Sermons

Pastor Takako Terino


JSCPC sermons are available as PDF files for you to read or download:

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Sermons by Rev. Takako Terino (unless otherwise noted):
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November 17, 2024 – When Your World Is Ready to Fall

November 10, 2024 – Lavish Giving in a Land of Want and Plenty (by Rev. Karen Cobb)

November 3, 2024 – How Do I Love Thee?

October 20, 2024 – teaching by Rabbi Shefa Gold

October 13, 2024 – Treasure in Heaven

September 29, 2024 – Jesus of the Public Domain

September 22, 2024 – The Way of Peace

September 15, 2024 – Will You Still Follow?

September 8, 2024 – The Crumbs of the Living Bread

September 1, 2024 – The Trick Tradition

August 25, 2024 – Flesh and Spirit, Beyond Metaphor

August 18, 2024 – Grateful Guest, Gracious Host

August 4, 2024 – Living in Stormy Times (by Rev. Rich Holmes)

July 21, 2024 – The Lord Is My Shepherd

July 14, 2024 – The Moment of Grace

July 7, 2024 – Our Church’s Story – Mary Stright, Missionary School Teacher

June 16, 2024 – The Kin-dom of God

June 9, 2024 – Holy Kinship

June 2, 2024 – The Heart of the Matter

May 26, 2024 – Loved into Salvation

May 19, 2024 – The Parting Gift

May 12, 2024 – The Mothering God

May 5, 2024 – Friends, the Beloveds

April 28, 2024 – Grapes, Not Apples and Oranges

April 21, 2024 – The Bond of Recognition and Trust

April 14, 2024 – Making of Witnesses

April 7, 2024 – Thanks to Thomas

March 31, 2024 – EASTER – Rolling Back the Stone

March 24, 2024 – Palm and Passion According to the Gospel of Mark

March 17, 2024 – The Days Are Surely Coming

March 10, 2024 – Bending Over Backward

March 3, 2024 – According to the Word of God

February 25, 2024 – The Other Side of God’s Power

February 18, 2024 – Trust Who You Are in Christ

February 11, 2024 – And Jesus Took Them with Him
(Takako’s sermon at Cuba, NM Presbyterian Church)

February 4, 2024 – Renewed for Service

January 28, 2024 – Beginning with Us

January 21, 2024 – Relentless Mercy

January 14, 2024 – Call and Response

January 7, 2024 – Baptism, His and Ours

December 31, 2023 – Renewing Your Spiritual Practice

December 24, 2023 – Been There, Done That, Will Do It Again

December 17, 2023 – Comfort and Joy

December 10, 2023 – While We Are Waiting

December 3, 2023 – Cosmic Renewal

November 26, 2023 – All in the Family

November 19, 2023 – Economies of Trust

November 12, 2023 – Flasks of Oil

November 5, 2023 – Communion of Saints

October 29, 2023 – Reformed and Ever Reforming (by Rev. Trey Hammond)

October 22, 2023 – Leaving a Legacy (by Pastor Emeritus David Whiteley)

October 15, 2023 – The Song of the Ruthless Be Stilled

October 8, 2023 – Another Time, Another Place

September 24, 2023 – Trust Me

September 10, 2023 – One, Two, Three and Not Out!

September 3, 2023 – Divine Things and Human Things

August 27, 2023 – All That and More

August 20, 2023 – There for the Asking (by Elder Tanya Blankinship)

August 13, 2023 – All in the Same Boat

August 6, 2023 – Stay for Dinner

July 23, 2023 – The Divine and Active Patience

July 16, 2023 – Seeds! Seeds! Everywhere!

July 9, 2023 – Leaning on the Shoulder of Jesus

July 2, 2023 – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (by Rev. David Whiteley)

June 25, 2023 – Anchored in the Deep

June 18, 2023 – Buying Real Estate in a War Zone (by Rev. J. Shannon Webster)

June 11, 2023 – Calling All Sinners

June 4, 2023 – Peace in Our Genes

May 21, 2023 – For the Graduates

May 14, 2023 – How Do I Love Thee

May 7, 2023 – Home (by Rev. Trey Hammond)

April 30, 2023 – The Shepherd and the Gate

April 23, 2023 – Our Emmaus Moment

April 16, 2023 – The Blessings for the Rest of Us

April 9, 2023 – EASTER
While It Was Still Dark

April 2, 2023 – Taking It Lying Down

March 26, 2023 – Love at Work

March 19, 2023 – The Sacrificial Gift (by Rev. J. Shannon Webster)

March 12, 2023 – In Spirit and Truth

March 5, 2023 – For God So Loved the World

February 26, 2023 – Tempted As We Are

February 19, 2023 – In Good Company

February 12, 2023 – Three Very Important Words (by Rev. David Whiteley)

February 5, 2023 – The Lamp in the Valley

January 29, 2023 – Blessed and Stressed

January 22, 2023 – I Will Make You…

January 15, 2023 – Come and See

January 8, 2023 – A Visible Sign of an Invisible Grace

January 1, 2023 – The Gift of the Magi

December 18, 2022 – What Would JOSEPH Do?

December 11, 2022 – Unexpectedly at Work

December 4, 2022 – Water, Spirit and Fire

November 27, 2022 – To Walk in the Light

November 20, 2022 – From the Cross to Paradise

November 13, 2022 – To Tell of Their Hope

November 6, 2022 – God of the Living

October 30, 2022 – Always Being Reformed

October 23, 2022 – Pride and Presumptuousness

October 16, 2022 – Living the Prayer

October 9, 2022 – Our Greatest Joy

September 18, 2022 – Play the Hand One Is Dealt

September 11, 2022 – Finding Joy

September 4, 2022 – The Cost-Benefit of Discipleship

August 28, 2022 – Table Talk

August 21, 2022 – Law, Love, and Life

August 14, 2022 – The Peace We Choose

August 7, 2022 – In the Meantime, Faith

July 31, 2022 – Rich Toward God

July 24, 2022 – What We Pray For

July 10, 2022 – You Are What You Do

July 3, 2022 – Go on Your Way…

June 19, 2022 – The Devil in the Details

June 12, 2022 – Shall We Dance?

June 5, 2022 – All Together Now

March 27, 2022 – Axis Mundi

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Sermons by our interim pastoral team, Aug. & Sept. 2021

September 19, 2021 – Pop Quiz (Rev. Shannon Webster)

September 5, 2021 – Holy Work (Rev. Shannon Webster)

August 22, 2021 – Cooperative Teamwork (Rev. Laura Finch)

August 15, 2021 – Being the Church (Rev. Jeffrey Finch)

August 8, 2021 – Everything is Holy (Rev. Shannon Webster)

——————————–Rev. David Whiteley’s 2021 sermons are available below:

July 25, 2021 – Praying Our Goodbyes

July 18, 2021 – Last Sermon(s) – What I Love About This Church (Part 2)

July 11, 2021 – Last Sermon(s) – What I Love About This Church

July 4, 2021 – Our Church’s Story – Jose Ynez Perea

June 27, 2021 – Healing & Wholeness

June 20, 2021 – Creation’s Choir

June 13, 2021 – God’s Relentless Love

June 6, 2021 – A Wild Exuberance

May 30, 2021 – Jogging Our Memories

May 23, 2021 – Holy Spirit Holes

May 16, 2021 — Enter at Your Own Risk

May 9, 2021 — I Won’t Leave You As Orphans

May 2, 2021 — The Cups of Our Lives

April 25, 2021 — Raise the Dead

April 18, 2021 — Do You Believe?

April 11, 2021 — Where is the Road to Emmaus?

April 4, 2021 — Finishing the Story (Easter)

March 28, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Amen

March 21, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Temptation

March 14, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Forgive

March 7, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Our Daily Bread

Feb 28, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Divine Desire

Feb 21, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Kingdom Come

Feb 14, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Hallowed

Feb 7, 2021 — Jesus Prayer: Our Father

Jan 31, 2021 — Measured by Love

Jan 24, 2021 — Jesus Inaugural Address

Jan 17, 2021 — Servants of All

Jan 10, 2021 — Torn Apart