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Please note that these sermons, as with all sermons, were written and preached in a particular place and time and to a particular community of people. They should be heard with that caveat in mind. I hope that these sermons will be a blessing to many who hear them, but please keep in mind that as the Pastor of Rockland Community Church, I am doing my best to preach the Word of God in accordance with the Spirit’s leading for the people of Rockland Community Church. Your feedback and questions are welcome.

Thanks for your interest!  Pastor Chris

Date	Bulletin	Sermon Title	Lectionary	Illustration	Sermon Audio
November 27, 2011		First Sunday of Advent / Expectations (Mark 13:24-27, 32-37)
Decenber 4, 2011		Second Sunday of Advent / Acceptance (Matthew 1:18-25)
Decenber 11, 2011		Third Sunday of Advent / Family (Luke 2:8-20)
December 18, 2011		Fourth Sunday of Advent / You (John 1:1-18)
December 24, 2011		Christmas Eve / Light of the World (Matthew 5:14-16)
December 25, 2011		Christmas Sunday  (No Sermon Recording)
January 1, 2012		Sermon / Dialogue:  Passi†on
			What explains the exponential growth of the Early Christian Church?  Can churches experience such growth today? How about our church? What lessons can we learn from the book of Acts?
Date	Bulletin	Sermon Title	Lectionary	Illustration	Sermon Audio
May 29 , 2011		Wait -- Acts 1:1-11
June 5, 2011		Trust -- Acts 1:12-26
June 12 , 2011		Receive -- Acts 2:1-13
June 19, 2011		Witness -- Acts 2:14-41
June 26, 2011		Share -- Acts 2:42-47
July 3, 2011		Lay Sunday			no sermon
July 10, 2011		Give -- Acts 3:1-10
July 17, 2011		Point -- Acts 3:11-26
July 24, 2011		Speak -- Acts 4:1-22
July 31, 2011		Pray -- Acts 4:23-31
August 7, 2011		Guest Preacher:  Rev. Herb McMullan, St. Patrick's in the Mountains			no audio
August 14, 2011		Guest Preacher: Cecil Pullen, Riverton United Methodist Church			no audio
August 21, 2011		Huallaga Bible Dedication Trip Report Acts 4:32-37			no audio
August 28, 2011		One -- Acts 5:1-11
September 4, 2011		disGrace -- Acts 5:12-42
September 11, 2011		Forgiving the Unforgivable -- Matthew 18:21-35
September 18, 2011		Focus -- Acts 6:1-7
September 25, 2011		Offense -- Acts 6:8-8:3
October 2, 2011		There -- Acts 8:4-40
October 9, 2011		Change -- Acts 9:1-31
October 16, 2011		Potential -- Acts 9:32-43
October 23, 2011		Embrace -- Acts 10
October 30, 2011		Expansion -- Acts 11 (sermon not preached due to weather)			no recording
November 6, 2011		Visiting Pastor (Pastor Chris in California at Fuller Theological Seminary)			no recording
November 13, 2011		Expansion -- Acts 11
November 20, 2011		Gratitude -- Acts 12

Date	Bulletin	Sermon Title	Lectionary	Illustration	Sermon Audio
April 24, 2011		Easter Sunday -- Happy ReBirthday! (Video of Resurrection Account in Gospel of John -- min 1:00 to about 4:30)
May 1, 2011		May This Be Said of Us 1 Thessalonians 1
May 8, 2011		God's Motherly Love (What can we learn about God's love for us through the femine images of God in Scripture?)
May 15, 2011		5:21 -- See You Next Week?! 2 Thessalonians 1 & 2
May 22, 2011		Memorial Day Sermon at the Rockland Cemetery John 14:1-14 -- The Grammar of Our Lives

Date	Bulletin	Sermon Title	Lectionary	Illustration	Sermon Audio
Transfiguration Sunday through Lent
March 6 , 2011		Transfiguration Sunday -- Prayer: Moses (Deuteronomy 9) -- Prayers of Intercession
March 13, 2011		First Sunday in Lent -- FIELD TRIP to visit Charlie & Debbie Llewellyn			no sermon
March 20 , 2011		Second Sunday in Lent -- Prayer: Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2) -- Prayers of Petition
March 27 , 2011		Third Sunday in Lent -- Prayer: David (1 Chronicles 17, 29) -- Prayers of Thanksgiving
April 3, 2011		Fourth Sunday in Lent -- Prayer: Jeremiah? (Lamentations 3) -- Prayers of Lament
April 10 , 2011		Fifth Sunday in Lent -- Prayer: Daniel (Daniel 9) -- Prayers of Repentance
April 17, 2011		Sixth Sunday in Lent (Palm Sunday) -- Prayer: Jesus (John 17) -- The Greatest Pray-er      Missionary Guests:  David and Diana Weber (listen to what they shared)

Date	Bulletin	Sermon Title	Scripture	Illustration	Sermon Slides with Audio	Sermon Audio
In January and February of 2011 I intend to preach a sermon series based, in part, on David Platt's book, "Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream."  I highly recommend this book.  During this sermon series, I hope to help us consider whether we are truly living out our faith as Jesus called us to do.  As Christ-followers are we living out our faith in ways which are aligned more closely with the gospel (good news) that Jesus proclaimed or with our 21st Century American culture?
January 2, 2011		Dying to the Old, Living in the New (2 Cor. 5:17-21 & Rev. 21:1-5)
January 9, 2011		Counting the Cost (Luke 14:25-33) -- click here for more videos about what following Christ can cost
January 16, 2011		Good News, Really?! (James 1:22-27, Matthew 7:13-27)
January 23, 2011		It's Not About Us (John 14:12-14 & John 15:1-11)
January 30, 2011		Blessed to Bless (Genesis 12: 1-3, 28:12-15 and Revelation 5:9-10, 7:9-10)		(4:24-7:38)
February 6, 2011		Not Optional (Matthew 28:18-20)
February 13, 2011		Radical Compassion (Matthew 25:31-46)		(Not shown)
February 20, 2011		Why It Matters (John 14:1-11)
February 27, 2011		Risking it All (Matthew 10, various verses)
The sermons preached between January 9th and February 27th are partially inspired by the recent book, Radical:  Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, by David Platt. This book is available on amazon.com and on walmart.com (currently for $5.49).  If you would like a copy but don't want to purchase one, please see Pastor Chris as he may have an extra.  If you would like to watch/listen to David Platt's original sermon series on which this book is based, please visit this link.  To get a very quick sense of what the book is about, check out this VIDEO or this VIDEO.