Sermons

Through worship,education and care
we develop committed disciples
who proclaim and live the gospel
and thereby work to transform our cultur

Home > Worship > Sermons

For more information:
Church Office
585-271-1050

On this page
2006
2005
2004
2003
A new webpage
2002
2001
2000
Rev. Hill’s Sermon Series

Sermons

One facet which contributes to the richness of worship are the words of ministers, visitors, and lay persons for others to reflect on. Sermons, beginning in 2000, are available here for you to read and some, beginning in 2003, include an audio version for your listening enjoyment.

If you are interested in a particular topic, you may wish to use our search utility. While this will list all occurrences of the keyword on the website, you can select those from our sermons.

If you need more search options,
you will find them on our advanced search page.

2006 Sermons
Click on the audio icon to listen to the sermon.

Date

Minister

Sermon

Reading

February

12 Robert A Hill

5 Robert A Hill

The Cleansing Power of a Healing Touch

A Morning Prayer

Mark 1:40-45

Mark 1:29-39

January
29	Robert A Hill	An Inkling of Glory	2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
22	Susan S Shafer	Voices of Love	John 15:1-17
15	Robert A Hill	A Faith for All Seasons	Luke 2:39-51
8	Robert Neville	The Depths of Epiphany	Matthew 22:1-14
1	Bryant M Oskvig	The Journey	Matthew 2:1-12

2005 Sermons
Click on the audio icon to listen to the sermon.

Date	Minister	Sermon	Reading

December
25	Bryant M Oskvig
24	Robert A Hill	Holy Night	Luke 2:1-21
18	Robert A Hill	Rochester: Colorama	Luke 2:1-14
11	Bryant M Oskvig
4	Susan S Shafer	Quickening Possibility	Luke 1:26-38
November
20	Robert A Hill	Buffalo: By Your Leave	I Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:32-35
20	Robert A Hill	Auburn: A Grateful Heart	Luke 17:11-19
13	Robert A Hill	The Saving Power of An Intervening Word	I Samuel 25:32-37
6	Robert A Hill	Wind at Midnight	Philippians 4:10-20
October
30	Robert A Hill	Lake Placid: A Survey of Freedom	Philippians 4:1-9
23	Susan S Shafer	In Praise
16	Philip A Amerson	Better Than Words	I Thessalonians 1:1-10
9	Robert A Hill	Ithaca: After the Fall
2		World Communion Sunday	John 15:1-17
September
25	Robert A Hill	Utica: The Far Side of Fear	Philippians 2:1-13
18	Robert A Hill	Crossing the Hudson
11	Robert A Hill	The View From Ellis Island	Exodus 14:19-25
4	Bryant M Oskvig	A New Cuisine	Acts 17:22-28
August
28	Susan S Shafer	once… twice… thrice…	John 3:1-16
21	David Lubba	Unexpected Dinner Guests	Mark 6:30-44
14	David Lubba	Caution: Rolling Stones	Mark 16:1-8
7	Robert A Hill	A Summer Swim	Matthew 14:22-33
July
31	J Brad Benson	“No, You Feed Them”	Matthew 14:13-21
24	Robert A Hill Christopher Hill	The Start of Something New	Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
17	Bryant M Oskvig	Finding the Wheat	Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
10	Susan S Shafer	Planetary Pilgrims	Matthew 5:1-9
3	Robert A Hill	The Color Purple	Luke 7:31-35
June
26	Margie M Mayson	Loving and Leaving	Philippians 2:1-4, 12-18
19		Youth Sunday	Romans 12:1-8
12	Robert A Hill	“Three Altar Stones”	Genesis 12:1-9
5	Robert A Hill	“Spring Cleaning”	Romans 5:1-8
May
29	Susan S Shafer	“Pieces of Eternity”	1 Corinthians 13
22	Bryant M Oskvig	“Cornerstones”	Matthew 28:16-20
15	Robert A Hill	“The Same Spirit”	I Corinthians 12:4-13
1	Robert A Hill	“The Spirit of Truth: Consecration”	John 17:1-5
April
24	Robert A Hill	“The Spirit of Truth: Catechesis”	John 16:4b-15
17	Robert A Hill	“The Spirit of Truth: Commandment”	John 15:12-17, 26, 27
10	Robert A Hill	A Day of New Beginnings	Luke 24:13-35
3	Margie J Mayson	Threatening The World	John 14:8-19
March
27	Robert A Hill	Three Shades of Joy	John 20:1-18
20	Robert A Hill	Deliver Us From Evil	John 12:12-19
6	Robert A Hill	The Spirit of Truth: Conversation	John 14:15-17, 25-31
February
27	Bryant M Oskvig	Two Mountains	Exodus 17:1-7
20	Margie J Mayson	The Truth of Who We Are	John 4:3-30
13	Robert A Hill	The Spirit of Truth: Communion	John 13:1-11
6	Robert A Hill	Cold Mountain	Matthew 17:1-9
January
30	Susan S Shafer	The Heart’s Medicine	Romans 12:1-18
23	Robert A Hill	First Lights	Matthew 4:12-23
16	Robert A Hill	Six Words From Birmingham	Isiah 49:1-7
9	Paul E Robinson	Life At the Top of the Swing	Acts 15:1-2,6-11,22-31
2	Susan S Shafer	Most Wonder-Full	Matthew 2:1-12

2004 Sermons
Click on the audio icon to listen to the sermon.

Date	Minister	Sermon	Reading

December
26	Bryant M Oskvig	Christmas Memories of Childhoods Past	Luke 2:41-52
19	Robert A Hill	The Location of Peace	Luke 2:1-14
12	Robert A Hill	Are You Ready for Christmas	Matthew 1:18-25
5	Robert A Hill	Two Beliefs	John 11:17-27
November
28		Holy Communion Service	Isiah 40:3-5 Matthew 1:18-21, 24-25
21	Robert A Hill	Living With Thanksgiving	Philippians 4:4-9
14	Robert A Hill	Two Beggars	John 9:1-12, 18-23
7	Robert A Hill	A Practical Guide to Stewardship	2 Corinthians 8:7-15, 9:6-15
October
31	Robert A Hill	Two Blessings	John 6:1-21,28-29,35
24	Susan S Shafer	Another Point of View	John 21:9-17
17	Robert A Hill	Two Biographies	John 4:1-15
10	Robert A Hill	Two Births	John 3:1-17
3	Robert A Hill	What We Ought To Have Done	Luke 17:5-10
September
26	Margie J Mayson	A Lesson Book For Life	John 20:30-31 II Timothy 3:16-17
19	Robert A Hill	Two Brides	John 2:1-11
12	Robert A Hill	Two Battles	John 1:1-14
5	Bryant M Oskvig	Counting Pennies	Luke 14:25-33
August
29	Bryant M Oskvig	Bread and Butter	Luke 14:1, 7-14
22	Margie J Mayson	Frog Skins Suffering and Salvation	2 Corinthians 4:1-2, 5-11, 16-18
15	Margie J Mayson	Sheltering Spaces	Verses from Matthew
8	Margie J Mayson	Questions about God…
1	Robert A Hill	A Summer Menu	Psalm 107:1-9,43
July
25	Robert A Hill	A Prayer For the Body of Christ
18	Bryant M Oskvig	The Green Olive Tree	Luke 10:38-42
11	Susan S Shafer	Peacework	Matthew 5:1-9
4	Robert A Hill	Let Freedom Ring!	Matthew 16:1-4
June
27	Susan S Shafer	Undeviating Reliability	Psalm 62:5-8 Hebrews 6:9-20
20		Youth Sunday	I Corinthians 12:4-11
13	Robin J Olson	Divine Hospitality	Luke 7:36-8:3
6		Confirmation Sunday	John 16:12-15
May
30	Susan S Shafer	“Through A Mirror Dimly…”	I Corinthians 13:1-13
23	Robert A Hill	“Eleven Pastoral Proberbs”	Proverbs 2:1-11
16	Bryant M Oskvig	“A Supposed Place of Prayer”	Acts 16:9-15
9	Robert A Hill	“Love One Another”	John 13:31-35
2	Margie J Mayson	“Strange Neighbors”	Luke 10:25-37
April
25	Robert A Hill	“A Time To Build”	Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
18	Robert A Hill	“A Quiet Moment”	John 20:19-31
11	Robert A Hill	“A Resurrection Spirit”	Mark 16:1-8
4	Robert A Hill	An Upper Room”	Luke 19:28-40
March
28	Margie J Mayson	“Satisfied”	Psalm 139
21	Susan S Shafer	“LOVE ~ So Amazing”	Psalm 130
14	Robert A Hill	“Were You There?”	Psalms 63
7	Robert A Hill	“Two Kinds of Confidence”	Psalms 27
February
29	Bryant M Oskvig	“Oil in the Beard”	Psalms 133
22	Margie J Mason	“Faithfulness Doesn’t Just Happen…”	Selected Verses from Matthew 5
15	Bryant M Oskvig	“Preaching on the Prairie”	Luke 6:17-26
8	Rev Wm Ritter	“Not Everything Is About You”	Mark 8:34-38
1	Robert A Hill	“Second Thoughts”	Luke 4:21-30
January
25	Susan S Shafer	“has been ~ will be”	Isaiah 43:1-5
18	Robert A Hill	“A Famine of the Word?”	Amos 8:7-12
11	Asbury First Staff	“Strolling the Green”	Phillippians 1:3-11
4	Robert A Hill	“The Gift of the Magi”	Matthew 2:1-12

2003 Sermons
Click on the audio icon to hear the sermon.

Date	Minister	Sermon	Reading
December
28	Bryant M Oskvig	“When the Mountain Touches the Valley”	2 Corinthians 5:14-20
24	Robert A Hill	“A Christmas Story”
21	Robert A Hill	“Gentle As a Nurse”	Luke 1:39-45 I Thessalonians 2:7
7	Robert A Hill	“Whatever Became of Repentance”	Luke 3:1-6
November
30		Communion Sunday	Isiah 30:15
23	Robert A Hill	“A New Frontier”	Matthew 25:31-46
16	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Hand”	Mark 12:38-44
9	Dr Doug Himes	“Let Them Have Dominion”	Luke 12:13-31
2	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Habit”	Mark 12:28-34
October
26	Susan S Shafer	“Bearing Witness”	Mark 8:22-29
19	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Heart”	Mark 10:17-31
12	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Hope”	Mark 10:17-31
5	Robert A Hill	“Table Service”	Mark 10:2-16
September
28	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Home”	Mark 9:38-41
21	Margie J Mayson	“A Lesson Book For Life”
14	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Height”	Mark 8:27-38
7	Robert A Hill	“Once More To The Lake: Health”	Mark 7:24-37
August
31	Bryant M Oskvig	“Hand Soap & Happy Birthday”	Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
24	Bryant M Oskvig	“Lucky Rocket Ship Underpants”	Ephesians 6:10-20
17	Susan S Shafer	“Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda”	Ephesians 2:1-10; 3:1-3, 14-21
10	Susan S Shafer	“A.S.A.P.”	Philippians 4:4-13
3	Robert A Hill	“Real Encouragement”	Colossians 3:1-4
July
27	Margie J Mayson	“Missing the Point Is The Point!”	Matthew 5:1-12
20	Margie J Mayson	“It’s All A Big Toss Up!”	Matthew 7:21-27 Matthew 18:1-4
13	Margie J Mayson	“The Summons”	Luke 9:51-62
6	Robert A Hill	“A Last Best Hope?”	Luke 6:27-36
June
29	Robert A Hill	“Forbearance”	2 Samuel 6:1-15
22		Youth Sunday	Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
15	Robert A Hill	“Breakfast With Jesus”	John 21:4-14
8	Margie J Mayson	Disciple Class Witness	Acts 2:1-8, 14-18
1	Robert A Hill	“A Gift On the Altar”	John 17:6-19
May
25	Susan S Shafer	“One Hand to Another Hand”	Psalm 121
18	Robert A Hill	“Singing in the Rain”	John 15:1-8
11	Margie J Mayson	“May I Have This Dance”	Psalm 150
4	Robert A Hill	“Glory and Presence” Music & Worship Recognition	Psalms 24:1-4,7-8 Psalms 150 Psalm 16:7-11
April
27	Bryant M Oskvig	“Essential Needs”	Acts 4:32-35 John 20:19-31
20	Robert A Hill	“A Resurrection Moment”	Mark 16:1-8
13	Robert A Hill	“Coming to the Temple”	Psalms 127
6	Robert A Hill	“Hymns of the Heart (4)”	Psalms 137:1-6
March
30	Margie J Mayson	“Hymns of the Heart (3)”	Psalms 23
23	Robert A Hill	“Hymns of the Heart (2)”	Psalms 91
16	Robert A Hill	“Hymns of the Heart”	Psalms 63:1-8
9	Susan S Shafer	“Drawn To The Rhythm”	Psalms 25:1-10
2	Robert A Hill	“No Place To Lay His Head”	Matthew 8:20
February
23	Margie J Mayson	“A Word On The Word“	Genesis 1:1-5 John 1:105
16	Bryant M Oskvig	“Multiple Choices”	2 Kings 5:1-14 Mark 1:40-45
9	Robert A Hill	“Voices For a New Age”	Mark 1:29-39
2	Robert A Hill	“Groundhog Day”	Psalm 111
January
26	Robert A Hill	“The Courage To Leave”	Mark 1:14-20
5	Susan S Shafer	“True Light”	John 1:9-14