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Tag: Wilderness

  • In the Wilderness

    In the Wilderness

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Everyone has had a wilderness experience or two … or ten.  They are a part of life … they build character … the hard way.As a kid, the only bicycle I had to ride up through my early teens … was my sister’s hand-me-down bike.  It was blue, at least … and not pink with…

  • Trust Issues

    Trust Issues

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    New Day Sermon Lent 1 Trust can be hard. Who do you trust? How well do you trust God? In what ways does God invite us into a trust walk this Lenten season?

  • Battling with Diabolos

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    I’ve never been in a true wilderness.  I’ve come close, I suppose.  When I was a student at Furman University in South Carolina back in the 70’s, there were places in neighboring Pickens County that were pretty remote and where people were few and far between.  Nature … and home-made moonshine stills  … ruled the…

  • Your Wilderness

    Your Wilderness

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    And the Spirit immediately drove Jesus out into the wilderness. Mark 1:12 In Biblical terms…the wilderness is usually not a place we want to go to. Going back to the Old Testament the people of God are in the wilderness for 40 years…and it wasn’t because Moses refused to stop and ask for directions. It…

  • Never Enough

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    New Day Sermon first sunday in lent In what ways are you tempted?  Does the phrase “Never Enough” ever summarize how you see the world?  Check out how God fills our lives to the top.

  • Ballerinas and Bears

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    traditional sermon    advent 2 If it is Advent, then it is time for a story.  And if you have been with us at St. Peter’s for a while, you have heard a number of stories whose themes tie in with our Advent season.  This year I will read again from my favorite resource ……

  • Face Any Temptations Lately?

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    Lent 1 NEW DAY SERMON The season of Lent always opens with the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness from either Matthew, Mark or Luke.  The question for us as we engage this story is whether God is concerned about our petty temptations like chocolate or expensive baubles or fast cars … or whether…