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North Decatur Presbyterian Church
Listen to sermons delivered at North Decatur Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) in Decatur, Georgia. We generally update each week, but if we miss a week, check back soon. (These stained-glass windows don't just gaze at themselves.) Make sure you subscribe, so you can stay up to date. Services also stream on Facebook. You can always go back and find past services in the Video section of the NDPC Facebook page: facebook.com/NDPChurch. We welcome all. ndpc.org facebook.com/NDPChurch Twitter: @dlewicki
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Pentecost Sunday. 6.8.25.
Wear RED on Sunday, June 8 to celebrate Pentecost Sunday—the Birthday of the Church! This is our day to shine our lights to celebrate the season of the coming…
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Time. 5.25.25.
Rev. Lewicki invites us to reflect on beginnings, endings, and time itself. What happens to our experience of life when we realize that time is, like…
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Fools. 5.18.25.
Fools. All of us. For Christ. Rev. Lewicki explores Paul's image of the foolishness of the cross in 1 Corinthians, into the utter ridiculousness of Jesus, and…
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The Same Mind. 5.11.25.
We re-visit some basic questions at the intersection of politics and theology. How should we think about the changes to our government made by the new…
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Youth Sunday. 5.4.25.
NDPC celebrates our youth and graduating high school seniors.
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Refugia Faith. 4.27.25.
We explore nature’s resiliency, as NDPC members reflect on the Lenten study of Refugia Faith. Rev. David Lewicki preaches.
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Christ is Risen Indeed! 4.20.25.
On behalf of the Session and the staff, we are delighted to welcome our community to bear witness to the resurrection this Sunday, April 20th. Newcomers to…
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Palm Sunday Meditations. 4.13.25.
We follow Jesus as he marches into Jerusalem, into the belly of the beast beginning the great confrontation of powers during Holy Week.
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Zacchaeus. 4.6.25.
Just when you think it might NOT be possible for the rich to find "salvation," a little man named Zacchaeus climbs down from a tree to meet Jesus. What should…
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A Chasm. 3.30.25.
Jesus tells a story about wealth that will make Elon Musk very uncomfortable. And maybe you, too. There is simply no getting around the connection Jesus makes…
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The Good Shepherd. 3.23.25.
Rev. Dr. Erin Reed Cooper leads the congregation in telling a story about a shepherd who goes off in search of one lost sheep.
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Bearing Witness: Guest Preacher Dr. Lamma Mansour. 3.16.25.
Dr. Lamma Mansour, a Christian Palestinian from Nazareth, holds a DPhil and MPhil in Social Policy and Intervention from the University of Oxford, where she…
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What is a Body for? Mercy. 3.9.25.
This Sunday, our text is one of the most famous stories from Luke's Gospel. A lawyer engages Jesus about the way to "true life," and he ends up asking Jesus…
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Transfiguration. 3.2.25.
As we celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus, we recognize the trans-ness of our God. When political leadership is demonizing and erasing trans identity, we…
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Forgiveness. 2.23.25.
We continue to journey through Luke's story of Jesus, and we encounter a story--familiar to all four gospel writers--of a woman who anoints Jesus with oil. The…
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What Makes Us Follow? 2.16.25.
As we journey through Luke's story of Jesus, we stop and wonder: "what is it that makes us follow Jesus... or anyone?" We examine our own deeper motivations…
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What Are These Gifts? 2.9.25.
As we journey through Luke's story of Jesus, Jesus reveals himself as someone with extra-ordinary powers to heal bodies. We read two healing stories from Luke…
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What Laws Does God Make (and Break)? 2.2.25.
As we journey through Luke's story of Jesus, we see Jesus coming into conflict with different systems of power. First, the oppressive military and economic…
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Caught Alive. 1.26.25.
We hear the story of Jesus' calling of the disciples from Luke 5. What does it feel like to be "caught alive?" Is that a threat, or an invitation? Rev. Lewicki…
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Letter from a Birmingham Jail. 1.19.25.
It's MLK weekend, and we'll read portions of King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail during worship, as we consider Jesus' own "call to ministry" from Luke…
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Baptism of the Lord. 1.12.25.
It's "Sea World Sunday" at North Decatur, ie, Baptism of the Lord Sunday, ie, the Sunday when we get a little bit wet in worship. This Sunday, we read the…
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Luke: The Musical. 12.29.24.
On this first Sunday of Christmas, we begin a journey in Luke's gospel that will take us all the way through Easter. Luke is the New Testament's master…
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Mary and Gabriel. 12.22.24.
We listen to the story of Mary's encounter with the angel Gabriel. Mary, long viewed as a docile and compliant recipient of the angel's message, is neither of…
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What Will God Do With This? 12.8.24.
This year during Advent, we go back in time to listen to voices from the past. What did God's prophets of old dream about? What did they hope for? What were…
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The Hopes and Fears of All the Years. 12.1.24.
As we begin the season of Advent, we go back in time to listen to the voice from the past. What did the prophets of old dream about? What did they hope for?…
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Will We Listen? 11.24.24.
This Sunday we walk alongside Jeremiah, the prophet of doom and gloom. Nobody wanted to hear what Jeremiah had to say. No. Body. But Jeremiah had a word from…
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The Call of Isaiah. 11.17.24.
Ministry Fellow Christopher Ng, second year student at Candler School of Theology, preaches on the call of Isaiah to prophetic ministry from Isaiah 6. Please…
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Come Back to the Basics. 11.10.24.
Rev. Lewicki invites us to come back to the basics.
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Celebrating Saints. 11.3.24.
This Sunday, we celebrate All Saints Day. Each year, on the first Sunday of November, we invoke the names of the people through whom we experience the love of…
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Home Is a Community. 10.27.24.
This Sunday, we read the story of Solomon building the first Temple in Jerusalem. It's a grand building... but is it the right thing for Solomon to do? Is…
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The House that Endures Forever. 10.20.24.
This Sunday, we explore what makes a "good" leader of people. The story of King David is a fascinating, complex invitation for us consider, on the cusp of the…
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Hannah's Prayer. 10.13.24.
This Sunday, the Lectionary turns to the "historical books" of the Hebrew Scriptures, as they recount the way that the people who escaped slavery in Egypt…
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Ephesians 2. 10.6.24.
Revs. Caroline Leach and Nibs Stroupe, NDPC clergy affiliates, will be leading 11AM worship. Caroline and Nibs will be preaching a dialogue sermon on Ephesians…
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The Power of Ritual. 9.29.24.
This week's scriptures are from the Exodus out of Egypt (Ex. 12 & 13). In the middle of the story of God's liberating acts, God's people are told to remember…
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The Story of Joseph. 9.22.24.
We read the Joseph story in its entirety--almost 14 whole chapters of Genesis! Don't worry, it'll be abridged. And funny. With lots of weeping. The story of…
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Seeing Stars. 9.15.24.
This Sunday, our story focuses in on Abraham, a man "called" by God into a unique relationship with God. Abraham, however, isn't a spineless "yes man." Abraham…
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What Happened in the Garden? 9.8.24.
This Sunday, we begin with the story of Adam & Eve in the garden. As Rev. Lewicki said several Sunday's ago, this is NOT a story that condemns humanity through…
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Love Beyond Duality: Embracing the Sacred Balance. 9.1.24.
NDPC’s talented and thoughtful Director of Music, Huu Mai, will offer this Sunday’s message as we celebrate a Labor Day tradition at NDPC of a music-centered…
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What Do We Mean by Heaven and Hell? 8.25.24.
What do we mean when we talk about heaven and hell? Living in Georgia, chances are high you’ve driven past a billboard that screams “Do you know where you’re…
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What Do We Mean by Sin and Salvation? 8.18.24.
Sin. Salvation. Two of the most loaded words in the Christian theological vocabulary. No ideas have twisted our tradition into more knots than these two. On…
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What Are We Doing When We Baptize? 8.11.24.
What do we mean when we baptize someone? What is God doing in this weird water ritual? Why do we eat Communion often in the church, but only take a bath once?…
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What Do We Mean When We Share Communion? 8.4.24.
Rev. David Lewicki explores the basic idea behind the Christian celebration of Communion. What’s the point of this quirky little meal? What difference does it…
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Let Your Light Shine. 7.28.24.
In Matthew 5, Jesus says, “You are the light of the world.” What is the source of this light, and how do we allow it to shine through us? We will especially…
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The Coming Election. 7.21.24.
This is a terrifying political season. Much of America has lost confidence in its aging president and thrown its support behind a former president who is a…
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What Do We Mean When We Say Jesus? 7.14.24.
Rev. Lewicki preaches on "What do we mean when we say 'Jesus'?" The world--and even the church!--is full of different ideas of who Jesus was and what Jesus…
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Designing My Own Religion. 7.7.24.
Have you ever dreamed of starting your own cult? If you could start your own religion--call it “me-ism”--what would you believe in? How would you worship if…
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Bridge Over Deep Water. 6.30.24.
With Rev. Lewicki traveling this week, we are delighted to welcome NDPC clergy affiliate the Rev. Bobbie Wrenn Banks to the pulpit. Her sermon is titled Bridge…
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Re-Wilding. 10.15.23.
10.15.23. People laugh at Presbyterians because we say we like things “decent and in order.” We do need to loosen up. After all, there’s a lot about God in…
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Making Room in the Boat. 10.8.23.
10.8.23. Rev. Lewicki walks us through the story of Noah and the Ark. We love to read it to children… but look again. Is this really a children’s story? It’s a…
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Creation Makes Room for Us. 10.1.23.
10.1.23. Rev. Lewicki explores the two creation stories in Genesis. What happens when we look at the world as it is imagined in these two stories? What do they…
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Keeping Promises. 9.24.23.
9.24.23. In Joshua, God promises God’s people land–and God’s people murder the land’s inhabitants, divide it up, and occupy it. It was a devastating pattern…
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A (Shared) Promised Land. 9.17.23.
9.19.23. In the book of Joshua, God seems to direct Joshua to conduct a divinely-sanctioned ethnic cleansing in order to make room for God’s people in the…
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Making Room. 9.10.23.
9.10.23. We begin the new church year with an exploration of our ’23-’24 theme: Making Room. As a person of faith, we are consistently invited by God to make…
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God Lives in the Congregation. 8.27.23.
8.27.23. God lives in the congregation.
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Building a Temple for God. 8.20.23.
8.20.23. If you want to learn something about a person, we often ask, “where are you from?” Where we are from says something about us–what formed us, the shape…
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God Lives in a Tent. 8.13.23.
8.13.23. If you want to learn something about a person, we often ask, “where are you from?” Where we are from says something about us–what formed us, the shape…
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God Is from the Wilderness. 8.6.23.
8.6.23. If you want to learn something about a person, we often ask, “where are you from?” Where we are from says something about us–what formed us, the shape…
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Responding to God's Gifts. 7.23.23.
7.23.23. Responding to God's Gifts.