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Sermons
Click on the links below to view sermons given from the pulpit of First Parish Church. Sunday Sermons are usually posted on this page by the following Tuesday, with texts and audio recordings as they are available. We are glad that you can ponder with us as we explore what God is saying to us and in us all!
April 2, 2017 - Worry Not – Rev. Baard
Scripture: Matthew 6:24-34
Jesus confronts a world of anxiety, one which can be all too familiar to us.
March 26, 2017 - Life from the Dirt – Rev. Parker
Scripture: John 9:1-17
Jesus encounters a man born blind and we explore what it means to truly see someone.
March 19, 2017 - Living Water – Rev. Baard
Scripture: John 4:3-26
Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well, and—like Jesus—we strive to know each other more fully in all of the fluidity of gender.
March 12, 2017 - Letting Go of What We Know – Rev. Baard
Scripture: John 3:1-10
Jesus talks with an elder about matters of water and Spirit, and what matters, so we wonder at how the generations talk and learn together…
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February 26, 2017 - Returning to Earth – Rev. Parker
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-9
On Transfiguration Sunday, we wonder about the power of calls that draw us from mystical “mountaintop” moments into the work and ministry below… with some help from a saint who knew that path well: Dorothy Day.
February 19, 2017 - Bowdoin Sunday – John Cross
Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
The 1900 Bowdoin Commencement at First Parish Church Courtesy Bowdoin Special Collection & Archives
On a day filled with guests from “across the street,” John Cross, lifetime FPC member and Secretary of Development and College Relations at Bowdoin College joins us to reflect on the two hundred year relationship between the church and the college, and the vision of the future at the heart of each.
February 12, 2017 - Cosmic Dance – Rev. Baard
Scripture: Job 12:7-13
As we recognize the birthday of Charles Darwin, we reflect on how the openness of faith can lead to new belief, and how science and religion can lead us in our search for truth.
January 22, 2017 - Sing a New Song – Rev. Baard
Scripture: Psalm 98
Celebrating 30 years with our Minster of Music, Ray Cornils, we reflect on the ways in which music helps us keep time, and keeps us in its mystery of timelessness.
January 15, 2017 - Loving the World – Rev. Baard
Scripture: John 3:16-21
Participating in God’s love for the world, regardless of passports.
January 8, 2017 - Epiphany – Rev. Baard
Scripture: Matthew 3:1-17
In the midst of changing technology and limitless decisions, we connect with Jesus as he faces a decision, meets a wild man, and is refreshed in Spirit.
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