Category: Religion
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Confounded by Grace
given on July 11, 2010 All week I have been confounded about grace. Grace is one of the foundations of our church’s theology and yet it is a word or concept that is bounced around in casual conversation and in teasing about clumsiness. I suppose I am feeling a bit…
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American & Christian Freedom: Must they be separated?
given on July 4, 2010 Fourth of July! I am ready for a picnic, but I am afraid that the mental image of such an event was imprinted from a book I read years and years ago. The book, A Grand and Glorious Fourth of July, was sitting in our…
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Ready to go fishing
given on June 20, 2010 Here it is Fathers Day and the summer days are upon us. This is one of those holidays that following traditional expectations which we have grown up following makes it hard to think a bit differently. Fathers Day can also be a difficult day for…
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Rain & Change
given on June 13, 2010 Rain, rain and more rain. The feelings we get when all we do is see the rain chances in the forecast or look up in the sky to see more clouds are taking a major toll on us. I just cannot imagine another day of…
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Identifying Spiritual Mentors
given on May 30, 2010 How many of you can admit that you watch Oprah or maybe Dr. Phil or is your viewing less focused on life management skills? The radio airwaves and the television listings have a wide range of talk show hosts who provide all types of advice…
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Watch for the Fire (the Holy Spirit’s fire)
given on Sunday, May 23, 2010 Today is Pentecost. Everything seems fine, but maybe we should turn on a scanner this morning because we never know what is going on around us. We walk into the church’s doors and step away from the daily routines, but we never know when…
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Rural America/Rural Missouri
given on Sunday, May 16, 2010 Special note: The structure for Sunday was atypical. The scripture and the sermon were divided into different phases so I am posting the entire script for the service: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Order of Worship I can do everything through him (Christ) who gives…
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Moms, Maslow & Methodists
given on Mothers Day, May 9, 2010 Moms, Maslow & Methodists Each of us sitting here today are very fortunate. In most cases, if not all, we were born and raised in a Christian family. We had moms who knew from their moms how to instill a sense of safety,…
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Defining Discipleship
give on Sunday, May 2, 2010:c Opening Scripture: Luke 6:12-16 from the NIV 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them,…
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Just What Do We Do
Given on April 25, 2010 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000029657 StartFragment:0000002467 EndFragment:0000029621 Old Testament Scripture: Exodus 39: 1-14 from The Message 1 Vestments. Using the blue, purple, and scarlet fabrics, they made the woven vestments for ministering in the Sanctuary. Also, they made the sacred vestments for Aaron, as God had commanded…
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