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Panic settled upon me after hearing how driven the state of Kansas has become in its effort to lure, entice, kidnap the KC Chiefs across state lines. Wouldn’t that be a federal offense? The same sense of panic sat in when Jackson County failed to renew the tax for the KC Royals in April. Why panic? I
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During the past few months, I have had the honor of officiating at two funerals, and yesterday I attended a third funeral. There is one resounding principle that keeps ringing in my ears: the greatest gift ever is love. Yesterday’s funeral was for a member of my church family of 28 years. I came to this community to
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Sermon given on Sunday, November 12, 2017: We lost one of our members at the age of 97 this week, and while preparing for the funeral, I could not get rid of the lessons that she taught our community. Please understand that the audience knew Ms. Bonnie very well, but any reader may insert those
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Sermon given on Sunday, November 5, 2017. After completing the letters of Paul to the early churches, this sermon focuses on the letters he wrote to the pastors he appointed to two of the churches, Timothy and Titus. For two months I have been totally consumed with the fallout from the chaos that followed
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Today is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. This is the sermon given on Sunday, October 29, 2017. This week, on Halloween, October 31, 2017, there is a Christian milestone to celebrate—the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of 95 theses challenging the problems of the Catholic Church. This is historically identified as the
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Sermon given on Sunday, October 8, 2017 Opening scriptures: Colossians 1:15—20, NLT 15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,[a] 16 for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the
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given on Sunday, September 24, 2017 Special note: Because we have seldom had the opportunity to baptize anybody, I decided to make the entire service a teaching time for the sacrament of baptism. The following are the comments and the liturgy that I used. I hope it helps all to understand. *Opening words about
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given on Sunday, September 17, 2017 SCRIPTURE CONNECTIONS Opening: Ephesians 1:3-8, NLT 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to
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Sermon given on Sunday, September 10, 2017 Scripture foundation: Opening: Galatians 5:1 5 So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Sermon: Galatians 5:4-6, 22-26 5 But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the
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