Alyce Keener, Vicar of Education

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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener | Reading: Matthew 10:40-42 It’s best to start small. (Verse 42)

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The Bible

Matthew 10:42

This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.

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Rev. Paul M. Turner

Don’t Be Afraid: The Cost, The Calling, and the Pride of Being Known

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 10:24-39 Don’t be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in God’s hands. (Verse 28)

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Don’t Be Afraid: The Cost, The Calling, and the Pride of Being Known

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 10:24-39 Don’t be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in God’s hands. (Verse 28)

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Matthew 10:28

Don’t be bluffed into silence by the threats of bullies. There’s nothing they can do to your soul, your core being. Save your fear for God, who holds your entire life—body and soul—in God’s hands.

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Matthew 10:16

Stay alert. This is hazardous work I’m assigning you. You’re going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don’t call attention to yourselves. Be as shrewd as a snake, inoffensive as a dove. (Matthew 10:16)

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Rev. Paul M. Turner

Mercy Over Religion

Second Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” (Verses 12-13)

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Mercy Over Religion

Second Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus, overhearing, shot back, “Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? Go figure out what this Scripture means: ‘I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders.” (Verses 12-13)

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