2013
(21:23)
- October 20, 2013 (22:22)
- October 13, 2013
(14:19)
- October 6, 2013
(21:11)
- September 29, 2013
(19:29)
- September 22, 2013
(20:51)
- September 15, 2013 (28:50)
- September 8, 2013
(20:15)
- September 1, 2013
(19:40)
- August 25, 2013
(18:45)
- August 18, 2013
(22:00)
- August 10, 2013
(44:58)
- August 4, 2013
(24:25)
- July 28, 2013
(30:08)
- July 21, 2013
(21:32)
- July 14, 2013
(22:29)
- July 7, 2013 (18:24
- Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- June 30, 2013
(16:44)
- June 23, 2013 (20:15)
- June 15, 2013 (20:46)
- June 9, 2013 (29:03
- Mahana scholarship recognition)
- June 2, 2013
(18:23)
- May 26, 2013
(25:50 - includes mens' quartet and communion service)
- May 19, 2013
(25:40 - Rev. Dennis Secrease)
- May 5, 2013 (28:27)
- April 28, 2013
(19:52)
- April 14, 2013
(31:00)
- April 7, 2013
(18:58)
- March 31, 2013
(12:12)
- March 24, 2013
(15:34)
- March 17, 2013
(19:04)
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- March 3, 2013
(19:00)
- February 24, 2013
(20:11)
- February 17, 2013
(23:10)
- February 10, 2013
(22:01)
- January 20, 2013
(20:20)
- January 13, 2013
(23:27)
- December 30, 2012 (27:04)
- Christrmas, 2012
(8:59)
- December 23, 2012
(19:13)
- December 9, 2012
(17:17)
- November 25, 2012
(18:50)
- November 18, 2012
(18:50)
- November 4, 2012
(21:02)
- October 28, 2012
(20:19)
- October 21, 2012
(20:11)
- October 14, 2012
(14:14)
- September 30, 2012
(23:10)
- September 23, 2012
(22:18)
- September 16, 2012
(24:09)
- September 9, 2012
(22:22)
- September 2, 2012
(24:14)
- August 26, 2012
(30:00 - Rev. Rich Pleva)
- August 19, 2012
(19:14)
- August 12, 2012
(22:55)
- August 5, 2012
(17:13 - Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- July 29, 2012
(23:50)
- July 22, 2012
(21:48)
- July 15, 2012
(23:28)
- July 8, 2012
(26:47)
- July 1, 2012
(21:09)
- June 24, 2012
(29:55)
- June 10, 2012
(24:14)
- June 3, 2012
(16:46)
- May 27, 2012
(23:45)
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- May 20, 2012
(24:02)
- May 13, 2012
(26:39)
- May 6, 2012 (30:09)
- April 29, 2012
(24:36)
- April 22, 2012
(25:50)
- April 15, 2012
(37:38)
- April 8, 2012
(23:52)
- April 1, 2012
(30:00)
- March 25, 2012
(18:51)
- March 18, 2012
(21:41)
- March 11, 2012
(20:42)
- March 4, 2012
(18:19)
- February 26, 2012
(29:54)
- February 19, 2012
(19:40)
- February 12, 2012
(20:05)
- February 5, 2012
(16:34)
- January 15, 2012
(25:08 -
Rev. Karen Dearchs)
- December 25, 2011 (49:49)
- December 18, 2011
(26:34)
- December 11, 2011 (54:17)
- November 27, 2011 (31:24)
- November 20, 2011
(21:21)
- November 13, 2011
(31.34)
- October 23, 2011
(31:32)
- October 16, 2011
(35:05)
- October 9, 2011
(36:29)
- October 2, 2011
(27:03)
- August 28, 2011
(26:33)
- August 21, 2011
(28:45)
- August 14, 2011
(23:52)
- August 7, 2011
(22:58)
- June 12, 2011
(20:23)
- Unknown Date
(18:55)
- Unknown Date (30:58)
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