LIVING AND SHARING THE GOSPEL
An Unlikely Object Lesson   Greg Williams  Program Transcript … I imagine that we have all witnessed the wonder, honesty, and even humor in kids as they grow and develop. When my son Glenn was three years old, he somehow got away from the family and initially, it caused great fright […]
Wednesday Preverb – 18September2024 – James 3:13-4:8 Read More »
FIRST MESSAGE This week’s theme is words have consequences. In our call to worship psalm, David desires that the words of his mouth would be acceptable to God. In Proverbs, the writer speaks about the importance of listening to the words of wisdom. In James, the apostle writes about the importance of
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From Home Office … Ordinary Time: James  From the TRANSCRIPT … We are profoundly transformed by the relationships in our lives. The people closest to us shape who we are and who we become. Imagine the impact of being in a close relationship with the Creator of the universe. God promises
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Context for our keynote passage … Ephesians 4:17-24 17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as [f]the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in
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Ephesians 4:1-16. NKJV Ephesians 4:1-16 NRSVue Walk in Unity    4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
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OPENING COMMENTS As we continue through Ordinary Time in our liturgical calendar, our theme for the ninth Sunday after Pentecost is chosen by God. The selected passages talk about the connection we have with the divine, emphasizing that this connection isn’t created by our efforts but God’s. The sermon text comes from Ephesians 2:11-22, and
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The theme for this week is living in the blessing of God. The selected readings range from David’s delight in bringing the ark of God to Jerusalem to the story of John the Baptist’s beheading at the hand of King Herod. Our lives often feature highs and lows, joys and great grief, so we can
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This week’s theme is Jesus heals our chronic and critical condition. Mark 5:21-43 21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. 22 And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw
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OPENING COMMENTS The theme this week is Christ conquers the chaos. The keynote passage for our discussion is Mark 4:35-41. FIRST MESSAGE The Power of His Presence  Michelle Fleming PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT Do you believe that God is with you? Do you believe that the Creator of the universe hears you when
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Psalm 20:1-9; 1 Samuel 15:34–16:13; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, 11-13, 14-17; Mark 4:26-34 The theme this week is kingdom growth. In our call to worship psalm, there is assurance that the Lord will help and support his anointed to be victorious. The Old Testament reading from 1 Samuel provides the suspenseful account of David
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