July 2023

• July 30: "Kindom Training" / Psalm 105:1-10 & Matthew 13:31-35, 44-52 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
  
• July 23: “Ladders, Circles and Heaven on Earth” / Song of Songs 2:8-13 & Genesis 28:10-19a / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 16: "Trauma and Healing" / Genesis 25:19-24 & Romans 8:1-11 / Dr. Cord J. Whitaker (audio only)
• July 9: “Dancing and Mourning” / Song of Songs 2:8-13 & Matthew 11:16-19, 28-30 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 2: “Here I Am” / Genesis 22:1-14 & Matthew 10:40-42 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

June 2023

• June 25: "Troubles" / Psalm 86:1-10 & Genesis 21:8-21 / Pastor Tim (no PDF or audio)
• June 18: "Why Did Sarah Laugh?" / Psalm 100 & Genesis 18:1-15 / Alisha Berry (no PDF or audio)
• June 11: “Mercy, Mercy Me” / Hosea 5:15-6:6 & Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
• June 4: NO SERMON - CLICK HERE for bulletin in honor of Pride Sunday

May 2023

• May 28: “Spiritually Speaking” / 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 & Acts 2:1-18 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• May 21: NO SERMON - Service of Centering & Healing / Psalm 61:1-5 & Isaiah 40:27-31
• May 14: “God of Advocacy” / Psalm 66:8-20 & John 14:15-21 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• May 7: “Living Stones” / Psalm 31:1-5 & 1 Peter 2:4-10 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

April 2023

• April 30: “Awe and Abundance” / John 10:1-10 & Acts 2:42-47a / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
• April 23: “A Haunting Place” / Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 & Luke 24:13-35 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)
• April 16 (Faith Climate Action Week): “Believing Is Doing” / Psalm 16 & John 20:19-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
• April 9 (Easter Sunday): “As Though Dead” / Matthew 28:1-10 & John 20:1-18 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
• April 2 (Palm & Passion Sunday): NO SERMON - CLICK HERE for bulletin

March 2023

• March 26: “You Shall Live” / Psalm 130 & Ezekiel 37:1-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• March 19: “Spit and Mud” / Psalm 23 & John 9:1-17, 24-25 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
• March 12: “Digging Deep and Stretching Wide – Reprised” / Exodus 17:1-7 & John 4:7-15 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• March 5: “Umbilical Faith” / Psalm 121 & John 3:1-17 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

February 2023

• February 26: "Disruptors of the Peace" / Matthew 4:1-11 & Luke 12:49-53 / Rev. Dr. Calenthia Dowdy (no PDF or audio available)
• February 19: NO SERMON - Service of Healing
• February 12: "Cultivating Community" / Deuteronomy 30:15-20 & 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• February 5: "Repairers of the Breach" / Isaiah 58:6-12 & Matthew 5:13-19 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

January 2023

• January 29: "In a Nutshell" / Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• January 22: "Answering the Call” / Psalm 22 & Matthew 4:18-23 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• January 15: "Empathy, Intuition and Opacity” / Psalm 40:1-11 & John 1:29-42 / Lesley Curtis (PDF / audio)
• January 8: "The Road Less Traveled” / Isaiah 60:1-6 & Matthew 2:1-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• January 1: NO SERMON - Service of Prayer, Reflection & Song
  
  

December 2022

• December 25 (Christmas Day): NO WORSHIP
• December 18: "It Takes a Village” / Isaiah 7:10-16 & Matthew 1:18-25 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• December 11: "Managing Expectations” / Isaiah 35:1-10 & Matthew 11:2-10 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• December 4: "J is for …” / Isaiah 11:1-9 & Matthew 3:1-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

November 2022

• November 27: "Plowshares Prayers" / Isaiah 2:1-5 & Matthew 24:36-44 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• November 20: "God in the Stillness" / Psalm 46 & Luke 23:33-43 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• November 13: "Imagine That!" / Isaiah 65:17-25 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF only)
• November 6: "The Long Line of Love" / Psalm 17:1-9 & Luke 6:20-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

October 2022

• October 30: "Short and Sweet" / Psalm 119:137-144 & Luke 19:1-10 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
• October 23: "Sinners and Saints" / Joel 2:23-32 & Luke 18:9-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• October 16: "Keep the Faith" / Psalm 19 & Luke 18:1-8 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• October 9: NO SERMON - small-group discussion
• October 2: "Homesick" / Psalm 137 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

September 2022

• September 25: “Taking Hold of Life” / 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 & Luke 16:19-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
• September 18: "Be the Balm" / Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 & Luke 16:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• September 11: "Lost and Found" / Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 & Luke 15:1-10 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• September 4: "Works of Art, in Progress” / Jeremiah 18:1-6 & Psalm 139:1-15 /  Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

August 2022

• August 28: "Hospitality as Solidarity” / Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 & Luke 14:1, 7-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• August 21: NO WORSHIP
• August 14: "Taking the Baton and Running with It” / Jeremiah 1:4-10 & Hebrews 11:29-12:2 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• August 7: "Blood On Our Hands” / Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 & Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

July 2022

• July 31: "Life Actually” / Colossians 3:1-3, 8-11 & Luke 12:13-21 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
• July 24: "Gospel of Generosity and Grace" / Hosea 1:2-10 & Luke 11:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 17: "The Better Part" / Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 & Luke 10:38-42 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 10: No sermon, just space for individual spiritual reflection
• July 3: "Getting In Our Own Way" / Psalm 30 & 2 Kings 5:1-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

June 2022

• June 26: "Right Relation to Mortality” / 1 Kings 19:15-16 & Luke 9:51-62 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)
• June 19: "Choosing Otherwise” / 1 Kings 19:1-16 & Galatians 3:26-29 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)
• June 12: "Wisdom’s Call” / Psalm 8 & Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• June 5 - NO SERMON, shorter service to enable participation in Philly Pride March

May 2022

• May 29: NO SERMON - brief introductory reflections as part of a Service of Lament
• May 22: "Not as the World Gives” / Psalm 67 & John 14:23-29 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• May 15: "Your Grief Will Make Room for You" / Job 2:7-9 & Revelation 21:1-6 / Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart (no PDF / audio)
• May 8: "To Be Alive" / Psalm 23 & Acts 9:36-43 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• May 1: "Business as Un-usual" / Acts 9:1-6 & John 21:1-17 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

April 2022

• April 24: “How Shall We Live?” / Psalm 150 & Revelation 1:4-8 / Lauren B. (PDF / audio)
• April 17 (Easter Sunday): "Unimaginable” / Isaiah 65:17-25 & Luke 24:1-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• April 10: No sermon - Liturgy of the Palms & the Passion
• April 3: "Open-Hearted, Open-Handed" / Isaiah 43:16-21 & John 12:1-8 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)

March 2022

• March 27: “Prodigal Love” / Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• March 20: “God of Life ... and Compost” / Isaiah 55:1-9 & Luke 13:1-9 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• March 13: “The Fox and the Hen” (guided meditation) / Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 & Luke 13:31-35 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• March 6: “Tempted Off Center” / Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 & Luke 4:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

February 2022

• February 27: "Light Revealed, Light Reflected" / Exodus 34:29-35 & Luke 9:28-43a / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• February 20: “Blessed, Part 2 – The Fruit of Blessing” / Jeremiah 17:5-10 & Luke 6:27-38 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• February 13: “Blessed, Part 1 – The Root of Blessing” / Psalm 1 & Luke 6:17-26 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• February 6: “Worthy from the Start” / Isaiah 6:1-8 & Luke 5:1-11 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

January 2022

• January 30: "Love Beyond the Noise" / 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• January 23: No sermon - Service of Healing & Wholeness
• January 16: "Common Good" / 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
• January 9: “The Holder and the Held – Witnessing with Love” / Isaiah 43:1-7 / Rev. Dr. Lesley S. Curtis  (audio only)
• January 2: “In the Flesh” / Sirach 24:1-9 & John 1:1-9, 14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

December 2021

• December 26: no sermon
• December 19: "Love Actually" / Luke 1:39-55 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• December 12: “Joy-Full” / Isaiah 12:2-6 & Philippians 4:4-7 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• December 5: “Preparing for Peace” / Luke 1:68-79 & Luke 3:1-6 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

November 2021

• November 28: “Stubborn Hope” / Luke 21:25-36 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• November 21: “Not from This World” / Revelation 1:4b-8 & John 18:33-37 /Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• November 14: “The Labor of Love” / 1 Samuel 1:4-20 & Mark 13:1-8 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• November 7: “In a Drought” / Psalm 146 & 1 Kings 17:8-16 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)

October 2021

• October 31: “In Death as in Life” / Ruth 1:1-18 & Mark 12:28-34 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• October 24: “Like Those Who Dream” / Psalm 126 & Mark 10:46-52 / Pastor Tim ​ (PDF / audio)
• October 17: No Sermon - Service of Healing (​click here for Prayer for Healing)
• October 10: “Saved from Impossibility” / Mark 10:17-31 & Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 / Pastor Tim ​ (PDF / audio)
• October 3: “Love Fulfilled” / Luke 22:14-23 / Pastor Tim​​ (PDF / audio)

September 2021

• September 26: "Obstacle or Vehicle?" / Mark 9:38-50 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)​​
• September 19: "Like a Tree" / Psalm 1 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)​
• September 12: “Forget Your Life” / Mark 8:27-37 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• September 5: "Open Up" / Mark 7:24-37 / Pastor Tim​ (PDF / audio)

August 2021

• August 29: "Worthless Religion" / James 1:17-27 & Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• August 22: "Gotta Be the Shoes" / Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-17 & Ephesians 6:10-18 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• August 15: "Heart Songs" / 1 Kings 3:3-14 & Ephesians 5:15-20 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• ​August 8: "A Dwelling Place for God" / 2 Samuel 7:1-14a & Ephesians 2:17-22 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio) 
• August 1: "Enough Is Enough" / Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 / ​Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)

July 2021

• July 25: "More Than Enough" / 2 Kings 4:42-44 & John 6:1-21 / ​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 18: "Pursued By Love" / Psalm 23 / ​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• July 11: "What Do You See?" / Amos 7:7-15 / ​​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
• ​July 4: "Finding (Y)our Footing" / Ezekiel 2:1-5 & Mark 6:1-13 / ​Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)

June 2020

• Jun 28: "Reflections of an Interim Pastor" / Psalm 100 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• Jun 21: "Holy Boldness, Revolutionary Love" / Matthew 10:24-39 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• Jun 14: "Surprised by Hope" / Kristine Morrow
• Jun 7: no sermon

May 2020

• May 31 (Pentecost): "Deep Breaths" / 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 & Acts 2:1-21 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • audio recording of Pentecost scripture readings and sermon
• May 24: "No Hands But Ours" / Acts 1:6-14 & John 17:1-11 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• May 17: "God Moves" / Psalm 91 & Acts 17:22-31 / Lesley Curtis
• May 10: "Finding Our Way" / John 14:1-14 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• May 3: "The Voices We Follow" / John 10:1-10 / Rev. Amy Emmett-Rardin

​April 2020

• April 26: brief reflection as part of Service of Healing for the Earth / Psalm 19:1-6 & Luke 24:13-35 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• April 19: brief reflection as part of Service of Healing/ Isaiah 40:6-8, 11, 21-31 & John 20:19-29 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• April 12 (Easter): “With Fear and Great Joy“ / Jeremiah 31:1-6 & Matthew 28:1-10 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • audio recording of Easter scripture readings and sermon
• April 5 (Palm and Passion Sunday): No sermon 

March 2020

• March 29: "Life Interrupted" / Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 11:17-44 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• March 22: "Digging Deep and Stretching Wide" / Exodus 17:1-7 & John 4:5-15 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• March 15: Worship canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
• March 8: "Born and Born Again . . . " / John 3:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• March 1: "Remembering Who(se) We Are" / Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 & Matthew 4:1-7 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin​
  
  

​February 2020

• February 23: "Get Up, Stand Up" / Exodus 24:12-18 & Matthew 17:1-9 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• February 16: "Life or Death" / Deuteronomy 30:15-20 & Sirach 15:15-20 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• February 9: "Light(s) of the World" / Isaiah 58:1-12 & Matthew 5:13-20 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• February 2: "Recipes for Blessing" / Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  
  

January 2020

• January 26: "Following Jesus" / Isaiah 9:1-4 & Matthew 4:12-23 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• January 19: "A New Song" / Isaiah 49:1-7 & Psalm 40:1-11 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• January 12: "Beloved" / Isaiah 42:1-9 & Matthew 3:13-17 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
• January 5: "Gracious Uncertainty" / Isaiah 60:1-6 & Matthew 2:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin​