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2010 Downtown Sermons

8/29 - Rev. Paterson - "Embezzling the Divine"
8/22 - Rev. Paterson - "God's Problem With Clergy"
8/1 - Rev. Lynn - "Unreasonable Discipleship"
7/18 - Rev. Paterson - "How Long, O Lord"
7/11 - Rev. Lynn - "New in the Neighborhood"
6/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Promise in the Midst of Chaos"
5/16 - Rev. Paterson - "May There Never Be Another Amos"
5/9 - Rev. Paterson - "Hosea: A Not Too Subtle Love"
5/2 - Rev. Paterson - "A Whale of a Tale"
4/25 - Rev. Paterson - "Making a Prophet"
4/4 Easter - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: Waking to Promise"
3/28 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: More Than a Coincidence"
3/21 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: Looking Like Jesus"
3/14 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: More Than a Label"
3/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: The GIGO Effect"
2/14 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Close-Minded?"
2/7 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Insensitive?"
1/31 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Anti-Gay?"
1/24 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Hypocritical?"
1/17 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Getting it Wrong?"

2009 Downtown Sermons

12/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Not So Merry for Mary"
12/13 - Rev. Paterson - "What Honeymoon? The Story of Joseph"
12/6 - Rev. Paterson - "When God Gets in the Way: The Story of Herod"
10/25 - Rev. Paterson - "Wanting With Plenty"
10/18 - Rev. Paterson - "Imagine No Religion"
10/4 - Rev. Paterson - "Known"
9/27 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ubiquitous Here"
9/20 - Rev. Paterson - "The Eternal Now"
9/13 - Rev. Paterson - "Here! Now!"
8/30 - Rev. Paterson - "Blessed Are Those Who Do What Has to be Done"
8/23 - Rev. Paterson - "That's What Friends Are For"
7/26 - Rev. Paterson - "Facing Giant Challenges"
7/19 - Rev. Paterson - "Non-Conformists Be"
7/5 - Rev. Paterson - "The Sin of Entitlement"
6/28 - Rev. Patrson - "Born to Serve"
6/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
5/31 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
5/23 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
4/12 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Learning to Live Loved"
4/5 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: In the Midst of Good and Evil"
3/29 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Community"
3/22 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Freedom"
3/15 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Forgiveness"
3/8 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Submission"
3/1 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Revelation"
2/22 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Fasting"  
2/15 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Fixed-Hour Prayer" 
2/8 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Lectio Divina"   
1/18 - Rev. Paterson - "Not Your Parent's Christianity"

2008 Downtown Sermons

12/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Christmas: It's Not What You Think"
11/30 - Rev. Paterson - "Wake Up Little Susie, Wake Up"
11/23 - Rev. Paterson - "To Serve Christ As King"
10/26 - Rev. Paterson - "It Doesn't Make Cents" - Extravagant Generosity
10/19 - Rev. Paterson - "Joy and Jeopardy, Risk and Reward" - Risk-taking Mission and Service
9/28 - Rev. Paterson - "Faith is No Accident" - Intentional Faith Development
9/21 - Rev. Paterson - "Presence When Present" - Passionate Worship
9/14 - Rev. Paterson - "Was I Invited?" - Radical Hospitality
9/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Practice Makes Perfect (Almost)"
8/24 - Rev. Paterson - "iPhone Evangelists"
8/17 - Rev. Ziegler - "Hope in Nothing"
8/3 - Rev. Paterson - "Take-out for 5,000"
7/27 - Rev. Paterson - "Difficult Texts: Christian Exclusivity, Part 2"
7/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Difficult Texts: Christian Exclusivity"
6/29 - Rev. Paterson - "Difficult Texts: A God of Slaughter"
6/1 - Rev. Paterson - "What I Wish I Learned in Confirmation"
5/25 - Rev. Paterson - "From War to Peace"
4/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Matter Matters"
3/30 - Rev. Paterson - "Holey, Wholly, Holy"
3/23 - Rev. Paterson - "God and the Worst Case Scenario"
3/16 - Rev. Paterson - "Come Walk With Me: A Walk of Humility"
2/17 - Rev. Paterson - "Come Walk With Me: Walking Wealthy"
2/10 - Rev. Paterson - "Come Walk With Me"
1/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Doves Descending"
1/13 - Rev. Paterson - "2008 and Beyond: What God Hopes for Us"
1/6 - Rev. Paterson - "May You Be Covered With Camels"

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