Category: Religion
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Doing Theology Emphatically
given on Sunday, July 24, 2011: the second of three sermons on theology Do, does, did: three verbs when used alone simply indicate action, but when they are put together with an additional verb, these three verbs become emphatic auxiliary verbs. The use of auxiliary verbs more clearly defines…
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What’s Your Theology?
given on Sunday, July 17, 2011 This is the first of three sermons based on the concept of John Holloway’s three divisions of theology: having theology, doing theology, and living theology. Theology is not a lightweight, summer conversation topic, but it is a topic we deal with almost daily and…
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Just a Saying, You Say
given on Sunday, July 10, 2011: “A stitch in time saves nine.” “Don’t count the chickens before they hatch.” “Don’t speak until spoken to.” We can continue adding to the list all day and probably never find an end. This week, I want to introduce you to another old, proverbial…
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Freedom to Serve
given on Sunday, July 3, 2011 Freedom to Serve One more day before this country turns 235 years old. And isn’t it amazing how quickly the years pass? At least when we reach middle age, we start hearing the old adage that the years go past faster and faster. …
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My Box or God’s Box?
given on Sunday, June 26, 2011–ending a third year, read to begin a fourth. . . [This is not a typical sermon, almost more a personal reflection. I am looking forward to begin a new series with the July 4 Weekend which will focus on the main points from Bishop…
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. . . but, is this my Father’s church?
Note: This sermon will follow the hymn, “This Is Our Father’s World,” on Father’s Day, June 19, 2011. . . . but is this our Father’s church? This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler…
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We do not know; but we do hope
given on Sunday, May 26, 2011 Memorial Day Weekend has arrived. Summer officially begins—at least in terms of the calendars hanging on our walls. The kids are out of school, the pews are fuller with family in or emptier because (you can fill in the blank here because it could…
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Wesley’s Heritage: Holiness
given on Sunday, May 22, 2011 Have you ever heard of the “holiness movement?” I had not, nor did I ever expect to be looking it up, especially in relation to John Wesley and Heritage Sunday. Still, I started looking into the Crossroads Wesleyan Church of Imperial, Nebraska—Rev. Burpo’s…
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Time for Confession: Heaven and/or Hell
given on Sunday, May 15, 2011 There comes a time when a conflict occurs within one’s own thinking. That human doubt or questioning that is part of God’s gift to us can sometimes cause a great deal of consternation. My personal belief has always been that there is no…
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Time for Confession: heaven and/or hell
given on Sunday, May 15, 2011 Time for Confession: Heaven and/or Hell There comes a time when a conflict occurs within one’s own thinking. That human doubt or questioning that is part of God’s gift to us can sometimes cause a great deal of consternation. My personal belief…
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