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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, December 25, 2011: Christmas Day! “A gift of faith,” you might ask. Today, of all the days in the year, gifts are those packages all wrapped up under the tree. The boxes and bags in such bright colorful wrappings, the ribbons curling and dipping around, bows on boxes suddenly stuck to someone’s
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given on Sunday, December 18, 2011: the Fourth Sunday of Advent “I wonder as I wander . . . “ “I wonder as I wander. . .” probably is one of the most appropriate phrases for me, personally, as any other I might try to apply to myself. Those five lead words are from
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Enough is enough! How can any organization fire an employee and then pay off the salary. How can anybody justify firing a coach from a college program and then pay $6 million dollars to finish the deal? In any other profession or job, firing means immediate loss of income. Sometimes there is a severance package;
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to be delivered on December 11, 2011–the 3rd Sunday of Advent Picture this: You are sound asleep after an exhausting day working with wood and saws and tools. Suddenly you wake up and realize you just had this dream that makes no sense at all. You feel troubled, restless, and bewildered all at the same
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given on Sunday, December 4, 2011–the 2nd Sunday of Advent “I am bursting with God-news” Today really throws us into the hubbub of Christmas season. Watching the news, we plan our weekends, check the sales ads, and keep adding to our calendar. How easy it is to overlook the very cause of all this
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given on Sunday, November 27, 2011–the first Sunday of Advent Scripture basis: Luke 1: 5-20 The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold (from the NIV) 5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant
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given on Sunday, November 20, 2011 Genesis 1:31-2:3 (from the NIV) 1:30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31
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given on Sunday, November 13, 2011: What Does Faith Do for You? With all the push to get things done this week, I kept thinking about the planned topic for today’s sermon: What does faith do for you? I had written that down in July. I debated whether I should stick to that or not.
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given on Sunday, October 30 2011: Knock, knock, knock. The doors open and the cries of “trick or treat” ring through the night. Kids of all ages and sizes eagerly crowd around in costume hoping for the treats to fill their bags. Part of the night’s fun is figuring out who really is knocking on
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given on Sunday, October 23, 2011: Scripture: John 5:2-9, 14-15 the NIV 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the
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Love God, love life, love one another.
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