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Title: The Death of Partisan Politics
(Mark 11:12-25)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 2/28/10

Length: 31:28

Summary: Over the centuries we have made the twelve apostles into haloed saints-men of great faith and virtue. The truth, of course, is that they were every bit as human as you and I. Their struggles and triumphs as they interacted with Jesus on the road to Jerusalem for the last time can both inspire and convict us on our own journey. During the season of Lent-through Easter itself-our worship will explore the theme: Making the Journey with Jesus. May we find our own lives touched and changed by the living Christ as we too make the journey with him in the days and weeks ahead.

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Title: A Monument to the Unknown Apostle
(Matthew 9:35-10:4)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 2/21/10

Length: 19:00

Summary: Over the centuries we have made the twelve apostles into haloed saints-men of great faith and virtue. The truth, of course, is that they were every bit as human as you and I. Their struggles and triumphs as they interacted with Jesus on the road to Jerusalem for the last time can both inspire and convict us on our own journey. During the season of Lent-through Easter itself-our worship will explore the theme: Making the Journey with Jesus. May we find our own lives touched and changed by the living Christ as we too make the journey with him in the days and weeks ahead.

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Title: Chutzpah
(Luke 11:5-13)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 2/14/10

Length: 32:29

Summary: What might we learn if we looked back to a word, a scripture, a sermon from years ago and asked if that word is still relevant, if it was on target, off target, or in serious need of an update? Pastor Burchill has been in the St. Andrew pulpit for going on 15 years, and Pastor Sleeth has been stepping in to fill that pulpit for almost that long (even before he came on staff). For the next few weeks we are going to go back and look at some key moments and important sermons in the life of our church and ask: if that was Gods word then, what is His word now?

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Title: Ask Dr. Tim, Again
(I Corinthians 11:17-34)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 2/7/10

Length: 30:43

Summary: What might we learn if we looked back to a word, a scripture, a sermon from years ago and asked if that word is still relevant, if it was on target, off target, or in serious need of an update? Pastor Burchill has been in the St. Andrew pulpit for going on 15 years, and Pastor Sleeth has been stepping in to fill that pulpit for almost that long (even before he came on staff). For the next few weeks we are going to go back and look at some key moments and important sermons in the life of our church and ask: if that was Gods word then, what is Gods word now? Back in the spring of 2004 our pastors preached a series: Everything You Wanted To Know About Grace but Were Afraid to Ask. One of those sermons was entitled, Ask Doctor Tim in which Pastor Burchill played the role of radio call in host and responded to specific questions about the sacraments. This morning Pastor Burchill will reconsider a portion of that sermon and address the four most commonly asked questions about holy communion.

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Title: Rising Above the Chaos (Again)
(Matthew 8:23-27; Matthew 14:22-33)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 1/31/10

Length: 19:55

Summary: What might we learn if we looked back to a word, a scripture, a sermon from years ago and asked if that word is still relevant, if it was on target, off target, or in serious need of an update? Pastor Burchill has been in the St. Andrew pulpit for going on 15 years, and Pastor Sleeth has been stepping in to fill that pulpit for almost that long (even before he came on staff). For the next few weeks we are going to go back and look at some key moments and important sermons in the life of our church and ask if that was Gods word then, what is His word now?

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Title: Not Getting Trapped in the Rubble, Part 2
(Psalm 10)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 1/24/10

Length: 21:54

Summary: What might we learn if we looked back to a word, a scripture, a sermon from years ago and asked if that word is still relevant, if it was on target, off target, or in serious need of an update? Pastor Burchill has been in the St. Andrew pulpit for going on 15 years, and Pastor Sleeth has been stepping in to fill that pulpit for almost that long (even before he came on staff). For the next few weeks we are going to go back and look at some key moments and important sermons in the life of our church and ask if that was Gods word then, what is His word now? This morning we are going to consider the message Pastor Burchill brought on Sunday, September 16, 2001-the Sunday after 9/11.

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Title: A Dollar Doesnt Buy What it Used To: Fear of Not Having Enough Purchasing Power
(Luke 12:16-21)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 1/17/10

Length: 17:57

Summary: Life has just become so complicated, out of control and scary these days. Terrorism, weird weather, the role of government, crime, joblessness, and the slipping values and morals of our society at large all come at us one after another until we do not know what to do. We are presenting a special sermon series, Life Without Fear, based on the Max Lucado book, Fearless. By looking at the way Jesus dealt with fear and anxiety in the lives of the people he came across, our pastors will highlight concrete and Christ-like ways for us to keep our anxious thoughts and genuine fears in check. Join us for this timely and life-changing sermon series!

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Title: Life Without Fear: The Wisdom to Distinguish One from the Other
(Romans 8:28-39)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 1/10/10

Length: 24:00

Summary: Life has just become so complicated, out of control and scary these days. Terrorism, weird weather, the role of government, crime, joblessness, and the slipping values and morals of our society at large all come at us one after another until we do not know what to do. We are presenting a special sermon series, Life Without Fear, based on the Max Lucado book, Fearless. By looking at the way Jesus dealt with fear and anxiety in the lives of the people he came across, our pastors will highlight concrete and Christ-like ways for us to keep our anxious thoughts and genuine fears in check. Join us for this timely and life-changing sermon series!

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Title: Life Without Fear: What DON'T I have
(Matthew 6:25-34)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 1/3/10

Length: 19:09

Summary: Life has just become so complicated, out of control and scary these days. Terrorism, weird weather, the role of government, crime, joblessness, and the slipping values and morals of our society at large all come at us one after another until we do not know what to do. We are presenting a special sermon series, Life Without Fear, based on the Max Lucado book, Fearless. By looking at the way Jesus dealt with fear and anxiety in the lives of the people he came across, our pastors will highlight concrete and Christ-like ways for us to keep our anxious thoughts and genuine fears in check. Join us for this timely and life-changing sermon series!

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Title: Life Without Fear: What Are You Afraid Of?
(Matthew 8:23-27)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 12/27/09

Length: 20:22

Summary: Life has just become so complicated, out of control and scary these days. Terrorism, weird weather, the role of government, crime, joblessness, and the slipping values and morals of our society at large all come at us one after another until we don't know what to do. We are presenting a special sermon series, "Life Without Fear," based on the Max Lucado book, Fearless. By looking at the way Jesus dealt with fear and anxiety in the lives of the people he came across, our pastors will highlight concrete and Christ-like ways for us to keep our anxious thoughts and genuine fears in check. Join us for this timely and life-changing sermon series!

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Title: Christmas Is for the Needy: Killinger's Christmas Paraphrase
(Luke 15:11-32)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 12/20/09

Length: 22:25

Summary: In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are going to attempt to ask that question and wait upon Gods Word for an answer. The birth of Jesus is not an excuse for some kind of Winter Solstice celebration. It is the decisive coming of God into our world to change our world from the inside out. It is only in looking back to its beginning that Christmas can finally become more than what our consumer culture has made it. It is the season, all right. The season to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.

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Title: Giving on Purpose
(John 1:1-18)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 12/13/09

Length: 24:57

Summary: In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are going to attempt to ask that question and wait upon Gods Word for an answer. The birth of Jesus is not an excuse for some kind of Winter Solstice celebration. It is the decisive coming of God into our world to change our world from the inside out. It is only in looking back to its beginning that Christmas can finally become more than what our consumer culture has made it. It is the season, all right. The season to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.

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Title: The Advent Conspiracy: When Less Is More
(Matthew 5:13-16)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 12/6/09

Length: 17:18

Summary: In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are going to attempt to ask that question and wait upon Gods Word for an answer. The birth of Jesus is not an excuse for some kind of Winter Solstice celebration. It is the decisive coming of God into our world to change our world from the inside out. It is only in looking back to its beginning that Christmas can finally become more than what our consumer culture has made it. It is the season, all right. The season to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.

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Title: Just One Darned Conspiracy After Another
(Isaiah 8:11-15)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 11/29/09

Length: 24:34

Summary: In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are going to attempt to ask that question and wait upon Gods Word for an answer. The birth of Jesus is not an excuse for some kind of Winter Solstice celebration. It is the decisive coming of God into our world to change our world from the inside out. It is only in looking back to its beginning that Christmas can finally become more than what our consumer culture has made it. It is the season, all right. The season to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.

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Title: I Wish I Could Walk on Water
(Matthew 14:22-33)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 11/22/09

Length: 19:15

Summary: What happens when you get what you ask for? I have to admit that, quite a lot of the time, I am more enamored with the getting than the use of whatever I am after. I can remember a time when I bugged my parents unmercifully for a BB gun. I must have begged for a year for that stupid gun. Since we did not have a lot of extra cash in those days, if my parents laid out cold, hard cash for something, you had better be prepared to use it until it was plain worn out! After months and months of a nearly constant begging, I finally got a brand new BB gun! I was overjoyed! I could not believe my good luck after only a year of groveling, and I treasured that BB gun - for about a week. Before I got what I asked for, it was all I could think about. After I got it, I lost interest in it pretty quickly - amazingly quickly! Before I got it, it was my hearts desire. After it was mine, well, my heart moved on. Granted, I was pretty young then and I hope I have matured a bit since then, but I still ask myself How does one go about being truly thankful once we get what we ask for?

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Title: Is it the Philosophy or the Philosopher?
(Galatians 2:11-21)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 11/15/09

Length: 26:24

Summary: Is it the Philosophy or the Philosopher? This is Ethical Dilemma Sunday. At least that is the direction we are taking at St. Andrew this morning. Two debates in and around academia have come to the fore this week. One about a long dead German philosopher and one about a blog posting of a Purdue librarian. Wouldnt you know? They both bring up a similar debate from the earliest church - and they all present an important challenge to those of us who follow Jesus Christ today.

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Title: One Hungry Beggar to Another
(Mark 2:13-17)

Sermon: Rev. Pat Sleeth

Sermon date: 11/8/09

Length: 20:53

Summary: Like just about every organization on the planet, we at St. Andrew have a Mission Statement. It is a concise statement of what we believe God has called us to be and do. What makes our mission statement different, though, is that in broad terms it is who we are called to be as individuals and families as well. We are called to be like Jesus and help others do the same. We are called to be in community with others who believe what we believe. We are called to be faithful because the world around us needs the salt and light that only faithful folks can provide. For the next few weeks we are going to take some time to think about Gods plan and our purpose as his chosen people.

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Title: On a Pillar or In the Trenches
(Philippians 4:2-9)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 11/1/09

Length: 15:56

Summary: Like just about every organization on the planet, we at St. Andrew have a Mission Statement. It is a concise statement of what we believe God has called us to be and do. What makes our mission statement different, though, is that in broad terms it is who we are called to be as individuals and families as well. We are called to be like Jesus and help others do the same. We are called to be in community with others who believe what we believe. We are called to be faithful because the world around us needs the salt and light that only faithful folks can provide. For the next few weeks we are going to take some time to think about Gods plan and our purpose as his chosen people.

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Title: When Christ Gets in Your Eye
(John 9:1-41)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 10/25/09

Length: 30:36

Summary: Like just about every organization on the planet, we at St. Andrew have a Mission Statement. It is a concise statement of what we believe God has called us to be and do. What makes our mission statement different, though, is that in broad terms it is who we are called to be as individuals and families as well. We are called to be like Jesus and help others do the same. We are called to be in community with others who believe what we believe. We are called to be faithful because the world around us needs the salt and light that only faithful folks can provide. For the next few weeks we are going to take some time to think about Gods plan and our purpose as his chosen people.

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Title: When Being Right Is Wrong
(Luke 15:1-7)

Sermon: Rev. Tim Burchill

Sermon date: 10/18/09

Length: 26:31

Summary: There has been a great reversal among those who follow Jesus. Once upon a time, the folks on the social fringe-the morally underprivileged-just could not get enough of Jesus. The righteous, God-fearing folks would not give Jesus the time of day. Now, the tables are turned. What has happened? How can we go back to being a bridge to God for those who are on the outside looking in? Becoming like Jesus is a complicated business and this morning we will take some time to think about who we are when we are close to God as opposed to who we are when we are surrounded by those who are far away from Him.