May 30, 2021 “On Being Jesus”

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“On Being Jesus” John 3:1-17 “God so loved the world that he gave his son to that world, that those who put their confidence in him would not lead a miserable, failing existence, but have eternal life, which is the kind of life God has.” ~ Dallas Willard “It isn’t sacrifice if you love what you’re doing.” ~ Mia Hamm For the baseball fans in the crowd today, the name Jim Palmer should sound familiar. In his 19 year career with the Baltimore Orioles, Palmer made quite a name...

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May 23, 2021 “The Heart of the Matter, the Letter of the Law, & the Spirit of Truth”

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“The Heart of the Matter, the Letter of the Law, & the Spirit of Truth” John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 “When you strip it of everything else, Pentecost stands for power and life. That’s what came into the church when the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost.” ~ David Wilkerson “I used to tell young preachers, in order to preach, you’ve got to have the power of God on your life. Now I tell them, in order to tie your shoes you’ve got to have the power of God on your...

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May 16, 2021 “Just As God Intended”

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“Just As God Intended” Acts 1:1-11 Luke 24:44-53 “A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” ~ John Calvin “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” ~Oscar Wilde “Good intentions are not enough. They’ve never put an onion in the soup yet.” ~ Sonya Levien A while back, I put a sign up in the Sheridan church that said something like: “Warning – anything that you post on Facebook can and...

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May 9, 2021 “A Love Letter From God”

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Dear readers: because I will be out of town this Sunday, I’d like to republish a sermon from May of 2018 based on John 15:9-17 titled – “A Love Letter From God” John 15:9-17 “If you have never known the power of God’s love, then maybe it’s because you have never asked to know it – I mean really asked, expecting an answer.” ~ Frederick Buechner “It is not joy that makes us grateful, it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”  ~ David Steidnl-Rast “Well and good if all...

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May 2, 2021 “The Path of the Disciple”

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“The Path of the Disciple” Acts 8:26-40 John 15:1-8     “Immature love says : I love you because I need you. Mature love says: I need you because I love you.” ~ Erich Fromm     “What makes one strong is not the ability to confront adversity and cruelty, but rather the ability to love in spite of it.” ~ Christopher        Earle “You will never know the purest love you can give a person, until the day you hurt because they hurt. You genuinely want them to succeed in life and...

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April 25, 2021 “Gettin’ Our Groove Back”

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“Gettin’ Our Groove Back” 1 John 3:16-24/ John 10:11-18 “I have all things and abound; not because I have a good store of money in the bank, not because I have skill and wit with which to win my bread, but because the Lord is my shepherd.”  ~ Charles Spurgeon “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” ~ Romans 8:31 Madeliene L’Engle, in her book “Glimpses of Grace,” tells a story that is custom made for today. She writes,...

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