OLD SOUTH SERMONS

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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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Nehemiah 6:1-9	DOING A GREAT WORK IN TRYING TIMES	September 14, 1997
Job l3	RELIGION: HINDRANCE OR HELP?	March 2, 1997 Third Sunday in Lent
Job 14	WHEN LIFE FALLS APART, WHAT THEN?	February 23, 1997 The Second Sunday in Lent
Job 19 and Luke 24:1-7	THE GREAT VINDICATION	March 30, 1997 Easter Day
Job 24; Job 31	IS SOCIAL JUSTICE DIVINE?	March 9, 1997 The Fourth Sunday in Lent
Job 28	ARE YOU LOOKING FOR GOD?	March 16, 1997 Fifth Sunday in Lent
Job 38	IS GOD THE ANSWER?	February 16, 1997 The First Sunday in Lent
Job 42	THE BEARER OF FORGIVENESS	March 23, 1997 Palm Sunday
Psalm 23	CAN WE REALLY BE SURE?	April 20, 1997
Psalm 72	THE TRAILING SPLENDORS OF THE INNER LIFE WHICH HE INHABITS	February 15, 1998 Presidents' Day
Psalm 84	IN A DESERT VALLEY, A RESTORATIVE OASIS	October 19, 1997 For The Installation of Gregory Peterson as Minister of Music
Amos 5:21-24	WE HAVE WOVEN OURSELVES WITH THE VERY WARP AND WOOF OF THIS NATION	January 18, 1998 Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
Matthew 2:1-12	MANIFEST FAITH	January 11, 1998 Epiphany Sunday,
Matthew 5:21-42	PUTTING OUR HEARTS AT CHRIST'S DISPOSAL	February 11, 1996
Matthew 6:19-34	ON CONFUSING MEANS WITH ENDS	September 28, 1997
Matthew 10:1-8	PLANKS FOR A CHURCH PLATFORM	September 15, 1996
Matthew 19:27-20:16	SO, WHAT'S IN THIS FOR ME?	September 22, l996
Matthew 22:1-14	DRESS CODE	June 1, 1997
Matthew 22:15-22	THE EMPEROR'S CONTENTIOUS COIN	November 3, 1996
Matthew 25:14-30	THE VITAL MATTER AT STAKE	November 17, 1996
Matthew 25: 31-46	WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD?	September 29,1996
Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20	THE SACRAMENT OF GRACE	April 26, 1998
Mark 1:4-11	EACH OF US, BORN TO GREATER THINGS	January 12, 1997
Mark 1:21-28	HOW WITNESS TO THE WORLD?	February 2, 1997
Luke 2: 1-20	CONFRONTED BY CHRISTMAS	December 21, 1997
Luke 3:1-6	CAN ADVENT BREAK THROUGH?	December 7, 1997
Luke 3: 7-17	ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS?	December 14, 1997
Luke 4: 14-21	THE CHURCH BY THE NEWSSTAND, II	November 2, 1997
Luke 10:25-37	WHAT MADE THE SAMARITAN GOOD?	May 12, 1996
Luke 15: 1-2, 11-32	HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS	May 11, 1997
Luke 16:1-8	THE SCOUNDREL'S LESSON	January 19, 1997 For Bill Ragan's Ordination Hope Church, Allentown, PA
Job 19 and Luke 24:1-7	THE GREAT VINDICATION	March 30, 1997 Easter Day
John 2:1-11	DO YOU NOTICE THE CHANGE?	February 25, 1996 The First Sunday in Lent
John 5:1-9;16	HEALING!	March 3, 1996 Second Sunday in Lent
John 6:1-9	SOUL FOOD	March 10, 1996 Third Sunday in Lent
John 6:14-21	WHEN THE STORM HITS	March 17, 1996 Fourth Sunday in Lent
John 9:1-8	TO SHOOT THROUGH DARKNESS WITH UNEXPECTED LIGHT	March 24, 1996 Passion Sunday, the Fifth Sunday in Lent
John 10:1-11	SHEPHERDS? IN THE CITY?	April 28, 1996
John 11	A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE	March 31, 1996 Palm Sunday
John 14:1-7	IN WHOM CAN WE ULTIMATELY TRUST?	May 5, 1996
	GOD'S ACTION AND OURS	April 4, 1996 Maundy Thursday
John 20:1-20	BARRIER BREAKER	April 7, 1996 Easter Sunday
John 20:19-31	QUESTION SKEPTICISM	April 14, 1996
Romans 14:1-12	IT TAKES ALL KINDS	October 6, 1996
First Corinthians 11	JUST WHAT DO WE REMEMBER?	March 27, 1997 Maundy Thursday
First Corinthians 13:1-13	WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO GOD	February 1, 1998
Second Corinthians 4,5	OF THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN	April 26, 1997
Ephesians 2:19-20	TOGETHER, CITIZENS OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GOD	Sermon preached at the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, Oakland, California June 29, 1995
Philippians 2:5-11	WITNESS IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE	October 5, 1997 Worldwide Communion Sunday
Hebrews 1 and 2	BUT IN THESE LAST DAYS GOD HAS SPOKEN TO US BY A SON	March 1, 1998 First Sunday in Lent
Hebrews 3:1-14	HOLY PARTNERS IN A HEAVENLY CALLING	March 8, 1998 Second Sunday in Lent
Hebrews 9:1-14; 10:19-26	TO WORSHIP THE LIVING GOD	March 15, 1998 Third Sunday in Lent
Hebrews 10:1-18	WHERE THERE IS FORGIVENESS	April 5, 1998 Palm Sunday
From Hebrews 11 and 12	STRANGERS AND PILGRIMS	March 22, 1998 The Fourth Sunday in Lent
From Hebrews 12	LIFT YOU DROOPING HANDS; STRENGTHEN YOUR WEAK KNEES	March 29, 1998 The 5th Sunday in Lent,
Revelation 21:1-5a	BEARERS OF THE VISION	November 16, 1997
Text: Mary Norton's Deed and Will	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."	November 23, 1997 At the Old South Meeting House
On William Billings	I THINK IT BEST FOR EVERY COMPOSER TO BE HIS OWN CARVER	November 24, 1996

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