Sermons Preached by Byron C. Bangert at First Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, Indiana, except as otherwise noted
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October 15, 2023: “ Where There's Hope, There's Life,” preached at the First United Church, Bloomington,IN
July 2, 2023: “ Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land,” preached at the First United Church, Bloomington,IN
September 18, 2022: “ When the Future is on the Line,” preached at the First United Church, Bloomington,IN
February 10, 2013: “ Time and Chance,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Columbus,IN
January 27, 2013: “ It Is How You Play the Game!,” preached at the Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem,IN
January 13, 2013: “ Let Down Your Nets!,” preached at the Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem,IN
September 2, 2012: “ Go to the Ant! Consider the Lilies!,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville,IN
August 21, 2011: “ Following Jesus,” preached at the Mitchell Presbyterian Church, Mitchell, IN
July 17, 2011: “ Religion: Who Needs It?,” preached at the Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem, IN
May 22, 2011: “ Is There a Christian Way of Life?,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville (May 15) and Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem, IN
January 16, 2011: “ Lift Every Voice,” preached at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Columbus, IN
August 28, 2010: “ The First Testament and the Commonwealth of God,” preached at the Committee on Ministry meeting, Presbytery of Ohio Valley
March 22, 2009: “ God So Loves the World,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville, IN
February 1, 2009: “ Feeding Dragons,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville, IN
June 8, 2008: “ We Must Disenthrall Ourselves,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville, IN
February 18, 2007: “ Illusions of Security,” preached at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Danville, IN
January 7, 2007: “ . . . and a Happy New Year!,” preached at the First Presbyterian Church, Martinsville, IN
June 25, 2006: “The Crime of Punishment,” preached at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Bloomington, IN
May 7, 2006: “Where There’s Hope, There’s Life,” preached at Thornville United Church of Christ, Thornville, OH
September 4, 2005: “WDJS?”, preached at First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, IN
August 22, 2004: "God in the Stillness," preached at First Presbyterian Church, Mitchell, IN
July 11, 2004: "The Venture of Life," preached at First United Church (ABC/UCC), Bloomington, IN
August 24, 2003: "The Story of Our Lives," preached at Bloomington Unitarian Universalist Church
July 13, 2003: "The Abiding Treasure," preached at First United Church (ABC/UCC), Bloomington, IN
June 29, 2003: "Truth That Sets Us Free," preached at First United Church (ABC/UCC), Bloomington, IN
April 27, 2003: "Only Once Upon a Time?," preached at First Presbyterian Church, Spencer, IN
April 6, 2003: "To God the Things That Are God's," preached at First Presbyterian Church, Bedford, IN
February 2, 2003: "Holding Fast to What Is Good," preached at Noe Valley Ministry Presbyterian Church, San Francisco
January 26, 2003: "It Is How You Play the Game," preached at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Philadelphia
April, 10, 2002: "The Elusive Presence," preached at Bond Chapel, University of Chicago Divinity School
February 10, 2002: "What Do You Love When You Love God?" preached at the Center for University Ministry, Bloomington, IN
January 20, 2002: "Lift Every Voice," preached at First Presbyterian Church, Flemington, NJ
December 9, 2001: "Preparing the Way," preached at First Baptist Church, Olympia, WA
September 16, 2001: "Power to Destroy, Power to Create," preached at First Presbyterian Church, Bloomfield, IN
July 15, 2001: "Religion: Who Needs It?" preached at First Christian Church, Bloomington, IN
April 1, 2001: "April Fools?" preached at Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem, IN
March 25, 2001: "Lost and Found," preached at Salem Presbyterian Church
March 17, 2001: "Promises! Promises!" preached at Presbtery of Ohio Valley Assembly, meeting in Brownstown, IN
February 25, 2001: "The Politics of Compassion," preached at the Bloomington Unitarian Universalist Church
August 27, 2000: "Time and Chance," preached at Hanover Presbyterian Church, Hanover, IN
May 14, 2000: "Do Not Be Ashamed of the Gospel"
April 23, 2000: "The Future Is Still Open"
April 21, 2000: "With the Best of Intentions"
April 16, 2000: "The Things That Make for Peace"
April 9, 2000: "Rejected Overtures of God"
April 2, 2000: "Seeing Others as We See Ourselves"
March 19, 2000: "Like a Lonely Bird"
March 5, 2000: "Transfixed or Transfigured?"
February 20, 2000: "To Be Reconciled"
February 13, 2000: "The Crime of Punishment"
February 6, 2000: "All the Days of Our Lives"
January 23, 2000: "For Service as Well as Salvation"
January 16, 2000: "Guilt and Responsibility"
January 9, 2000: "Seeing God's Salvation"
January 2, 2000: "And a Happy New Year!"
December 12, 1999: "Meditation for Advent"
December 5, 1999: "The End of the World as We Know It"
November 21, 1999: "Reckoning with God's Grace"
November 14, 1999: "God and Mammon"
November 7, 1999: "Spiritual Fitness"
October 31, 1999: "Justified by Faith"
October 17, 1999: "By God's Mercy and Power"
October 3, 1999: "Is Hate a Crime?"
September 26, 1999: "What Are You Doing Here?"
September 12, 1999: "WWJD?"
April 18, 1999: "Baptism Is for the Birds (Too)!"
April 4, 1999: "Only a Comma?"
March 28, 1999: "What Do You Want Jesus to Do for You?"
March 14, 1999: "Who Is My Mother, and Who Are My Brothers?"
March 7, 1999: "What More Are You Doing Than Others?"
February 21, 1999: "The Fast That God Chooses"
February 14, 1999: "What Do You Love When You Love God?"
February 7, 1999: "Discriminate Judgment, Indiscriminate Love"
January 17, 1999: "Doing What Is Right and Good"
January 10, 1999: "You've Got Mail"
January 3, 1999: "Seeing Hopeful Signs"
December 6, 1998: "If You Want Peace"
November 29, 1998: "Hostages to Hope"
November 22, 1998: "Thanks Be to God"
November 8, 1998: "Do Unto Others"
November 1, 1998: "In Life and in Death"
October 25, 1998: "The Best Things in Life"
October 11, 1998: "Life Matters"
October 4, 1998: "For Those Who Make Peace"
September 27, 1998: "You Are Invited . . ."
September 13, 1998: "Walking Humbly with God"
September 6, 1998: "Loving Kindness"
August 30, 1998: "Doing Justice"
July 19, 1998: "What's Right with God?"
July 12, 1998: "What's Wrong with You?"
July 5, 1998: "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
June 28, 1998: "Light for the Journey"
June 7, 1998: "What to Do Till the Lord Comes?"
May 31, 1998: "Spirit-Fueled Christianity"
May 17, 1998: "Reformed, Always Reforming"
May 3, 1998: "Where There's a Will . . ."
Apr. 26, 1998: "Jesus Saves"
Apr. 12, 1998: "They Have Taken Away My Lord . . ."
Apr. 5, 1998: "For Which He Came"
Mar. 29, 1998: "The Politics of Compassion"
Mar. 15, 1998: "Is it Safe to Go to Church?"
Mar. 1, 1998: "The Crux of Being Christian"
Feb. 15, 1998: "The Pain and Promise of Relationships"
Feb. 8, 1998: "Toughminded and Tenderhearted"
Feb. 1, 1998: "Feeding Dragons"
Jan. 18, 1998: "The Love and Justice of Jesus Christ"
Jan. 11, 1998: "Those Duties Which All Christians Are Bound to Perform"
Jan. 4, 1998: "On Being Better than We Are"
Dec. 14, 1997: "The True Joy of Christmas"
Nov. 30, 1997: "To Make Ready a People"
Nov. 23, 1997: "But for the Grace of God"
Nov. 9, 1997: "Yenom is Money Spelled Backwards"
Nov. 2, 1997: "Living as You Go"
Oct. 26, 1997: "Things Old and Things New"