Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 Jesus replied, “Seven! Hardly. Try seventy times seven.” (Verse 22) Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until there is something to forgive. (C.S. Lewis)
You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family. (Matthew 5:9)
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Speak up for the people who have no voice, for the rights of all the down-and-outers. Speak out for justice! Stand up for the poor and destitute! (Proverbs 31:8-9)
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 16:13-20 And that’s not all. You will have complete and free access to God’s kingdom, keys to open any and every door: no more barriers between heaven and earth, earth and heaven. A yes on earth is yes in heaven. A no
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If you preach, just preach God’s Message, nothing else; if you help, just help, don’t take over; if you teach, stick to your teaching; if you give encouraging guidance, be careful that you don’t get bossy; if you’re put in charge, don’t manipulate; if you’re called to give aid to people in distress, keep your
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 15:10-28 She was quick: “You’re right, Master, but beggar dogs do get scraps from the master’s table.” (Verse 27)
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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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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 But Jesus was quick to comfort them. “Courage, it’s me. Don’t be afraid.” (Verse 27)
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As it is, you are full of your grandiose selves. All such vaunting self-importance is evil. In fact, if you know the right thing to do and don’t do it, that, for you, is evil. (James 4:16-17)
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 “All we have are five loaves of bread and two fish,” they said. (Verse 17)
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