Sermons From Fcc- St. Paul

Isaiah 64:1-11 | First Sunday in Advent | World Is About to Turn Series | November 29, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching From today's sermon: "Every year we sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel and don’t think about the fact that this song is a cry for help.  It is a cry for the Christ child to free us." During the COVID-19 pandemic, we aren't offering in-person worship so join us online at fccsaintpaul.org.

Matthew 25:31-46 | Christ the King Sunday | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 22, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching We look at the Parable of the Sheep and Goats and wonder: do we see Jesus in the face of the people we meet in our lives? During the COVID-19 pandemic, we aren't offering in-person worship so join us online at fccsaintpaul.org.

Matthew 25:14-30 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 15, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching During the COVID-19 pandemic, we aren't offering in-person worship so join us online at fccsaintpaul.org.

Matthew 25:1-13 | Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | November 8, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Jesus will return, we just don't know when. While we are waiting, we are called to be faithful. This Sunday, we will hear from Matthew 25:1-13, the parable of the Ten Bridesmaids, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building." During the COVID-19 pandemic, we aren't offering in-person worship so join us online at fccsaintpaul.org.

“I Can’t Drive 55” | Matthew 22:33-46 | Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 25, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching The religious leaders ask Jesus one final question. What is the greatest commandment?  Jesus gives the answer: love God, and love neighbor.  The religious leaders saw the law as rules people had to follow, but Jesus showed another to look at the law: as entering into a relationship with  God and neighbor.  This Sunday, we will hear from Matthew 22:34-46, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building."   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCStPaul  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fccstpaul/

Divided Loyalties | Matthew 22:15-22 | Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost |The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 18, 2020 Today's Service: Jesus is faced with a question: is it lawful to pay taxes to Ceasar?  Jesus had a quick answer, but do we? What does it mean to be a Christian and a citizen of a nation?  This Sunday, we will hear  from Matthew 22:15-22, continuing our fall worship series, "The Church Has Left the Building."   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCStPaul  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fccstpaul/

“Out of Context” | Matthew 22:1-14 | Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost |  The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 11, 2020 | Robert  Hamilton, preaching

“Unmasked” | Matthew 21:33-46 | Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | October 4, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching Today's Service: The Parable of the Tenants in Matthew 21 is an odd tale: the tenants of a vineyard refuse to pay the owner even to the point of killing his only son.  God has entrusted the care of the world to us. How are we using the time we have: to look after our sisters and brothers or to look out for ourselves?    Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FCCStPaul  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fccstpaul/

“And Like A Good Neighbor…” | Matthew 21:23-32 | Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 27, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching    What does it mean to be a good neighbor? Do we seek to follow God with our lives and not just with our talk?  We continue our series, "The Church Has Left the Building," as we continue to find out how to be the church in this time of COVID. We read in Matthew 21 about a parable Jesus tells about two sons and which was one faithful. Watch our worship services online by going  youtube.com/FCCStPaul.

“Working 5 to 6” | Matthew 20:1-16 | Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | The Church Has Left the Building Series | September 20, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching   Who among us wouldn't like to be treated like a VIP?  However, in God's kingdom, status or what we do doesn't matter as much as what God does for us.  What does this mean when it comes to our sermon series "The Church Has Left the Building?" How does it prompt us to "Love God, Love Church and Love Neighbor?" Watch our worship services online by going  youtube.com/FCCStPaul.

"Swimming in Gratitude" | Matthew 18:21-35| Pentecost 15 | Dennis Sanders, preaching The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant is one where the protagonist takes the mercy he is shown for granted.  How thankful are for the grace shown by God? Watch our worship services online by going  youtube.com/FCCStPaul.

Ms. Puddleglum's Faith | Matthew 15:21-28 | September 2, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching The woman at the center of this story believed Jesus could heal her daughter. It was a risky faith, like doing a trust fall ten feet up and blindfolded.  We place our trust in God even when the future seems bleak. Watch our worship services online by going  youtube.com/FCCStPaul.

“And Yet the Gospel Is Proclaimed” | Matthew 16:21-28 | Pentecost 13 | August 30, 2020 |Rob Hamilton, preaching Damage Report!  That's what 2020 feels like, doesn't it? In today's sermon, Rob Hamilton preaches from Matthew 16 about how the good news of Jesus is still preached in the darkest of times. Watch our worship services online by going  youtube.com/FCCStPaul.

“The Worship Continues” | Romans 12:1-8 | Pentecost 12 | Romans Preaching Series | August 23, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

“Icons, Alcoholics and a Divided Heart” | Romans 11:1-2 and 29-32 | Romans Preaching Series | Pentecost 11 | August 16, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching

"Keeping Relationship Through Empathy" | Romans 9:1-5 | August 2, 2020 | Rob Hamilton, preaching

"The Big Idea" |  Romans 8:26-39 | July 26, 2020 | Dennis Sanders,  preaching

Romans 7:14-25 | Romans Sermon Series | Pentecost 5 | July 5, 2020 | Robert Hamilton, preaching

Romans 6:12-23 | Pentecost 4 | Romans Sermon Series | Dennis Sanders, preaching

Romans 6:1-11 | Pentecost 3 | Romans Sermon Series | June 21, 2020 | Dennis Sanders, preaching