We take the Bible seriously, not literally.

​At Old South, sermons are meant to be the beginning of the conversation, not the end. We engage Biblical texts in ways which are inspiring, challenging, and relevant to our context today. Our sermons explore the historical and cultural background of a scriptural text, examine the ways it currently speaks to our world, and help us to apply those insights to our own corners of the world.  Below you will find some examples of sermons at Old South.  
July 1, 2018
Acts of Faith
Gretchen Legler
June 24, 2018
Fear and Awe
Rev Linda Hatch
January 21, 2018
Bringing Together
Rev Linda Hatch
January 14, 2018
Wonder
Rev Linda Hatch
January 7, 2018
Led by the Light
Rev Linda Hatch
September 17, 2017
From the Heart
Rev Linda Hatch
September 10, 2017
Love Builds Community
Rev Linda Hatch
September 3, 2017
Showing the Way
Rev Linda Hatch
August 20, 2017
The Broad Reach of God's Mercy
Rev Linda Hatch
August 13, 2017
Before the Storm
Rev Linda Hatch
July 16, 2017
Grace and Mercy Abound
Rev Linda Hatch
July 9, 2017
Sharing the Load
Ryan Westbrook-Vigue
June 25, 2017
The Long View
Rev Linda Hatch
June 11, 2017
Caretakers All
Rev Linda Hatch
May 28, 2017
Why Do You Look for the Living Among the Dead?
Roy Scribner
May 14, 2017
Living Stones
Rev Linda Hatch
Rev Linda Hatch
April 30, 2017
Sacred Moments
Rev Linda Hatch
April 23, 2017
Gathered Together
Rev Linda Hatch
April 16, 2017
Letting Go into a New Way
Rev Linda Hatch
April 9, 2017
The Power of Hope
Rev Linda Hatch
April 2, 2017
Trying to Catch the Wind
Rev Linda Hatch
March 26, 2017
Hearing the Shepherd's Voice
Rev Linda Hatch
March 19, 2017
What is Already?
Rev Linda Hatch
March 5, 2017
Love in Action
Shelley Griffith
February 26, 2017
The Touch of Jesus
Rev Linda Hatch
February 19, 2017
The Path We Walk
Rev Linda Hatch
January 29, 2017
Why Do I Glory in the Cross?
Dick Waddell
January 8, 2017
Untitled
Rev Deborah Blood
January 1, 2017
Home by Another Road
Alexis Fuller-Wright
December 11, 2016
Magnify
Alexis Fuller-Wright
December 4, 2016
Primal Peace
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 20, 2016
Invest in Hope
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 13, 2016
Seeking the Lost
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 6, 2016
A New Heart
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 30, 2016
Untitled
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 23, 2016
A Future with Hope
Stan Wheeler
October 16, 2016
How Can We Keep From Singing?
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 9, 2016
Searching for God
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 2, 2016
Mine
Alexis Fuller-Wright
September 25, 2016
Church: A Place for Healing
Alexis Fuller-Wright
September 11, 2016
Unity, Not Uniformity
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 28, 2016
Keeping Herod in Christmas
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 21, 2016
How Can I Give You Up?
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 14, 2016
Guided by the Light
Alexis Fuller-Wright
July 24, 2016
Untitled
Stan Wheeler
July 17, 2016
There is Need of Only One Thing
Alexis Fuller-Wright
July 10, 2016
Praying With Our Feet
Alexis Fuller-Wright
July 3, 2016
True Freedom
Music from Worship
Alexis Fuller-Wright
The Mastersingers
June 26, 2016
Constantly Praying for You
Beyond Words
God Knows Already...So Why Pray
Felix Carrion
Christina Villa
Martin Copenhaver
June 19, 2016
Save the Pigs
Cathie Wallace
June 12, 2016
She Went and Did the Same
Alexis Fuller-Wright
June 5, 2016
Short Reflection from Children's Sunday
Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 22, 2016
Blessed Be Your Wisdom, O God
Roy Scribner
May 15, 2016
You Can't Tame the Wind
Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 8, 2016
Do You Want to be Made Well?
Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 1, 2016
Ascend!
Alexis Fuller-Wright
April 10, 2016
What Would Love Do Here
Alexis Fuller-Wright
April 3, 2016
Easter Lessons & Carols
Alexis Fuller-Wright
March 27, 2016
Transformed
Alexis Fuller-Wright
March 20, 2016
Preparing the Way
Alexis Fuller-Wright
March 13, 2016
Poured Out
Alexis Fuller-Wright
March 6, 2016
Not My Story
Alexis Fuller-Wright
February  28, 2016
Enough
Alexis Fuller-Wright
February  21, 2016
Vulnerability
Alexis Fuller-Wright
February  14, 2016
Hunger
Alexis Fuller-Wright
January 31, 2016
Beloved
Sherry Jenckes
January 24, 2016
Unity in All Our Diversity
Mark Pires
January 17, 2016
Living into the P-Word
Chris Magri
January 10, 2016
Back to the Grind or Not
Roy Schribner
January 3, 2016
Along the Journey
Arin Hilton
December 13, 2015
Mary's Song
Alexis Fuller-Wright
December 6, 2015
Prepare
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 29, 2015
Stand Up Straight, and Be Proud
Dick Waddell
November 22, 2015
The Mighty Mite
Stan Wheeler
November 15, 2015
Faith and Belief
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 8, 2015
The God Who Sees
Alexis Fuller-Wright
November 1, 2015
Blessed Are…Who?
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 18, 2015
Putting Our Treasure Where Our Heart Is
Alexis Fuller-Wright
October 4, 2015
A Letter to the Children of Old South
Alexis Fuller-Wright
September 27, 2015
A Community that Prays
Cordelia Strandskov
September 13, 2015
Surely the Lord is in This Place and I Did Not Know It
Alexis Fuller-Wright
Shelley Griffith
Carole Trickett
Donna Wheeler
Sherry Jenkes
September 6, 2015
Six Word Faith Stories
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 30, 2015
A Life Worthy of our Calling
Stan Wheeler
August 23, 2015
My Name is Rahab
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 16, 2015
Lessons from Solomon
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 9, 2015
Imitators of God
Alexis Fuller-Wright
August 2, 2015
Speaking the Truth in Love
Alexis Fuller-Wright
July 26, 2015
The Idol of Busyness
Alexis Fuller-Wright
July 12, 2015
David Danced
Alexis Fuller-Wright
June 21, 2015
Get in the Boat
Alexis Fuller-Wright
June 14, 2015         The End is Never Really the End          Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 24, 2015                Babel No More       Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 17, 2015          Not of the world...what in the world does that mean!?          Dee Webber
May 10, 2015          Do You Understand What You Are Reading?          Alexis Fuller-Wright
May 3, 2015          Abide in Me          Alexis Fuller-Wright
April 26, 2015          Earth Day Reflection          Alexis Fuller-Wright
April 12, 2015          Youth Reflections          Mission Trip Attendees
April 5, 2015          The Goo in the Good News, starts 37:30          Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Mark 11: 1-11       
Sermon: Love is Not a Victory March, starts 46:00
Special Music: Hallelujah, sung by Ruth Hill, start at 40:30
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: 1 John 4: 12-20         
Sermon: Moving from Fear to Love, starts at 29:30
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: John 2: 13-22  
Sermon: Modeling Dialog, starts at 23:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright & Jodie Gunther
Scripture: John 2: 13-22  
Sermon: The Upside of Anger
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Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
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Scripture: Mark 1: 29-39          
Sermon: Embodying Love, starts at 25:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
                   Scripture: Luke 13:31-35                       
Sermon: Weeping Over Jerusalem, starts at 32:00
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Dick Waddell
               Scripture: Mark 1: 21-28              
Sermon: Possessed, starts at 18:40
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
         Scripture: Jonah 3: 1-10                  
Sermon: Capital "T" Truth, starts at 33:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
                Scripture: Matthew 5: 14-16                
Sermon: Portraits of Courage
Guest Preacher: Penny Hood
Scripture: John 1:1-18              
Sermon: What Child is This, starts 17:00
Guest Preacher: Stan Wheeler
Special Service: Re-lighting of the Advent Wreath with song, scripture, and poetry.
         Scripture: Luke 2: 1-7                
Sermon: Not A Silent Night, starts at 36:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
               Scripture: Luke 1: 5-23              
Sermon: In the Silence, starts at 26:12
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
             Scripture: Matthew 24: 36-44             
Sermon: Lifting the Veil, starts at 37:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Matthew 25: 31-46         
Sermon: Follow the Shepherd, starts at 30:00
Guest Preacher: Liz Fuller-Wright
        Scripture: Matthew 25: 1-13         
Sermon: We Wait, starts at 36:20
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
      Scripture: Matthew 5: 1-12         
Sermon: Set Apart, starts at 27:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Exodus 32: 1-12      
Sermon: Who Do You Serve?, starts at 32:55
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Exodus 16: 2-17    
Sermon: The Message in the Manna, starts at 21:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Psalm 23
Sermon: I Want to Pass It On, starts at31:49
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Peter Heinrichs
Scripture: Mark 5: 24-34  
Sermon: Touching the Cloak, starts at 32:00
Guest Preacher: Rev. Doug Dunlap
Special Service: Bicentennial Celebration
Scripture: Matthew 13: 31-35
Sermon: Love Like Weeds, starts at 30:30
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Special Service: Service of Stories and Songs
Scripture: Matthew 15: 21-28
Sermon: Schooled, starts at 27:25
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Matthew 14: 22-33
Sermon: 3 AM, starts at 28:55
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Matthew 14: 1-21
Sermon: A Tale of Two Gospels, starts at 26:41
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Romans 8: 26-39   
Sermon: If God is FOR Us, Who Can Be AGAINST Us?, starts 32:10
Guest Preacher: Rev. Stan Wheeler
Scripture: Genesis 21: 8-21 
Sermon: God Sees, starts at 29:50
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Matthew 11: 25-30    
Sermon: I Pledge Allegiance to..., starts at 18:10
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: John 17: 1-11
Sermon: Ascend!, starts 32:30
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Matthew 14: 13-21       
Sermon: Formed to Transform, starts at 35:45
Series: A Vision for Old South (part 3 of 3)
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Ezekiel 37: 1-14    
Sermon: Nourished, starts at 31:20
Series: A Vision for Old South (part 2 of 3)
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Exodus 3: 1-6
Sermon: Welcome: This is Holy Ground, starts at 22:00
Series: A Vision for Old South (part 1 of 3)
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: John 20:19–31    
Sermon: The Space Between Seeing and Believing, starts 32:20
Guest Preacher: Rev. Chrissy Cataldo
Service: Good Friday, 2014
Reflections: Were You There When They Crucified Our Lord?
Scripture: Matthew 21: 1-11
Sermon: Our Turn, starts at 32:55
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Galatians 3: 28-29
Service Focus: Intro to Teen Faith Exploration
Scripture: Matthew 5: 38-48    
Sermon: Jesus' Third Way, starts 27:10
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Service: Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols, 2013
Scripture: Luke 1: 26-38
Sermon: Willingness, starts 22:10
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Genesis 50: 14-21
Sermon: God's Patchwork, starts at 35:00
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Genesis 37: 3-27    
Sermon: A Dream for Old South, starts at 37:15
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Genesis 33: 1-10
Sermon: Letting the Light Shine Through, starts at 38:55
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
Scripture: Genesis 32:22-32    
Sermon: A New Name, starts at 46:08
Preacher: Rev. Alexis Fuller-Wright
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