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, Sid Burgess, although a few selections were written by other pastors or lay-pastors.

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Date Sermon Title Texts
     
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" Psalm 42
May 30, 2010 "Reflections on Suffering and Hope"  
May 23, 2010 "God's Rubber Ducky"  
May 16, 2010 "Final Instructions" Revelation 22:12-21
May 9, 2010 "House Guests" Acts 16:9-15
May 2, 2010 "What to Wear?"  
April 25, 2010 "The Other Fruits" Debbie Feagin
April 18, 2010 "A Baptism to Remember" Acts 9.1-20
April 4, 2010 "Improvisational Christians"  
March 14, 2010 "The Base Coach" Kevin Patton
February 14, 2010 "To Lift the Veil of Ignorance" 2d Corinthians 3:12-4:2
February 7, 2010 "God Goes Recruiting"  Isaiah 6:1-8
January 31, 2010 "Love Letter to the Congregation" 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
January 10, 2010 "Affirmation" Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
January 3, 2010 "Child Care for the Duration" Ephesians 1:3-14
November 22, 2009 "Heapy, Heapy" 2d Chronicles 31:5-10
August 30, 2009 "Car Lust" James 1:17-27
August 23, 2009 "The Divine Arsenal" Ephesians 6:10-20
August 16, 2009 "The Great Health Care Debate" John 6:51-58
August 9, 2009 "The Don'ts and the Do's" Ephesians 4:25-5:2
August 2, 2009 "To Be Satisfied" John 6:24-35
July 5, 2009 "Strength vs. Trust" 2d Corinthians 12.2-10
June 28, 2009 "On Immortality" Mark 5: 21-43
June 7, 2009 "On Being Adopted" Romans 8:12-17
May 31, 2009 "Awesome Ride" Acts 2:1-21
May 24, 2009 "Christ as Living Presence" Acts 1:1-11
May 17, 2009 "Friendship with God" John 15:9-17
May 10, 2009 "Kudzu Christians" John 15:1-8
April 12, 2009 "Where Jesus Lives" John 20:1-18
March 29, 2009 "Interpreting Jesus' Death" John 12:20-33
March 22, 2009 "Unpacking Paul" Ephesians 2:1-10
March 15, 2009 "Cleaning Out the Clutter" John 2:13-22
March 1, 2009 "The Greatest Temptation" Mark 1: 9-15
February 15, 2009 "Faith Healing" Mark 1:40-45
February 8, 2009 "Christian Freedom" 1st Corinthians 9:16-23
January 25, 2009 "Jonah Retold" Jonah 3:1-5, 10
January 11, 2009 "St. Paul on Baptism" Acts 19:1-7
January 4, 2009 "Hope in God" John 1:1-18
December 21, 2008 "Christmas Choice" Luke 1:26-38
December 14, 2008 "Keeping Christmas" 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
December 7, 2008 "Passwords of Hope" Isaiah 40.1-11
November 30, 2008 "Knocking on Heaven's Door" Mark 13:24-37
November 23, 2008 "Sheep vs. Goats" Matthew 25: 31-46
November 16, 2008 "The Three Investors" Matthew 25:14-30
November 9, 2008 "A Living Faith" Rev. Dr. Thomas Evans
October 12, 2008 "What to Wear?" Matthew 22:1-14
October 5, 2008 "Greed vs. Grace" Matthew 21: 33-46
September 7, 2008 "A Little Bit of Knowledge" Psalm 149
August 31, 2008 "Crowded Neighborhood" Exodus 3:1-15
August 17, 2008 "Kissin' Cousins" John 20: 24-29
August 3, 2008 "Abundance vs. Scarcity" Matthew 14:13-22
May 25, 2008 "God Will Neither Forsake Nor Forget" Isaiah 49:8-16
May 18, 2008 "The Great Commission: Take One" Matthew 28:16-20
May 11, 2008 "Collision on the Calendar" Acts 2:1-21
April 27, 2008 "Tall Order, Awesome Aid" John 14.15-21
April 20, 2008 "The Passion of the Creator" By: William P. Brown
April 6, 2008 "Walking for Faith" Luke 24:13-35
March 23, 2008 "Early Easter" John 20:1-18
February 24, 2008 "Conversation Partners" John 4:5-42
February 17, 2008 "Like Father, Like Son" Genesis 12: 1-4a; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
February 10, 2008 "Clothing by God" Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
February 3, 2008 "The Enduring Campaign" Matthew 17:1-9
January 13, 2008 "Vocation" Matthew 3:13-17
January 6, 2008 "Birth Pains" Matthew 2:1-12
December 23, 2007 "In the Tight Spots" Isaiah 70:10-16
December 16, 2007 "The Bible on Disability" Isaiah 35:1-10
December 9, 2007 "Trust the Spirit to Tame the Wolf" Isaiah 11:1-10
December 2, 2007 "Too Late for Joe" Matthew 24:36-44
November 25, 2007 "Imperfection" Luke 1:68-79
October 14, 2007 "To Make the Best of a Bad Situation" Jeremiah 29:1,4-7
September 2, 2007 "Beating the Odds on Angels" Luke 14:1, 7-14
August 12, 2007 "What to do with all that Stuff?" Luke 12:32-40
August 5, 2007 "God says, Keep 'em" Hosea 11:1-11
July 15, 2007 "The Hotel Compassion" Luke 10:25-37
June 10, 2007 "Scandals in Health Care" Luke 7:11-17
June 3, 2007 "Terry Family Farewell - 'Memory and Hope'" Text: John 16:12-15
May 20, 2007 "Jailhouse Rock" Acts 16:16-34
May 13, 2007 "Interview with Lydia" Acts 16:9-15
April 29, 2007 "Salvation for the Living" Revelation 7:9-17
April 22, 2007 "Don't Give Up" John 21:1-19
April 15, 2007 "Traveling Thomas" John 20:19-31
April 8, 2007 "Looking for Jesus" John 20:1-18
March 25, 2007 "Extravagant Love" John 12:1-8
February 25, 2007 "Credit to Whom Credit is Due"
February 18, 2007 "Real Religion" Luke 9:28-43a
December 3, 2006 "Beginnings Are Hard" Jeremiah 33:14-16
November 19, 2006 "We Can Do It!" 1st Samuel 1:4-20
November 5, 2006 "Love to Spare" Ruth 1:1-18
June 11, 2006 "The Feminine Nature of God" John 3:1-17
May 21, 2006 "Family Reunion" (Sharon Terry) John 15:9
May 7, 2006 "At Home with God" Psalm 23
April 23, 2006 "Who is Thomas' Twin?" John 20:19-31
April 16, 2006 "Pushing the Envelope" John 20:1-18
April 2, 2006 "The Meaning of Life" John 12:20-33
March 26, 2006 "God So Loves" John 3:14-21
January 15, 2006 "True Stories" 1 Samuel 3:1-20, John 1:43-51
December 25, 2005 "Sing a New Song" Psalm 98, John 1:1-14
December 24 2005 "Committee of Joy"
December 18, 2005 "More to Come"
September 11, 2005 "When Worship is Unacceptable" II Chronicles 5:11-14
September 4, 2005 "A Beckoning Symbol of Freedom" Exodus 12:1-14
August 28, 2005 "Moses at the Burning Bush" Exodus 3:1-15
August 21, 2005 "Rock and Revolution" Matthew 16:13-20
July 24, 2005 "When words won't work" Romans 8:26-39
May 22, 2005 "God at Work" Genesis 1:1-2:4a
February 20, 2005 "Fact vs. Faith" John 3:1-17
January 2, 2005 "Disaster and Disappointment" Matthew 2:1-12
December 26, 2004 "Herod and AIDS" Matthew 2. 13-23
December 19, 2004 "Silent Joe" Matthew 1:18-25
September 26, 2004 "A Tale of Two Nations" Luke 16:19-31
August 22, 2004 "Back Treatment" Luke 13:10-17
May 2, 2004 "Sidney the First" Psalm 23
April 25, 2004 "Saul-soon-to-be-Paul" Acts 9:1-20
April 18, 2004 "Open 'doored'" John 20:19-31
 March 7, 2004  "Saver Psalm"  Psalm 27, Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
June 8, 2003 "Spirit Sightings" Acts 2:1-21
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" Mark 1:9-15
February 9, 2003 "'What More Can Happen to Us?'" Exodus 34:1-10
January 19, 2003 "On the ‘Priesthood of All Believers’" 1 Sam.3:1-20, Psalm 139:1-6,13-18, 1 Cor. 6:12-20
December 24, 2002 "Christmas is for Children"
December 1, 2002 "Blue vs. Red"
April 7, 2002 "Rattling Chairs" John 20:19-31
March 17, 2002 "Falling Behind, Catching Up" Ezekiel 37: 1-14, John 11:1-44
February 24, 2002 "Still ‘Open-hearted,’ Still ‘Open-minded’" Romans 12
September 16, 2001 "Out of Chaos, Hope"
August 19, 2001 "Lord of Controversy" Luke 12: 49-56 49
May 13, 2001 "Made for Love" John 13:31-35
April 22, 2001 "Titanic Take Two" Acts 5:27-32
March 25, 2001 "Family Reunion" Luke 15:1-3
March 18, 2001 "When bad things happen," Luke 13:1-9
March 4, 2001 "God's Plan 'A'" Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Romans 10:8b-13
January 21, 2001 "Cause for Applause" 1 Cor. 12:12-31a
November 19, 2000 "In Times of Turmoil" Mark 13: 1-8
October 29, 2000 "Blind Spots" Mark 10: 46-52
October 22, 2000 "'Tonic of the Wild,'" Job 38:1-7 (34-41)
October 15, 2000 "Help is on the way," Mark 10:17-31
October 8, 2000 "On Divorce" Mark 10: 1-12
September 10, 2000 "Theological Quicksand" Mark 7:24–37
September 3, 2000 "Beloved 'Refrigerator'" Song of Solomon 2:8-13
August 27,2000 "Missing Submarines..." Ephesians 6:10-20
August 6, 2000 "Smorgasbord" 2 Samuel 11:26--12:13a
July 16, 2000 "Lillian and Herod’s Birthday" Mark 6:14-29
June 25, 2000 "David v. Goliath" 1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49
April 23, 2000 "Beloved Disciple" John 20:1-11
April 2, 2000 "Saved..., but How?" Ephesians 2:1-10
March 19, 2000 "Why did Jesus have to die?" Mark 8:31-38
March 12, 2000 "The Song of the Baptized" Mark 1:9-15
March 5, 2000 "Jesus, Superman, and Me" Mark 9:2-9
February 20, 2000 "Favorite Story" Mark 2:1-12
February 6, 2000 "On the Move"  
January 30, 2000 "Elder Fashion"  
January 23, 2000 "Church of the Second Chance" Jonah 3:1-5
December 12, 1999 "Jubilee 2000" Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11
November 14, 1999 "What Kind of God?" 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30
October 24, 1999 "Perspectives on Death" Deuteronomy 34:1-12
October 10, 1999 "Rx for Peace" Philippians 4: 1-9
August 29, 1999 "A Visit by Moses," Exodus 3:1-15
August 22, 1999 "The Moment to Remember" Romans 12:1-8
August 8, 1999 "Teenagers in the Bible" Genesis 37: 1-4, 12-28
August 1, 1999 "Responding to Violence" Matthew 14:13-21
July 25, 1999 "Predestination and JFK, Jr.,"  
July 18, 1999 "Adoptees Meeting" Romans 8:12-25
July 11, 1999 "Bama Bubba" Romans 8:1-11
June 13, 1999 "Following Peter" Matthew 9: 35-10:8
May 2, 1999 "The Biggest Word in Faith" Psalm 31: 9-16
April 11, 1999 "You Gotta Be Here" John 20:19-31
March 7, 1999 "Question Time" Exodus 17:1-7, John 4:5-42
February 14, 1999 "Divine Descent" Exodus 24:12-18 and Matthew 17:1-9
January 17, 1999 "Martin and Me" Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1:29-42, Corinthians 1:1-9
October 4, 1998 "Divine Permission to Shout" Lamentations 1:1-6, Psalm 137
June 13, 1998 "Rx for Marriage" Romans 12: 1-2, 9-18
May 31, 1998 "Philip’s ‘Nice Try’" John 14:8-17, 25-27
May 17, 1998 "Going North" Acts 16:9-15
May 10, 1998 "Left Foot, Right Foot" Revelation 21:1-6
May 3, 1998 "The Goal is Faithfulness"  
April 26, 1998 "The New Road to Damascus --Take Two" Acts 9:1-20
April 19, 1998 The Illustration You've Been Waiting For Acts 5:27-32
April 12, 1998 More Surprises to Come Luke 24:1-12
March 22, 1998 Thomas' Story Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32
March 15, 1998 Church Bears Fruit Luke 13:1-9
March 1, 1998 Demand Life Luke 4:1-13
February 15, 1998 Blessing and Warnings Luke 6:17-27
February 1, 1998 The Call of the Church Jeremiah 1:4-10
January 25, 1998 Dangerous Homecoming Luke 4: 14-21
January 4, 1998 Different Route Home Matthew 2: 1-12
December 21, 1997 Mary's Song Luke 1:39-55
December 7, 1997 An Interview with Zechariah Luke 1: 5-25, 57-80; 3:1-6
November 16, 1997 What About Me I Sam.1:4-20, Ps.113, Mk 13:1-8
November 2, 1997 Keep Saying It  
October 26, 1997 A Visit from Bartimeaus Mark 10:46-52
October 19, 1997 "Knock, knock." "Who's there?"  
October 12, 1997 Looking for God Job 23:1-9; Ps.22:1-15; Mk 10:17
August 31, 1997 To Believe is to Give James 1: 17-27
July 6, 1997 Strength vs. Trust II Corinthians 12:2-10
June 22, 1997 Where are they when you need 'em? I Samuel 17; Mark 4: 35-41
June 15, 1997 Little Light, Big Glow Mark 4:26-34
June 8, 1997 Summer for Simplicity I Samuel 8: 4-20, 11:14-15
March 30, 1997 Show Me Your Resurrection  
March 16, 1997 Down and Out, Up and Over John 12: 20-33
March 2, 1997 Envying Jesus John 2:13-23
February 23, 1997 Divine Disarmament Genesis 9:8-17