Sermons delivered at Grace by Pastor Laird Duran and Visitors

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Older Sermons are listed below:

• Pentecost 10 – July 20, 2008 – “To Weed or Not to Weed” Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43      Pastor Charles Pegg

• Pentecost 9 – Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 – “The Obvious” , Pastor Charles Pegg,  July 13, 2008
• The Road to Here     Third Sunday of Easter A      Luke 24:13-35
• Despair, Hope and Easter           Second Sunday of Easter, 2008, Cycle A
• Easter Sunday             March 23, 2008
• March 5, 2008       Wednesday Lenten Sermon,      Primary Night at Grace
• The Man Born Blind          March 2, 2008
• Bishop Mark Hanson's Lenten Message,
  "Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable ... do the work of an evangelist ... " (2 Timothy 4:2a, 5b)
• Born from Above    February 17, 2008
• February 14, 2008                 Funeral Sermon for Millie Guthrie
• Chronos and Kairos          Epiphany 3A         January 27, 2008
• Baptism of Our Lord, 2008    January 13, 2008
• Christmas I         December 30, 2007
• Merry Tifton, Christmas Eve, 2007

• Fourth Sunday in Advent, 2007              December 23, 2007

• Second Sunday in Advent, 2007  December 9, 2007
• Advent 1_2007               December 2, 2007
• Two Kinds of Saints November 4, 2007
• Reformation         October 28, 2007
• "Wrestling with God "     Genesis 32        October 21, 2007
• The Ten Lepers; Sickness, Worship, and Faith October 14, 2007
• Faith and Forgiveness        October 7, 2007     Luke 17:1-10
• The love of money is the root of all evil.    1 Timothy 6:6-19           September 30, 2007 PM
• Charlie    P18 07 September 30, 2007
• Lost Sons, Lost Sheep, and Lost Coins    September 16, 2007  

• “What is Most Important"      Pent. 16 C, 1995,   September 9, 2007

• “The Two Most Deadly Sins"      Pent. 15 C, 1995,   September 2, 2007

• August 26, 2007    18^th Sunday After Pentecost        The Bent-Over Woman

• August 19, 2007          Family Feud
•  July 29, 2007              The Hungry Feast 
• July 15, 2007      The Good Samarian
• forgiveness, repentance and tolerance              June 17, 2007
• Wake Up!            Pentecost 3c          June 10, 2007
• June 3, 2007           Holy Trinity Sunday
• May 20, 2007               Sixth Sunday of Easter           Mother’s Day
• Giving and Taking          John 13 : 31 35               Easter 5c             May 5, 2007 
• Saul and Virginia Tech       April 22, 2007
• 2nd Sunday of Easter April 15, 2007
• Easter Day, 2007                  April 8, 2007
• Funeral Sermon for Joanna Fay Hopper, March 29, 2007
• Why did you come              Lent        March 25, 2007
• If it bears fruit next year              Luke 13:1–9            March 11, 2007         Lent 3c

• The Fox and the Hen           Luke 13:31-35                  March 4, 2007

• Fishing Epiphany 5c February 4, 2007
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished     January 28, 2007
• The Body      I Corinthians 12,     January 21, 2007
• The Wedding Epiphany 2c, 2007 January 14, 2007
• January 7, 2007 Epiphany I
• New Year's Insert for 2007
• Christmas Eve, 2006
• Advent 3c,           December 17, 2006
• Advent 2c,           December 10, 2006
• Funeral Sermon for Melisse Buland  December 66th and 7th, 2006
• The Real Santa is Coming to Town            Dec. 3, 2006
• "It's Your Choice"          Thanksgiving, 2006          Philippians 4:4 13
• Elijah and Stewardship     November 12, 2006
• From Death to Resurrection     All Saints Sunday     John 11     November 5, 2006
• Reformation Sunday      20th Sunday After Pentecost       October 29, 2006
• The Ransom has been Prepaid      19th Sunday After Pentecost       October 22, 2006
• The rich young man Mark 10:17-31 19th Sunday After Pentecost    October 15, 2006
• Life in the Family of God    Mark 10:2-16     Pentecost 20b October 8, 2006   
• Balance of Responsibility          Numbers 11 and Mark 9:38-50       P17b-06   Oct. 1, 2006
• Mark 9:35-37          Jesus Loves the Little Children            September 23, 2006
• Mark 8:27-38 : someone to love, something to do, and something to look forward to : September 17, 2006
• Mark 7:24-37        Pentecost 13         September 10, 2006
• Mark 7:1 8, 14 15, 21 23   Pentecost 12, 2006    September 3, 2006
• Going Home 2, Following Jesus       Pentecost 11b            August 20, 2006
• John 6:51-58              August 13, 2006 
• The Great Divide         July 23, 2006
• The Dance to Life        The Sixth Sunday After Pentecost    July 16, 2006
• Going Home        July 09, 2006   
• Healing Lessons                   Mark 5:21-43              July 2, 2006
• Realizing that God is with Us               June 25, 2006         Mark 4:35-411
• Telling Your Story         June 18, 2006     The Parable of the Mustard Seed
• Embrace of the Trinity, Trinity Sunday,  June11, 2006,  Romans 8: 12-17 and John 3:1-17,   Visiting Pastor Suzanne Guinn
• These Bones will Live        Pentecost Sunday, B     June 4, 2006

• Sullivan Ballou’s Letter     John 17:6-19            Easter VII          May 28, 2006 

• Put God’s Love First         Easter VI        May 21, 2006
• Can You Hear Me Now?  Mother’s Day, Easter V, 2006    May 14, 2006
• Psalm 23                         Easter IV                   May 7, 2006
• Resurrection and Three Experiences      Easter III         April 30, 2006
• The Winners                                     Easter Sunday         April 16, 2006
• Experiences of Great Commission     Fifth Sunday of Lent, series B     April 2, 2006
• John 3:16    Fourth Sunday of Lent, series B     March 26, 2006
• Transfiguration Sunday                              February 26, 2006
• Forgive, then Fix!                         Mark 2:1-12            February 18, 2006
• The Power of Forgiveness         Mark 1:40-45        February 12, 2006
• A Healing Story          Mark 1:29-39      February 4, 2006
• Exorcisms 101         Mark 1:21-28        January 29, 2006         Ep4-06
• Not Your Average Fishing Story     Mark 1:16-20    Epiphany 3, cycle B             January 22, 2006
• Have You Heard God Speaking?     Samuel 3    Epiphany II     January 15, 2006
• The Baptism of Our Lord January 8, 2006
• New Years Day                 Ecclesiastes 3                 January 1, 2006
• Christmas Eve    Luke's Christmas Gospel    December 24, 2005
• Mary and the White Roses     Third Sunday in Advent        December 18, 2005
• Send It Back        Second Sunday in Advent        December 11, 2005
• Advent Message of Hope        First Sunday in Advent    November 27, 2005
• Rapture in Reverse - Christ the King Sunday - Thanksgiving November 20, 2005
• It all Depends on Who You talk To - Pentecost 26 A - November 13, 2005
• Kathryn Lee's Confirmation Statement of Faith on October 30, 2005
• Former Pastor Bernie Kern 10/23/05 Centennial Sermon (12mb .mp3 file)
• Guido's Subs - October 5, 2005
• Thy Kingdom Come- To Us! - September 25, 2005
• Katrina - September 6, 2005
• The Key to the Kingdom - August 8, 2005
• A Child’s Story - June 12, 2005
• Dear Talitha - June 5, 2005
• Mother’s Day, - May 8, 2005
• A Meditation on Psalm 23 - April 17, 2005
• Disappointed. Disillusioned. Discouraged - April 10, 2005
• "You Gotta Believe" - April 3, 2005
• Live Like You’re Dying - Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005
• The Joy of Serving - March 13, 2005
• The Widow’s Mite - March 6, 2005
• Reading the Bible - Feb. 27, 2005
• "Encouraging Others" - February 20, 2005
• Our Pride is Showing! - January 30, 2005
• Draft Day - January 23, 2005
• "Give Thanks to Our King" - Nov. 21, 2004
• Jacob’s Story - October 17, 2004
• Naaman - October 10, 2004
• Voices From Heaven - September 26, 2004
• Lost and Found  - Sept 12, 2004
• Son of Thunder - July 25, 2004
• Triangles - July 18, 2004
• Love, Compassion and Justice - July 11, 2004
• Sowing And Reaping: - July 4, 2004
• Eight Simple Rules - June 27, 2004
• Our Access to Hope - June 13, 2004
• Ascension - May 23, 2004
• Meditation on Psalm 23 - May 2, 2004
• Resurrection Power - April 18, 2004
• A New Dawn - April 11, 2004
• Sacrificial Love - March 28, 2004
• Tragedy - March 14, 2004
•  Lessons from Chickens - March 7, 2004
• "Listening To Jesus" - February 22, 2004
• Life After Death - February 15, 2004
• What's the Bait? - February 8, 2004
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished - February 1, 2004
• Commemoration of St. Paul - Jan. 25, 2004
• Peter’s Confession - Jan. 18, 2004
•  "Anger Management" - December 14, 2003
• Commemoration of Mary - December 7, 2003
• "Not Ready For This" -  November 30, 2003
• "Pontius Pilate" - November 23, 2003
• Signs Everywhere - November 16, 2003
• The Widow at the Temple - November 9, 2003
• All Saints Day - Nov. 2, 2003
• Living among God’s faithful - October 26, 2003
• How About Those Cubs? - Oct. 19, 2003
• Mark 10:17_31 Oct. 12, 2003
• "Have Salt in Yourself" - September 28, 2003
• Matthew’s Story - September 21, 2003
• Lost Again - September 14, 2003
• Real Religion  - August 31, 2003
• A GODLY LIFE - August 10, 2000
• "What About Bob?" - August 3, 2003
• Hungry? - July 27, 2003
• "Following Our great Shepherd" - July, 20, 2003
• Familiarity Breeds ...."  July 6, 2003
• Pentecost 3 -  June 22, 2003
• About Schmidt - June 15, 2003
• Pentecost, 2003 June 8, 2003
• "The Great Co-Mission" - Ascension 03 June 1, 2003
• Easter 6, May 25, 2003
• Evangelism #2- Easter 5, May 18, 2003
• 23rd Psalm- Easter 3, B - May 11, 2003
• Easter Sunday - April 20, 2003
• Lent 5B - April 6, 2003
• Fourth Sunday of Lent, series B - March 30, 2003
• The Ten Commandments - March 23, 2003
• Meditation on Luke 14:15-23 and Galatians 4:5-9 - Cindy Jackson
• Gulf War II - March 19, 2003
• Jesus Mission, Our Purpose -  March 9, 2003
• Transfiguration Sunday - March 2, 2003
• 2 Kings 5:1_14 - February 16, 2003
• Luke 2:22_34 - February 2, 2002
• Who, What When, Where, and WHY -  January 26, 2003
• The Second Sunday After Epiphany -  January 19, 2003
• "The Lion King"  - January 12, 2002
• Follow that Star! - Jan.5, 2002
• Depart in Peace - December 29, 2002
• The Hopes and Fears of All the Years are Met in Thee Tonight
  Christmas Eve, 2002
• Never Insipid - December 22, 2002
• Sanctification- All Cleaned Up! - December 15, 2002
• "Remember" - Thanksgiving, 2002
• Learning to Walk With Jesus - November 3, 2002
• Reformation Sunday - Oct. 27, 2002
• "Claiming Our Legacy" - October 6, 2002
• Jonah - September 22, 2002
• Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - September 15, 2002
• 9-11 Anniversary
• "Conflict Management_ Jesus Style" Sept. 8, 2002
• Joseph Story - Sept. 1, 2002
• August 4, 2002
• Good and Evil Growing Together - July 21, 2002
• Independence Day  - July 7, 2002
• Fearing God  - June 23, 2002
• Pentecost 4A - June 16, 2002
• A Firm Foundation - June 2, 2002
• Lost and Found - May 26, 2002
• Mother’s Day, May 12, 2002
• Children’s Sermon: "The Wizard of OZ"
• Easter Sunday - March 31, 2002
• Good Friday Reflections - March 29, 2002
• Only the Beginning
• Children's Sermon - March 10, 2002
• Reading the Bible - March 4, 2002
• 2nd Sunday of Lent - February 24, 2002
• 1st Sunday of Lent - February 17, 2002
• The Baptism of Our Lord - One Big Tree - January 13, 2002
• Another Way Home - January 6, 2002
• The Wishes of Christmas - December 16, 2001
• Isaiah 11:1-10 - December 9, 2001
• II Thessalonians 3:6_13 - November 18, 2001
• Freedom & Forgiveness Are Never Free - November 11, 2001
• Martha - November 4, 2001
• Grace - October 28,  2001
• The Ticket - October 21, 2001
• Forgive as We Have been Forgiven - October 7, 2001
• Response Able - September 30, 2001
• Holy Tenacity - September 23, 2001
• September 16, 2001
• The Cost of Discipleship-September 9, 2001
• Juices - Sept. 2, 2001

All sermons written by Rev. Laird Duran (unless otherwise noted)