Category: Religion
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Mission Forward: The letters continues The Story
given on Sunday, March 13, 2016–5th Sunday of Lent Scripture connections: Common lectionary: Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 (UMH 847) Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Supplementary verses: Matthew 28:18—20 Reflection: Undoubtedly everybody is sleepy this morning as we did spring ahead with daylight savings time this weekend, but our lives are…
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Mission Control: Jesus & Us
Scripture connections: (from the Common Lectionary for Year C) Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 32 (UMH ) 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3,11b-32 Reflection: Years ago, a movie about a mission’s failure came out—Apollo 13—that provided a breath-taking account of how a mission doomed to failure was salvaged by two teams working together…
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Praise, Praise, Praise
given Sunday, October 25, 2009 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000197 EndHTML:0000034323 StartFragment:0000002834 EndFragment:0000034287 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Praise,%20Praise,%20Praise.doc Here we are: the last Sunday morning of October. The goal for this month was to talk about praise each Sunday, but I just kept struggling to find the words to share with you. Last Sunday I found the…
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Mission Rebounds: The Old Testament scorebook
given on Sunday, February 28, 2016 Scripture connection: Isaiah 55, NLT Invitation to the Lord’s Salvation 55 “Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free! 2 Why spend your money on food that does not give you…
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Mission Failed: The Fall of Man & Woman
to be given on Sunday, February 21, 2016–2nd Sunday of Lent Scriptural connection: Genesis 3:1-11, NLT The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any…
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Mission begins with creation
given on Sunday, February 14, 2016–first Sunday of Lent and Valentine’s Day From Lent’s lectionary: Romans 10:8b-13 8 In fact, it says, “The message is very close at hand; it is on your lips and in your heart.”[a] And that message is the very message about faith that we preach: 9 If…
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Veil or Mirror
given on Sunday, February 7, 2016 Veil or Mirror? Scripture Foundation: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 NLT 12 Since this new way gives us such confidence, we can be very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so the people of Israel would not…
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The Word is Power: The Word was, is, and will be power
given on Sunday, January 24, 2016 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. –John 1:1-2, NLT Scripture reference: Luke 44:14-21, NLT 14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power.…
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Getting along with God
given on Human Relations Sunday, January 17, 2016: Scripture base: Psalm 36, esp. v. 5-9, NLT Get along with God. It sounds so simple, so why don’t we do it. Get along with God! Today is Human Relations Sunday according to the UMC calendar, but nationally it is also…
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Do We Ever Grow Up in God’s Eyes?
–given on Sunday, January 10, 2016 Scripture base: Luke 3:15-22 (lectionary reference to Jesus’ baptism) Luke 18:15-17 Biblegateway.com connections: Matthew 19:13 [ Jesus Blesses Little Children ] Then little children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke…
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