Month: April 2015

  • Christ Among Us

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    Everything the church is about can be summed up in one dinner table conversation: A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter 2015 based on Luke 24:13-49.

  • Denominational Church

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    When I bake bread I use 1 1/2 cups of water. The bread turns out just right with a yummy crust when I follow my simple recipe that I developed a few years ago. Like any good recipe it doesn’t work if you don’t follow the measurements. You need to understand what 1 1/2 cups…

  • Pastor’s Weekly Links

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    Preparing for Sunday Services leads me to the following seven websites every week. Maybe you also will find it handy to have them all linked in one spot: SAMUEL A sermon preparation resource designed for use with the Revised Common Lectionary. Worship Ways Lectionary-based services for Sundays, festivals and special ecumenical or UCC observances. Textweek…

  • Experiencing Resurrection

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    On Facebook and in real life bad news spread easily. Regarding Good News we tend to be like doubting Thomas: A Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter 2015 based on John 20:24-31.

  • A God Budget for Tax Day

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    Jesus said to them, “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at him. (Mark 12:17) Today’s emperor is the Congress with its power of the purse and the IRS enforcing the rules. Your CPA or software tells you exactly…