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DPC Sermon from August 2, 2026 - "Availability and Vulnerability - Part I"
"This week I begin a two-part sermon series on Availability & Vulnerability. Our scripture text for Sunday is Exodus 3:1-6, Moses' encounter with the burning bush. Thi...
DPC Sermon from July 26, 2026 - "Family Ties"
"This week's scripture looks like a story about dividing and counting but, if you read closely, there's another thread running underneath it... and it might be the one...
DPC Sermon from Scottish Communion, July 19, 2026 - "Where Can I Go From Your Spirit?"
"Scottish hymn-writer and minister John L. Bell says, “Whatever else God calls us to, we are called to worship, to do so together, and to do so in the promised company...
DPC Sermon from July 12, 2026 - "Red Stuff"
"We will be looking at Genesis 25:19-34, the birth and growing up years of Jacob and Esau. It’s an understatement to say that there are some familial issues in this st...
DPC Sermon from July 5, 2026 - "Liberty"
"This Sunday I will be preaching on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30, a text that highlights the liberation of Christ (“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”). The them...
DPC sermon from June 28, 2026 - "A Story that Makes You Cringe"
"This Sunday we look at a difficult scripture text: Genesis 22:1-14. While I heard the story a lot growing up (strangely), I have never preached on it (strangely). I l...
DPC Sermon from June 21, 2026 - "The Leaves of the Tree are for Healing"
"Friends, Sunday is the summer solstice - the day with the most sunlight of the year. We invite you to celebrate Christ’s loving light in worship at DPC on this day. O...
DPC Sermon from June 14, 2026 - "Please Apply"
"Join us this Sunday as we explore how discipleship begins not with having all the answers, but with learning to see the world through the eyes of Christ. Who taught y...
DPC Sermon from June 7, 2026 - "Sweeter Than Honey"
"Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm, with 176 verses, yet it beautifully explores every possibility of human language in expressing love for God's Word. When was the last ...
DPC Sermon from May 31, 2026 - "What Does God Look Like?”
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday and Graduation Sunday. Senior Molly Blore and myself will be doing a conversational sermon about the Triune God. We will celebrate those ...
DPC Sermon from May 24, 2026 - "He Breathed On Them"
We’ll be looking at John 20:19-23, a short and wild story of the resurrected Jesus walking through doors to meet with his frightened disciples.
DPC Sermon from May 17, 2026 - "For the Words You Gave Me, I Have Given Them"
Our gospel lesson is John 17:1-11. It's part of a section in the gospel called the Farewell Discourse from Jesus. In our text, Jesus is praying for his disciples. This...
DPC Sermon from May 10, 2026 - "God’s Offspring"
Happy Mother's Day Weekend! Our primary scripture is Acts 17:22-31 if you’d like to read ahead. - Pastor Mac
DPC Sermon from May 5, 2026 - "A Living Stone"
"This Sunday’s main scripture text (1 Peter 2:1-10) talks about stones: Jesus as a living stone and cornerstone. We, who are followers of Jesus, also are living stone ...
DPC Sermon from April 26, 2026 - "Tell The Story"
"There’s something about church that keeps drawing people in, even when it’s not perfect. This Sunday, we’ll look at Acts 2 and what makes a community truly meaningful...
DPC Sermon from Earth Care Sunday, April 19, 2026
"This Sunday, we will be looking at Romans 8:15-27 and Paul's beautiful reflections on hope, Spirit, and creation."-Pastor Mac
DPC Sermon from April 12, 2026 - "And God Created Laughter, And It Was Good"
The Sunday following Easter is known as “Bright Sunday,” an ancient tradition started by the Greeks in the early centuries of Christianity. Today, that custom is being...
DPC Sermon from Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026 - "Out In the Elements: Early"
Our main scripture text for Easter Sunday is the Gospel of John 20:1-18. There is lots of movement in this story. Dr. Clayton J. Schmit from Fuller Theological Seminar...
DPC Sermon from Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 - "Out In the Elements: Branches and Donkeys"
Episcopal priest, Katie Kirk-Costas wrote this in a sermon published in the March edition of the Christian Century magazine: “Parades interrupt the ordinary with child...
DPC Sermon from March 22, 2026 - "Out In the Elements: Valley"
This Sunday is week five in the season of Lent and we continue our Lenten Theme: Out in the Elements: Valley. Dr. Stephen Breck Reid, Professor of Christian Scripture ...