First Parish Church - Wintle Sermons

RACISM: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, September 15, 1996. The lessons were: Genesis 1:26-31 and Luke 12:35-48.

THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on May 10, 1998. The readings were: II Corinthians 13:5-14 and Revelation 22:6-21.

A 300th ANNIVERSARY SERMON: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the 300th Anniversary Candlelight Vespers service on Sunday Evening, November 15, 1998, at the First Parish Church in Weston. The scripture readings were Hebrews 11 and Luke 20:27-38.

DESMOND TUTU AND THE MIRACLE OF SOUTH AFRICA: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle on Martin Luther King Jr Sunday, January 17, 1999, at the First Parish Church in Weston. The scripture readings were II Corinthians 5:16-21 and John 1:35-42.

WORLD RELIGIONS AND US: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle, Senior Minister of the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, September 26, 1999. The readings were Acts 5:27-39 and Matthew 21:23-32.

ANNUAL REPORT SERMON 2000: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on the morning of the annual congregational meeting, February 6, 2000. The scripture readings were Isaiah 40:21-31 and I Corinthians 9:16-23.

REPORT FROM ROMANIA: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on June 11, 2000. The scripture readings were: Acts 2:1-11 and I Corinthians 12:4-13.

THE COURAGE OF THE ATHEIST: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on October 1, 2000. The lessons were Psalm 14 and Acts 17:22-28.

ANNUAL REPORT SERMON 2001: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on the morning of the annual congregational meeting, February 4, 2001. The scripture readings were Psalm 138 and Luke 5:1-11.

THERE ARE NO WORDS: Reflections on the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001: A sermon by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle delivered at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on September 16, 2001. The scripture readings were Romans 8:31-39, Psalm 46, and John 14:1-7.

TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH: Reflections on Our Response to September 11th, 2001: A sermon by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on September 23, 2001. The scripture readings were I Timothy 2:1-8, Psalm 51 and Luke 15:1-10.

GAY WEDDINGS? A sermon by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on September 21, 2003. The scripture lessons were Mark 7:24-37 and Mark 9:30-37.

A BRIEF THEOLOGY OF BAPTISM: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle at the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on February 8, 2004. The lessons were Matthew 3:11-17, Galatians 3:23-29, and Matthew 28:16-20.

EFFECTIVE LIFE MANAGEMENT: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle, Senior Minister of the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts and Suzanne Wintle, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year for 2006, on May 14, 2006. The lessons were Deuteronomy 6:1-7 and Mark 4:1-20.

WHERE DOES PEACE BEGIN?: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle, Senior Minister of the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on February 11, 2007. The scripture readings were II Corinthians 5:16-21 and John 14:21-27.

ENCOUNTERING THE HOLY: THE MYSTERIUM TREMENDUM: A sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Wintle, Senior Minister of the First Parish Church in Weston, Massachusetts, on December 2, 2007. The scripture readings were Isaiah 6:1-8 and Luke 3:1-18.

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