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Category: Sermons

Hope and Healing: But Not Yet

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Sermon (March 22, 2015): Hope and Healing: But Not Yet

There is no shortcut through many of the forms of suffering we  encounter and endure in this life.  Healing is promised: but sometimes it takes a long time.

Accompanying Gospel text: John 12:20 – 33

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The Cross Way

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Sermon (March 1, 2015): The Cross Way

In the end our calling means a way of living we choose on a daily basis, intent on following Jesus and the way he lived, as best we can.

Final installment in a four-part sermon series, “The Cost and Call of Discipleship.”

Accompanying Gospel text: Mark 8:31 – 38

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When “Yes” Turns to “No”

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Sermon (February 22, 2015): When “Yes” Turns to “No”

Part of our calling is to try to discern the will of God in the various situations of our life, but sometime what looks like a “no” can become a “yes,” and sometimes what looks like a “yes” can become a “no.”

Third in a four-part sermon series, “The Cost and Call of Discipleship.”

Accompanying Gospel text: Mark 1:9 – 15

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When the Going Gets Tough

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Sermon (February 1, 2015): When the Going Gets Tough

While a new sense of call is in many ways exhilarating, sometimes the challenge can seem daunting.

Second in a four-part sermon series, “The Cost and Call of Discipleship.”

Accompanying Gospel text: Mark 1:21 – 28

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Daring to Say, “Yes”

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Sermon (January 25, 1025): Daring to Say, “Yes”

There are many ways in which God calls us, and the first task is understand what those ways are, and then to dare to say “yes.”

First in a four-part sermon series, “The Cost and Call of Discipleship.”

Accompanying Gospel text: Mark 1:14 – 20
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For All the Saints: Why Church and Why Hope?

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Fifth in a five-part series, “Why Christianity?”

While I can experience spirituality alone, following Jesus in a life of love and compassion requires community, bringing the world the hope we have found in Christ.

Sermon (November 2, 2014): For All the Saints: Why Church and Why Hope?

Scripture readings:
Revelation 7:9 – 17; Psalm 27:13 – 14; 1 John 3:1 – 3; Matthew 5:1 – 12

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What Difference Does it Make?

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Faith as Trust replaces Positive Thinking; Hope replaces Optimism; and a Deep and Abiding Love replaces Sentimentality.

Sermon (October 12, 2014): What Difference Does it Make?

Scripture readings:
Isaiah 25:1 – 9; Psalm 23; 1 Corinthians 13; John 6:63 – 69

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And What’s This About a Holy Spirit?

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Third in a five-part series, “Why Christianity?”

God’s Spirit keeps Jesus close to us, reminding us of what he taught and did.

Sermon (October 5, 2014): And What’s This About a Holy Spirit?

Scripture readings:
Exodus 20:1–4, 7–9, 12–20; Acts 2:37-47; John 14:15-21, 25-27, 16:4b-7

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Saved from What – for What?

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We are saved from the anxiety of believing that we are ultimately alone, and our lives are without meaning and purpose. We are saved for the “abundant” life of friendship, community and love God intended for us.

Sermon (September 21, 2014): Saved from What – for What?

Scripture readings:
Jonah 3:10 — 4:11; Philippians 1:21 – 30; John 10:7 – 15

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