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SERMONS  

 
All sermons below are written and presented by Pastor Rody Rowe unless otherwise noted. Listen, learn, absorb, and apply. 


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ID Date Sermon Series Title Bible Verses LISTEN READ Speaker Notes
5960.9   8/1/2010   Summer Guest Series   The Generosity of Spirit   Psalm 107:1-9, 43 & Luke 12:13-21       Jen Peterson  
 
 
5961.6   7/25/2010   Family Matters   Family Matters Sermon 2 in the series     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5962.3   7/18/2010   Family Matters   How to find the Church you are Looking for   Psalm 107:1-9; 35-37 & Matthew 12:46-50   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5963   7/11/2010     God's Gift of Summer   Genesis 2: 4-9; 15-23, John 1: 1-18, Psalm 148   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5963.7   7/4/2010     Beside the Golden Door   Leviticus 19:33-34, 1 John 3:16-17, Matthew 25   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5964.4   6/27/2010   Matthew's Seed Packet   Just Imagine (Mustard Seed)   Romans 8: 26-39, Matthew 13: 31-33; 44-52   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5965.1   6/20/2010   Guest   Going Sane   1 Kings 19:1-15a & Luke 8:26-39   audio     Jen Peterson  
A sermon about healing.
 
Annual Conference.
 
5965.8   6/13/2010   Matthew's Seed Packet   What about the Weeds?   Romans 12: 9-21, Matthew 13: 24-30 & 36-43   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5966.5   6/6/2010   Matthew's Seed Packet   The Extravagant Sower   Romans 8: 1-11 & Matthew 13: 1-9; 18-23   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5967.2   5/30/2010     The Extraordinary in the Ordinary... a celebration of the Celtic way of Christianity   Matthew 6:25-34   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
Celtic worship
 
5967.9   5/23/2010     Love in Every Language   Acts 2: 1-21; 1 Cor. 12: 3b-13 & John 7: 37-39   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
Pentecost
 
5968.6   5/16/2010     Getting Your Shoes Turned Around   Habakkuk 2: 1-4, 2 Cor. 1: 1-8, Mark 2: 18-22   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5969.3   5/9/2010     Unprovoked Grace   Psalm 67, Acts 16:9-15 & John 5:1-9   audio     Katie Stickney  
This Sunday, one of my students when I was a part time college group leader at Gardenstreet UMC will bring the good news.  Katie is in the process of ordination in our church, and has a MA from Seattle University and a counseling certificate for Washington.
 
5970   5/2/2010     Looking Across Love's Table   Acts 1: 1-14, Luke 24: 44-53   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5970.7   4/25/2010   Judas come home. All is forgiven.   Part 3   1 John 4: 7-21, Luke 24: 36-43   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5971.4   4/18/2010   Judas come home. All is forgiven.   Part 2   Ephesians 2: 1-10, 1 Timothy 1: 12-17, Luke 6: 12-19   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5972.1   4/11/2010   Judas come home. All is forgiven.   Part 1   Philippians 1:3-11 & Matthew 26:14-25   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
 
5972.8   4/4/2010   Easter   Run Past Death   Psalm 118, Acts 10:34-43, John 20:1-18   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
Easter Sunday. Services at 9:02am and 11am
 
5973   4/2/2010   Lent is a Journey   Rutter's Requiem   Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22 (UMH 752); Hebrews 10:16-25 and John 18:1-19:42   audio   text   AUMC Choir conducted by Allen Leslie  
Good Friday. Service at 7pm.
 
5973.5   3/28/2010   Lent is a Journey   A Ticket to Jerusalem   Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27 (UMH 758); Philippians 3:17-4:1; and Luke 13:31-35   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
Palm Sunday
 
 
5974.2   3/21/2010   Lent is a Journey   One Hundred Thousand Jonquils   2 Corinthians 2: 14-17 and John 12: 1-8     text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
5th Sunday of Lent
 
5974.9   3/14/2010   Lent is a Journey   When the Party's Over - The Prodigal Son - the Gospel in One Act   2 Corinthians 5:16-32, Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
4th Sunday of Lent
 
5975.6   3/7/2010   Lent is a Journey   There is Still Time   Luke 13.1-9; Isaiah 55.1-9 & Psalm 63.1- 8   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
3rd Sunday of Lent
 
5976.3   2/28/2010   Lent is a Journey   The Most Difficult Commandment to Keep   Luke 13: 31-35, Isaiah 54: 4-10, Psalm 46   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
2nd Sunday of Lent
 
5977   2/21/2010   Lent is a Journey   I am a Child of God   Philippians 2.1-11, Luke 4.1-13   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
1st Sunday of Lent
 
5977.7   2/14/2010     The Doors of Glory   Exodus 24: 12-18; Exodus 34: 29-35   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5978.4   2/7/2010     The Deeper Waters of God   Isaiah 6:1-8 & Luke 5:1-11   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5979.1   1/31/2010   Family Sunday   Calling, Comfort & Courage - three meditations on the journey of faith.   Jeremiah 1: 4-10; Psalm 71: 1-6 & Luke 4: 21-30   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
 
5979.8   1/24/2010     A Cabernet Kind of Day   Psalm 36:5-10 & John 2:1-11   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5980.5   1/17/2010   Guest   You Have Glory   1 Corinthians 12:12-31 & Luke 4:14-21.   audio     Jean Harris  
This Sunday, Jean Harris is preaching, as Pastor Rody is on vacation. Join us this Sunday to hear how "You Have a Glory"! Read: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 & Luke 4:14-21.
 
5981.2   1/10/2010     Who is Jesus Christ?   Isaiah 52:7-10 & Matthew 16:13-20   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5981.9   1/3/2010   Christmas   A Word from the Wise   Epiphany, ‘08, Is. 60: 1-6, Eph. 3: 1-12, Matthew 2: 1-12   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5982.6   12/27/2009   Christmas   Uncles as Angels: The Blessing Work of Older Men   Psalm 148, Colossians 3:12-17, Luke 2:41-52   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5983.3   12/20/2009   Christmas   Christmas Cantata: On the Wings of a Song     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5984   12/13/2009   Advent   Advent 3rd Sunday - Coronation of the Heart   Jeremiah 31:31-34, Luke 1:26-56   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5984.7   12/6/2009   Advent   2nd Sunday - The Return of Presence   Exodus 32:1-20, Luke 1:5-22   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5985.4   11/29/2009   Advent   1st Sunday - Keeping Watch   Psalm 25:1-10, Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thess.3:9-13, Luke 21:25-36   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5986.1   11/22/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Empathy - Compassion   Isaiah 6:1-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Thanksgiving Sunday
 
5986.8   11/15/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Carrying Water - Physical Labor   Genesis 3:1-7, 17-19, Luke 5:1-11   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5987.5   11/8/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Keeping the Sabbath - Saying No   Exodus 20:8-11, Luke 19:1-10   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5988.2   11/1/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Preparing to Die - Trust   Psalm 62:1-8, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, John 19:14-30   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
All Saints Day
 
5988.9   10/25/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Living with Purpose - Saying 'Yes'   1 Corinthians 12:4-13, Matthew 25:14-30   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5989.6   10/18/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Generosity - Simplicity   Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Hebrews 13:5-6, Luke 12:15-21   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5990.3   10/11/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Encountering Others - The Way of Blessing   Exodus 23:1-9, Mark 12:28-34   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5991   10/4/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Being Present to God - Prayer   Psalm 139, Luke 11:1-13 (The Lord's Prayer)   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5991.7   9/27/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Wearing Skin   Matthew 5:1-11 (The Beatitudes)   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5992.4   9/20/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Loving our Longing Desire   Psalm 63:1-8, Isaiah 55:1-9, John 6:22-35   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Church Retreat Weekend
 
5992.4   9/20/2009   Annual Church Retreat   A New Joisy Tale: The Power of Prayer   Job 1:13-22, 3:23-26 and Luke 11:1-2       Peter Narmita  
 
5993.1   9/13/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Waking Up & Paying Attention Part 2   Psalm 108:1-6, Exodus: 3:1-12, Mark: 1:14-20   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5993.8   9/6/2009   Little Altars Everywhere: Christian Practices for Soul-full Living   The Practice of Waking Up & Paying Attention Part 1   Habakkuk 2:1-4, Luke 8:19-21, Genesis 32:22-33:11   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
5994.4   8/30/2009   Summer Thunder   If I Die Before I Wake     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
5995.1   8/23/2009     A Grace Disguised - the life and death we don't deserve     audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe    
5995.8   8/16/2009   Summer Thunder   Gravity is Grace     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
5996.5   8/9/2009   Summer Thunder   Guest Sermon     audio     Pastor Larry Blackstock    
5997.2   8/2/2009   Summer Thunder   Guest Sermon     audio     Pastor Larry Blackstock    
5997.9   7/26/2009   Summer Thunder   Archaelogist/Past     audio     Jack Olive    
5998.6   7/19/2009   Summer Thunder   The Outrage of Grace     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
5999.4   7/12/2009   Summer Thunder   The Nature of God: The Absolutely Infallible Fire Department   Matthew 9: 9-17 & Galations 2: 15-21   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6000.1   7/5/2009   Summer Thunder   Who could Ask for Anything More?   Matthew 20:1-16   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6000.7   6/28/2009     Sermon     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6001.5   6/21/2009     Guest Sermon   1 Samuel 17:1, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49 & Mark 4:35-41   audio     Jean Harris  
 
6002.2   6/14/2009     Sermon   Jeremiah 17:5-8 & Luke 6:17-28   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6002.9   6/7/2009   Painting Jesus' Portrait: Brush Strokes from John's Gospel   God's Final Romance   1 John 5:1-6 & John 15:9-17   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6003.6   5/31/2009     God Shock   Genesis 28:10-17, Acts 2:1-21   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6004.3   5/24/2009   Painting Jesus' Portrait: Brush Strokes from John's Gospel   Tell me about heaven   Psalm 1, John 3:10-12 & John 6:35-40   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6005   5/17/2009   Painting Jesus' Portrait: Brush Strokes from John's Gospel   Who will Take Care of Us   John 14:15-20, 20-25 Psalm 121   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6005.6   5/10/2009     Sermon     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6006.4   5/3/2009   Painting Jesus' Portrait: Brush Strokes from John's Gospel   A Grand Torino Kinda of God   John 10:11-18, 1 John 3:16-24 & Psalm 23   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6007.4   4/23/2009     Weaned back to Wonder   Genesis 1:1-31 & John 1: 1-19   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6007.7   4/19/2009   Painting Jesus' Portrait: Brush Strokes from John's Gospel   Guest Sermon     audio     Pastor Larry Blackstock    
6008.5   4/12/2009   Easter 2009   EASTER SUNDAY: The Man with the Keys   Rev. 1:12-18 & Mark 16: 1-19   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6009.2   4/5/2009   Easter 2009   PALM SUNDAY: O Jerusalem   Psalm 27; Phil. 3: 17-4:1 & Luke 13: 31-35   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6009.9   3/29/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   What Happens When Jesus Forgives   Romans 5: 6-11 & Luke 5: 1-11   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6010.6   3/22/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   Someone to Believe In   Jeremiah 17: 5-10; 1 Cor. 15:12-20 & Luke 6: 17-28   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6011.3   3/15/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   The Forgiveness Process   2 Cor. 5: 16-26 & Luke 5: 17-26       Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6012   3/8/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   The Cornerstone of Life   Ephesians 3: 7-20   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6012.7   3/1/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   Hurt Begins at Home   1 John 2: 9-11 & Matthew 18: 23-35   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6013.4   2/22/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   Leaning Toward Healing   Luke 7: 36-50 & Exodus 7: 1-7   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6014.1   2/15/2009   Love's Revolution Against Life's Unfairness   Amish Grace   Matthew 6: 5-14 & Gal. 6: 1-5   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6014.7   2/8/2009     Sermon     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6015.5   2/1/2009     A Mountain Top Experience   2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9   audio     Pastor Larry Blackstock  
 
6016.2   1/25/2009   Reality Church   Part 9: Messages from the Book of Acts: A New Window on the World   Acts 15: 1-2; 6-20; Matthew 12: 46-50   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6016.9   1/18/2009   Reality Church   Part 8: Getting Out of God's Way   Acts 10: 34-35   audio   text   Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6017.6   1/11/2009     Enrolled in God   Isaiah 43: 1-7 & Luke 3: 15-17 & 21-22   audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6018.2   1/4/2009   Christmas 2008   The Cantata     audio      
Get the Cantata on CD by ordering it here.
 
6018.9   12/28/2008   Christmas 2008   The Mess God Is In     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6019.3   12/24/2008   Christmas 2008   Christmas Eve     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6019.6   12/21/2008   Christmas 2008   Christmas Eve Sermin          
No service due to heavy snow and wind. First time service has been cancelled in many years.
 
6020.3   12/14/2008   Sacred Doorways   Part 3     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6021   12/7/2008   Sacred Doorways   Part 2     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6021.7   11/30/2008   Sacred Doorways   Part 1     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6022.4   11/23/2008   Reality Church   Part 7: Some Say it Thundered     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6023.1   11/16/2008   Reality Church   Part 6: Rich toward God     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6023.8   11/9/2008   Reality Church   Part 5: The Gate Called Beautiful     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6024.5   11/2/2008     All Saints day     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6025.1   10/27/2008   Reality Church   Part 4     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6025.9   10/19/2008   Reality Church   Part 3     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6026.6   10/12/2008   Reality Church   Part 2     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6027.3   10/5/2008   Reality Church   Part 1     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6028   9/28/2008   How Fares God's Dream   Part 3     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6028.7   9/21/2008   How Fares God's Dream   Part 2     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6029.4   9/14/2008   How Fares God's Dream   Part 1     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Focus: Understanding God’s dream for our world and our place in it. 
 
6030.1   9/7/2008   Rally Sunday   Blessed to be a Blessing     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6030.8   8/31/2008     Leaving The World Of ‘They’     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Focus:  How we must move from the non-Christian world of they and them to we and us. 
 
6031.5   8/24/2008     Guest Sermon     audio     Guest Speaker    
6032.2   8/17/2008     Youth Mission Team     audio     Youth Mission Team  
Vacation Bible School Sunday
 
6032.3   8/17/2008   Family Sunday   Calling, Comfort & Courage - three meditations on the journey of faith.         Pastor Rody Rowe  
 
6032.9   8/10/2008     No One Gets To Heaven Alone     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Focus: How God uses holy friendship to change the world. 
 
6033.6   8/3/2008     The 300 Christ's of Aldersgate UMC     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6034.3   7/27/2008     The Greatest Need of Our Time     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe  
Focus: The greatest need of our time is simply to be the church, to love one another and to offer our lives for the sake of the world.  
 
6035   7/20/2008     Sons and Daughters of Encouragement     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6035.7   7/13/2008     A New Beginning     audio     Pastor Rody Rowe    
6036.4   7/6/2008     Sermons 2007 - 2008     Sermons 2007 - 2008     Pastor David Tinney    

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