The Sermons of Rev. Dr. Rick Hartley

Rick was a powerful and energetic preacher. His sermons are thought-provoking, his tone encouraging, and his message true. Luckily for us, Rick recorded many of his sermons for several years, and they will live here as an archive of some of his work.

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September 6, 2015 1 Peter 2:9-12 Our Identity 40:05
August 23, 2015 Nehemiah 10-12 45:12
June 14, 2015 Nehemiah 2 38:15
January 5, 2014 Ramifications of Epiphany 23:30
December 8, 2013 God Shows Up 22:36
December 1, 2013 Preparing 19:38
November 27, 2013 Sustaining and Attitude of Gratitude 16:24
November 24, 2013 Christ the King 25:59
November 3, 2013 Praise for All Gods Saints 18:51
October 27, 2013 FCC & Israel 28:53
October 6, 2013 Let Your Light Shine 16:35
September 29, 2013 Flee, Pursue, Fight, and Hold On: 1 Tim. 6:6-19 31:23
September 15, 2013 Party Planner 29:09
September 8, 2013 Lessons from Philemon 21:58
August 25, 2013 How Great the Love 21:31
August 18, 2013 Encouragement 21:54
August 11, 2013 Thine is the Kingdom-Glory-Power 18:28
July 30, 2013 Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will be Done 18:00
July 23, 2013 Hallowed 17:21
July 21, 2013 27:32
July 16, 2013 Our Father 20:13
July 14, 2013 Forgive 29:55
July 7, 2013 Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread 21:05
July 2, 2013 Relationship with God in Ordinary Time 16:07
May 26, 2013 Participation in the Trinity 21:44
May 12, 2013 Ascension 21:52
May 5, 2013 Questions on Vision 22:31
April 28, 2013 Growth 25:06
April 21, 2013 NCD Report 1:04:11
March 31, 2013 Response to Resurrection 22:46
March 28, 2013 Mandatum 23:39
March 24, 2013 What is My Donkey 22:12
March 17, 2013 Sts Patrick-Paul-You 20:58
March 3, 2013 The Body on Mission 18:38
February 24, 2013 Lent On Prayer 32:21
February 17, 2013 Bible Intake for Lent 21:39
February 3, 2013 If We Don't Do It, Who Will? 21:57
January 20, 2013 On Loving God Part II 27:03
January 13, 2013 On Loving God: Part 1 23:49
January 6, 2013 Epiphany--Giving A Gift in Return 20:21
December 25, 2012 20:30
December 24, 2012 The Moment when the World Looks On 15:39
December 23, 2012 What will we do with the Gift 17:35
December 2, 2012 Preparing Our Hearts 18:59
November 25, 2012 Christ Our King in Daily Life 27:16
November 21, 2012 Thankful in Our Hearts: Phil. 4:4-9 20:48
November 18, 2012 Equipped for the Journey: Ps 16 23:24
November 11, 2012 Calm before the Storm: Psalm 127 21:46
October 28, 2012 On Being a Great Church: Part II 35:50
October 7, 2012 On Being A Great Church: Part I 35:53
September 23, 2012 Metaphors for the Spiritual Life 25:21
September 16, 2012 3 Important Questions: Mark 8:27-38 27:29
September 2, 2012 The Elevator: Psalm 46 17:13
August 26, 2012 Call to the Inner Room 28:25
August 19, 2012 Worship with Our Whole Being 25:16
August 12, 2012 Psalm 130 18:09
July 29, 2012 Prayer 22:33
July 24, 2012 Discipling 22:09
July 22, 2012 Putting the Kettle on 23:04
July 10, 2012 Praise: Psalm 138 22:19
July 8, 2012 A Matter of the Heart 21:15
July 3, 2012 The Awe of God 18:25
July 1, 2012 Worship Psalm 96 18:39
May 27, 2012 Breathe On Us Breath of God 17:08
May 20, 2012 Theology of Ascension 25:19
May 6, 2012 Call to Remember 28:32
April 29, 2012 Stand with God 19:22
April 8, 2012 God Acted 18:46
April 5, 2012 Maundy-Thursday 16:50
April 1, 2012 Commitment 13:23
March 18, 2012 Radical 8 23:50
March 11, 2012 Wealth 23:38
March 7, 2012 Love 25:33
March 4, 2012 More and Better 24:12
February 25, 2012 Radical 5 27:05
February 19, 2012 21:11
February 12, 2012 Radical 3 27:32
February 5, 2012 Shift 20 Degrees 31:48
January 29, 2012 Radical 1 23:52
January 15, 2012 Change 19:47
January 8, 2012 Epiphany 19:08
January 1, 2012 Lessons and Carols Reflection 10:38
December 25, 2011 Recapture Wonder 16:54
December 24, 2011 Christmas Eve 14:10
December 4, 2011 Advent 24:23
November 23, 2011 Jonah on Thanksgiving 20:36
November 13, 2011 Tend 23:45
November 6, 2011 Faith, Love, and Hope 24:24
October 30, 2011 24:31
October 23, 2011 in and with the Lord 27:15
October 2, 2011 What is Lacking 23:24
September 25, 2011 Christianity is about... 26:54
September 18, 2011 Doing Things for God 23:54
September 11, 2011 1 Thes. 1:1-10 Transformed into an Example 21:37
August 28, 2011 Season of Thanks 28:33
August 21, 2011 Expectations and Butter 24:37
August 7, 2011 Elijah I 18:54
July 26, 2011 Jumping into the Arms of God 19:55
July 19, 2011 Relevance of the Trinity 22:35
July 17, 2011 The Wheat and the Weeds 21:36
July 5, 2011 Worship 26:23
July 3, 2011 "Come to Me" 17:03
May 29, 2011 Ministry 26:38
May 22, 2011 Proclamation 25:07
May 15, 2011 Discipleship 26:49
May 8, 2011 Fellowship 09:11
April 24, 2011 He IS Risen 19:09
April 17, 2011 Three Questions 22:10
April 3, 2011 The Lord is My Shepherd 18:02
March 27, 2011 Lent: A Call to Worship 22:22
March 13, 2011 Lent, How Blessed We Are! 18:18
March 9, 2011 Repent, Return, Render 16:14
March 6, 2011 Listen to Him! 14:11
February 27, 2011 Hope that God Cares 20:52
February 13, 2011 17:04
February 6, 2011 Step towards God 23:04
January 30, 2011 Money, Wealth, Power, and Parachutes 24:43
January 23, 2011 No Divisions! 19:33
January 16, 2011 Resolve towards Godliness 21:30
January 2, 2011 Let it Shine: Epiphany 14:04
December 24, 2010 Christmas Eve 2 10:17
December 19, 2010 Ave Maria 23:17
December 12, 2010 Snow Emergency: Christmas-God is at Work 15:59
November 28, 2010 Advent 14:53
November 24, 2010 Rejoice 22:42
November 21, 2010 Christ the King 19:48
November 14, 2010 Closing Ordinary Time 17:17
November 7, 2010 Lessons for Despair from Haggai 21:16
October 24, 2010 Stand with Christ 24:33
October 17, 2010 Using the Hammer 27:51
October 10, 2010 A Call 20:24
October 3, 2010 Use the Gift 22:37
September 26, 2010 Good News 24:28
September 12, 2010 Be All that You Can Be--As Church 22:27
September 5, 2010 A God to Surrender to 21:15
August 29, 2010 Exhortation to Pursuit 14:20
August 22, 2010 A Call to Maturity 30:07
August 15, 2010 Strive! 21:05
August 8, 2010 Walk with God! 19:25
July 25, 2010 Pray! 28:28
July 20, 2010 Law and Christ: Galatians 3:23-29 24:50
July 18, 2010 Hurry, Time is Running Out 23:59
July 13, 2010 Purgation-Illumination-Union 29:02
July 6, 2010 Orienting the Ordinary Time 19:55
July 4, 2010 Mandates on the Community of Faith 22:23
May 30, 2010 What's He Doing With Us? 19:39
May 16, 2010 Purpose! 23:30
May 9, 2010 What about the Rest of Us? 23:06
May 2, 2010 42:18
April 25, 2010 The Call to Do Good because of the Easter Story 20:46
April 18, 2010 12:06
April 11, 2010 The Mission, Message and Momentum of the Easter Message 29:58
April 4, 2010 Sharing the Easter Message 15:50
March 28, 2010 Palm and Passion Sunday 17:31
March 21, 2010 Identity in Christ 17:04
March 14, 2010 God's Radical Forgiveness 20:17
March 7, 2010 God's Provision and Call 20:42
February 21, 2010 The Simplicity of the Gospel 18:13
February 17, 2010 The Spiritual Discipline of Meditation: Lenten Service 21:51
February 14, 2010 Caring, Sharing, and 'Prayering' 28:27
February 7, 2010 Implications of the Incarnation 27:25
January 31, 2010 The Power of the Incarnate Christ 29:37
January 24, 2010 The Mystery of Faith: Communion with Christ 27:53
January 17, 2010 Jesus! 24:31
January 10, 2010 Anticipation 25:53
January 3, 2010 Lessons from the Wisemen 18:21
December 27, 2009 Christmas is Over--Or is it? 19:07
December 24, 2009 Christmas Eve Anticipation, 11pm Service 10:57
December 24, 2009 The Unexpected in the Christmas Story, 4pm Service 16:31
December 20, 2009 Advent 4: The Magnificat 20:45
December 6, 2009 Advent 2: Whatever Happened to Christmas? God at Work! 11:53
November 29, 2009 Advent 1: God with Us 16:19
November 25, 2009 A Little Confession about Thanksgiving 19:42
November 22, 2009 Christ the King 22:03
November 15, 2009 God Breaks In 23:47
November 8, 2009 Freedom To, Not Freedom From 17:45
November 1, 2009 All Saints Day 17:30
October 25, 2009 Principles of Giving 39:05
October 18, 2009 Job: A Response to Life and Its Difficulties 33:29
October 11, 2009 God of Intimate Relationships with Us in Crisis 21:23
October 4, 2009 One thing to Know to Get to Heaven 20:35
September 27, 2009 Coincidence in Esther 24:51
September 20, 2009 On Obtaining Godly Wisdom 34:36
September 13, 2009 Who Do You Say That I Am? 27:50
September 6, 2009 What Good Is It? 21:01
August 30, 2009 On Internals and Externals: Where to Focus 31:22
August 23, 2009 Lessons from Jude: Standing in the Crises 27:53
August 16, 2009 Communion with Christ 30:20
August 2, 2009 Specifics of Our Faith 30:31
July 28, 2009 A Pastor's Emotional Response to the Denial of Jesus as Lord in Some NA Churches and a Reminder to Trust in the Lord with All Our Hearts 16:44
July 26, 2009 Experience God! 25:44
July 21, 2009 A People of Action: Lessons from Philemon 23:46
July 19, 2009 Carrying the Football along the Roman Road 35:08
July 14, 2009 The Kingdom of God 21:04
July 7, 2009 On the Trinity: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer 18:54
May 31, 2009 Pentecost-Confirmation: The Theology behind Our Covenanting 29:06
May 24, 2009 Ascension: You Will Be My Witnesses 26:56
May 17, 2009 Confirmand Sunday, Steven Jones and Pastor Rick 21:53
May 10, 2009 A Mothering Kind of Church 16:49
April 26, 2009 He Gave Some--For You to Do the Work of Ministry 17:17
April 19, 2009 Doing What the Father Does: Give Me Eyes! 16:23
April 12, 2009 Implications of Easter: On Blessing Others 23:03
April 9, 2009 Maundy Thursday: The Blood of Christ 18:23
April 5, 2009 Passion Sunday: The Body of Christ 12:10
March 29, 2009 Lenten Journey: Examining The Body of Christ--His Heart 32:43
March 25, 2009 An Encounter with Jesus: Legion 31:03
March 22, 2009 Lenten Journey: Examining The Body of Christ--His Mouth 27:45
March 15, 2009 Lenten Journey: Examining The Body of Christ--His Feet 19:44
March 8, 2009 Lenten Journey: Examining The Body of Christ--His Eyes 19:22
March 1, 2009 Lenten Journey: Examining The Body of Christ--His Hands 17:46
February 25, 2009 Palms to Ashes: A Sermon for Ash Wednesday 20:32
February 1, 2009 On Knowledge, Conscience, and Maturity 22:14
January 25, 2009 Questions from the Pews: On Hell, Salvation, and Angels [Warning: A Long One] 37:34
December 7, 2008 Emmanuel: God with Us Part 2 Second Advent 23:58
November 9, 2008 On Being Servants 18:07
November 2, 2008 All Saints-Souls Day: All Who Came Before Us 21:15
October 26, 2008 The Reformation Principle of Loving God and Each Other 31:20
October 12, 2008 151 Years of the Church in Mukwonago, I'm a PC! 19:41
October 5, 2008 Random Thoughts on Associations: Fair Share and World Communion Sunday 24:07
September 28, 2008 Cure of the Soul and Service in the Church 26:53
September 21, 2008 Love and Hospitality 25:29
August 31, 2008 Questions from the Pews: Doin' A Little Theology 32:59
August 10, 2008 Lessons from Elijah 10:48
July 20, 2008 Your Role in the Play: Fulfilling God's Plan 19:49
June 29, 2008 The Rapture and the End of the World as We Know it! Questions from the Pews 29:14
May 25, 2008 What Does that Bible Say? Questions from the Pews 43:12
May 18, 2008 Community of Trinity 25:00
May 11, 2008 A Community Baptized with Water and Spirit: Pentecost 40:45
May 4, 2008 It is All About Transformation 24:41
April 27, 2008 The Message of the Book of Jonah 29:39
April 20, 2008 Living in Covenanted Community: Speech 26:49
April 13, 2008 Three Metaphors of Church 10:51
April 6, 2008 A Picture of the Church: Intentional Covenanted Community 26:52
March 16, 2008 Prayer, Praise, and Palms: A Plan for Holy Week 20:44
February 24, 2008 Types of Prayer "(choppy audio--sigh)" 30:54
February 10, 2008 The Model Prayer "(sorry poor audio quality)" 31:13
February 6, 2008 Ash Wednesday: Perspective of the Thieves 13:58
February 3, 2008 Transfigured for Lent 29:28
January 27, 2008 Four Helps to Live Out Our Covenant 30:52
January 20, 2008 The Biblical Basis for the Theology of Covenant 36:19