“Notes for Christ the King Sunday”

Here are my posts for previous Christ the King Sundays

Year A in the lectionary cycle:

“If Not Now, When? If Not Us, Who?”- A sermon given on 21 November 1999 at Walker Valley UMC

“How Do We Say Thanks?”- A sermon given on 24 November 2002 at Tompkins Corners UMC

“The Coming Revival”- A post for 20 November 2005

“The End of The Year”- A sermon given on 23 November 2008 at Lake Mahopac UMC

“A Particular Point in Time”- A sermon given on 11 November 2011 at Van Cortlandville UMC

Year B in the lectionary cycle:

“What Is Truth?”- A sermon given on 23 November 1997 at Alexander Chapel UMC

“Is This The Beginning or the End?”- A sermon given on 26 November 2000 at Walker Valley UMC

“Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch”- A sermon given on 23 November 2003 at Tompkins Corners UMC

“Happy New Year”- A post for 26 November 2006

“How Will It End?”- A post for 22 November 2009

Year C in the lectionary cycle:

“Who Shall Lead Us?”- A sermon given on 22 November 1998 at Neon UMC

“Priorities For Life”- A sermon given on 25 November 2001 at Walker Valley UMC

“Choices”- A sermon given on 21 November 2004 at Tompkins Corners UMC

“A New Order of Things”- A post for 25 November 2007

“Winners and Losers”- A sermon given on 21 November 2010 at Dover UMC

“Notes for the 25th Sunday After Pentecost”

Here are my messages/sermons/thoughts for the 25^thSunday after Pentecost.

Sunday, November 17, 1991 (C), Laity Sunday, Grace United Methodist Church, St. Cloud, MN, “Amazing Grace – The Power of the Holy Spirit”

Sunday, November 14, 1999 (A), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “What Will You Do?”

Sunday, November 10, 2002 (A), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “The Time Is Now”

Sunday, November 06, 2005 (A), “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Sunday, November 18, 2007 (C), What Is The Promise For The Future?

Sunday, November 02, 2008 (A), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “Where Shall You Stand?”

Sunday, November 14, 2010 (C), “The Contradiction of Life Today”

Here are my messages/sermons/thoughts for the 26^th Sunday after Pentecost:

Sunday, November 16, 1997 (B), Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Brighton, TN, “What Time Is It?”

Sunday, November 17, 2002 (A), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “The Meaning of Service”

Sunday, November 13, 2005 (A), “Lighting the World Through Our Talents”

Sunday, November 09, 2008 (A), “The Next Step”

Here are my messages/sermons/thoughts for the 27^th Sunday after Pentecost:

Sunday, November 16, 2008 (A), Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

“Notes On the 23rd Sunday After Pentecost”

Here are my sermons/messages/posts for the 23^rd Sunday after Pentecost. I want to say thank you to all those who have visited the blog this month. As of today, this has been the 2^nd most visited month in the history of the blog, with just under 2500 visitors!

Sunday, November 08, 1998 (C), Neon (KY) United Methodist Church, “Which Way Do We Go?”

Sunday, October 31, 1999 (A), Reformation Sunday, Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “You Have To Get Your Feet Wet”

Sunday, November 19, 2000 (B), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “The Foundation Of Our Hopes”

Sunday, November 11, 2001 (C), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Looking To The Future”

Sunday, October 27, 2002 (A), Reformation Sunday, Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “The Promise of Tomorrow”

Sunday, November 16, 2003 (B), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “Two Choices”

Sunday, November 07, 2004 (C), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “Now What?”

Sunday, October 23, 2005 (A), New Milford United Methodist Church, Warwick, NY, “What Is The Promise?”

Sunday, November 12, 2006 (B), “Security in Today’s World”

Sunday, November 04, 2007 (C), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “A Vision For The World”

Sunday, October 19, 2008 (A), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “A New Model For The Church”

Sunday, November 08, 2009 (B), “Basic Needs”

Sunday, October 31, 2010 (C), Reformation Sunday, Rowe United Methodist Church, Milan, NY and Red Hook United Methodist Church, Red Hook, NY, “Seeing The Trees For The Forest”

There was no 23^rd Sunday after Pentecost in 2011 – November 20, 2011 was Christ the King Sunday which I will post on November 25, 2012.

“Notes on the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost”

Here are my sermons, messages, and posts for the 22^nd Sunday after Pentecost. On a secondary note, I have a little over 92,500 visits to my blog to this date. It would appear that sometime in February of 2013 I will pass the 100,000 visitor mark.

“What’s Next” - Sermon given at Walker Valley UMC, 24 October 1999 (A)

And What Shall I Give? - Sermon given at Walker Valley UMC, 12 November 2000 (B)

November 4, 2001 (C) – Church Conference – Sermon by Reverend Dennis Winkleblack, District Superintendent of the Delaware/Hudson District

“The Parts of the Church” - Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC, 20 October 2002 (A) – Laity Sunday

“How Do We Measure Independence?” - Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC, 9 November 2003 (B)

“A New Vision” - Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC, 31 October 2004 (C)

“What Do You See?” - Posted on 16 October 2005 (A)

“And Who Is My Neighbor?” - Sermon given at Dover Plains UMC, 5 November 2006 (B)

“A New Beginning” - Sermon given at Dover Plains UMC, 28 October 2007 (C)

“Misplaced Values” - Sermon given at 1^st United Methodist Church, Newburgh, NY, 12 October 2008 (A)

“A New Vision (Part 2)” - Sermon given at Dover Plains UMC, 1 November 2009 (B)

“The Changing of Seasons” - Sermon given at Dover Plains UMC, 24 October 2010 (C)

“Finding the Right People” - Posted on 13 November 2011 (A)

“The Death of Mark Twain and Other Rumors” – Sermon to be given at Lake Mahopac UMC on 28 October 2012 (B)

“Notes for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here are my messages, sermons, and posts related to the 20^th Sunday after Pentecost –

“What Do You Do?” - Sermon given at Grace UMC on 24 October 1993. This was also Laity Sunday.

“Do You See the Light?” - Sermon given at Grace Memorial UMC (Independence, KS) and Sycamore UMC (Sycamore, KS) on October 16, 1994 (B)

“Are We Impatient or Just Waiting?” – Sermon given at Walker Valley UMC on 10 October 1999 (A)

“The AHA! Moment” - Sermon given at Walker Valley UMC on October 29, 2000 (B)

No sermon for October 21, 2001 at Walker Valley UMC – the Choir from Memorial Presbyterian Church presented the message in song.

“Rules for Living” – Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on 6 October 2002 (A)

“The Evidence Before You” - Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on October 26, 2003 (B)

“Now Is The Time”- Sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on October 17 , 2004 (C)

“Tenants of the Vineyard” – Posted on October 2, 2005 (A)

“What Will You Ask For?” - Sermon given at New Milford UMC on October 22, 2006 (B)

The Lost Generation – Posted on October 14, 2007 (C)

“Our Best Interests” – Sermon given at New Milford UMC on 28 September 2008 (A)

“What Gives You the Right?” - Sermon given at Dover Plains UMC on October 18, 2009 (B)

“The Answer to the Question” – Posted on October 10, 2010 (B)

“Carrying the Load” - Posted on October 30, 2011 (A)

“Notes for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here is a list of my sermons, messages, and posts for the 19^th Sunday after Pentecost.

This list was originally posted last year as part of the post of “To Finish the Journey” but only listed the posts for Year A as well as those posts that were based on the Scriptures. I have edited that post to be just the sermon and added a couple of posts to this list.

As I complete this particular year of posts, I anticipate shifting from the Sunday to the Scripture readings (since they are actually tied to the calendar and not necessarily the liturgical calendar) at the beginning of the new liturgical calendar year. But in the meantime, here are the messages/sermons/posts that I gave for the 19^th Sunday after Pentecost.

Sunday, October 03, 1999 (A), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “The Rules We Play By”

Sunday, October 22, 2000 (B), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Ask Not What Your Church Can Do”

Sunday, October 14, 2001 (C), World Communion Sunday, Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Saying Thank You”

Sunday, September 29, 2002 (A), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “How did we get this far?”

Sunday, October 19, 2003 (B), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “Serving the Lord”

Sunday, October 10, 2004 (C), World Communion Sunday, Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, Lay Speaker

Sunday, September 25, 2005 (A), Poughquag United Methodist Church, Poughquag, NY, “Who Goes First?”

Sunday, October 15, 2006 (B), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “Finding God”

Sunday, October 07, 2007 (C), What Are We Supposed To Do?

Sunday, September 21, 2008 (A), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “What Do We Need?”

Sunday, October 11, 2009 (B), Ridges/Roxbury & Springdale United Methodist Churches, Stamford, CT, “Can You?”

Sunday, October 03, 2010 (C), “What I See”

Sunday, October 23, 2011 (A), “To Finish the Journey”

Sunday, October 7, 2012 (B) – New Milford UMC this Sunday, “A Matter of Integrity”

“Notes for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here is a list of my sermons, messages, and posts for the 18^thSunday after Pentecost.

This list was originally posted last year as part of the post of “Who Shall Feed My Sheep?” but only listed the posts for Year A as well as those posts that were based on the Scriptures. I have edited that post to be just the sermon and added a couple of posts to this list. To be honest, I had forgotten that I started off listing my notes for a particular Sunday as part of the post for that Sunday and that I had included a list of posts for the readings.

As I complete this particular year of posts, I anticipate shifting from the Sunday to the Scripture readings (since they are actually tied to the calendar and not necessarily the liturgical calendar) at the beginning of the new liturgical calendar year. But in the meantime, here are the messages/sermons/posts that I gave for the 18^th Sunday after Pentecost.

“Who Can I Turn To?” – a sermon given at Alexander Chapel UMC on September 28, 1997 (Year B)

“The Final Exam”– a sermon given at Walker Valley UMC on September 26, 1999 (Year A)

“Who Shall Serve?”- a sermon given at Walker Valley UMC on October 15, 2000 (Year B)

“Meeting the Challenge”- a sermon given at Walker Valley UMC on October 7, 2001 (Year C)

“A Sense of Reward”- sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on September 22, 2002 (Year A)

“Fair and Balanced”- a sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on October 12, 2003 (Year B)

“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”- a sermon given at Tompkins Corners UMC on October 3, 2004 (Year C)

“What Is A Person Worth?”- posted on September 18, 2005 (Year A)

“What Do We Say?” – a sermon given at New Milford UMC on October 8, 2006 (Year B)

“The Good Life” – posted on September 30, 2007 (Year C)

“The Words We Use”- posted on September 14, 2008 (Year A)

“A New Set of Rules” – posted on October 4, 2009 (Year B)

“What Is Going To Happen?” – posted on September 26, 2010 (Year C)

“Who Shall Feed My Sheep?” – a sermon given at Dover Plains UMC on October 16, 2011 (Year B)

“Notes for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here are my thoughts/messages/sermons for the 16^th Sunday after Pentecost:

Sunday, October 04, 1992 (A), Laity Sunday, Grace United Methodist Church, St. Cloud, MN, “Who? Me!”

Sunday, September 12, 1999 (A), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Forgiving and Forgetting,”

Sunday, October 01, 2000 (B), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “What Can We Do?”

Sunday, September 23, 2001 (C),Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “The Healing Process”

Sunday, September 08, 2002 (A), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “A Sense of Community”

Sunday, September 28, 2003 (B), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “Who Cuts the Barber’s Hair?”

Sunday, September 19, 2004 (C),Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “The Great Tulip Boom and Bust”

Sunday, September 04, 2005 (A), Vails Gate United Methodist Church, Vails Gate, NY, “Lexington, North Carolina”

Sunday, September 24, 2006 (B), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “Upsetting the Apple Cart”

Sunday, September 16, 2007 (C),Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “It’s A Journey, Not A Thought”

Sunday, August 31, 2008 (A), Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church, South Salem, NY, “What Does It Mean To Be Called?”

Sunday, September 20, 2009 (B), “A Simple Act”

Sunday, September 12, 2010 (C), “A Blog for the Weekend”

Sunday, October 02, 2011 (A), “I Don’t Like Rules”

“Notes for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here are my messages/sermons/posts for the 15^th Sunday after Pentecost.

Sunday, September 07, 1997 (B), Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Brighton, TN, “And What Do We Do Next?”

Sunday, September 05, 1999 (A), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY,“A New Start”

Sunday, September 24, 2000 (B), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY,“The Order of Things”

Sunday, September 16, 2001 (C), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Seeking The Truth”

Sunday, September 01, 2002 (A), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, not on file

Sunday, September 21, 2003 (B), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY,“The Value of Things”

Sunday, September 12, 2004 (C), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY,“Clearly The Choice Is Ours”

Sunday, August 28, 2005 (A), “Who Are You?”

Sunday, September 17, 2006 (B), South Highlands United Methodist Church, Garrison, NY Cold Spring United Methodist Church, Cold Spring, NY, “The Price of Wisdom”

Sunday, September 09, 2007 (C), “What Is The True Cost?”

Sunday, August 24, 2008 (A), Trinity – Boscobel United Methodist Church, Buchanan, NY, “Building On The Rocks”

Sunday, September 13, 2009 (B), “Searching for the Truth”

Sunday, September 05, 2010 (C), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “Hold On Now!”

Sunday, September 25, 2011 (A), Drew United Methodist Church, Carmel, NY (Saturday evening), “Choices”

“Notes for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost”

Here are my thoughts/messages/sermons for the 13^th Sunday after Pentecost:

Sunday, August 27, 1995 (Year C), Altoona (KS), High Prairie, and Buffalo (KS) United Methodist Churches, “How Do I Get To Twin Valley?”

Sunday, August 25, 1996 (Year A), Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Memphis, TN, “To Boldly Go”

Sunday, August 24, 1997 (Year B), Alexander Chapel United Methodist Church, Mason, TN, “You Knew The Job was Dangerous When You Took It!”

Sunday, August 22, 1999 (Year A), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “How Will You Know?”

Sunday, September 10, 2000 (Year B), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Teach Your Children Well”

Sunday, September 02, 2001 (Year C), Walker Valley United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY, “Choose Wisely”

Sunday, August 18, 2002 (Year A) – not on file

Sunday, September 07, 2003 (Year B), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “A Cake Without Baking Powder”

Sunday, August 29, 2004 (Year C), Tompkins Corners United Methodist Church, Putnam Valley, NY, “Who Will You Invite?”

Sunday, August 14, 2005 (Year A), “What Do You See?”

Sunday, September 03, 2006 (Year B), “What Does It Mean?”

Sunday, August 26, 2007 (Year C), Dover United Methodist Church, Dover Plains, NY, “Rocking The Boat”

Sunday, August 10, 2008 (Year A), Bellvale United Methodist Church and Sugarloaf United Methodist Church, “Which Way Will You Go?”

Sunday, August 30, 2009 (Year B), “Forgotten Books”

Sunday, August 22, 2010 (Year C), “But Where Does It Start?”

Sunday, September 11, 2011 (Year A), “This Day – 9 – 11 – 2011″

Sunday, August 26, 2012 (Year B), New Milford United Methodist Church, Warwick, NY, “What’s the Purpose?”