SERMON for July 18, 2021
Jesus is Our Peace
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GCI Sermon – July 18, 2021
Jesus Is Our Peace Ephesians 2:11-22 (ESV) A sermon titled “Jesus Is Our Peace” may perk our ears in hopes of hearing some encouragement to counter all the division and polarization we see in our world today. Maybe this is the title that will relax deeply held loyalties and differences that divide us. Perhaps
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Monday Reverb -12July2021
Psalm 24:1-10 · 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 · Mark 6:14-29 · Ephesians 1:3-14 The theme for this week is our redemption story, strange and beautiful. We are reminded that God’s romance with humanity is both familiar and uncanny. Our call to worship Psalm gives us insight into God working through the dynasty of Israel through the centuries.
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GCI Sermon for July 11, 2021
Sermon for July 11, 2021 Speaking Of Life 3033 | The Trapped and the Free Video Player Psalm 24:1-10 · 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 · Mark 6:14-29 · Ephesians 1:3-14 The theme for this week is our redemption story, strange and beautiful. We are reminded that God’s romance with humanity is both familiar and uncanny. Our call to
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Monday Reverb – 05July2021
Beauty in Imperfection 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 (NRSV) Kintsugi (pronounced kin-SOO-kee) is a Japanese art form that repairs broken pottery by mixing gold dust with lacquer. Instead of hiding the cracks, the art form highlights them. Kintsugi reportedly started around the 15th century in response to a pottery repair for the Japanese leader (called a
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Lection Notes for July 4, 2021
Beauty in Imperfection The theme for this week is God is with us despite our flaws. Psalm 48:1-7,8-14, our call to worship, reminds us that while people can let us down, God is our Guide who will never fail us. David’s rise to power, as discussed in 2 Samuel 5:1-5,9-10, occurred because “God was with
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Focus for July, 2021
Where is the Good News? Healthy churches are known for what they are for, not what they are against. Most people know what churches preach against – sin. Depending on the pastor, certain sins are preached on more than other sins. It quickly becomes clear to a new believer that there are all kinds of
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Lection Notes for June 27, 2021
The title of the sermon is Paul’s Bottom Line. The theme this week is God the great storyteller. In the call to worship psalm, Psalm 130, the poet connects his comfort in God to Israel’s comfort, weaving his own story into the epic. In 2 Samuel 1:1,17-27, David mourns Saul, not because the disgraced king was
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