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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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Liberation (Part 1). 12.1.19.
12.1.19. In our 2019-2020 sermon series, “The Bible’s 9 Big Ideas,” the month of December is a celebration of God’s liberation of humanity. God is a liberating…
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Prophecy (Part 4). 11.24.19.
11.24.19. Throughout November, we explore PROPHECY. God knows that everyone called into power is corrupted by it. God ensures that every leader in the world is…
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Prophecy (Part 3). 11.17.19.
11.17.19. Throughout November, we explore PROPHECY. God knows that everyone called into power is corrupted by it. God ensures that every leader in the world is…
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Prophecy (Part 2). 11.10.19.
11.10.19. Throughout November, we explore PROPHECY. God knows that everyone called into power is corrupted by it. God ensures that every leader in the world is…
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Prophecy (Part 1). 11.3.19.
11.3.19. Throughout November, we explore PROPHECY. God knows that everyone called into power is corrupted by it. God ensures that every leader in the world is…
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Covenant: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 4). 10.27.19.
10.27.19. What is the Bible about? What “big ideas” stretch across the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, providing these disparate stories with continuity…
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Retreat Sunday (no sermon). 10.20.19.
NDPC held a church-wide retreat on October 20, 2019. We enjoyed fellowship and a short outdoor service together, but we did not record the sermon. Sometimes…
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Covenant: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 2). 10.13.19.
10.13.19. What is the Bible about? What “big ideas” stretch across the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, providing these disparate stories with continuity…
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Covenant: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 1). 10.6.19.
10.6.19. What is the Bible about? What “big ideas” stretch across the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, providing these disparate stories with continuity…
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God's Creative Story: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 4). 9.29.19.
9.29.19. What is the Bible about? What "big ideas" stretch across the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, providing these disparate stories with continuity…
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God's Creative Story: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 3). 9.22.19.
9.22.19. Exploring the Creation Story. What is the Bible about? What "big ideas" stretch across the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, providing these…
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God's Creative Story: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas (Part 2). 9.15.19.
9.15.19. As we begin our church year, NDPC begins a brand-new yearlong sermon series: The Bible’s 9 Big Ideas. What is the Bible about? What “big ideas”…
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God's Creative Story: The Bible's Nine Big Ideas. 9.8.19.
9.8.19. As we begin our church year this Sunday, September 8th, 2020, NDPC begins a brand-new yearlong sermon series: The Bible’s 9 Big Ideas. What is the…
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What do we do when we worship? (Part 4) 8.25.19.
8.25.19. Every time a community gathers for worship, it is both a deeply conservative and a radically revolutionary act. A group of unrelated people come…
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What do we do when we worship? (Part 3) 8.18.19.
8.18.19. Every time a community gathers for worship, it is both a deeply conservative and a radically revolutionary act. A group of unrelated people come…
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What do we do when we worship? (Part 2). 8.11.19.
8.11.19. Every time a community gathers for worship, it is both a deeply conservative and a radically revolutionary act. A group of unrelated people come…
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What do we do when we worship? (Part 1) 8.4.19.
8.4.19. Every time a community gathers for worship, it is both a deeply conservative and a radically revolutionary act. A group of unrelated people come…
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Worship Unplugged. 7.28.19.
7.28.19. Throughout the month of July, NDPC will experiment with worship "unplugged." Instead of giving up electric instruments (which we don't often use…
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Worship Unplugged. 7.7.19.
7.7.19. Throughout the month of July, NDPC will experiment with worship “unplugged.” Instead of giving up amplified instruments (which we don’t often use…
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(Ir)religious Freedom. 6.30.19.
6.30.19. "(Ir)religious Freedom." On the Sunday before the birthday of our nation, we will look at freedom. What are the diverse meanings of freedom in the…
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Hope in the weirdness of the Bible. 6.23.19.
6.23.19. Isaiah Lewis is a left-handed queer from Chester, West Virginia, home of the world’s largest teapot. He graduated with a Master of Divinity from…
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Shannon Ball preaches on Exodus 1:8-22. 6.16.19.
6.16.19. Shannon Ball preaches on Exodus 1:8-22. Shannon Ball was baptized at NDPC many, many years ago but moved away as a child. She came back to Atlanta to…
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It Could Always Be Worse! 6.9.19.
6.9.19. Rev. Laura Mariko Cheifetz preaches on Ecclesiastes 1:2-9: It Could Always Be Worse! The Reverend Laura Mariko Cheifetz is an ordained Teaching Elder…
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Surprise, surprise, surprise! Things you would not expect to find in the Bible. 6.2.19.
6.26.19. Rev. Leslie Brogan preaches about the surprising things you can find in the Bible.
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Easter 6. Mary and Martha. 5.26.19.
5.26.19. Summer is here! It's hotter than blazes, kids are bouncing off the walls, all of us are hoping for a little bit of rest and relaxation. This Sunday…
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Easter 5. The Power of Change. 5.19.19.
5.5.19. Rev. David Lewicki preaches this week on the power of change. How does God’s presence in the world help to make necessary changes in our lives?
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Easter 4. Faith for a Lifetime: Senescence. 5.12.19.
5.12.19. This Sunday, we conclude our yearlong "Faith for a Lifetime" sermon series. We've explored spirituality at every stage of life, from infancy to…
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Easter 3. Why does Jesus keep showing up? 5.5.19.
5.5.19. Why does Jesus keep showing up? If we know what to do, why do we need God's guidance? As we celebrate the Confirmation class with a worship inspired by…
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Easter 2. "I believe in the resurrection of the body...." 4.28.19.
4.28.19. "I believe in the resurrection of the body...." The Sunday after Easter is here, the egg hunts are behind us, there's no brass to brighten our…
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Easter Sunday. 4.21.19.
4.21.19. Easter Sunday. Scripture reading: Luke 24:1-12. "Then they remembered his words."
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Palm Sunday. 4.14.19.
4.14.19. This week, we include the full service. Beginning with the procession of palms, we tell the story of Jesus’ last days in Jerusalem in five scenes. We…
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Lent 5: Giving Ourselves Away. 4.7.19.
4.7.19. How then, shall we relate to one another? What are other people for, if not to serve our needs? What is it to teach, encourage, and nurture another?…
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Lent 4: Hearing the Voice of the Deeper Self. 3.31.19.
3.31.19. Hearing the voice of the deeper self. Rev. David Lewicki preaching.
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Lent 3: Coming to Terms with the Past. 3.24.19.
March 24, 2019. With the gift of new perspective, we awaken to the pain our own past. We see clearly what we should have done, or what should have been done…
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Lent 2: Necessary Losses. 3.17.19.
March 17, 2019 What wakes us up is most often is a loss—a relationship, a job, our health, a death. It is often only a shock to the system that breaks us open…
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Lent 1: Waking Up. 3.10.19.
March 10, 2019 In order to come alive, we must wake up to the limitations of a life lived according to our own ego needs. We follow Jesus into the wilderness…
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Religion and Politics. 2.24.19.
February 24, 2019 We reflect on historical and current attitudes regarding religion and politics. Rev. David Lewicki compares a pre-Civil War theologian’s…
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Faith for a Lifetime: Early Adulthood. 2.3.19.
February 2, 2019 Our yearlong Faith for a Lifetime series continues this Sunday with an exploration of the role of physical and emotional intimacy and its…
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Faith for a Lifetime: Vocation. 1.27.19.
January 27, 2019 We return to NDPC's yearlong series, "Faith for a Lifetime," exploring the particular spiritual opportunities and challenges that meet us at…
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Strange Fruit. 1.20.19.
January 20, 2019 How does the struggle for racial justice look from here? This Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, we gather to reflect on the ongoing quest to…