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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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given on Sunday, November 3, 2013: November is here! No one seems to understand why I dread this month, and that might be why I am discovering a shift in my attitude. Thank goodness, because I needed a change. Maybe living around so many enthusiastic deer hunters is part of it. Maybe it is
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given on Sunday, October 27, 2013 Welcome to the end of October! The days are getting shorter and by the time we meet again, we will lose daylight savings time. Shorter days will be even shorter. Halloween is just around the corner and the store shelves are filled with images of ghouls, goblins and ghosts.
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given on Sunday, October 20, 2013 Jesus began his ministry reaching out to the people walking right beside him along the road. The Sermon on the Mount set the foundation for his teaching, preaching, and healing. Certainly Jesus had to teach his followers how to shift from living under the Old Covenant to living
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given on Sunday, October 6, 2013–Worldwide Communion Day Scripture Base: Matthew 5: 5-12 and Luke 6:20-23 Teaching and preaching seemingly follow similar methods and often the two careers seem to merge. In fact, the training is very similar especially in classes concerning delivery of content. The difference between the two careers is primarily the audience,
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given on Sunday, September 29, 2013 Scripture base: Matthew 4:23-25 Can you imagine what the side of the mountain looked like as Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount? I can only imagine what it must have been like: First, there was this man traveling along the road with a group. They appeared to be
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given on Sunday, September 22, 2013 How many times have we come together on Sunday morning bemoaning what has happened during the week? Monday I stopped at the dentist office and started watching the news report about the shooting in Washington D.C. The report was another horrendous violent act by one forlorn man shooting lunch-eating
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given on Sunday, September 8, 2013 Watch the news tonight and see what lime green shirts show up. Churches across Missouri and beyond are sporting them and stepping out of the norm to serve. Today is also Grandparents Day. [The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette
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Due to the Chilhowee Community’s annual fair, there was no written sermon. Therefore, this sermon was given on Sunday, September 8, 2013: Maybe My Image of Christianity Needs Adjusting Today’s question: What does Christianity look like today? Scripture base: I Corinthians 10:23-31 Today’s thoughts: Consider today’s question. What does Christianity look like? Now
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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