Fourth Sunday of Advent Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Readings: Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28 That you love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence. (Luke 10:27)
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If anyone boasts, “I love God,” and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won’t love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can’t see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You’ve
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Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 11:2-11 Jesus told them, “Go back and tell John what’s going on: The blind see, The lame walk, Lepers are cleansed, The deaf hear, The dead are raised, The wretched of the earth learn that God is on their side. “Is this
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. (James 1:19)
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Third Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 11:2-11 Jesus told them, “Go back and tell John what’s going on: The blind see, The lame walk, Lepers are cleansed, The deaf hear, The dead are raised, The wretched of the earth learn that God is on their side. “Is this
Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 Change your life. God’s kingdom is here. (Verse 2)
So, chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear
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Second Sunday of Advent Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 Change your life. God’s kingdom is here. (Verse 2)
To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone
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First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Romans 13:11-14 Seek me! I’ll recognize the sound of your voice. (Psalm 119:176)
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