LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
Just the Right Kind of Crazy: John the Baptist Luke 3:7-17 ESV Have you ever had one of those friends who was maybe a little strange? An eccentric who lived out of sync with the rest of the world. Someone who perpetually wore styles a decade old? Went barefoot in the winter? Was always […]
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Sermon Reverb Luke 3:1-6  Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the
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Is Seeing Believing? Luke 3:1-6 (NRSV) In 2015, a picture of a dress became a global topic of discussion. Was it white with gold stripes, or was it blue with black stripes? [show picture of the dress] The dress was going to be worn by Cecilia Bleasdale to her daughter’s wedding. She snapped a
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President’s Video: The backstory of Saint Nick PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT + Dr. Greg Williams asks listeners to take a new look at the story of Saint Nick and how he set as an example to us all by sharing Christ’s love; reminding us that is exactly what Christmas is all about. Dr. Greg Williams asks
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Invitation to the Dance When the Son of God put on humanity and became the Son of Man, he was inviting us to participate in the relationship – the dance – that he shares as Father, Son and Spirit.  Cheryl and I love to dance, in particular to waltz or slow dance. Good dancing
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(Welcome and Announcements) We’re now in the season of Advent. Theme for this week … HOPE is the final word. In the call to worship Psalm, Psalm 25:1-3, 4-10, the poet reminds himself that God has been keeping his promises since the beginning and will continue.  Jeremiah, in Jeremiah 33:14-16, talks about the “Branch to
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On Permanent Sojourn Luke 21:25-28,29-36 25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 people fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken.  27 And
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WE BELIEVE … Section 4 (continued) … God the Holy Spirit  4.1 Who is God the Holy Spirit?  The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, eternally proceeding from the Father through the Son. The Holy Spirit is the comforter promised by Jesus Christ, who unites us with the Father and
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