May all the gifts and benefits that come from God our Father, and the Master, Jesus Christ, be yours. Every time I think of you — and I think of you often! — I thank God for your lives of free and open access to God, given by Jesus. There’s no end to what has […]
Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on
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But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the
The Candles of Advent (Year B) The First Sunday of Advent: Hope Voice: Today is the first Sunday of Advent, the Sunday in which we recall the hope we have in Christ. Voice: The prophets of Israel all spoke of the coming of Christ, of how a savior would be born, a king in the
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First Sunday of Advent Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Mark 13:24-37 Keep watch. (Verse 37)
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Friends, don’t complain about each other. A far greater complaint could be lodged against you, you know. The Judge is standing just around the corner. Take the old prophets as your mentors. They put up with anything, went through everything, and never once quit, all the time honoring God. What a gift life is to
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Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 25:14-30 Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness. (Verses 28-30)
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Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from God. Truly God is my rock and my salvation; God is my fortress, I will not be shaken. (Psalm 62:5-6)
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Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 25:14-30 Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this “play-it-safe” who won’t go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness. (Verses 28-30)
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 25:1-13 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.” (Verse 7)
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