From Days of Youth to Days of Grey Hair
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Paul Shupe – June 16, 2013 – Psalm 71:14-23 http://youtu.be/SL1KjpY_AOA
Son of a Preacher Mom
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Dana Allen Walsh – June 9, 2013 – Psalm 139:1-14 – Mark 10:13-16 http://youtu.be/mE1USzzEyYM “Son of a Preacher Mom” Before Leighton was born, we received LOTS of advice. Most of it was well- intentioned. 1) Set an alarm clock to ring every hour all night long 2) Get a dog,...
Power in Brokenness
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Dana Allen Walsh – June 2, 2013 – 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 http://youtu.be/80tHt8Ey06k Power In Brokeness One of the major life experiences that often happens in early adulthood that Sean and I have fortunately avoided is – the constant moving. We moved only once from Princeton to Somerville. But we are...
Leaving in the Middle
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Paul Shupe – May 26, 2013 – Deuteronomy 34:1-12 http://youtu.be/AeVRxAs4sC8 Listen, as we learn of the death of Moses, the great prophet through whom God brought forth the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt, but who died just before the moment of final vindication, in sight of...
Charge to the Candidates
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Paul Shupe – May 19, 2013 – Confirmand Sunday Acts 2:1-21 http://youtu.be/nLSYgQ-9Lco
O, Mercy, Mercy, Me
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Paul Shupe – May 12, 2013 - Isaiah 55:6-13 Romans 12:3-5 http://youtu.be/b8UFbsMxgG0 Isaiah 55:6-13 The prophet Isaiah exhorts the people to turn once more toward God, and to seek God’s mercy. God’s purposes are not thwarted, and God seeks partners to join in the work that God has begun....
Yearning to Be Somewhere You’re Not
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Sarah Drummond – May 5, 2013 - Acts 16:9-15 http://youtu.be/8yNrG1z3kGg
Open and Affirming
Hancock Church Sermon – Rev. Paul Shupe - April 28, 2013 - Acts 11:1-18 http://youtu.be/el5v_p4yofk April 28, 2013 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18 Listen, as Peter and the early church wrestle with a question concerning membership in the early community: can Gentiles be included as well as Jews? Peter is given a...
Youth Sermons from our Youth Group Seniors
Hancock Church Youth Sunday Sermon - Russell Gens April 21, 2013 http://youtu.be/qIl4lIz-1Us Shared Perspectives What is perspective? Messrs Meriam and Webster define it as “the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance.” Sounds pretty important. I think we could all benefit from some true relations and relative importance. Unfortunately, speaking...
It’s Not the End, but You Can See It From Here
Hancock Church Easter Sunday Sermon http://youtu.be/mxkn1PHC9Co Rev. Paul Shupe April 14, 2013 Genesis 1:31-2:3 This passage concludes the first of the great creation narratives from Genesis, and depicts God at rest on the seventh day of creation, fixing the Sabbath as a day of rest for both creator and the creatures. God saw everything...
Embracing Uncertainty
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/bYHQuoehBMY Becca Lockwood April 7, 2013 John 20:19-31 Embracing Uncertainty What if I told you that Thomas is a faithful disciple. What if I told you that the title usually given to Thomas, “Doubting Thomas” is a potentially inaccurate interpretation of this text? What if I told you that Thomas is...
Easter: Continuous Discontinuity
Hancock Church Easter Sunday Sermon http://youtu.be/K2aFRgxZzkY Rev. Paul Shupe Psalm 118:1-2, 18-24 Acts 10:34-43 Luke 24:1-12 March 31, 2013 LUKE 24:1-12 The Good News of Easter morning according to Luke: the women disciples of Jesus have gone to his tomb to prepare his broken body for burial. They are astounded to find instead that...
The Road to Jerusalem
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/DNh_xhYf80k Pam Cochrane March 24, 2013 Luke 12:13-31 The Road to Jerusalem: Make way for Jesus! So here we are, we have traveled through Lent and find ourselves waving palms and singing Hosanna. We have arrived, and our entrance was grand. After all, isn’t Palm Sunday all...
Old(er) Dogs, New Tricks
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/o1XTEJut2bM Rev. Paul Shupe Luke 12:13-31 March 17, 2013 Fifth Sunday In Lent Middle Age in the “Faith Across the Lifespan Series” Luke 12:13-31 Responding to a voice in the crowd, Jesus tells a parable about the dangers of wealth, and follows it with assurances that all that we need, God...
The Good Disciple
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/gIRK-iVjlhk Becca Lockwood March 10, 2013 John 12:1-8 The Good Disciple I have to wonder, what does it mean to be a good disciple. The text read today is quite straightforward in some ways, though I hesitate to say that about any text in the Bible. This story like so many others...
Ever Changing, Never Ending
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/E0EIoU2fXJE Rev. Paul Shupe March 3, 2013 Luke 13:6-9 Luke 13:6-9 Jesus invites us to think with him through the use of a parable. In this story of an unproductive fig tree, the gardener intervenes with the owner of the vineyard to obtain another opportunity for an unproductive fig tree to...
Identity Theft
Hancock Church Sermon http://youtu.be/wZNNMCq2BSU Alex Shea Will February 24, 2013 Luke 4:1-13 Identity Theft As I’ve grown into my adult years, I’ve become increasingly concerned with my credit. One of those exciting things they don’t tell you about when you’re younger. Recently I spent way too many hours searching through websites and reading reviews, trying...
Into Life’s Fullness
Hancock Church Sermon Rev. Paul Shupe February 17, 2013 Matthew 4:18-22 In this passage, Jesus calls his first disciples to follow him. We notice this morning that they pay a price for their decision to follow: they must leave their former lives behind, including their fishing boats and nets, and, in the cases of...
Becoming Other-Wise
Hancock Church Sermon Rev. Paul Shupe February 3, 2013 Luke 4:21-30 This is the conclusion of the story begun last week. Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, and with a growing reputation for wise teaching going ahead of him, goes at last to the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth. Invited to read, he...
Good News for the Home Folks
Hancock Church Sermon Rev. Paul Shupe January 27, 2013 Luke 4:14-21 According to Luke, Jesus as an adult made his first appearance on the public stage when he went to the Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. Confirmed there as God’s beloved son, Jesus then went into the wilderness, where he was...