Category: Religion
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Everyday life needs everyday grace
given on Sunday, September 12, 2010 Undoubtedly this week has been a challenge. The workweek had its challenges, people provided challenges, and nature had a few in there, too. Sometimes life gets so demanding that God seems so far away. What are we suppose to do? Reading scriptures this week…
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Welcome home to God’s community
given on Sunday, September 5, after the community’s fair Each vignette was designed to follow the hymn mentioned within the text. The fourth was the closing with the service ending with “Pass It On.” Vignette #1 Does it feel like we should have a campfire going this morning? The air…
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How Open Are We?
given on Sunday, August 29, 2010 How Open Are We? Did you really hear that first verse from Hebrews? Keep on loving each other as brothers. Hebrews 13:1 What about that second verse? Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing…
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Grace for Today: The Daily Grind
given on Sunday, August 22, 2010 When I woke up yesterday morning, I let the dogs out and checked the rain gauge: 2.5 inches! When I went to sleep, it was lightening and raining some, but I certainly did not expect such an accumulation when I was watching the radar…
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Grace for Today: School Years
given on August 8, 2010 The calendar says it is time to transition back into school mode whether I am ready of not. Still, the calendar indicates that school begins this week! What better time to introduce you to some students and show how grace shows up in the classroom. …
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Grace for Today: Retirement?
given on Sunday, August 8, 2010–first in a mini-series of three Every day we wake up and start fresh. As our minds start clicking and we think about the day ahead of us: What do we need to do? What is the weather? Where do we need to go? What…
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Letter from Jesus: Evidence of Grace
given on Sunday, August 1, 2010 I received this letter in the email. It came from Jesus so I knew I could not ignore it. I was a bit nervous as I started to read because I really did not know why he would be writing. As I read, I…
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Wordle Word Cloud
Thanks to the creators of this application. I just wish I could use the image more easily. This is a cloud I created which came from an internet letter circulating on line. It has led to a sermon to be given this Sunday. <a href=”http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2253469/Jesus_Letter” title=”Wordle: Jesus Letter”><img src=”http://www.wordle.net/thumb/wrdl/2253469/Jesus_Letter” alt=”Wordle:…
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Who needs grace?
given on Sunday, July 25, 2010 Have you ever listened to a song and realize that it says exactly what you feel? When I started looking for today’s hymns, I stumbled into the one, “Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” which is number 340 if you would like to follow…
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Why Rebuild?
given on July 18, 2010 Every time I walk into the Fellowship Hall, I wonder about the history of the church. . . . [Church 1: Why did this church rebuild after its fire in the early 1920s? Why did the church add the fellowship hall in 1963?] {Church 2: …
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