Jesus + Nothing = Everything: Galatians 4
We move forward into chapter 4 of Galatians. Sometimes we don’t open the gift that was given in love. The gift was given but the benefits aren’t realized until it is opened!
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Article: Lent
So, it is the church season of Lent. Some don’t like Lent because it is too somber, serious or shame filled. Lent should never be a season of shaming, but it can be a time of serious reflection. The fact of the matter is that we are sinners. We are broken. We choose our way…
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Jesus + Nothing = Everything: Galatians 2
This is week 2 of our sermon series on Pastor Paul’s letter to the Galatians. He lets us know that he not only talks the talk on grace but walks it as well. We are asked to do the same for Jesus!
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Jesus + Nothing = Everything: Galatians 1
We begin a new sermon in the letter Saint Paul wrote to the church in Galatia. We often want to add requirements the free gift that Jesus offers all. We spend the next 6 weeks getting ready for Easter by going back to the basics. At the end of the message is a wonderful song…
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Article: Love Your Neighbor
Did you see this news story from last week? It warmed my heart, and it has something to teach us… An Austrian man who fled the Nazis with his family during World War II has bequeathed a large part of his fortune to the French village whose residents hid them from persecution for years. Eric…
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GODISNOWHERE: The Plan Takes Shape
We continue the story of Queen Esther and we see that the first dinner party ends with Haman getting upset and King Xerxes suffering from insomnia. There are lessons to be learned from Esther, Haman and Xerxes. We can grow from this story!
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Article: Getting Ready
What are you doing to grow your faith in Christ during the pandemic? Have you seen this time as an opportunity to grow? The old adage is true, one can sometimes “make lemonade out of lemons.” I hope you have seen this as a time to build up your faith instead of losing it in…
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GODISNOWHERE: The Dilemma
We continue on in the sermon series in Esther and we hear about the plot to kill all the Jews of Persia. Queen Esther is confronted with a dilemma. Does she play it safe or risk it all?
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Article: Stop the Hate
Friday is Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The United States officially recognizes the 3rd Monday of January as a federal holiday in his memory and in his honor. He was murdered in Memphis Tennessee on April, 4th 1968 following a speech to the sanitation workers of that city. There is no doubt he is a…
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GODISNOWHERE: Leadership Matters
We turn to the book Esther for the next several weeks. In chapter 1 and 2 we discover what not to be like or even aspire to as a leader in King Xerxes.
