FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Jung Sun Oh's Sermons

The following are the sermons of Pastor Jung Sun Oh. On the left is the date of the sermon. In the middle is the sermon title. On the right is a biblical passage on which the particular sermon was based.

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August 24, 2008 Why I Am a Christian?
Matthew 16:13-20
August 17, 2008 An Atmosphere for Mighty Works (Bob Parenteau)
Matthew 13:54-58
August 10, 2008 Stepping Out in Faith (Cathy MacGovern)
Matthew 14:22-33
August 3, 2008 Meeting God in Unexpected Places
Matthew 14:13-21
July 27, 2008 Living the NET-work (Tink Hartdegen and Larry Griffith)
Acts 4:32-37
July 20, 2008 Caregivers and Care Receivers
Ephesians 3:7-13
July 13, 2008 Joy Comes With the Morning
Psalms 30:5b
July 6, 2008 Come to me
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
June 29, 2008 Here I Am Lord (Dave Martin)
Genesis 22:1-14
June 22, 2008 We Are United Methodists
Matthew 4:18-22
June 15, 2008 God's Greatest Gift: Forgiveness (Bob Parenteau)
Matthew 18:21-22
June 8, 2008 Jesus calls ALL
Matthew 9:9-13
June 1, 2008 Contrast Between "says" and "does"
Matthew 7:21-29
May 25, 2008 Do Not Worry
Matthew 6:24-34
May 18, 2008 Rest for Your Souls
Matthew 11:28-30
May 11, 2008 The Gift of the Holy Spirit
John 20:19-23
May 4, 2008 The Interim Time
Luke 24:44-53
April 27, 2008 The Promise of the Advocate
John 14:15-21
April 20, 2008 Do Not Forget Your God
Deuteronomy 8:11-17
April 13, 2008 The Lord Is My Shepherd
John 10:1-10
April 6, 2008 Easter is Not a Big Ending but a Beginning
Luke 24:13-35
March 30, 2008 Disciples to Apostles (Dave Martin)
John 20:19-31
March 23, 2008 With God You Can Rise and Live
John 20:1-18
March 16, 2008 Peter's Mid-Term Exam
Matthew 26:69-75
March 9, 2008 His Heart Was Touched
John 11:1-6,38-44
March 2, 2008 Spiritual Blindness
John 9:1-12, 35-41
February 24, 2008 Chosen People vs. Rejected People (Bob Parenteau)
John 4:5-42
February 17, 2008 Breathe Deeply
John 3:1-17
February 10, 2008 No!
Matthew 4:1-11
February 3, 2008 Aha Moment
Matthew 17:1-9, 18:1-5
January 27, 2008 Light
Matthew 4:12-22, 18:1-5
January 20, 2008 What Are You Looking For?
John 1:29-42
January 13, 2008 Remember Your Baptism
Matthew 3:13-17
January 6, 2008 Magi as a Model for Our Faith Journey
Matthew 2:1-12
December 30, 2007 Guest sermon by Vickie Shortley
Matthew 2:13-23
December 23, 2007 Emmanuel - God Is With Us
Matthew 1:18-25
December 16, 2007 Service cancelled because of weather
December 9, 2007 Invitation to the Kingdom of Heaven
Matthew 3:1-12
November 25, 2007 Strange paradox: Christ as Crucified Lord
Luke 23:33-43
November 18, 2007 Filled with Compassion
Mark 1:40-45
November 11, 2007 Cultivating Our Spiritual Gifts (Carlos J. Rivera)
Matthew 25:14-28
October 28, 2007 God, Be Merciful to Me,Sinner!
Luke 18:9-14
October 21, 2007 Stephen's Ministries (Bob Parenteau)
Stewardship (Larry Griffith)
Lay Ministries (Dave Martin)
Luke 18:1-8
October 14, 2007 Let the Rivers Run II Genesis 2:6-10
September 30, 2007 Love of Money Luke 16:19-31
September 23, 2007 Either-Or/Both And Luke 16:1-13
September 16, 2007 Talking about SIN in the Church these Days Luke 15:1-10
September 9, 2007 God's Action with Clay Jeremiah 18:1-11
August 19, 2007 Hall of Flame game Hebrews 11:29, 12:2
August 12, 2007 Law and Order Luke 12:32-40
August 5, 2007 Love is Forever (Bob Parenteau) John 3:11-16
June 10, 2007 "Feeble Excuses" Luke 9:51-62
June 3, 2007 "Abide in Me" How is this possible? John 16:12-15
May 27, 2007 Pentecost Is Not Simply the Church's Birthday: It Is the Day of Power John 14:8-17
May 20, 2007 Opens Doors for Us Sinners John 17:20-26
May 13, 2007 Guess Who Is at the Door John 14:23-29
May 6, 2007 What Are We Doing Here? (Rick Harling) Matthew 7:15-20
April 29, 2007 My Sheep Hears My Voice John 10:22-30
April 22, 2007 The Stranger on the Shore John 21:1-19
April 15, 2007 Thomas' Confession: My Lord and My god John 20:19-31
April 8, 2007 Peace Party John 20:1-19
April 1, 2007 Who is Jesus For You? Luke 23:1-49
March 25, 2007 Lost and Found John 14:12-21
March 18, 2007 Lost and Found Luke 15:1-9
March 11, 2007 There is No Chance Like the Second Chance Luke 13:1-9
March 4, 2007 Promise and Danger Luke 13:31-35
February 25, 2007 Say Yes to God's Voice Luke 4:1-13
February 18, 2007 God's Four Attributes (Rick Harling) Micah 6:6-8
February 11, 2007 One With Christ (Bob Parenteau) John 17:6-8, 20-26
February 4, 2007 The Task of Titus (Dave Martin) Titus 3:1-7
January 28, 2007 God Speaks to Us in Many Ways? Luke 4:21-30
January 21, 2007 Who Is Our Neighbor? James 2:15,16
January 14, 2007 A Different Kind of Party John 2:1-11
January 7, 2007 Where Do You Find Christ Today? Matthew 2:1-12
December 31, 2006 Our Words and Works (Vickie Shortley) Luke 2:41-52
December 24, 2006 Singing Mary's Song Luke 1:39-55
December 17, 2006 Rejoice in the Lord always Philippians 4:4-7
December 10, 2006 Peace Luke 3:1-6
December 3, 2006 Hope Luke 21:25-26
November 26, 2006 Different Kind of King John 18:33-37
November 19, 2006 The End of Time Mark 13:1-8
November 12, 2006 A Strange and Odd Mathematics Mark 12:38-44
November 5, 2006 We Are Called To Be God's Saints (Bob Parenteau/Deb Michaud) Ephesians 4:1-16
October 29, 2006 Conflict is a Normal Part of Church Life Matthew 18:15-20
October 22, 2006 Holy Ground (Larry Griffith) Matthew 18:20
October 15, 2006 Shock Mark 10:17-27
October 8, 2006 Jesus, the Legalist Mark 10:2-16
October 1, 2006 Listen to What Holy Spirit is Saying Matthew 28:16-20
September 24, 2006 Embracing Question: Who are Greatest? Mark 9:30-37
September 17, 2006 Who is Jesus for You? Mark 8:27-38
September 10, 2006 A Healing Touch Mark 7:24-37
September 3, 2006 Remembering Katrina Victims Matthew 25:31-40
August 27, 2006 Physical and Emotional Rest Matthew 11:28-30
August 20, 2006 Guest sermon by Donella Sitkberg John 10
August 13, 2006 Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Luke 6
August 6, 2006 How Is It With Your Soul? Psalm 23
July 30, 2006 Guest Sermon: Rev. Elva Pawle
July 16, 2006 The Clash of Two Worlds Mark 6:14-29
July 9, 2006 Where Has Jesus Called You to Ministry? Mark 6:1-13
July 2, 2006 God Does Not Want You To Be Sick Mark 5:21-43
June 25, 2006 When I Was Hungry, You Gave Me Food Matthew 25:31-46
June 18, 2006 Family (Alex Hawley), Spiritual Retreat Experiences (Becky Oh),
Youth Rally Project (Chris Maddy), The Blanket (Abby Wyckoff)
Luke 1:11-17
June 11, 2006 Love in Peace Matthew 5:1-12
June 4, 2006 Let's See Visions and Dream Dreams Together Acts 2:1-21
May 28, 2006 On May 24 in 1738 Matthew 5:48
May 21, 2006 Image of Vine John 15:1-17
May 14, 2006 Love for the Poor Luke 6:20
May 7, 2006 The Pre-Easter and the Post-Easter Jesus Luke 24:28-35
April 30, 2006 Peace! What Happened? Luke 24:36-48
April 23, 2006 Jesus Did Not Rebuke Thomas, but Encouraged Him John 20:19-31
April 16, 2006 An Annual Reminder Mark 16:1-8
April 9, 2006 Can You Drink this Cup? Mark 15:33-39
April 2, 2006 To be Born Anew John 3:1-10
March 26, 2006 A Hybrid Image of Jesus John 3:14-21
March 19, 2006 A Balance Between the Economy of Spirit and of Capital in the Life of a Church! John 2:13-22
March 12, 2006 Commitment and Generosity of Spirit (Dave Martin) II Corinthians 8:1-8 and 9:6-11
March 5, 2006 Courage to Speak an Unpopular Message Mark 1:9-15
February 26, 2006 Still Room at the Table (Tom Getchell-Lacey) Luke 14:15-24
February 19, 2006 Welcome Back to Church Sunday (Bob Parenteau) (repeated because of poor weather on Feb. 12) Luke 24:44-49
February 12, 2006 Welcome Back to Church Sunday (Bob Parenteau) Matthew 26:30-46
February 5, 2006 When a Vision and a Task Come Together Philippians 3:12 and 4:1
January 29, 2006 Jesus Heals Our Body, Soul, Spirit Mark 1:21-28
January 22, 2006 Follow Jesus. You won't regret it. Mark 1:14-20
January 15, 2006 Difficulty of Hearing God's Calling John 1:43-51
January 8, 2006 You are Daughters and Sons of God Mark 1:4-11
January 1, 2006 Courage and Imagination are Signs of Transformation Matthew 28:16-20
December 25, 2005 The Light Shines in the Darkness John 1:1-14
December 18, 2005 Do You Hear What I Hear? (Arlene Mackie) Luke 1:26-38
December 11, 2005 Guest sermon (Donella Sitkberg) John 1:6-8
December 4, 2005 There Are Things We Cannot Do for Ourselves Mark 1:1-8
November 27, 2005 Awake Mark 13:24-37
November 20, 2005 Is This a Way of Salvation and Eternal Life Matthew 25:31-46
November 13, 2005 If God owns everything, then what about me? I Corinthians 3:9
November 6, 2005 Watch Matthew 25:1-13
October 30, 2005 Humility -not in the order of Creation but in the order of New Creation Matthew 23:1-12
October 23, 2005 The Great Debate Matthew 22:34-46
October 16, 2005 Laity Sunday
October 9, 2005 Find Out Yourself in this Parable Matthew 22:1-14
October 2, 2005 Marching Toward the Perfect Matthew 5:48
September 25, 2005 Can We Fully Understand God's Action Matthew 21:23-32
September 18, 2005 Stimulate Your Stress (Vickie Shortley) Phillippians 1:21-30
September 11, 2005 The Wounded Healer Matthew 18:21-35
September 4, 2005 Balancing Ethical Judgement with Love Matthew 18:15-20
August 28, 2005 The Art of Spiritual Reading Philippians 2:5-8
August 21, 2005 At bat? For what team? (Ruth Brandon) Romans 12:1-8
August 14, 2005 Guest sermon by Elva Pawle
August 7, 2005 Guest sermon by Donella Siktberg Matthew 14:13-21
July 31, 2005 Power of Silence James 3:1-12
July 24, 2005 Spirituality of Desert Fathers and Mothers Matthew 5:8
July 17, 2005 Bring Forth the Kingdom John 3:19
July 10, 2005 Erosion of the Sabbath John 5:17
July 3, 2005 'Sabbath' as commemoration of Liberation Luke 4:18-19
June 26, 2005 Summer Vacation and Keeping the Sabbath (1) Mark 2:23-28
June 19, 2005 The Many Faces of Scouting (Mr. Chris Maddy) and
Spiritual Retreat Experiences (Ms. Shelby Carne)
Matthew 18:1-6
June 12, 2005 Our Irony, God's Will (Mr. David Martin) Mark 10:17-31, 14:43-48
June 5, 2005 Jesus! Friend to sinners Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
May 29, 2005 Working Together as One Team Phillippians 3:12-4:1
May 22, 2005 A Celebration of Our Mission Statement and Church Goals Matthew 28:16-20
May 15, 2005 What Enables Divine-Human Conversation? John 20:19-23
May 8, 2005 Jesus Prays for You John 20:1-14
May 1, 2005 Soul Security Reform John 13:34-35. 14:15-21
April 24, 2005 Honest Talk John 14:1-14
April 17, 2005 Everyone Was in Awe John 10:1-10
April 10, 2005 Guest sermon given by Donella Sitkberg Matthew 15:21-28
April 3, 2005 Not Doubting Thomas but Seeking Thomas John 20:19-31
March 27, 2005 Soul Security Reform John 20:1-18
March 20, 2005 Time to Relocate Our Treasure Matthew 6:19-24
March 13, 2005 Good Stewards of Grace of God Luke:12:35-48
March 6, 2005 Money, Possession and Eternity Luke:12:13-21, 32-34
Feburary 27, 2005 Jesus Comes to Us in Ordinary Ways John 4:5-42
Feburary 20, 2005 The Ministers-All Who Worship Here (Robert Parenteau) Phillippians 4:4-9
Feburary 13, 2005 Lenten Contradiction Matthew 4:11
Feburary 6, 2005 God is Looking for Champions Matthew 28:16-20
January 30, 2005 Using the Bible (Rick Harling guest preaching) Mark 12:28-34
January 23, 2005 No service (winter storm) John 1:29-42 (lectionary)
January 16, 2005 Excerpts from MLK's speeches and sermons
I Have a Dream
Paul's Letter to American Christians
I See the Promised Land
The Drum Major Instinct
Isaiah 49:3-5
January 9, 2005 The Power of Vision and Leadership Acts 2:14-21
January 2, 2005 Church, We Are the Hope of the World Acts 2:43-47
December 26, 2004 Putting Praise into Worship (Dave Martin) Matthew 2:13-23
December 12, 2004 My Journey: from Seoul, Korea to Westfield, MA Matthew 5:48
December 5, 2004 Faithful Change Matthew 3: 1-12
November 28, 2004 Amen, Lord Jesus, Come Matthew 24: 36-44
November 21, 2004 Jesus, Remember Me Luke 23:33-43
November 14, 2004 We Have a Future Here and Now Luke 21:5-19
November 7, 2004 Surrounded by a Cloud of Witnesses Luke 6:20-31
October 31, 2004 When the Ligaments of Love Are Strained I Corinthians 13:1-13
October 17, 2004 Tithing Is Not Fund-Raising, but Faith-Raising Matthew 6:25-33
October 10, 2004 God Is Able 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
October 3, 2004 When We Break the Bread Luke 24:13-35
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