Category: Religion
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Christian Freedom
given on Sunday, July 5, 2009 Note: This is a short sermon because I had designated the day “Summer Short Sunday” emphasizing casual clothing and a picnic attitude. It was fun, but not very many shorts appeared. Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000192 EndHTML:0000014081 StartFragment:0000002749 EndFragment:0000014045 SourceURL:file:///Mom’s%20Stuff/Church/Y2%20ChilNor/Sermons/Freedom%20in%20Christ.doc Did you hear that good news in…
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Baby Steps: An anniversary review
given on Sunday, June 28, 2009 One year ago, I joined you for my first pastoral appointment. Maybe I am a bit selfish focusing on this event today, but I am excited that we get to begin our second year together this week. Besides, who doesn’t love to celebrate a…
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Each Day … Father’s Day
given on Father’s Day, June 21, 2009 Each day we get up, we honor our parents. We also honor God, our Holy Father. How we live from the moment we wake up to the moment our eyes close and sleep comes over us is a composite of choices. When I…
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Let’s Look Ahead
given on Sunday, June 14, 2009 Beginning today’s message with a set of encouraging words or some phrase from conference would be easy, unfortunately, the phrase would have to be “somewhere out there” and I have listened to that over and over and over last weekend. I need new words. …
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I Believe …
given on Sunday, May 31, 2009 This week the phrase “I believe…” just kept surfacing in my mind over and over. I thought and thought; just what did I believe. I tried to think of a song that said “I believe…” but nothing connected. I read the lectionary and I…
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(Sur)Pressed Memories; Precious Memories
given on Sunday, May 24, 2009 Remember the lyrics, “memories pressed between the pages of my mind”? I was driving home this week and happened to be listening to oldies when I heard another song’s melody and immediately recognized the song. It was one I remember from my teen years,…
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Managing Transitions
given Sunday, May 17, 2009Looking at the calendar, I cannot ignore that the week has been filled with all types of life transitions. Mother’s Day may have started the week and that certainly signifies one transition that occurs in so many lives, but on Tuesday I celebrated my dad’s 83rd…
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Faith: A Family Thing
given on Sunday, May 10, 2009 Mothers’ Day is the topic for almost every sermon being given today. Nothing is wrong with that except that there is a risk. The risk is that the message heard is caught up in a timing cliché and the message is lost. Therefore, today…
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Do We Need a Flood?
given on Sunday, May 3, 2009Are you as tired of the rain as I am? I watch the weather, and I just groan. I look out the window and feel myself droop. The backyard is a mud pit with a few patches of green growing wildly. The old phrase keeps…
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Finding Purpose in God’s Gifts
given on Sunday, April 26, 2009 I celebrated my birthday this weekend and I decided I had to share a few of my gifts with you. Sometime we get gifts that have very significant meaning and what you see before you, my personal Willow Tree collection, is the result of…
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