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Always
How excited I was to find two apps that would really come in handy. One was a sleep timer for music and the other was a fitness monitor. As it turned out, I never installed either one. I could not accept the terms and conditions of use. In today’s passage, Jesus asks for obedience (willingness to accept God’s terms) in order for us to gain the most benefit from the presence of God’s Holy Spirit. It’s absolutely free.
If……………, and [then]…
Confirmation Revisited
The Coat of Christ
New Day Sermon Easter 5 In baptism we are given a gift of adoption and wrapped in faith. We’ve all been given the same gift…like an eternal jacket. So how are you wearing this jacket…this coat of Christ?
Liminality & Confirmation
Copied here is a combined sermon from traditional worship on May 19, 2019 — Confirmation Sunday. Sections addressing each confirmand from the 8AM and 10:45 services that morning are combined within the sermon structure and theme here. Robert Fulghum, has written eight best-selling books, although he is most famous for his first best-seller, All I…
Pastor Craig’s Message About Weekly Communion
Dear Friends: OK, let’s have a “heart to heart” chat, shall we? I thought I asked you last month to pass along your observations about the topic of weekly communion? Maybe I was not clear enough. I know you have some opinions, because I am hearing them second and third hand through the grapevine. I…
In Between
The ancient Druids are said to have taken a special interest in in-between things like mistletoe, which is neither quite a plant nor quite a tree, and mist, which is neither quite rain nor quite air, and dreams which are neither quite waking nor quite sleep. They believed that in such things as those they…
Knowing and Being Known
New Day Sermoneaster 4 Jesus tells us, “My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.” But what does it mean to be known by our Lord?
Release the Alleluia!
If you were a fan of the movie The Clash of the Titans, you might remember one of the meme-worthy lines, “Release the Kracken!” With those words the legendary squid like beast was unleashed upon the vulnerable sailors and ships within the vicinity of this powerful monster. With much less fanfare, and with no sailors…