FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sermons
January 16, 2022
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Sending Out Roots (Responding to Anxiety, Conflict & Change)"
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 17:7-8, Luke 6:17-26
January 9, 2022
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Greatest of These (Follow an Inner Compass)"
Scripture Reading: Luke 3:21-22 & 1st Corinthians 13:1-13
December 12, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "A Home for All"
Scripture Reading: Luke 3:3-18
December 5, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Laying the Foundation"
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:57, 67-80
November 14, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Work of Our Hands"
Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 28:1-6, 12 & Psalm 90:1-4, 12-17
October 31, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Way of Restoration"
Scripture Reading: Psalm 146, 1 Peter 4:8-11
October 24, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Way of Restoration"
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 31:2-9
October 17, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Abundance"
Scripture Reading: Joel 2:21-27 & Matthew 6:25-30
October 10, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Blessed to be a Blessing"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:1-4 & Psalm 119:1-3, 105
October 3, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "At This Table"
Scripture Reading: John 6:10-11, Mark 7:26-29, Matthew 26:26-29, Luke 24:13-16, 28-31
September 26, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "In Our Hands."
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:24-31a & Words by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
September 19, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Blessed are those ..."
Scripture Reading: James 3:13, 17-18, Jeremiah 17:7-8
September 12, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Living Water"
Scripture Reading: John 4:5-15
September 5, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Consistent and Total Surrender (Or Loving Enemy as Self Love)"
Scripture Reading: Luke 6:27-36, Martin Luther King Jr.
August 29, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Never Mine Alone"
Scripture Reading: John 15:9-17, Howard Thurman
August 1, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Yours in Love"
Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:7-19, Anne Dutton
July 25, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Restored to Fullness"
Scripture Reading: Mark 12: 28-34, Gerrard Winstanley
July 4, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Remembering"
Scripture Reading: Exodus 12:21-28, 31-32a, Matthew 26: 17-19, 26-29, Introduction to the Haggadah
June 27, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Remind Us"
Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 6:1-9
June 6, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Beginning Again"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 3:8-10
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson is on parental leave until June.
February 21, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Soil & Spirit"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:26-27, 2:4-7, 3:19 & Ecclesiastes 3:20
January 31, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Return to Me and I will Return to You"
Scripture Reading: Malachi 2:17-3:7
January 24, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Belly of the Whale & God’s Mercy"
Scripture Reading: Selections from Jonah 1-4
January 17, 2021
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "The Humility to Listen and the Courage to Speak"
Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 3:1-20
January 10, 2021
Rev. Tracey Perry "Get Ready - God Is Doing A New Thing" (sermon begins 24:56)
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 43:18-19, Psalm 146
January 3, 2021
Rev. Tracey Perry "Hold On -- God is With You" (sermon begins 20:42)
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:6, Hebrews 11:1, 1 Thess. 5:16-18
December 20, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "An Uncertain Journey: Following the Shepherds"
Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-20
December 13, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Following Mary -- Overcome by Joy"
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-45, 56
December 6, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Following Joseph - Daring to Dream"
Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:16, 18-24 & Psalm 85:8-13
November 29, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "An Uncertain Journey: Following the Prophets"
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 & Mark 1:1-8
November 22, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: That All May Follow"
Scripture Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 & 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
November 15, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: That We May Seek and Find"
Scripture Reading: John 6:1-14 & Romans 15:13
November 8, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: Overflowing"
Scripture Reading: John 6:1-14 & Romans 15:13
October 25, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: Written on Human Hearts"
Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:34-40 & 2 Corinthians 3:1-6
September 27, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: Search for Me with All Your Heart"
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 29:10-14 & Psalm 62:1-8
September 20, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: But What Will We Eat" (sermon begins at 16:30 in the recording)
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:24-29, 9:1-3 & Exodus 16:11-15, 31
September 13, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Spirit: In the Beginning"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:1-5, 2:7 and Psalm 104:24-30
September 6, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Love is All You Need"
Scripture Reading: Romans 12:9-16 & 13:8-10
August 30, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Resilience: Meddling Midwives"
Scripture Reading: Exodus 1:8-2:10
August 23, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Play: God's Laughter & Wisdom's Fun" (sermon begins at minute 35:45)
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 8:12, 22-31
August 16, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "When Love is Stronger than Anger"
Scripture Reading: Selections from Genesis 37, 41 & 45
July 26, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Community: You Give Them Something to Eat"
Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:13-21
July 19, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Justice: What Good is a Birthright"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 25:19-34, Micah 6:8
July 12, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson "Joy: When the Mountains Sing"
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 55:1-3, 6-13
June 28, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "Fear"
Scripture Reading: Genesis 21:8-21 (Scripture Backstory Genesis 18)
June 21, 2020 Father's Days
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "Hope: An Old Woman's Laugh"
Scripture Readings: Genesis 18:1-14
June 14, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "Curiosity: The Slippery Slope"
Scripture Readings: Luke 18:15-17 and Genesis 15:1-6
May 31, 2020 Pentecost
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "One in the Spirit"
Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-18
May 17, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "God's Mobile Home's Got Space"
Scripture Reading: John 14:1-7, 15-21
May 10, 2020 Mother's Day
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "Through the Gate / Embrace"
Scripture: John 10:1-18
May 3, 2020, Worship with Trinity United Methodist Church
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "On the Road / Encounter"
Scripture: Luke 24:13-35
April 26, 2020, Worship with Trinity United Methodist Church
Rev. Bryson Lillie, Trinity United Methodist Church "Resting in the Storm"
Scripture: Matthew 8:23-27
April 19, 2020
Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, "Behind Locked Doors / Emptiness"
Scripture: John 20:19-31
Previous Sermons
2020
April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday - Jeremiah 31:1-6, 8-9 & Matthew 28:1-8 "Risen" Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, Sermon Video
March 29, 2020 - Ezekiel 37: 1-14 "Lamenting" Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson
March 22, 2020 - John 9:1-12 & Psalm 23 "Receiving" Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson