First Parish Sermons Archive

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. Prior year sermons can be found using the navigation links on the left.

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Please Note: During the interim ministry period, we will have different people gracing our pulpit. Therefore, getting sermons to the web page will not be as consistent as in the past. We will do our best and thank you for your understanding.
  • April 27, 2008 - Practicing Discernment - Rev. Baard
  • March 16, 2008 - Walking Together - Rev. Baard
  • March 9, 2008 - Breathing Bones - Rev. Baard
  • March 2, 2008 - One Thing I Know - Rev. Baard
  • February 24, 2008 - Barriers and Wells - Rev. Stephen Carnahan of the Open House UCC
  • February 10, 2008 - A Tempting Story - Rev. Baard
  • January 27, 2008 - Called to Follow - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 20, 2008 - Show and Tell - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 13, 2008 - Creation, Community, Calling - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 6, 2008 - A Spiritual Quest - Rev. Baard

  • December 30, 2007 - Shady Ladies in the Messiah's Family Tree - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • December 24, 2007 - Like Us In Every Way - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • December 9, 2007 - Out of the Shadows - Rev. Baard
  • December 2, 2007 - Playing the Clock - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 25, 2007 - Four "R’s" of Christ’s Reign - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 18, 2007 - Thanks Living - Rev. Baard
  • November 11, 2007 - Plowshares of Salvation - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • November 4, 2007 - For Heaven’s Sake! - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 28, 2007 - On Our Knees - Rev. Baard
  • October 21, 2007 - Prayer, Hope, and Justice - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • October 14, 2007 - Being Prayerful - Rev. Baard
  • October 7, 2007 - A Living Faith - Rev. Baard
  • September 30, 2007 - Blessing and Burden - Rev. Baard
  • September 23, 2007 - God’s Faithfulness and Ours - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • September 16, 2007 - When God Repents - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • September 9, 2007 - Becoming Well - Rev. Baard
  • September 2, 2007 - Cracked Cisterns or Living Water? - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 26, 2007 - The Gate of Heaven - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 19, 2007 - Cloud of Witnesses - Rev. Baard
  • August 12, 2007 - Living Life Forward - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • August 5, 2007 - Getting Things Right - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 29, 2007 - Let Us Pray - Rev. Baard
  • July 22, 2007 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Rev. Baard
  • July 15, 2007 - There Goes the Neighborhood! - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 8, 2007 - Hearing Test - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • July 1, 2007 - Setting Our Faces - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • June 17, 2007 - Social Graces - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • June 10, 2007 - United in Christ - Rev. Baard
  • June 3, 2007 - Checking Our Maps - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 27, 2007 - Living Reminders - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 20, 2007 - Nightmares, Dreams, Visions - Rev. Baard
  • May 13, 2007 - The Comings and Goings of Love - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • May 6, 2007 - Shifting Our Paradigms - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • April 29, 2007 - Revising Our Visions - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • April 22, 2007 - Living Water - Rev. Baard
  • April 15, 2007 - Companions on the Way - Rev. Baard
  • April 8, 2007 - Vital Signs - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen - Easter
  • April 1, 2007 - A Tale of Two Processions - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen - Palm Sunday
  • March 25, 2007 - Remembering the Future - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • March 18, 2007 - The Welcome Table - Rev. Baard
  • March 11, 2007 - The Patient Gardener - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • March 4, 2007 - Faithful Pilgrims - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • February 25, 2007 - Remembering Our Way Out of the Wilderness - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • February 18, 2007 - Becoming What We Behold - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • February 11, 2007 - Friendship and Freedom - Rev. Baard
  • February 4, 2007 - Vision and Vocation - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 28, 2007 - Home-Grown Prophets - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 21, 2007 - The Ministry of Music - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 14, 2007 - New Wine for a New World - Rev. Dr. Kalajainen
  • January 7, 2007 - A Water Mark - Rev. Baard