Category: Religion
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The Messiah’s Star
given on Sunday, January 4, 2009 This week I saw something I have never seen before: first I thought it was a falling star, then I thought it was a bottle rocket, but finally I realized it must be space debris burning up as it re-entered the atmosphere. It was…
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Introducing the Messiah
given on Sunday, December 14, 2008 Have you ever thought about how you meet someone? When the TV talk hosts introduce the next guest, the introduction is usually based on the latest movie or project that the guest is there to promote. When a news anchor interviews a subject, the…
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Are You Ready for the Messiah?
given on Sunday, December 7, 2008 Have you started counting the days? Have you wrapped all the gifts? Have you sent out your cards? Have you started cooking the treats? Have you started going to the parties? Have you stopped and read what the season is all about? Are you…
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Why a Messiah
given on November 30, 2008, the first Sunday of Advent Today is still November, but we are now in the Advent Season. Typically this is a time when all the activities are hustle and bustle with shopping to do, packages to wrap, decorations to get up, and parties to plan…
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Blessings: recipe for life
given on Sunday November 23, 2008 Only a few times each year, do we gather for the traditional family feast. Why, just say the word “Thanksgiving” and the smells flood the memory—turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, coffee, not to mention homemade bread. At least those smells are ones that…
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Victory in Jesus
given on Sunday, November 16, 2008 Not very often does a request turn into an immediate sermon, but last week Elwood asked if I would do a sermon on the hymn, Victory in Jesus. I assured him I would try, but I was not promising that it would be any…
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Keep Life Simple
given on November 9, 2008 Life certainly has not been simple this week, has it? We have each had our own daily agenda items to manage; we have working; we have been keeping up with the household chores; we have checked on our family and neighbors; and the list just…
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Time of World Change
given on November 2, 2008 Well, the election is here. Pretty soon we will know what this country really feels about change. Here we are in our own New Beginnings in our own church, but it is a time of new beginnings worldwide. As Christians we must stand up and…
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New Beginnings: God’s Natural World
given on October 19, 2008 How many of you noticed the moon this week? Since I was thinking about the possibility of having a new grandbaby during a full moon, I was watching the moon this week. Well, still no grandbaby, but I have really enjoyed looking at the moon. …
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God Is My Superhero
given on October 12, 2008 This week a group of people showed up at our school when my co-worker invited them in. They were Superhero Riders. Now these individuals certainly did not match the mental picture I had of a Superhero. First I have to admit that I am not…
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