Concelebrated with First Christian Church of Decatur Officiants: Rev. Dr. James Brewer-Calvert, Senior Pastor, First Christian Church of Decatur Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor, Gentle Spirit Christian Church Readings and Order of Worship
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Fourth Sunday of Advent (Love) Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Luke 1:26-38 Nothing, you see, is impossible with God. (Verse 37)
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Nothing, you see, is impossible with God. (Luke 1:37)
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Third Sunday of Advent (Joy) White Gift Sunday Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Thessalonians 5:16-24 Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. (Verses
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Don’t suppress the Spirit, and don’t stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don’t be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22)
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Second Sunday of Advent (Peace) Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 1:1-8 His baptism — a holy baptism by the Holy Spirit — will change you from the inside out. (Verse 8)
A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together.
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First Sunday of Advent (Hope) Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Mark 13:24-37 And then they’ll see the Son of Humanity enter in grand style, this Arrival filling the sky — no one will miss it! (Verse 26)
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God, who got you started in this spiritual adventure, shares with us the life of the Son and our Master Jesus. God will never give up on you. Never forget that. (1 Corinthians 1:9)
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Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Alyce Keener, Vicar Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23 I couldn’t stop thanking God for you. (Verse 15)