First Presbyterian Church
647 East Market Street
Akron, Ohio 44304-1684
330-434-5183

Archived Sermons

2009

• Jan 4: What Will You Do This Year That's So New
• Jan 11: Age Is Not An Issue
• Jan 18: Imagine Unity
• Jan 25: I Will Build My Church: Finding Comfort In Christ's Promise To Build His Church
  
  
  70 Days Of Vision
• Feb 1: Your Purpose Determines Your Mission
• Feb 8: Your Comfort Determines Your Sacrifice
• Feb 15: Your Image Determines Your Impact
• Feb 22: Your Desires Determine Your Priorities
• Mar 1: Your Blessings Determine Your Giving
• Mar 8: Your Abundance Determines Your Possibilities
• Mar 15: Your Past Determines Your Future
• Mar 22: Your Pastor Determines Your Potential
• Mar 29: Your Giftedness Determines Your Involvement
• Apr 5: PALM SUNDAY: The Power of God Determines Your Attitude
  
   
• Apr 12: EASTER:  The Death and Resurrection of Christianity 
• Apr 19: Is Our Vision Any Clearer
  
  
  Just Walk Across The Room
• May 3: COMPASSION SUNDAY: The Single Greatest Gift
• May 10:  Living in 3D
• May 17:  The Power of Story
• May 24:  Grander Vision Living
  
   
• Jun 7:  To Live is Christ, To Die is Gain
• Jun 14:  Living the Life
• Jun 21:  The Mind of Christ
• Jun 28:  He Began a Good Work in You
• Jul 5:  I Pledge Allegiance to the Christ
• Jul 26:  Work It Out
• Aug 2: The Fellowship of Servants
• Aug 9: Knowing Christ
• Aug 23: Press On
• Aug 30: Everything
• Sep 6: Just Passing Through
• Sep 13: Not a Bad Way to Live
• Sep 27: Christ is It, and So Are His People
  
  Chase the Goose
• Oct 4: The Cage of Responsibility
• Oct 11: The Cage of Routine
• Oct 18: The Cage of Assumptions
• Oct 25: The Cage of Guilt
• Nov 8: The Cage of Failure
• Nov 15: The Cage of Fear
   
• Nov 22: Certainty in Uncertain Times
• Dec 6: A Root Out of Dry Ground
• Dec 13: Jesus Didn't Come Home for Christmas
  
   

2008

• Jan 6: And Your Gift Is?
• Jan 13: Down the River
• Jan 20: Called to be Saints
• Jan 27: The Church United
• Feb 3: A Promise Yet to Happen
• Feb 10: Bible Study (1 of 5)
• Feb 17: Worship (2 of 5)
• Mar 2: Social Justice (3 of 5)
• Mar 16: PALM SUNDAY: Time and Talents (4 of 5)
• Mar 23: EASTER:  Not Just Any Sabbath   (Audio)
• Mar 30: Discipling (5 of 5)
• Apr 6: Time and Talents
• Apr 13: Missions
• Apr 20: Giving
• Apr 27: Christian Community
• May 4: Making a Difference
• May 18: Trinitarian Theology
• Jun 8: Noble or Ignoble?
• Jun 15: Jesus - A Manly Man
• Jun 22: You Did Not Choose Me But I Chose You
• Jun 29: What's So Important About Baptism
• Jul  6: How to Stay Afloat When the Boat is Sinking
• Jul  13: Everyone Has Needs, Just Like Elbows and Opinions
• Jul  20: A Faith-Shaped Life
• Aug 3: A Faith-Shaped Life: Loving Enemies
• Aug 17: A Faith-Shaped Life: Judging
• Aug 24: A Faith-Shaped Life: Integrity/Hearing and Doing
• Sep 7: Who's the Boss Around Here
• Sep 21: If Only...
• Sep 28: Is the Lord Among Us or Not
• Oct 12: Where Do We Go From Here
• Oct 19: Being of One Mind
• Oct 26: Being Shining Stars
• Nov 2: Why Are We Here?
• Nov 16: Cleave, Serve, Worship and Trust
• Nov 23: About That Letter...
• Nov 30: Restoration and Salvation
• Dec 7: A Tradition, A Found Treasure
• Dec 28: Living Naturally in the Supernatural

2007

Parables About the Lost (2007)

• Feb 25: Let's Celebrate
• Mar 4:  Just Roll Over and Die
• Mar 11: The Need to Save Face
• Mar 18: Not Like I Expected
• Mar 25: Remove the Jelly From Your Face

Palm Sunday / Easter  (2007)

• April 1: If We Don't Shout the Stones Will
• April 8: Reality or Myth?
   
• April 15: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

The Jesus I Want To Know  (2007)

• May 27: With You Forever
• June 3: The High Priest, His Table & the Cross
• June 10: He/We Have Won
• June 17: Jesus, the Son of Man is King of the World
• June 24: Behold the Glory of Jesus
• July 1: Jesus, the Servant King
• July 8: A New Heaven and a New Earth
• July 15: The Trumpet Will Sound
• Aug 5: A Renewed Mind
• Aug 19: Chocolate Anyone? Or Try It You'll Like It
• Aug 26: Give Me Jesus, Give Me Life
   

What We Can Learn From John Wesley

• Sep 2: Small Can Be Good
• Sep 9: How Then Shall We Live?
• Sep 16: Sharing Within Community
• Sep 30: Wrapping Up Wesley
   
• Oct 14: The Seasons
• Oct 21: A Season of Thanksgiving
• Oct 28: Delighting in God's Grace
• Nov 4: Helping to Unveil God's Grace
• Nov 11: Living Simply Within God's Grace
• Nov 18: Sharing God's Grace
• Nov 25: Christ the King, a Light and a Guide
• Dec 2: Are You Ready?
• Dec 9: Christ For All

2006

Summer Selections (2006)

• Keeping Your Eyes, Ears, and Mind Sharp
• There Is a Plan
• Let's Not Squander the Opportunity
• Fessing Up
• Freedom, Such a Precious World

The Acts 16:5 Series (2006)

• The Power to Witness
• Making Time for Quiet Time (Prayer)
• The Value of a Person (Care)
• Wonderfully Contagious (With Me)
• Go With a Blessing (Send)
   

2005

The Best of the Rest (2005)

• The Price of Faith
• The Obligations of Christians (Part I)
• The Obligations of Christians (Part II)
• Living Stones
• Love Is at the Center
• Legal Aliens
• Called To Be Holy
• The New Birth and Its Benefits
• Called to Serve

Special Occasions (2005)

• A Father's Task (Father's Day)
• One Loyal, Faithful Woman (Mother's Day)
• Three Gates on a Side (100th Anniversary of Sanctuary)
• The God Who Raises the Dead (Easter 2005)

Bad Boys of the Bible (2005)

• Adam: She Gave It to Me
• Cain: Am I My Brother's Keeper?
• Abraham: Struggling to Be Faithful
• Samson: Don't Squander Your Gifts

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Lord's Prayer Series (2004)

• The Purpose of Prayer
• The Paternity of Prayer
• The Priority of Prayer

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Armor of God Series (2003)

• Engaged in a Battle (09/07/2003)
• The Belt of Truth (09/14/2003)
• The Breastplate of Righteousness (09/28/2003)
• The Shoes to Proclaim the Gospel of Peace (10/05/2003)
   

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