Christ Window EdgewoodPC PCUSA

 

 

850 Oxmoor Road

Birmingham, AL 35209

205.871.4302

Sermons

Below is a collection of sermons preached at Edgewood on the dates indicated.  They are primarily by our Pastor, Reverend Sid Burgess, although a few selections were written by other pastors or lay-pastors.

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Date Sermon Title Guest Speaker
     
January 8, 2012 "Raw Material"  
December 11, 2011 "A Nobody from Nowhere"  
November 20, 2011 "Seeking Moral High Ground"  
November 13, 2011 "Decisions, Decisions!"  
October 30, 2011 "Small Miracles and John Knox"  
October 16, 2011 "Holy Affirming"  
September 18, 2011 "Divine Economy"  
August 28, 2011 "Practicing Christians"  
August 21, 2011 "Church with Christ"  
August 7, 2011 "'Goofy Stories'"  
July 31, 2011 "The Power of Sharing"  
July 17, 2011 "Our 'Forever Family'"  
June 26, 2011 "Texts Too Rich for Preaching"  
June 19, 2011 "Some Doubted"  
June 12, 2011 "Questions!" Elder Kevin Henderson
May 22, 2011 "A Prayer for Billy"  
May 15, 2011 "Called as Gatekeepers"  
March 20, 2011 "Fact vs. Faith"  
March 13, 2011 "Grace in the Land of the Giants"  
March 6, 2011 "Base Camp"  
February 20, 2011 "Obedience Training"  
February 13, 2011 "A Community of Imagination"  
February 6, 2011 "Chief Beneficiaries"  
January 30, 2011 "Easy Answers"  
January 9, 2011 "A Summons to Serve"  
December 12, 2010 "What About Me?"  
December 5, 2010 "Accepted and Accepting"  
November 28, 2010 "The Church as the Waiting Place"  
November 21, 2010 "Christ the Most Unlikely King"  
November 14, 2010 "A Mission at Risk"  
November 7, 2010 "The One Indisputable Reason"  
September 26, 2010 "God's Timing"  
September 19, 2010 "A Text for Our Time"  
September 5, 2010 "Christian Perspectives on Labor"  
August 29, 2010 "Table Manners"  
August 22, 2010 "Jeremiah Was Not A Bullfrog"  
August 1, 2010 "Popular Wisdom vs. Biblical Truth"  
July 25, 2010 "Presbyterians, Politics, and Peace"  
July 18, 2010 "Mary, Martha, and Miss Lillian"  
July 4, 2010 "Creation Cries"  
June 20, 2010 "Not a Normal Sunday"  
May 30, 2010 "Reflections on Suffering and Hope"  
May 23, 2010 "God's Rubber Ducky"  
May 16, 2010 "Final Instructions"  
May 9, 2010 "House Guests"  
May 2, 2010 "What to Wear?"  
April 25, 2010 "The Other Fruits" Rev. Debbie Feagin
April 18, 2010 "A Baptism to Remember"  
April 4, 2010 "Improvisational Christians"  
March 14, 2010 "The Base Coach" Elder Kevin Patton
February 14, 2010 "To Lift the Veil of Ignorance"  
February 7, 2010 "God Goes Recruiting"  
January 31, 2010 "Love Letter to the Congregation"  
January 10, 2010 "Affirmation"  
January 3, 2010 "Child Care for the Duration"  
November 22, 2009 "Heapy, Heapy"  
August 30, 2009 "Car Lust"  
August 23, 2009 "The Divine Arsenal"  
August 16, 2009 "The Great Health Care Debate"  
August 9, 2009 "The Don'ts and the Do's"  
August 2, 2009 "To Be Satisfied"  
July 5, 2009 "Strength vs. Trust"  
June 28, 2009 "On Immortality"  
June 7, 2009 "On Being Adopted"  
May 31, 2009 "Awesome Ride"  
May 24, 2009 "Christ as Living Presence"  
May 17, 2009 "Friendship with God"  
May 10, 2009 "Kudzu Christians"  
April 12, 2009 "Where Jesus Lives"  
March 29, 2009 "Interpreting Jesus' Death"  
March 22, 2009 "Unpacking Paul"  
March 15, 2009 "Cleaning Out the Clutter"  
March 1, 2009 "The Greatest Temptation"  
February 15, 2009 "Faith Healing"  
February 8, 2009 "Christian Freedom"  
January 25, 2009 "Jonah Retold"  
January 11, 2009 "St. Paul on Baptism"  
January 4, 2009 "Hope in God"  
December 21, 2008 "Christmas Choice"  
December 14, 2008 "Keeping Christmas"  
December 7, 2008 "Passwords of Hope"  
November 30, 2008 "Knocking on Heaven's Door"  
November 23, 2008 "Sheep vs. Goats"  
November 16, 2008 "The Three Investors"  
November 9, 2008 "A Living Faith" Rev. Dr. Thomas Evans
October 12, 2008 "What to Wear?"  
October 5, 2008 "Greed vs. Grace"  
September 7, 2008 "A Little Bit of Knowledge"  
August 31, 2008 "Crowded Neighborhood"  
August 17, 2008 "Kissin' Cousins"  
August 3, 2008 "Abundance vs. Scarcity"  
May 25, 2008 "God Will Neither Forsake Nor Forget"  
May 18, 2008 "The Great Commission: Take One"  
May 11, 2008 "Collision on the Calendar"  
April 27, 2008 "Tall Order, Awesome Aid"  
April 20, 2008 "The Passion of the Creator" By: William P. Brown
April 6, 2008 "Walking for Faith"  
March 23, 2008 "Early Easter"  
February 24, 2008 "Conversation Partners"  
February 17, 2008 "Like Father, Like Son"  
February 10, 2008 "Clothing by God"  
February 3, 2008 "The Enduring Campaign"  
January 13, 2008 "Vocation"  
January 6, 2008 "Birth Pains"  
December 23, 2007 "In the Tight Spots"  
December 16, 2007 "The Bible on Disability"  
December 9, 2007 "Trust the Spirit to Tame the Wolf"  
December 2, 2007 "Too Late for Joe"  
November 25, 2007 "Imperfection"  
October 14, 2007 "To Make the Best of a Bad Situation"  
September 2, 2007 "Beating the Odds on Angels"  
August 12, 2007 "What to do with all that Stuff?"  
August 5, 2007 "God says, Keep 'em"  
July 15, 2007 "The Hotel Compassion"  
June 10, 2007 "Scandals in Health Care"  
June 3, 2007 "Terry Family Farewell - 'Memory and Hope'"  
May 20, 2007 "Jailhouse Rock"  
May 13, 2007 "Interview with Lydia"  
April 29, 2007 "Salvation for the Living"  
April 22, 2007 "Don't Give Up"  
April 15, 2007 "Traveling Thomas"  
April 8, 2007 "Looking for Jesus"  
March 25, 2007 "Extravagant Love"  
February 25, 2007 "Credit to Whom Credit is Due"  
February 18, 2007 "Real Religion"  
December 3, 2006 "Beginnings Are Hard"  
November 19, 2006 "We Can Do It!"  
November 5, 2006 "Love to Spare"  
June 11, 2006 "The Feminine Nature of God"  
May 21, 2006 "Family Reunion" (Sharon Terry)  
May 7, 2006 "At Home with God"  
April 23, 2006 "Who is Thomas' Twin?"  
April 16, 2006 "Pushing the Envelope"  
April 2, 2006 "The Meaning of Life"  
March 26, 2006 "God So Loves"  
January 15, 2006 "True Stories"  
December 25, 2005 "Sing a New Song"  
December 24 2005 "Committee of Joy"  
December 18, 2005 "More to Come"  
September 11, 2005 "When Worship is Unacceptable"  
September 4, 2005 "A Beckoning Symbol of Freedom"  
August 28, 2005 "Moses at the Burning Bush"  
August 21, 2005 "Rock and Revolution"  
July 24, 2005 "When words won't work"  
May 22, 2005 "God at Work"  
February 20, 2005 "Fact vs. Faith"  
January 2, 2005 "Disaster and Disappointment"  
December 26, 2004 "Herod and AIDS"  
December 19, 2004 "Silent Joe"  
September 26, 2004 "A Tale of Two Nations"  
August 22, 2004 "Back Treatment"  
May 2, 2004 "Rev. Sidney the First"  
April 25, 2004 "Saul-soon-to-be-Paul"  
April 18, 2004 "Open 'doored'"  
 March 7, 2004  "Saver Psalm"  
June 8, 2003 "Spirit Sightings"  
May 25, 2003 "Love is an Action Verb"  
April 20, 2003 "Hard Road to Easter"  
April 6, 2003 "The HealthSouth Debacle"  
March 9, 2003 "Wilderness Wonderings"  
February 9, 2003 "'What More Can Happen to Us?'"  
January 19, 2003 "On the ‘Priesthood of All Believers’"  
December 24, 2002 "Christmas is for Children"  
December 1, 2002 "Blue vs. Red"  
April 7, 2002 "Rattling Chairs"  
March 17, 2002 "Falling Behind, Catching Up"  
February 24, 2002 "Still ‘Open-hearted,’ Still ‘Open-minded’"  
September 16, 2001 "Out of Chaos, Hope"  
August 19, 2001 "Lord of Controversy"  
May 13, 2001 "Made for Love"  
April 22, 2001 "Titanic Take Two"  
March 25, 2001 "Family Reunion"  
March 18, 2001 "When bad things happen,"  
March 4, 2001 "God's Plan 'A'"  
January 21, 2001 "Cause for Applause"  
November 19, 2000 "In Times of Turmoil"  
October 29, 2000 "Blind Spots"  
October 22, 2000 "'Tonic of the Wild,'"  
October 15, 2000 "Help is on the way,"  
October 8, 2000 "On Divorce"  
September 10, 2000 "Theological Quicksand"  
September 3, 2000 "Beloved 'Refrigerator'"  
August 27,2000 "Missing Submarines..."  
August 6, 2000 "Smorgasbord"  
July 16, 2000 "Lillian and Herod’s Birthday"  
June 25, 2000 "David v. Goliath"  
April 23, 2000 "Beloved Disciple"  
April 2, 2000 "Saved..., but How?"  
March 19, 2000 "Why did Jesus have to die?"  
March 12, 2000 "The Song of the Baptized"  
March 5, 2000 "Jesus, Superman, and Me"  
February 20, 2000 "Favorite Story"  
February 6, 2000 "On the Move"  
January 30, 2000 "Elder Fashion"  
January 23, 2000 "Church of the Second Chance"  
December 12, 1999 "Jubilee 2000"  
November 14, 1999 "What Kind of God?"  
October 24, 1999 "Perspectives on Death"  
October 10, 1999 "Rx for Peace"  
August 29, 1999 "A Visit by Moses,"  
August 22, 1999 "The Moment to Remember"  
August 8, 1999 "Teenagers in the Bible"  
August 1, 1999 "Responding to Violence"  
July 25, 1999 "Predestination and JFK, Jr.,"  
July 18, 1999 "Adoptees Meeting"  
July 11, 1999 "Bama Bubba"  
June 13, 1999 "Following Peter"  
May 2, 1999 "The Biggest Word in Faith"  
April 11, 1999 "You Gotta Be Here"  
March 7, 1999 "Question Time"  
February 14, 1999 "Divine Descent"  
January 17, 1999 "Martin and Me"  
October 4, 1998 "Divine Permission to Shout"  
June 13, 1998 "Rx for Marriage"  
May 31, 1998 "Philip’s ‘Nice Try’"  
May 17, 1998 "Going North"  
May 10, 1998 "Left Foot, Right Foot"  
May 3, 1998 "The Goal is Faithfulness"  
April 26, 1998 "The New Road to Damascus --Take Two"  
April 19, 1998 The Illustration You've Been Waiting For  
April 12, 1998 More Surprises to Come  
March 22, 1998 Thomas' Story  
March 15, 1998 Church Bears Fruit  
March 1, 1998 Demand Life  
February 15, 1998 Blessing and Warnings  
February 1, 1998 The Call of the Church  
January 25, 1998 Dangerous Homecoming  
January 4, 1998 Different Route Home  
December 21, 1997 Mary's Song  
December 7, 1997 An Interview with Zechariah  
November 16, 1997 What About Me  
November 2, 1997 Keep Saying It  
October 26, 1997 A Visit from Bartimeaus  
October 19, 1997 "Knock, knock." "Who's there?"  
October 12, 1997 Looking for God  
August 31, 1997 To Believe is to Give  
July 6, 1997 Strength vs. Trust  
June 22, 1997 Where are they when you need 'em?  
June 15, 1997 Little Light, Big Glow  
June 8, 1997 Summer for Simplicity  
March 30, 1997 Show Me Your Resurrection  
March 16, 1997 Down and Out, Up and Over  
March 2, 1997 Envying Jesus  
February 23, 1997 Divine Disarmament