Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.” (Verses 21-22)
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At that point Peter got up the nerve to ask, “Master, how many times do I forgive a brother or sister who hurts me? Seven?” Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.”
For generations, LGBTQ+ people have been told that the Bible is clear about us: Our relationships are sinful, our identities are contrary to God’s will, and faithful Christianity requires us to deny an essential part of who we are. But is that really what the Bible says? “Homosexuality & Transgender Identity: A Bible Study” takes
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Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 16:21-28 Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show
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Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener | Reading: Romans 12:1-8 Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. (Verse 27)
If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Lance Helms | Reading: Matthew 15:10-28 She was quick: “You’re right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master’s table.” (Verse 27)
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She was quick: “You’re right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master’s table.”