Old South Sermons

Sermons delivered by

Rev. James W. Crawford

The Rev. James W. Crawford spent his early years in ministry in East Harlem, New York City, amidst the struggle for civil rights--years which have had a lasting impact on his continued commitment to proclaiming Christ in the city. He served as chair of the UCC committee which assembled The New Century Hymnal, recently published in June, 1995. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Union Theological Seminary (New York), and Andover Newton Theological School, Dr. Crawford has been Senior Pastor at Old South since 1974.

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October 24, 1999	GETTING OUR VALUES STRAIGHT	Matthew 22:34-40
October 17, 1999	THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AS AN ACT OF GRATITUDE	Psalm 100 Romans 1:1-7
October 3, 1999	A PLACE TO GO AND A TERRIBLE URGENCY TO GET THERE	Philippians 3:12-16
September 26, 1999	CREDIBILITY GAP?	Matthew 21:23-32
September 19, 1999	GENEROUS TO A FAULT?	Matthew 19:27-20:16
September 12, 1999	A PLATFORM FOR Y2K	Matthew 9:35-10:8
July 6, 1999	TO WHAT END, THIS GLORIOUS PARTNERSHIP?	American Guild of Organists convention
July 5, 1999	THE PERIL AND PROMISE OF EVENSONG	Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 12:1-2; 9-21
July 4, 1999	THE EMPEROR'S CONTENTIOUS COIN	Matthew 22:15-22
June 6, 1999	TABLE GRACE	Matthew 9:9-13
May 9, 1999	ARE YOU A CHILD OF ENCOURAGEMENT?	Acts 11:17-29
May 2, 1999	SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT GOD	John 14:1-14
April 18, 1999	MARKS ALONG THE WAY	Luke 24:13-35
April 4, 1999 Easter	CHALLENGE	John 20:1-20
April 1, 1999 Maundy Thursday	JUST WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
March 28, 1999 Palm Sunday	SOVEREIGNTY	Matthew 21:1-11
March 21, 1999 5th Sunday in Lent Passion Sunday	VICTORY	John 11
March 14, 1999 3rd Sunday in Lent	SIGHT	John 9:1-41
March 7, 1999 3rd Sunday in Lent	UNITY	John 4:4-42
February 28, 1999 2nd Sunday in Lent	LIFE	John 3:1-17
February 21, 1999 1st Sunday in Lent	TESTED	Matthew 4:1-11
February 7, 1999	IN WHAT CAN WE TAKE PRIDE?	1st Corinthians 1:18-2:5
January 24, 1999	CALLED TO BE . . . SAINTS?	1st Corinthians 1:1-9
January, 1999	". . . FROM EVERLASTING TO EVERLASTING, THOU ART GOD."	For James Cox
December 20, 1998 4th Sunday in Advent	IS GOT REALLY IN ALL OF THIS?	Isaiah 7:7-14 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25
December 13, 1998 3rd Sunday in Advent	CAN CHRISTMAS BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER?	Matthew 11:2-11
December 6, 1998 2nd Sunday in Advent	IS THERE HOPE ON THE HORIZON?	Isaiah 11:1-10
November 22, 1998	". . .he left as his monument a clock that, up to the present day, no person has ever been able to improve."	Revelation 21:1-5a
November 15, 1998 For Lael Murphy's Installation	GOING THE DISTANCE	Luke 14:25-33
November 1, 1998	WHO BEARS GRACE TO US?	Luke 10:25-37
October 18, 1998	WHY GOD HAS A PROBLEM WITH RELIGIOUS PEOPLE	Luke18:9-14
October 4, 1998	INHERITANCE: WHAT RELITION WERE YOU BORN WITH, AND WHAT ARE YOU NOW?	2nd Timothy 1:1-14
September 27, 1998	MESSENGERS OF MEMORY AND HOPE	Luke 16:19-31
September 20, 1998	IT HAPPENED LATE ONE AFTERNOON	Psalm 51:1-17 2nd Samuel 11:1-12:15b
September 17, 1998 For Habitat for Humanity	CHRIST'S LETTERS OF REFERENCE	2nd Corinthians 2:14-3:3
September 13, 1998	ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER	Luke 14;25-35
August 23, 1998	SO YOU WANT TO BE A DISCIPLE?	Mark 9:30-37
May 31, 1998 Pentecost	A NEW AGE UPON US	Acts 2:1-21
April 26, 1998	THE SACRAMENT OF GRACE	Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20
April 19. 1998	EASTER ONE WEEK LATER: GIANT FRAUD OR STEADFAST PROMISE?	John 20:19-31
April 12, 1998	WE HAVE THIS HOPE . . .	Hebrews 6:13-19a
April 9, 1998 Maundy Thursday	WHY ALL THIS THURSDAY, "MAUNDY"?
April 5, 1998 Palm Sunday	WHERE THERE IS FORGIVENESS	Hebrews 10:1-18
March 29, 1998 The 5th Sunday in Lent	LIFT YOU DROOPING HANDS; STRENGTHEN YOUR WEAK KNEES	Hebrews 12
March 22, 1998 The Fourth Sunday in Lent	STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS	Hebrews 11 and 12
March 15, 1998 Third Sunday in Lent	TO WORSHIP THE LIVING GOD	Hebrews 9:1-14; 10:19-26
March 8, 1998 Second Sunday in Lent	HOLY PARTNERS IN A HEAVENLY CALLING	Hebrews 3:1-14
March 1, 1998 First Sunday in Lent	BUT IN THESE LAST DAYS GOD HAS SPOKEN TO US BY A SON	Hebrews 1 and 2
February 15, 1998 Presidents' Day	THE TRAILING SPLENDORS OF THE INNER LIFE WHICH HE INHABITS	Psalm 72
February 1, 1998	WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO GOD	First Corinthians 13:1-13
January 18, 1998 Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday	WE HAVE WOVEN OURSELVES WITH THE VERY WARP AND WOOF OF THIS NATION	Amos 5:21-24
January 11, 1998 Epiphany Sunday	MANIFEST FAITH	Matthew 2:1-12
December 21, 1997	CONFRONTED BY CHRISTMAS	Luke 2: 1-20
December 14, 1997	ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS?	Luke 3: 7-17
December 7, 1997	CAN ADVENT BREAK THROUGH?	Luke 3:1-6
November 23, 1997 At the Old South Meeting House	A "CHURCH SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD, BEING THE THIRD CHURCH OF CHRIST IN BOSTON FROM TIME TO TIME AND AT ALL TIMES FOREVER."	Text: Mary Norton's Deed and Will
November 16, 1997	BEARERS OF THE VISION	Revelation 21:1-5a
November 2, 1997	THE CHURCH BY THE NEWSSTAND, II	Luke 4: 14-21
October 19, 1997 For The Installation of Gregory Peterson as Minister of Music	IN A DESERT VALLEY, A RESTORATIVE OASIS	Psalm 84
October 5, 1997 Worldwide Communion Sunday	WITNESS IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE	Philippians 2:5-11
September 28, 1997	ON CONFUSING MEANS WITH ENDS	Matthew 6:19-34
September 14, 1997	DOING A GREAT WORK IN TRYING TIMES	Nehemiah 6:1-9
June 1, 1997	DRESS CODE	Matthew 22:1-14
May 11, 1997	HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS	Luke 15: 1-2, 11-32
April 26, 1997	OF THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN	Second Corinthians 4, 5
April 20, 1997	CAN WE REALLY BE SURE?	Psalm 23
March 30, 1997 Easter Day	THE GREAT VINDICATION	Job 19 and Luke 24:1-7
March 27, 1997 Maundy Thursday	JUST WHAT DO WE REMEMBER?	First Corinthians 11
March 23, 1997 Palm Sunday	THE BEARER OF FORGIVENESS	Job 42
March 16, 1997 Fifth Sunday in Lent	ARE YOU LOOKING FOR GOD?	Job 28
March 9, 1997 The Fourth Sunday in Lent	IS SOCIAL JUSTICE DIVINE?	Job 24; Job 31
March 2, 1997 Third Sunday in Lent	RELIGION: HINDRANCE OR HELP?	Job l3
February 23, 1997 The Second Sunday in Lent	WHEN LIFE FALLS APART, WHAT THEN?	Job 14
February 16, 1997 The First Sunday in Lent	IS GOD THE ANSWER?	Job 38
February 2, 1997	HOW WITNESS TO THE WORLD?	Mark 1:21-28
January 19, 1997 For Bill Ragan's Ordination Hope Church, Allentown, PA	THE SCOUNDREL'S LESSON	Luke 16:1-8
January 12, 1997	EACH OF US, BORN TO GREATER THINGS	Mark 1:4-11
November 24, 1996	I THINK IT BEST FOR EVERY COMPOSER TO BE HIS OWN CARVER	On William Billings
November 17, 1996	THE VITAL MATTER AT STAKE	Matthew 25:14-30
November 3, 1996	THE EMPEROR'S CONTENTIOUS COIN	Matthew 22:15-22
October 6, 1996	IT TAKES ALL KINDS	Romans 14:1-12
September 29,1996	WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD?	Matthew 25: 31-46
September 22, l996	SO, WHAT'S IN THIS FOR ME?	Matthew 19:27-20:16
September 15, 1996	PLANKS FOR A CHURCH PLATFORM	Matthew 10:1-8
May 12, 1996	WHAT MADE THE SAMARITAN GOOD?	Luke 10:25-37
May 5, 1996	IN WHOM CAN WE ULTIMATELY TRUST?	John 14:1-7
April 28, 1996	SHEPHERDS? IN THE CITY?	John 10:1-11
April 14, 1996	QUESTION SKEPTICISM	John 20:19-31
April 7, 1996 Easter Sunday	BARRIER BREAKER	John 20:1-20
April 4, 1996 Maundy Thursday	GOD'S ACTION AND OURS
Palm Sunday, March 31, 1996	A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE	From John 11
March 24, 1996 Passion Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent	TO SHOOT THROUGH DARKNESS WITH UNEXPECTED LIGHT	John 9:1-8
March 17, 1996 Fourth Sunday in Lent	WHEN THE STORM HITS	John 6:14-21
March 10, 1996 Third Sunday in Lent	SOUL FOOD	John 6:1-9
March 3, 1996 Second Sunday in Lent	HEALING!	John 5:1-9;16
February 25, 1996 The First Sunday in Lent	DO YOU NOTICE THE CHANGE?	John 2:1-11
February 11, 1996	PUTTING OUR HEARTS AT CHRIST'S DISPOSAL	Matthew 5:21-42
June 29, 1995 Sermon preached at the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, Oakland, California	TOGETHER, CITIZENS OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD	Ephesians 2:19-20

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