Sermons
February 2012
February 5, 2012
January 2012
January 29, 2012
January 22, 2012
January 15, 2012
January 1, 2012
DECEMBER 2011
December 25, 2011
December 18, 2011
December 4, 2011
NOVEMBER 2011
November 27, 2011
November 20, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 6, 2011
"What Are We Waiting For?" (as an MP3 file)
What Are We Waiting For?" (as a .PDF file)
OCTOBER 2011
October 30, 2011
"Baptism II: The 'No' and the 'Yes'"
October 23, 2011
October 16, 2011
October 9, 2011
SEPTEMBER 2011
September 18, 2011
"Not Why, But How and What: When Bad Things Happen to Good People"
September 11, 2011
JULY 2011
July 31, 2011
"Beginnings, Ends and Middles:
July 10, 2011
"God's First Dysfunctional Family"
July 3, 2011
JUNE 2011
June 26, 2011
June 19, 2011
"The Heartbeat in the Universe"
June 12, 2011
June 5, 2011
MAY 2011
May 29, 2011
"Elijah: Righteousness Re-examined"
May 22, 2011
"The Things That Make For Peace"
May 15, 2011
May 8, 2011
"The Benchmark of Christian Faith"
May 1, 2011
APRIL 2011
April 24, 2011 (Easter)
"Believing in the Resurrection"
April 17, 2011 (Palm Sunday)
April 3, 2011
MARCH 2011
March 27, 2011
March 20, 2011
March 13, 2011
March 6, 2011
FEBRUARY 2011
February 27, 2011
"A Matter of Mind or a Matter of Heart"
February 20, 2011
"I Fought the Law, And the Law Won?"
February 13, 2011
"Making a List and Checking It Twice?"
February 6, 2011
JANUARY 2011
January 30, 2011
"Is the Church Still Safe for Diversity?"
January 23, 2011
January 16, 2011
Nan De Vries
January 9, 2011
Church & Justice Sunday
Gregory Brown
"I Ain't Blaming You" - a poem by Ja'Far Abbas
January 2, 2011
Nan De Vries
DECEMBER 2010
December 19, 2010
December 5, 2010
NOVEMBER 2010
November 28, 2010
(Visiting Pastor Dick Martin)
November 21, 2010
November 14, 2010
(Visiting Pastor Charles Barton)
November 7, 2010
Reading of those who have passed in the past year
OCTOBER 2010
October 31, 2010
October 24, 2010
(Rev. Andrews guest preaching)
October 17, 2010
October 10, 2010
October 3, 2010
SEPTEMBER 2010
September 26, 2010
September 19, 2010
September 12, 2010
"Looking Back, Moving Forward"
AUGUST 2010
August 22, 2010
August 15, 2010
August 1, 2010
JULY 2010
July 27, 2010
JUNE 2010
June 27, 2010
June 20, 2010
June 13, 2010
June 6, 2010
MAY 2010
May 30, 2010
May 23, 2010
May 16, 2010
May 9, 2010
"The Crucial Frame of Reference"
May 2, 2010
APRIL 2010
April 25, 2010
April 18, 2010
"How Shall We Approach Christian-Jewish Relations? - A Starting Point"
April 11, 2010
April 4, 2010
MARCH 2010
March 28, 2010
March 21, 2010
March 7, 2010
FEBRUARY 2010
February 28, 2010
"The Valley of Love and Delight"
February 21, 2010
February 14, 2010
"Should We Stay, Or Should We Go Now?"
February 7, 2010
JANUARY 2010
January 24, 2010
"I Know You Are, But What Am I?"
January 17, 2010
January 10, 2010
January 3, 2010
"New Year's Resolutions"- Rev. De Vries
DECEMBER 2009
December 27, 2009
"Christmas Carols"- Rev. Love
December 20, 2009
"Favored One"- Rev. De Vries
December 13, 2009
Cantata Sunday
December 6, 2009
"Uninvited Guests"- Rev. Love
NOVEMBER 2009
November 29, 2009
"Anticipation..."- Rev. De Vries
November 22, 2009
"Back Door Mercies"- Rev. De Vries
November 15, 2009
"Keeping Score"- Rev. De Vries
November 8, 2009
"Faith, Works, and Why Rye Pres"- Elder Cynthia Kuster
November 1, 2009
"The Communion of Saints: A Place at the Table"- Rev. Love
OCTOBER 2009
October 25, 2009
"Are We There Yet?"- Katherine Stanford
October 18, 2009
"Exiting The Bubble"- Rev. Dan Love
October 11, 2009
"In Giving, We Receive"- Rev. Dick Martin
October 4, 2009
"A Matter of Perspective"- Elder Kristin Jautz
SEPTEMBER 2009
September 27, 2009
"How To Pray"- Rev. Dick Martin
September 20, 2009
"Repainting the House of God"- Rev. Love
September 13, 2009
"A Faith for All Seasons"- Rev. Dr. De Vries
AUGUST 2009
August 30, 2009
"He Made Us!"- Rev. De Vries
August 23, 2009
"Hospitality"- Rev. De Vries
August 16, 2009
"When Our Energy Is Gone"- Rev. De Vries
August 2, 2009
"Calivin at 500: Semper Reformanda"- Rev. Love
JULY 2009
July 26, 2009
"Our Calling"- Rev. Love
July 19, 2009
"Stepping Out Into Space"- Rev. De Vries
July 12, 2009
"Touching the Untouchables"- Rev. De Vries
July 5, 2009
"Jubilee Year"- Rev. Dick Martin
JUNE 2009
June 28, 2009
"Aboundingly Grounded"- Rev. Love
June 21, 2009 (Father's Day)
RPC Recognizes Rev. Dick Martin's 50 Years Since Ordination
"The Empowerment of An Example"- Rev. De Vries
June 14, 2009
"Christian Credibility" - Rev. De Vries (in .PDF format)
June 7, 2009
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: a sermon on health and healing"- Rev. De Vries
MAY 2009
May 31, 2009
"Happy Birthday?" - Rev. Love
May 24, 2009
"Leadership in Tough Times" - Rev. De Vries
May 17, 2009
Choir Appreciation - Kevin Walters
"Attentive to Small Things" - Rev. Martin
May 10, 2009
"Taking the Plunge" - Rev. Love
May 3, 2009 (Confirmation Sunday)
"Stand and Deliver" - Rev. De Vries
APRIL 2009
April 26, 2009
"Recalculating" - Rev. De Vries
April 19, 2009 (Jazz Sunday)
"Easter's Alternative Endings" - Rev. Love
April 12, 2009 (Easter)
"Beauty For These Ashes" - Rev. De Vries
April 5, 2009 (Palm Sunday)
"What Kind of King?" - Rev. De Vries
MARCH
March 29, 2009
Announcements
"Green Light! Red Light!" - Rev. Love
March 22, 2009
Who Do You Say That I am?; Finding Christ...Finding Ourselves" - Rev. Love
March 15, 2009
Elija and the Priests of Baal - Rev. De Vries
March 8, 2009
Anger and the Christian Life - Rev. De Vries
March 1, 2009
Sermon - Rev. De Vries
February 22, 2009
Perspectives - Rev. De Vries
February 15, 2009
The Courage To Pray - Rev. Love
February 8, 2009
Source of Hope - Rev. De Vries
February 1, 2009
Requirements - Rev. De Vries
January 25, 2009
Taking Calls? - Rev. Love
January 18, 2009
Foundations - Rev. De Vries
January 11, 2009
"Transformation: Making Your Life Work" - Rev. John Valverde, guest preacher
January 4, 2009
"We 1550 Kings of Westchester Are..." - Rev. Love
December 28, 2008
"Is that It?" - Rev. Love
December 21, 2008
"Response of the Heart" - Rev. De Vries
Stewardship Update (Trustee Pam Kindler)
December 14, 2008
Canticle Sunday - Music
December 7, 2008
Children's Choir
"Preparing For The Stable?" - Rev. Love
November 30, 2008
Children's Sermon
"We Are To Be Echoes of the Gift He Gave" - Rev. De Vries
November 23, 2008
The First Song of Isaiah - Combined Choirs
Children's Sermon
"Our Story" - Elder Elect, Doug Shanks
"Thanking God in Real Time" - Rev. De Vries
November 16, 2008
Children's Sermon (Rev. Love with Rabbi Daniel Gropper)
"From Fear to Hope & Faith" - Rabbi Daniel Gropper (Community Synagogue in Rye) preaching
November 9, 2008
Stewardship Update (Trustee Pam Kindler)
"Walking Forward, Looking Backwards" - Rev. Love preaching
November 2, 2008
"He Slumbers Not" - Rev. De Vries preaching
October 26, 2008
Sermon, "Clarity, Courage, and Change: A Reformation Sermon" - Rev. De Vries preaching
October 19, 2008
Commissioning of Confirmation Class
Sermon, "A Rule to Live By"- Rev. Love preaching
October 12, 2008
Children's Sermon (Rev. De Vries)
Sermon, "The Secrets of the Carefree Life" - Rev. De Vries preaching
October 5, 2008
Children's Sermon (Rev. Love)
Sermon, "Joy, Junk, and Jesus" - Rev. Love preaching
September 28, 2008
Children's Sermon
Sermon, "Faith for the Future" - Rev. De Vries preaching
September 21, 2008
Sermon, "More Fear and Trembling?" - Rev. Love preaching
September 14, 2008
Sermon, "Jesus Among the Tombs" - Dr. DeVries preaching
September 7, 2008
Sermon, "Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord" - Dr. DeVries preaching
August 31, 2008
Sermon, "Labor of Love" - Dr. DeVries preaching
August 24, 2008
Sermon, "Make Way for the Unclean" - Rev. De Vries preaching
August 17, 2008
Sermon, "Faith Disclosed" - Rev. Dick Martin preaching
August 10, 2008
Sermon - Rev. Love preaching
August 3, 2008
Sermon, "Nothing, but..." - Rev. Love preaching
July 27, 2008
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Dr. DeVries preaching
Old Testament Reading (Exodus 3:1-15)
New Testament Reading (Romans 11:33-36)
Sermon, "What Language Shall I Borrow?"
July 20, 2008
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Dr. DeVries preaching
Old Testament Reading (Exodus 3:1-17a)
New Testament Reading (Acts 17:16-28)
The Gospel Reading (John 15:12-17)
Sermon, "Religious or Spiritual"
July 13, 2008
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
New Testament Reading (Hebrews 11 & 12)
Old Testament Reading (Genesis 25: 27-34)
Sermon, "Pass the Pottage"
June 29, 2008
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Old Testament Reading (Psalm 23)
Old Testament Reading (Psalm 139)
New Testament Reading (Philippians 3 & 4)
Sermon, "Living with Painful Things We Cannot Change"
June 22, 2008
The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Children's Choir
Farewell to Amanda Hanzlik
Commissioning of Honduras Youth Mission Trip
Old Testament Reading (Genesis 21:8-21)
Gospel Lesson (Matthew 7:7-11)
Sermon, "Let Us Pray"
June 15, 2008
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Recognition of High School Seniors
New Testament Reading (Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16)
Sermon, "Making the World Safe for Diversity"
June 8, 2008
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Old Testament Reading (Genesis 12:1-9)
New Testament Reading (Romans 4:13-25)
Sermon, "Election Results"
June 1, 2008
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Choir
Children's Message, Psalm 23 (Rev. De Vries)
The Gospel Lesson (John 10:11-18)
Sermon, "Fear No Evil"
May 2008
May 25, 2008 The Second Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching on Noah and The Ark
Announcements
Reflection #1, The First Reading Genesis 6:5-22
Reflection #2, The Second Reading Genesis 7:11-18, 24
Reflection #3, The Third Reading Genesis 8:13-19
May 18, 2008
Trinity Sunday
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message - First graders receive bibles.
New Testament Reading (Matthew 25:14-30)
Sermon, "We Hold It In Our Hands"
May 11, 2008
The Day of Pentecost
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Combined Choirs "Alleluia"
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
The Gospel Lesson (John 7:37-39)
New Testament Lesson (Acts 2:1-13)
Sermon, "Wind and Flame"
May 4, 2008
Seventh Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
First Lesson (Joshua 24: 14-15)
Second Lesson (Micah 6:8)
Sermon, "Owning Our Commitments"
The Rite of Confirmation
April 27, 2008
Sixth Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries officiating
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries on baptism)
New Testament Reading (1 Corinthians 15, selected verses)
No Sermon per se, instead with Kevin Walters on organ lead the RPC Chancel Choir in performing George Frideric Handel's "Messiah," Part Three.
April 20, 2008
Fifth Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries)
Responsive Reading (Psalm 27)
New Testament Reading (Philippians 3 & 4, selected verses)
Sermon, "Keeping Faith in the Midst of Adversity"
April 13, 2008
Fourth Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. preaching
Announcements
Children's Message
Epistle Reading
Gospel Reading
Sermon
April 6, 2008
Third Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
Epistle Reading (2 Corinthians 4:5-7)
Gospel Reading (Matthew 28)
Sermon
March 30, 2008
Second Sunday after Easter
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
Responsive Reading - Psalm 8
Gospel Reading (Luke 24)
Sermon
March 23, 2008
Easter Sunday
9:00 am
Flowering of the Cross (Rev. Love)
11:00 am
Gospel Lesson (John 20:1- )
Sermon (Rev. De Vries)
March 16, 2008
Palm Sunday
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries)
Sermon, "What Were We Expecting?"
March 9, 2008
The Fifth Sunday in Lent.
10:00 am Service
Announcements
Combined Choirs
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
Spiritual "This little light o' mine"
New Testament Reading (1 John 1:5-2:2)
Anthem I - Traditional American
New Testament Reading (Ephesians 1:3-14)
New Testament Reading (Colossians 3:12-17)
Anthem II - "Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi"
March 2, 2008
The Fourth Sunday in Lent.
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Minute for Mission - One Great Hour of Sharing (Carol Norton)
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries)
Epistle Lesson (Hebrews 5:7-10)
Gospel Lesson (Matthew 15:22-32)
Sermon, "Jesus and the Surprising Syrophoenician Woman"
February 24, 2008
The Third Sunday in Lent.
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Elena Brooks Chelsey baptism)
New Testament Lesson (John 4:1-42)
Sermon, "Diamond Lil' and the Living Water"
February 17, 2008
The Second Sunday in Lent. [President's Weekend]
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
Old Testament Lesson (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7)
New Testament Lesson (Matthew 4:1-11)
Sermon, "Split Ends"
February 10, 2008
The First Sunday in Lent.
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
New Testament Lesson (John 3 selected versus)
Sermon, "Nicodemus: One Inch at a Time"
February 3, 2008
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany.
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. Love)
New Testament Lesson (Hebrews 11:1-12:3)
Sermon, "Substance and Conviction"
January 27, 2008
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany.
10:00 am Service, Rev. De Vries preaching
Announcements
Children's Message (Kristin Jautz)
Gospel Lesson (Matthew 5:1-16)
Epistle Lesson (Ephisians 2:11-22)
Sermon, "On Not Loving the Wall"
What Stephen's Ministry Means to Me (Laura Stein)
Stephen's Ministry Update (Tav Rogers)
January 20, 2008
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany.
10:00 am Service, Rev. Love preaching
Announcements
Stewardship Update (Pam Kindler)
Old Testament Reading (Psalm 22:22-24)
New Testament Reading (Matthew 3: 13-17)
Sermon, "Water's Edge"
January 13, 2008
The First Sunday after the Epiphany. RPC 14th Annual Church & Justice Sunday.
10:00 am Service
Announcements
Old Testament Lesson (Isaiah 42: 1-9)
Epistle Lesson Reading (James 2:14-26)
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries)
Gospel Lesson (Matthew 22:34-40)
Sermon, "Life's Instructions"
January 6, 2008
Epiphany Sunday. 8:30 am & 10:00 am. Rev. De Vries preaching.
10:00 am
Announcements
Children's Message (Rev. De Vries)
Old Testament Reading (Psalm 72)
New Testament Reading (Matthew 2)
Sermon "To Make Music in the Heart"