Fairfax Presbyterian Church
Sermons by Henry Brinton

(Or others, as noted)

Sermons of 2005
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Dec 25	11:15 a.m., St. Nicholas Nicked	Luke 2:1-20
Dec 24	Christmas Eve 5 p.m. Family Service 7:30 p.m. Lessons and Carols 10:00 p.m. Communion service Sermon at 7:30 and 10:00, Jesus Eyes	Isaiah 9:2-7
Dec 18	Baby Boom	Luke 1:26-38
Dec 11	The Great Lion of the Lord	Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11
Dec 4	Sermon by Carrie Yearick Living at Your Best	Mark 1: 1-8; 2 Peter 3:8-15a
Nov 27	First Sunday in Advent 8:45 a.m. Jubilee service, 4th Sunday Communion 11:15 a.m., Pulaski’s Empty Frame	Exodus 20:1-4,7-9,12-20
Nov 23	Thanksgiving Eve Thanks for Nothing!	Ephesians 1:15-23
Nov 20	Midlife Men on a Mission - The Least of These Lann Malesky, Bill Freeborne, Henry Brinton Hanging of the Greens	Matthew 25:31-46
Nov 13	The Long Tail	Matthew 25:31-46
Nov 6	Sermon by Michelle Fincher As for Me and My House ...	Joshua 24:1-3:14-25
Oct 30	Sermon by Carrie Yearick
Oct 23	8:45 a.m., Jubilee service, FH 8:45 a.m., 4th Sunday Communion, sanctuary 11:15 a.m., Mission and Identity: Mission-Minded	John 21:15-19
Oct 16	Mission and Identity: Small-Group-Centered
Oct 9	Mission and Identity: Express the power of the Spirit who ignites and transforms (Sermon by Carrie Yearick)
Oct 2	World Communion Sunday Mission and Identity: Experience the Christ who connects us to God and one another . . .	John 17:20-26
Sept 25	8:45 a.m. Jubilee service, FH; 4th Sunday Communion, sanctuary 11:15 a.m., Worship, sanctuary Mission and Identity: Encounter the God who awakens, surprises and supports	Isaiah 6:1-8
Sept 18	Return to 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. services Mission and Identity: We are a Community of Faith Sent to …	Mark 3:13-19
Sept 11	9:30 a.m., 9-11 and the Place of God 10:30 a.m., Festival of Ministries	Genesis 50:15-21
Sept 4	9:30 a.m., Sermon by Carrie Yearick Unlearning Church	Matthew 28:16-20
Aug 28	9:30 a.m., blended service; youth mission update
Aug 21	9:30 a.m., Pushing the Limits	Romans 8:26-39
Aug 14	9:30 a.m., Godly Breakups, Divine Reunions	Genesis 45:1-15
Aug 7	9:30 a.m., Blue Ocean Strategy	Matthew 14:22-33
July 31	9:30 a.m., Family Medallions and Other Blessings by Carrie Yearick	Gen. 32:22-32
July 24	9:30 a.m., Blended Service; sermon by Carol Barrett
July 17	9:30 a.m., Weeds, Wheat, and Willie	Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 10	9:30 a.m., Mysteries of the Universe	Romans 7:15-25a
July 3	9:30 a.m., sermon by Ron Radden
June 26	9:30 a.m., sermon by Michelle Fincher	Matthew 10:34-42
June 19	9:30 a.m., Fatal Fixation	Romans 6:1b-11
June 12	Glebe Sunday, one service at 9:30 a.m. Reaching the Asphalt Rangers	Matthew 9:35-10:8
June 5	Power Issues	Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
May 29	Sermon by Ed Gross
May 22	8:45 a.m., Jubilee Service, FH 8:45 a.m., 4th Sunday Communion, sanctuary 11:15 a.m., Sermon by Susan Wisseman
May 15	Pentecost 8:45 a.m., Confirmation with Communion by confirmands 11:15 a.m., The Spirit Scale (communion)	Acts 2:1-21
May 8	From Cross to Crusade	Acts 1:6-14
May 1	The Finish Line	John 14:15-21
April 24	8:45 a.m., Children's Musical, Sanctuary (no 4th Sunday Communion) 11:15 a.m., The Bislett Effect	1 Peter 2:2-10
April 17	The Sweet Spot	Acts 2:42-47
April 10	Whiffle Rules	Ephesians 5:8-14
April 3	Seeing by Faith Sermon by Susan Wisseman	John 20:19-31
Mar 27	Easter Sunday 6:30 a.m. Sunrise service with confirmation class 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., Sofas in the Streets	Matthew 28:1-10
Mar 25	Combined Good Friday service with Providence Presbyterian Church at FPC, 7:30 p.m
Mar 24	Combined Maundy Thursday service with Providence Presbyterian Church at Providence, 7:30 p.m.; sermon by Carrie Yearick
Mar 20	Palm Sunday; The Donkey is a Patsy	Matthew 21:1-11
Mar 13	8:45 a.m., worship led by Senior Highs, FH; Communion service, Sanctuary 11:15 a.m., Zeke's List	Ezekiel 37:1-14
Mar 6	Sermon in music
Feb 27	8:45 a.m., 4th Sunday Communion, sanctuary 8:45 a.m. Jubilee service, Jr Hi Youth Sunday, FH 11:15 a.m., Crowd Control, sanctuary	Exodus 17:1-7
Feb 20	Sermon by Carrie Yearick
Feb 13	St. Expeditus First Sunday in Lent	Matthew 17:1-9
Feb 9	Ash Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Sermon by Carrie Yearick
Feb 6	Super Sunday service at 10 a.m., The Stormy Star, Annual meeting of the congregation follows this service.	Matthew 17:1-9
Jan 30	Blessed Are the Pacemakers	Matthew 5:1-12
Jan 23	8:45 Jubilee service, FY; Fourth Sunday Communion, sanctuary 11:15 Sermon by Carrie Yearick
Jan 16	Martin Luther King sermon by Phil Beauchene & Henry Brinton
Jan 9	Hard Faith, Soft Faith Ordination and Installation of deacons (8:45) and elders (11:15)	1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Jan 4	All-Committee Night Meditation Five Oughts for Twenty-Aught-Five	Galatians 4:4-7
Jan 2	Skin Deep	Ephesians 3:1-12

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