Category: Religion
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Spring Calls; Spring Challenges
given on April 11, 2010 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000105 EndHTML:0000012772 StartFragment:0000002056 EndFragment:0000012736 One week ago we met to celebrate Easter. Since that morning, we have returned to our daily routines, finished the leftovers, and had a delightful Spring week. I doubt any one of us have sat down and cried because Jesus…
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I Was There, So Were You–by the Grace of God
Easter Sunday’s sermon, 4-4-2010 The lyrics from Thursday night’s hymn, “Were You There,” are still running through my mind. The question is asked, and I wonder how would I have answered if I had been there. The witnesses to the crucifixion, the burial, and the resurrection easily answered that question…
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Why a Palm Sunday? Because Everybody Loves a Parade
given on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010 [Sections in italics are to be read as though an eyewitness to the first Palm Sunday parade.] I am sure you know what is going on. Everybody is getting ready for Passover and we heard there is a parade. Are you going? I…
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Lent: Traditions & Symbols as Tools
This sermon was to be given on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Due to the uncharacteristic snow storm, dumping more than 8 inches, we had to cancel services. Therefore, this has not been presented yet is part of the Lenten series on the basics of the Christian season. Lent: Symbols &…
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Lent: Why now?
given on Sunday, March 14, 2010 At different times in our life, we face major trials. Probably the first words that bubble up in our mind is “Why now, Lord?” Sometimes it seems like just when nothing else can happen, something does and there seems to be nothing left to…
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Come to the Table
given on Sunday, March 7, 2010 This sermon was incorporated into the full liturgy of Holy Communion found on page 6 in the United Methodist Hymnal as part of a seasonal focus on the basics of Lent. Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000193 EndHTML:0000015096 StartFragment:0000002962 EndFragment:0000015060 SourceURL:file:///Family/Mom’s/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Come%20to%20the%20Table.doc Come to the Table Growing up we…
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Reporting on Repentance
given on Sunday, February 28, 2010 During high school, I really thought the only way to save the world was to become a journalist. Of course, my high school years were 1968-1972. Some of you know those years, some do not, but it was a time of change—civil rights marches,…
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Lent: A Prequel
given on Sunday, February 21, 2010 Hallelujah! The Israelites had waited a very long time for the Messiah so why all the warning from the prophet Isaiah? For hundreds of years the Israelites followed the Law of Moses. They were working hard to maintain their faith while living in a…
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Just Look at That Face
given on Sunday, February 14, 2010 I want you to stop a minute, close your eyes, and think back to a moment in time when you either met that special someone or when your son or daughter met that someone special and they rushed in to tell you. Can you…
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What Do You Know?
given on Sunday, February 7, 2010 Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000193 EndHTML:0000024792 StartFragment:0000002957 EndFragment:0000024756 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/What%20Do%20You%20Know.doc I Timothy 4:6-14 from the Message 6-10 You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant…
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