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The Breaking of the Bread

This is the last installment to the series on The Four Essentials of the Christian Faith and it is the most objective of the four. The Teaching of the Apostles will have its emphasis change from week to week and season … Continue reading

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The Fellowship

This is the second of the Four Essentials of the Christian Life from Acts 2.42.  Along with the Teaching of the Apostles, the Breaking of the Bread, and the Prayers, the Fellowship is something that the original followers of Jesus … Continue reading

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Gimme that Old Time Religion

This video from Sergeant York really sums up the point of the sermon this week. We started a new series on the Four Essentials of the Christian Life.  This comes from Acts 2.42, which states, “And they persisted in the Teaching … Continue reading

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Who is Jesus Christ?

I am continuing my sermon series on the Nicene Creed and this past Sunday spoke about the divinity of Jesus.  Essentially, I brought in a little of the history of Arius and his heresy.  What I didn’t say, simply because … Continue reading

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Eliminating the Fatherhood of God

So I was at a meeting yesterday with some area hospice chaplains and I found out that one of them was from the United Church of Christ.  I asked her if they had approved the resolutions before their general assembly … Continue reading

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Introducing myself to a new church

This past Sunday was my first Sunday at my new church.  As a pastor, one of the things we have to do is preach every week.  We can choose what we want to talk about or we can follow the … Continue reading

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The Rob Bell Controversy

I just finished reading Love Wins by Rob Bell. (It was one of those books that I knew I needed to read when my mom asked if I had read it yet!)  I can definitely understand why so many people … Continue reading

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Mini-Vader and the Summer of Superheroes

If there is one thing that is sure from the Super Bowl and the internet traffic before and after, it is that a struggling would-be sith lord is laugh-out-loud funny.  Part of the reason is that the majority of people … Continue reading

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Thoughts upon death

Our community has recently experienced a tragedy.  Three high school seniors, foot ball players and very popular boys, died when their boat capsized in frigid waters.  One of the boys’ bodies has been recovered and the other two are still … Continue reading

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Confusing theology with self-esteem

My kids have a video from Max Lucado’s Hermie series about a stink-bug named Stanley.  Stanley is upset because God made him stinky, and no one wants to be around him.  God tells Stanley that He made him that way … Continue reading

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