MLP sermon archive

Today is a Great Day!()(Aug. 7, 2004)
Sermon preached by Rev. John Shuck, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Billings, Montana, at the commitment ceremony of Mike Gramley and Tony Stark.

God's Awe-ful Love (July 25, 2004)
Rev. Erin Swenson, MLP Co-Moderator, sermon given at St. Luke Presbyterian Church, Wayzata, MN
Sermon delivered on More Light Sunday.

Coming out of Closets, Prisons, Caves, and Tombs (June 20, 2004)
Sermon preached by Rev. Erwin C. Barron, pastor of Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA on PRIDE Sunday, 2004.

More Light Yet (June 6, 2004)
Frank Yates , Pastor, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM
Sermon delivered on More Light Sunday.

The Crimson Cord (May 23, 2004)
Heidi Peterson, Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO
Sermon delivered to the Welcoming Presbtyerians Conference, Kansas City, MO.

A Sermon on Jonah 3 (May 22, 2004)
Martha Juillerat, Director, The Shower of Stoles Project
Sermon delivered to the Welcoming Presbtyerians Conference, Kansas City, MO.

Until the Dream of a time when everyone's chains are broken (May 21, 2004)
Tony Hoshaw , student at McCormick Theological Seminary
Sermon delivered to the Welcoming Presbyterians Conference, Kansas City, MO.

Blessed Be (Feb. 15, 2004)
Heather Reichgott, MLP National Board and student at San Francisco Theological Seminary
Sermon delivered to the Board of More Light Presbyterians, Santa Fe, NM.

Address to the Presbytery of San Francisco (Jan. 14, 2003)
Rev. Erin Swenson addresses San Francisco Presbytery on Transgender Issues

Faith that is Seen (Oct. 27, 2002)
Rev. Deborah Mullen, Dean of Master's Programs and Assistant Professor of Ministry and Historical Studies, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago
Reformation Sunday Celebration, Rochester, NY

Dissenting in Place (Oct. 27, 2002)
Rev. Dr. Harold Porter, Pastor Emeritus, Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH, at the Reformation Sunday Celebration, South Church, Dobbs Ferry, NY

The Best Adventure Around (May 26, 2002)
Dr. Harold Porter at the 2002 MLP Conference "Live into Hope," Raleigh, NC

"As Christ Has Welcomed You:" Romans 15:7 and a Quarreling Church (Spring 2002)
Rev. Dr. Jim Wharton (HR), Senior Pastor, Memorial Drive Presbyterian (1975-1985) speaking to the Houston MLP Chapter

Being the Living Church()(May 24, 1998)
Lisa Leigh Larges, at the More Light Churches Network annual conference

The Stranger in Our Midst (Apr. 17, 1999)
Rev. Paul W. Egertson, Ph.D., Bishop, Southern California West Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Keynote Sermon, Building An Inclusive Church Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Wildly, Wonderful, Extravagant, Inclusive Love of God seems to be on Call Waiting. By Whom this Time? (May 22, 1998)
Howard Warren
Sermon preached at the More Light Churches Network annual conference,
McKinley Presbyterian Church, Campaign, IL

What Do We Do Now?()(Mar. 22, 1998)
G. Daniel Little
At a Service of Sorrow, Hope, and Commitment following the Defeat of Amendment A
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN
Galatians 2:1-12
"We keep a pastoral focus."

Divine or Human Things? ()(Feb. 23, 1997)
Sheila C. Gustafson
First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, NM

Dance the Dream of Freedom (May 1996)
Dan Smith
Sermon preached at the More Light Churches Network annual conference,
Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

Why Do We Have To Keep Talking About These Things?()(Oct. 1, 1995)
Conversation Among Presbyterians in Response to the Recommendation of the 1993 General Assembly for Dialogue
Marvin M. Ellison, Bass Professor of Christian Ethics, Bangor Theological Seminary
Downtown United Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

Homosexuality is Not a Sin()(Jan. 19, 1992)
Dr. Harold Gordon Porter, Pastor
Mount Auburn Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, OH