December 8, 2013 Isaiah 11:1-10 Most of you have probably heard of The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games Trilogy is a series of young adult books, now movies, set in the future in what is left of the United States after a series of wars and uprisings. The country now goes by the name of […]
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Sermon from 12/01/2013 given by Rev. Diane Harvey. Text to come.
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“This Day” November 24, 2013 John 6:25-35 Philippians 4:4-9 We live in an entertainment culture. And apparently we like our entertainment with some judging involved. Just about every night of the week, it seems, you can watch American Idol, The Voice, the X Factor, America’s Got Talent, Dancing with the Stars, or So You Think
Matthew 4:18-25 One of the things you will learn about me is that, when it comes to scripture, I usually want to know more. I want the back story. I want the internal dialogue, the thought processes. I want to know the character’s motivation. I want to know exactly what caused Peter and Andrew to
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Luke 19:1-10 A colleague of mine once told his congregation that each of us is like a house, with a living room where we entertain our thoughts, ideas and goals, and a dark basement where we store the trash like all our regrets and ‘what ifs’. And each house has a balcony with all the
Rev. Marvin M. Ellison Matthew 6:1-18 This morning I invite us to think about the difference between authentic and bogus spirituality. What are the signs of “true piety”? If you’d like an early clue, I’d suggest pondering our calling to be a loving, welcoming, and serving community of faith. On my study wall I have
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Luke 16:19-31 Perhaps you have heard the story of the three women, who at the same moment arrive at the pearly gates. St. Peter greets them and says: “Now, you know there are qualifications to get in. Each of you must tell me what you have done with your life.” The first woman is Roman
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