Category: Religion
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How Do Christians Vacation?
given on Sunday, June 1, 2014 The Word from the NIV . . . Old Testament: Exodus 20:8-10—Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord our God. On it…
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May We Never Forget
sermon given on May 25, 2014, Memorial Day Weekend Scripture from the NIRV: Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need. 2 He lets me lie down in fields of green grass. He leads me beside quiet waters. 3 He gives me new strength. He guides me…
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Maybe I do need Jesus
given on Sunday, May 18, 2014 Are there times in your life you begin to question your own faith? Here you are Sunday morning and you are at church like you are almost every Sunday, so why would you even ask whether or not you need Jesus? This is a…
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May I introduce our mother, Susannah Wesley
given on May 11, 2014–Mother’s Day Today I would like to introduce you to a very special mother, Susannah Annesley Wesley. She was born January 20, 1669, the youngest in a family of 25 children. She married Samuel Wesley and had 17 children including John and Charles. She was…
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May reflects God’s promises
given on Sunday, May 4, 2014 May Reflects God’s Promises: Do we? May 4, 2014 The Word . . . Acts 1:36-39 NKJV 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.” 37 Now when they…
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Are you a Gallatian?
given on Sunday, April 27, 2014 Easter Sunday I posed the question: Who are you? If we were doing a formal introduction, the only thing that matters is your name; but if you are asked in a job interview who you are, that question takes on an entirely different purpose.…
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Easter Sunday: Who are you?
This sharing of scripture and thoughts ends the Holy Week this Easter Sunday, 2014. Now Christians have a commandment and a commission to follow. We need to know who we are to do the best we can. Who Are You? John 13:33-35 (During the last supper with the Disciples…
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Maundy Thursday: Continuing the story
Over the past six years, on Maundy Thursday, I have offered a casual Maundy Thursday service of reflection. We begin with hand washing rather than foot washing, then with music and scripture walk through the night’s experience. Scripture, a few comments, quiet, darkness and music carry the experience more than…
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Palm Sunday: Telling the story
The Word & Thoughts:Palm Sunday Chronologically: a parallel review of scripture NIRV Explain the use of the Chronological Bible Pivotal shift—moving from ministry to the people to the final instructions to the Apostles Palm Sunday is the visible fulfillment of the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9 given 600 years earlier …
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Prepare Ye!
given on Sunday, April 6, 2014 Prepare. What a packed word! There are so many different ways to talk about that one word and it seems to affect our lives—prepare. Prepare a meal, prepare for guests, prepare for the day’s work, prepare for a trip, prepare for retirement, even prepare…
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