Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Readings: Mark 12:28-34, Matthew 22:34-40 Jesus said, “The first in importance is, ‘Listen, Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.’ And here is the second: ‘Love others as well […]
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Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs
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Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 10:46-52 Jesus said, “What can I do for you?” (Verse 51)
Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if they are thirsty, get them a drink. Your generosity will surprise them with goodness. Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good. (Romans 12:20-21)
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Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 10:35-45 Whoever wants to be great must become a servant. Whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave. (Verse 44)
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Stay on good terms with each other, held together by love. Be ready with a meal or a bed when it’s needed. Why, some have extended hospitality to angels without ever knowing it! (Hebrews 13:1-2)
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Mark 10:17-31 Jesus was blunt: “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it.” (Verse 27)
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Mark 10:17-31 Jesus was blunt: “No chance at all if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you let God do it.” (Verse 27)
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Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the misfits. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute! (Proverbs 31:8-9)
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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 10:2-16 When they were back home, the disciples brought it up again. Jesus gave it to them straight: “A man who divorces his wife so he can marry someone else commits adultery against her. And a woman who divorces her husband so
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