All by Rev. Melanie Lawrence, except where noted.

• 2012
• February 12, 2012: On Whose Terms?

  Scripture: Mark 1: 40-45; 2 Kings 5: 1-14

• January 22, 2012: Moving Forward

  Scripture: Psalm 118: 1-4; Mark 1: 14-20

• January 8, 2012: Our Pilgrimage and New Beginnings

  Scripture: Genesis 1: 1-5; John 1: 1-18

• 2011
• December 25, 2011: The Christmas Message

  Scripture: Isaiah 52: 7-10; Psalm 98; John 1: 1-4, 14

• December 18, 2011: Scripture: Proverbs 1: 7; Luke 1: 5-24
  Sermon: Silly ME!
• December 11, 2011: Way More Than I Bargained For

  Scripture: Jeremiah 31: 15-17, 31-34; Luke 1: 39-56 Jan Fischer

• December 4, 2011: I Had a Dream Robert Melcher & Rev. Melanie Lawrence

  Scripture: Psalm 126; Matthew 1: 18-24 Keith Sliter

• November 27, 2011: Repent Bobby Murphy & Rev. Melanie Lawrence

  Scripture: Isaiah 40: 1-5; Mark 1: 1-8 Fred Gibby

• November 20, 2011: Hungry & Thirsty

  Scripture: Psalm 100: 1-5; Matthew 5: 1-10 John Valantiejus

• November 13, 2011: Forgiveness
• October 23, 2011: Imagine: PRAISE

  Scripture: Psalm 96; Psalm 150; Romans 15: 7-13 Maria Melcher, Rev. Lawrence

• October 16, 2011: Imagine: HOPE

  Scripture: Psalm 130; Jeremiah 29: 11-14; Romans 5: 1-5; 8: 22-25, 31-39 Helen Caldwell, Rev. Lawrence

• October 9, 2011: How Will They Know?

  Scripture: John 18: 15-18, 25-27; John 21: 15-17 Pat Caldwell

• October 2, 2011: When ...

  Scripture: Psalm 67; Matthew 25: 34b-40 Fred Gibby

• September 11, 2011: Worship Without Sacrifice Keith Sliter

  Scripture: Genesis 22: 1-14; Luke 7: 36-50 Maria Melcher

• September 4, 2011: What Can a White Woman from Across the River Do? Jeannette Holton

  Scripture: Exodus 3: 1-15; Matthew 16: 21-28
  Liz Giessner

• August 21, 2011: Notes from General Synod (July 2011) Barbara Henderson

  Scripture: Isaiah 43: 10, 18-21
  Dot Allen

• August 14, 2011: Bi-racial Identity, or Just Nicole Nicole Gibby Munguia

  Scripture: Psalm 37: 1-9, 16, 17 John Valantiejus

• July 31, 2011: Just a Little More Rev. Rich Warner

  Scripture: Isaiah 55: 1-5; Luke 12: 13-21 Jan Fischer

• July 10, 2011: A Lighter Shade of Brown Santiago Lopez
• July 3, 2011: Knowledge Without Character Helen Caldwell

  Scripture: Psalm 147: 1-11 Bobby Murphy

• June 26, 2011: Greg Briggs; received his MDiv from Theological Seminary. He is currently in discernment with the Southwest Association, MI Conference UCC seeking ordination.

  Scripture: Genesis 1: 1-10; Matthew 10: 34-42; Romans 6: 15-18 Keith Sliter

• June 19, 2011: "Science without Humanity" Linda Higbee

  Scripture: Matthew 28: 16-20 Manuel Munguia

• June 12, 2011: "Justice from a Jewish Perspective" Larry & Sandy Feldman
• June 5, 2011: "Are We in a Post-Racial Society?" Harold & Karla Bragg

  (Please note: audio problems affect the first 6-7 minutes, then the microphone starts working properly. There are also numerous congregational interactions which the microphone does not pick up well. Our apologies!)

  Scripture: Acts 1: 6-14 Jeff Boes

• May 29, 2011: "Pleasure without Conscience" Jan Fischer

  Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-18 Maria Melcher

• May 15, 2011: "Commissioned" Rev. Judith Youngman (Interim UCC Conference Minister)

  Scripture: Isaiah 6: 1-8

• May 8, 2011: "The Ones Who Feed Us"

  Scripture: Luke 24: 13-35 (John Valantiejus, Liturgist)

• May 1, 2011: "Not Until I See It"

  Scripture: John 20: 19-31 (Keith Sliter, Liturgist)

• April 24, 2011 (Easter): "Forever Changed"

  Scriptures: John 20: 1-10 John 20: 11-18 (Pat Caldwell, Liturgist)

• April 17, 2011 (Palm Sunday): The Governor's Wife The Power of Persuasion

  Scriptures: Matthew 21: 1-11 Matthew 27: 1-2, 11-26 (Jeff Boes, Liturgist)

• March 27, 2011: "Darn Those Temptations"

  Scripture: Psalm 95; Matthew 4: 1-11 (Linda Higbee, Liturgist)

• (No sermon recorded on March 20, 2011)
• March 13, 2011: "A Drink of Water"

  Scripture: John 4:5-42; Psalm 91: 1-2, 9-16 (Helen Caldwell, Liturgist)

• March 6, 2011: "Listening for God's Voice"

  Scripture: Exodus 24: 12-19; Matthew 17:1-13 (Fred Gibby, Liturgist; recording inaudible)

• February 27, 2011: "First Things First"

  Scripture: Psalm 131; Matthew 6:24-34 (John Valantiejus, Liturgist)

• February 20, 2011: "Rules for the Road"

  Scripture: Psalm 119: 33-40; Matthew 5: 38-48
  (Keith Sliter, Liturgist)

• February 13, 2011: "Choices"

  Scripture: Psalm 119: 1-8; Sirach 15: 11-20
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• February 6, 2011: "Do—Love—Walk"

  Scripture: Micah 6: 6-8; Matthew 5: 13-20
  > (Pat Caldwell, Liturgist)

• (No sermon on January 30, 2011.)
• January 23, 2011: "Follow Me"

  Scripture: Isaiah 9: 1-4; Matthew 4: 12-23 (Bobby Murphy, Liturgist)

• (Sermon from January 16, 2011 was not recorded.)
• January 9, 2011: "Baptism"

  Scripture: Isaiah 42: 1-9; Matthew 3: 13-17 (Fred Gibby, Liturgist)

• January 2, 2011: "Grace Upon Grace"

  Scripture: Isaiah 60: 1-6; John 1: 1-18 (Pat Caldwell, Liturgist)

• 2010
• December 26, 2010: "Cosmic Praise"

  Scripture: Matthew 2: 1-23; Psalm 148 (Bobby Murphy, Liturgist)

• December 19, 2010: "Dream ... Dream BIG"

  Scripture: Isaiah 7: 10-16; Matthew 1: 18-25 (Maria Melcher, Liturgist)

• December 12, 2010 (Rev. Cheryl Burke, Assoc. Conf. Minister, Michigan Conference, UCC)

  Scripture: Isaiah 35: 1-10; Luke 1: 46-55 (Jeff Boes, Liturgist)

• December 5, 2010

  Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 (John Valantiejus, Liturgist) Scripture: Matthew 3:1-12 (Rev. Melanie Lawrence)

• November 28, 2010: Living the Answer

  Scripture: Isaiah 2: 1-5; Matthew 24: 36-44 (Maria Melcher, Liturgist)

• November 21, 2010 (Jan Fisher)

  Scripture: Psalm 100; Pslam 23

• October 24, 2010: What is Priceless?

  Scripture: Matthew 6: 19-21 Special message from Jan Fisher

• October 17, 2010: What difference does Pilgrim make to YOU?

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  Scripture: Psalm 100; Luke 14: 34-35; Matthew 13: 31-32 (Jeff Boes, Liturgist)

  Note: before the sermon, slips of paper were filled out by those in attendence answering the question posed by the title. Rev. Lawrence's message consists of the responses: Pilgrim's difference, in the words of those who feel that difference in their lives.

• September 26, 2010: Invisible

  Scripture: (Helen Caldwell, Liturgist) 1 Timothy 6: 6-19; Luke 16: 19-31.

• October 3, 2010: Come Take Your Place at the Table

  Scripture: Lamentations 3: 19-26; Luke 17: 5-10.

• September 26, 2010: Invisible

  Scripture: (Helen Caldwell, Liturgist) 1 Timothy 6: 6-19; Luke 16: 19-31.

• September 19, 2010: Yom Kippur! (Drs. Larry and Sandy Feldman)

  Scripture: (Pat Caldwell, Liturgist) Leviticus 16:29-30; 23:26. Isaiah 58. Micah 7:18-20.

• September 5, 2010: Working It Out

  Scripture: (Keith Sliter, Liturgist)

• August 22, 2010: Praise God

  Scripture: (Helen Caldwell, Liturgist)

• August 15, 2010
• August 8, 2010

  Scripture: (Pat Caldwell, Liturgist)

• August 1, 2010: Storing Your Abundance

  Scripture: (Bob Melcher, Liturgist) Psalm 107: 1-9, 43 Luke 12: 13-21

• July 25, 2010: Prayer

  Scripture: Psalm 138 Luke 11: 1-13 Matthew 6: 9-13

• July 18, 2010: The Heart Of It

  Scripture: Amos 8: 1-12

• July 11, 2010: Saving Grace (Fred Gibby, Guest Preacher)

  Scripture: (Helen Caldwell, Liturgist) Job 3: 20-26; Psalm 142; Lamentations 3: 17-26

• June 20, 2010: Why Are You Here?

  (First part missing due to technical glitch)
  Scripture: Psalm 42; 1 Kings 19:1-15a