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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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give on Sunday, May 2, 2010:c Opening Scripture: Luke 6:12-16 from the NIV 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
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Given on April 25, 2010 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000029657 StartFragment:0000002467 EndFragment:0000029621 Old Testament Scripture: Exodus 39: 1-14 from The Message 1 Vestments. Using the blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics, they made the woven vestments for ministering in the Sanctuary. Also, they made the sacred vestments for Aaron, as God had commanded Moses. 2-5 Ephod. They made
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given on April 18, 2010 Have you noticed the grandeur of God’s world this week? I do not think any one of us could ignore it, especially living in the middle of the heartland. Still the mystery of just one seed is revealed to us year after year. And I expect we are so familiar
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given on April 11, 2010 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000012772 StartFragment:0000002056 EndFragment:0000012736 One week ago we met to celebrate Easter. Since that morning, we have returned to our daily routines, finished the leftovers, and had a delightful Spring week. I doubt any one of us have sat down and cried because Jesus died. I doubt any one
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Easter Sunday’s sermon, 4-4-2010 The lyrics from Thursday night’s hymn, “Were You There,” are still running through my mind. The question is asked, and I wonder how would I have answered if I had been there. The witnesses to the crucifixion, the burial, and the resurrection easily answered that question as they told the story.
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given on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 [Sections in italics are to be read as though an eyewitness to the first Palm Sunday parade.] I am sure you know what is going on. Everybody is getting ready for Passover and we heard there is a parade. Are you going? I think we are going to
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This sermon was to be given on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Due to the uncharacteristic snow storm, dumping more than 8 inches, we had to cancel services. Therefore, this has not been presented yet is part of the Lenten series on the basics of the Christian season. Lent: Symbols & Traditions as Tools Reading through
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given on Sunday, March 14, 2010 At different times in our life, we face major trials. Probably the first words that bubble up in our mind is “Why now, Lord?” Sometimes it seems like just when nothing else can happen, something does and there seems to be nothing left to give to the new crisis
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given on Sunday, March 7, 2010 This sermon was incorporated into the full liturgy of Holy Communion found on page 6 in the United Methodist Hymnal as part of a seasonal focus on the basics of Lent. Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000193 EndHTML:0000015096 StartFragment:0000002962 EndFragment:0000015060 SourceURL:file:///Family/Mom’s/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Come%20to%20the%20Table.doc Come to the Table Growing up we soon learned that when the
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given on Sunday, February 28, 2010 During high school, I really thought the only way to save the world was to become a journalist. Of course, my high school years were 1968-1972. Some of you know those years, some do not, but it was a time of change—civil rights marches, Vietnam, hippies, space exploration. I
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