Sermons preached at St. Marks United Church of Christ

 

October 5, John 6:30-35, The Real Bread Miracle, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 28, Matthew 21:23-32, The Authority Problem, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 21, Exodus 16:2-15, When the Manna Stops, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 7, Romans 13:8-14, The Law of Love, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 31, 2008, Exodus 34:1-10, Requiem for a Hero, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 24, Psalm 42, Yearning for God, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 17, Genesis 45:1-15, Looking at Joseph, Rev. Lori Lewis

August 10, Psalm 100, A Joyful Noise, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 3, 2008, Psalm 122, A Place and a Symbol of..., Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 27, Psalm 8, Why Does God Care About Us?, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 20, Psalm 139, Fearfully and Wonderfully, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 13, Exodus, The Ten Commandments, Rev. Lori Lewis

July 6, Text:  Leviticus 25:1-10, A Bell's Message, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 29, Acts, A Funny Story, Rev. Lori Lewis

June 22, Text: John 2:1-11, In Vino Veritas, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 15^th, Text:  Romans 5:1-8, Endurance, Character, & Hope, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 8^th, Text:  Psalm 137, Singing God’s Song in a Foreign Land, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 18^th, Text, Matthew 6:24-34, Alfred E. Neumann Was Right, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 11^th,  Text:  Rev. 12:1-6, Mothers, Dragons, and Monsters of All Sorts, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 4, Text:  John 20:19-23, The Promise and the Spirit, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 13, Psalm 23, God as Shepherd, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 6, Luke 24:13-35, Road Trip, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 30, John 20:19-29, Knowledge, Doubt, & Faith, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 23, 2008  Easter, Luke 24:1-12, An Idle Tale, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 2, Matthew 25:31-45, A Vision to Reach Beyond Ourselves in Mission, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 24, Matthew 28:16-20, A Vision to Reach Out in Evangelism, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 10, Proverbs 29:18-19; Isaiah 49:6, A Vision for St Marks, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 3, 2008, Micah 6:1-8, What is Good?, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 27, 2008, Psalm 27, The Beauty of God, Rev. Lori Lewis

January 20, Romans 12:4-18, How a Christian Survives the Christian Church, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 13, Isaiah 42:1-9, The Servant, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 6, 2008, Matthew 2:1-12, An Amazing Faith Journey, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 30, Matthew 2:13-18, Jealousy and Weeping, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 24, 2007, The Savior to the Children of a Lesser God, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 9, 2007, The Gift of Love, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 2, 2007, Isaiah 2:1-5, The Gift of Hope, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 25, 2007, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, For All the Saints, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 18, 2007, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22, Danke Schoen, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 11, Trusting God to Have a Point, Rev. Lori Lewis

November 4, 2007, 2 Corinthians 9:1-13, The Secret is That There is No Secret, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 24, Thank You!, Rev. Lori Lewis

October 6, 2007, 1 Corinthians 12:1-7, Many Breads, One Body, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 30, Mark 5:21-43, Little Child---Get Up!, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 23, Bibs or Aprons?, Rev. Loris Lewis

September 16,  Acts 14:8-20, A Character Study of Paul, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 9, Ecclesiastes 3:1-13, Vitamin Glee, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 2, Acts 13:42-52, Class Warfare, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 26, Acts 13:13-33, Jesus as the Fulfillment of God, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 19, Colossians 1:3-23, Growing with God, Rev. Lori Lewis

August 12, Acts 13:1-12, The Allure of That Which is Bogus, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 3,  Acts 12:20-24, When the Popularity Runs Out, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 22,  Ecclesiastes 3:1-13, The Blessings of God in Every Season of Life, Rev. Lori Lewis

July 8, Acts 11:19-30, Christian is a Noun, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 1, Leviticus 25:1-10, A Time of Jubilee with a Twist of Liberty, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 24, Psalm 42,  The Anniversary of the United Church of Christ, Rev. Lori Lewis and Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 17, Ephesians 6:1-4, Being a Happy Father, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 10, Acts 10:23-48, But He's Not One of Us!", Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 20, 1 Corinthians 2:1-9, Getting Smarter, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 13, Mark 9:30-30, Children Should Be Seen and..., Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 22, Acts 9:32-43, God's Goodness, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 15, John 20:19-31, Living in a 'Seeing is Believing' World, Rev. Lori Lewis

April, 8, Easter Sunday, John 20:1-18, Blinded By Doubt, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 1, Palm Sunday, Luke 19:28-40, The Fool’s Parade, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 25, John 12:1-8, Is it OK to Be Extravagant?, Rev. Lori Lewis

March 18, Acts 9:20-31, The Best and Worst of Times, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 11, Acts 9:10-19, Can We Question God?, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 25, Luke 4:1-13, What Do We Do with Temptation?, Rev. Lori Lewis

February 18, Acts 9:1-9, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to..., Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 11, Acts 8:26-40, Pushing the Ends of the Earth, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 4, 2007, Acts 8:4-25, The Not So Wal-Mart Gospel, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 28,  2007, 1 Corinthians 13, We Want the Love Scripture , Rev. Lori Lewis

January 21,  2007, Romans 12:3-18, Genuine Love, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 14,  2007, Acts 7:51-60, Getting Stoned for Jesus, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 7,  2007, Luke 3:15-17; 22-22, Taking the Plunge, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 31, 2006, Luke 2:25-35, Simeon's Simple Startling Song, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 24, 2006, Christmas Eve Sermon, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 17, 2006, Luke 1:67-79, Paternal Prophetic Prose, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 3, 2006, Luke 1:46-55, A Maternal Messianic Melody, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 19, 2006, Full of Grace and Power, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 12, 2006, Luke 12:13-21, Loving God Back, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 22, Acts 6:1-7, Serving Others, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 15, Acts 5:27-42, A Dose of Wisdom, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 1, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, The Bread that We Break, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 24, Acts 5:12-26, Random Acts of Prison Breaks, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 10, Acts 5:1-10, They Tried.  They Lied.  They Died.  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 3, Acts 4:32-37, We Can Always Dye Our Hair Lime Green, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 27, 2006, Acts 4:23-31, Speak Boldly and Forget the Stick, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 13,  Acts 4:13-22, How Can We Keep from Speaking, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 6, Acts 4:1-12, How to Deal with a Hopeful Message, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 30, Acts 3:11-26, Why Are We Surprised, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 16,  Acts 3:1-10, Neither Silver Nor Gold, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 9, Acts 2:42-47, They Devoted Themselves, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 2, Acts 1:21-26, The Apostle Who? Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 25, 1 Corinthians 13, Love Is, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 4, Acts 2:1-12, God is on the Loose!  Be Careful, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 28, Acts 1:1-10, Dear Theopholius, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 14, 1 John 4:7-21, The Golden Rule, Rev. Lori M. Lewis

May 7, Acts 4:5-11, Adventures in Missing the Point, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 23, John 20:19-31, True Faith, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 16, John 20:1-18, Risen, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 9, Mark 11:1-11, A Public Proclamation...,  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 2, John 12:20-26,  Finding Hope, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 26, Acts 17:22-28, Handwriting on the Wall----Mind, Body & Spirit, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 12, 1 Cor. 6:12-20, Handwriting on the Wall----Body, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 5, Ecclesiastes 8:1-9, Handwriting on the Wall----Mind, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 26, Mark 9:2-9, Mountaintop Experiences, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 12, Mark 1:40-45, When the News is So Good, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 5, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Being Great at Humility, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 29, Mark 1:21-28, Grace Causes Commotion, Rev. Lori Lewis

January 22, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, A Telling Passage, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 15, John 1:43-51, Come and See, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 8, Matthew 2:1-12, An Oft Told Mistold Story, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 1,  Luke 2:22-35,  A Light for Revelation, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 11, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, Testing Everything, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 4, 2005, Isaiah 40:1-5 & Mark 1:1-8, Comforting the Afflicted; Afflicting the Comfortable,

Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 20, Psalm 100, Why is it so Hard to be Thankful?, Rev. Lori Lewis

November 13, Matthew 25:14-30, Chicken Little Discipleship, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 6, Matthew 5:1-12, So, These Are Blessings?, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 30, Matthew 23:1-12, A Humble Reformation, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 23, 2005, Matthew 22:34-46,  The Rest is Commentary, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 16, 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, Looking at Reputation, Rev. Lori Lewis

October 9, 2005, But for an Invitation, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 2, 2005, John 6:31-35,  The Bread of Life, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 18, Exodus 16:2-15, Being Satisfied, Rev. Lori Lewis

September 11, Matthew 18:15-20, Bind and Loosing, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 21, Daniel 5:1-12, Talk About God, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 14, Daniel 6:10-24, Talk to God, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 7, 2005, Know God, Judges 7:2-22, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 24, Giving Thanks, Psalm 105, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 17, Running From God,  Psalm 139, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 26, Being Addicted to Sin, But Finding Hope, Romans 6:12-23, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 12, Annoying Grace, Romans 5:1-8, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 5, An Imperfect Apprentice, Matthew 9:9-13, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 15, Blown Away, John 20:19-23, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 8 The Spirit of Wisdom, Ephesians 1:15-23, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 1, Being a Christian 101, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 24,  Getting Stoned for Jesus, Acts 7:55-60, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 10, The Road to….,   Luke 24:13-35, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 3,  We’ve Been Unfair to Thomas, John 20:19-31, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 27, Blinded by Tears, John 20:1-18, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 20, A Cool Parade, Matthew 21:1-11, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 13, The Spirit and the Flesh, Romans 8:6-11, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 27, The Shady Lady of Sychar, John 4:5-42, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 13, Lead Us Not, Matthew 4:1-11, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 7 , A Glimpse of the Almighty, Matthew 17:1-9, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 30, All That is Asked, Micah 6:1-8, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 16, Come and See, John 1:29-42, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 9,  Taking the Plunge, Matthew 3:13-17, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 2, Characters in the Nativity---Jesus, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 19  Characters in the Nativity---Mary,  Luke 1:26-38, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 12  Characters in the Nativity---Joseph, Matthew1:18-25, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 5  Characters in the Nativity---Zechariah, Luke 1:8-23; 59-64, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 14, For All the Saints, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 7, An Organic Morality, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 24, The Sin of Self-Righeousness,  Luke 18:9-14, Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

October 10  Exploring Who We Are in the United Church of Christ; God is Still Speaking

Matthew 28:16-20

Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

 

September 26  Exploring Who We Are in the United Church of Christ; Being a Christian People  

 Acts 11:21-26

Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

 

September 19

Exploring Who We Are in the United Church of Christ; Being a Congregational People

 Rev. Lori M. Lewis

 

September 12  Exploring Who We Are in the United Church of Christ; Being a Reformed People  

 Romans 3:21-31

Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

September 5    Exploring Who We Are in the United Church of Christ; Being an Evangelical People  

 John 1:1-14

Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 22  Being Called by God  Jeremiah 1:4-10  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 15   The Prophetic Whirlwind  1 Kings 18:21-40  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

August 1   Greed:  A Contemporary False God   Luke 12:13-21

July 11   Peace    Rev. Lori Lewis

July 27   The Power of Prayer   Luke 11:1-13    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

July 4   In God’s Name   Luke 10:1-11    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 27   The Discomfort of God’s Will   Luke 9:51-62    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 20   The Dismissal of Daddydom   Ephesians 6:1-4   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 13  God as God   Mark 4:35-41   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

June 6  Character Building  Romans 5:1-5   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 30  What’s with the Spirit-Filled Stuff Anyway?   Acts 2:1-11  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 9   John 13:31-36,   True Love    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

May 2  John 10:11-15, 27-30     #1 in the Shepherds’ Derby   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 18  John 20:19-31  Doubt  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 11   John 20:1-9  The Sequel to the Passion  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

April 4  Luke 19:28-40   Saying Yes   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 28  John 12:1-8   Uncommon Scents   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

March 7   Luke 13:31-35  A City of Destiny   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 29  Luke 4:1-13  Temptation is More Than an Island   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 22   Luke 9:28-36   The Most Beautiful Sight   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 15, 2004   1 Corinthians 13:1-13   Loving Each Other    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

February 1, 2004   Jeremiah 1:4-10  Known—Called Anyway   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 25, 2004   1 Corinthians 12:12-31   One Body    Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 18, 2004 –John 2:1-11 The Water Blushed  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

January 11, 2004—Luke 3:15-17, 21-22   God’s Beloved   Rev. Lori M. Lewis

January 4, 2004   Matthew 2:1-12  Handing Off the Promise   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 28, 2003  Colossians 3:12-21  Bearing with One Another   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 14, 2003   Zephaniah 3:14-20  And the Father Will Dance Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

December 7, 2003   Luke 1:68-79  Moving Beyond Sitting in Darkness  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 30, 2003   Luke 21:25-36  Expecting Holiness Rev. Lori M. Lewis

November 23, 2003   Luke 17:12-19  A Grateful Faith   Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 16, 2003   Mark 13:1-8    False Prophets  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

November 9, 2003   Mark 12:38-44   Two Realms  Rev. Dr. John E. Manzo

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