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2012 Downtown Sermons
1/29 - Rev. Paterson - The Devil We Know
1/22 - Rev. Paterson - The Miracle of Miracles
1/15 - Rev. Paterson - The Making of a Prophet

2011 Downtown Sermons
12/11 - Rev. Paterson - The Seventh Wise Man
12/4 - Rev. Paterson - The Sixth Wise Man
11/27 - Rev. Paterson - The Fifth Wise Man
11/13 - Rev. Lynn - All Good Gifts
11/6 - Rev. Paterson - So You Want to Be A Saint
10/30 - Rev. Paterson - All God's Children
10/23 - Rev. Paterson - So You Want to Be A United Methodist
10/16 - Rev. Paterson - So You Want to Be A Christian
10/2 - Rev. Lynn - At the Round Table
9/25 - Rev. Paterson - Race to Somewhere
9/18 - Rev. Paterson - Race to Nowhere
9/11 - Rev. Paterson - God of New Beginnings
9/4 - Rev. Roth - Is the Worker My Neighbor?
8/28 - Rev. Lynn - Tending the Soil
8/21 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand: Climate Change
8/7 - Rev. Lynn - Getting Out of the Boat
7/24 - Rev. Lynn - Stories of the Kingdom
7/17 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand: Immigration
7/10 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand: Christian Economics
7/3 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand: Biblical Interpretation
6/26 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand: Abortion
6/19 - Rev. Paterson - Divided We Stand
6/12 - Rev. Lynn - For the Common Good
6/5 - Rev. Paterson - Your Story, Their Story, God's Story
5/29 - Rev. Paterson - Away, But Not Gone
5/8 - Rev. Lynn - It Takes a Village
4/24 - Rev. Paterson - Love Wins
4/17 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John: Courage for the Future
4/10 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John: Jesus, My Friend
4/3 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John: Do What Jesus Does
3/27 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John: Jesus Was a Tenor
3/20 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John: Living in a Material World
3/13 - Rev. Paterson - The World According to John
3/9 - Rev. Lynn - Ash Wednesday - Coming Home
2/27 - Rev. Lynn - "Holy Trust, Trusting Wholly"
2/13 - Rev. Paterson - "What If People Were More Important Than Institutions?"
2/6 - Rev. Paterson - "What If Having Questions Were More Important Than Having Answers?"
1/30 - Rev. Paterson - "What If Love Mattered More Than Sex?"
1/23 - Rev. Paterson - "What If Jesus Wanted to be Followed More Than Worshipped?"
1/2 - Rev. Lynn - "Another Road Home"

2010 Downtown Sermons
12/19 - Rev. Paterson - "Love -- It's the Reason"
12/12 - Rev. Paterson - "Joy -- To Get Me Through the Tough Times"
12/5 - Rev. Paterson - "Peace...Not As the World Gives"
11/28 - Rev. Paterson - "Hope...Does It Take Audacity?"
11/21 - Rev. Paterson - "Walk This Way"
11/14 - Rev. Paterson - "First Things First"
11/7 - Rev. Paterson - "The Secret Life of a Saint"
10/24 - Rev. Lynn - "Of Breath and Bones"
10/17 - Rev. Paterson - "Sermon on the Mount Series: Are You Perfect Yet?"
10/3 - Rev. Paterson - "Sermon on the Mount Series: The Methodist Difference"
9/26 - Rev. Paterson - "Sermon on the Mount Series: With Blessings Like These..."
9/19 - Rev. Paterson - "Sermon on the Mount Series: "Are You Sure You Want to Be a Christian?"
9/5 - Rev. Lynn - "Turning Points"
8/29 - Rev. Paterson - "Embezzling the Divine"
8/22 - Rev. Paterson - "God's Problem With Clergy"
8/1 - Rev. Lynn - "Unreasonable Discipleship"
7/18 - Rev. Paterson - "How Long, O Lord"
7/11 - Rev. Lynn - "New in the Neighborhood"
6/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Promise in the Midst of Chaos"
5/16 - Rev. Paterson - "May There Never Be Another Amos"
5/9 - Rev. Paterson - "Hosea: A Not Too Subtle Love"
5/2 - Rev. Paterson - "A Whale of a Tale"
4/25 - Rev. Paterson - "Making a Prophet"
4/4 Easter - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: Waking to Promise"
3/28 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: More Than a Coincidence"
3/21 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: Looking Like Jesus"
3/14 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: More Than a Label"
3/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Intentionally Christian: The GIGO Effect"
2/14 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Close-Minded?"
2/7 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Insensitive?"
1/31 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Anti-Gay?"
1/24 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Hypocritical?"
1/17 - Rev. Paterson - "unChristian: Is the Church Getting it Wrong?"

2009 Downtown Sermons
12/20 - Rev. Paterson - "Not So Merry for Mary"
12/13 - Rev. Paterson - "What Honeymoon? The Story of Joseph"
12/6 - Rev. Paterson - "When God Gets in the Way: The Story of Herod"
10/25 - Rev. Paterson - "Wanting With Plenty"
10/18 - Rev. Paterson - "Imagine No Religion"
10/4 - Rev. Paterson - "Known"
9/27 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ubiquitous Here"
9/20 - Rev. Paterson - "The Eternal Now"
9/13 - Rev. Paterson - "Here! Now!"
8/30 - Rev. Paterson - "Blessed Are Those Who Do What Has to be Done"
8/23 - Rev. Paterson - "That's What Friends Are For"
7/26 - Rev. Paterson - "Facing Giant Challenges"
7/19 - Rev. Paterson - "Non-Conformists Be"
7/5 - Rev. Paterson - "The Sin of Entitlement"
6/28 - Rev. Patrson - "Born to Serve"
6/7 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
5/31 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
5/23 - Rev. Paterson - "Re-think Church"
4/12 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Learning to Live Loved"
4/5 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: In the Midst of Good and Evil"
3/29 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Community"
3/22 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Freedom"
3/15 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Forgiveness"
3/8 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Submission"
3/1 - Rev. Paterson - "Meeting God Again for the First Time: Revelation"
2/22 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Fasting"  
2/15 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Fixed-Hour Prayer" 
2/8 - Rev. Paterson - "The Ancient Future Church: Lectio Divina"   
1/18 - Rev. Paterson - "Not Your Parent's Christianity"

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