Category: Religion
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Looking into the Mirror: Would God Hire You?
given on Sunday, January 3, 2015 An opening thought: Today is Epiphany Sunday and it is coupled with communion, as is our local tradition of serving communion on the first Sunday of the month. Epiphany is the final celebration of Christ’s birth while communion is the covenant reminder of Christ’s…
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December 27 service
Special note: The final worship service of 2015 continued the Christmas story much in the same fashion as the annual gathering–scripture and hymns/carols. The key was to ask reflective questions and know it is time to look at our responsibility to continue telling the story as carefully as Luke did…
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Angels of Peace: Are you an angel?
given on the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, 2015 Scripture references: Micah 5:2-5a (from the Common Lectionary) A Ruler from Bethlehem 2 [a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past,…
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Angels of Joy: Haniel and Others We May Know
given on the third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2015 Joy to the World! The song seems to say so much, but how can we consider joy in the world today? In fact, joy seems like a missing emotion from our world because there has been so much negativity…
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Angels of Love: Tough love when tough to love
given on Second Sunday of Advent, December 6, 2015 Scripture references: Philippians 1:3-11 Genesis 32:1-12 Luke 22:14-20 Reflection: In the midst of the holiday season, even in the middle of a holiday party, violence erupted. The shooting in San Bernardino, California, shattered the holiday spirit of the nation.…
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Angels: Messengers of Hope
given on November 29, 2015, the first Sunday of Advent Scripture foundation from The Message Joel 2:12-14 Jeremiah 2:19 and 33:14-16 Luke 1:8-19, 26-38 Reflection in three parts Welcome to Advent! The Christian season filled with anticipation, with hope, with love, with joy, and with peace. Around us the…
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God Is Our Wild Card
given on Sunday, November 22, 2015 Scripture references: Psalm 118:21-25 I Timothy 2:1-3 Matthew 6:25-33 Psalm 126 Reflection: Growing up, playing cards was a huge part of our recreation. The game my maternal grandparents played was Pitch while my dad and his cousins played Pinochle. Then during the…
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Out with the Old. In with the New.
given on Sunday, November 15, 2015 Scripture: Hebrew 10:10-25 (NLT & MSG) Reflection Out with the old and in with the new. The phrase echoes in our minds as we clean out a drawer, sort through papers, or weed out the clothes in the closet. All the old, worn out…
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Revelations reveal secrets and builds hope
given on Sunday, November 1, 2015 Scripture base: Revelations 21:10-21 & Revelations 7:9-17 (NLT) I admit I have Royal Fever. The excitement with the World Series makes it very difficult to admit that November is here. The weather must be confused, too, with all the delightful weather we have had…
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