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Category Archives: Sermons
A Christmas Story To Tell (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Advent 1)
What are your favorite stories? The ones you would re-read or re-watch, the ones you love to hear for yourself again and to tell others about? The ones you can tell by heart? One of my favorite stories – and … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Pop Culture, Sermons
Tagged advent, Buttercup, Cary Elwes, christmas, Luke 1:26-38, Mary and Joseph, Matthew 1:18-25, Princess Bride, Rob Reiner, William Goldman
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The Prophets’ Story: The Refs Don’t Make The Rules (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
I am a rules guy. As a kid, I was obsessed with ‘right’ versus ‘wrong,’ and saw the world in stark black and white. The older I get, the more I recognize the spectrum of colors ranging from white to … Continue reading
Esther’s Story: Time For A Hail Mary (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
With twenty-eight seconds left, trailing by four, Boston College’s Doug Flutie called “55 Flood Tip,” where all receivers ran straight routes to the end zone. Five foot, nine inch Flutie narrowly escaped a sack and from his own 37, threw the … Continue reading
David’s Story: View From The Goodyear Blimp (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
If you’ve watched a professional or college football game, more than likely you’ve seen footage of the stadium and the city where the game is being played, filmed from the Goodyear Blimp. In fact, they’ve been covering games for nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sermons, Sports, Theology
Tagged David, Goodyear Blimp, Solomon
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Samuel’s Story: Answering The Call (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Do you know what you’re called to do? Better yet, do you know what you’re called to be? I recently saw the World War II drama, Fury, with Brad Pitt and Shia LaBoeuf. It focused on one team of soldiers who fought from inside of … Continue reading
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Tagged brad Pitt, Calling, Dusty, Eli, Fury, God is calling, Planes Fire and Rescue, Samuel, Shia LaBoeuf
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Samson’s Story: 4th & Long (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Some stories we read because they inspire us and lift us up; some stories we tell because they warn of what could be if we continue down the path that we’re currently on. Some stories, like Samson’s, are a beautiful … Continue reading
Moses’ Story: Everyone Is Someone’s Child (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
Before Moses was the guy standing in the middle of nowhere staring into a burning bush, before he was the man who would perform miracles and defy Pharaoh and his court, before he was the one who stormed his people … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Sermons, Theology
Tagged bulrushes, Burning Bush, Moses, papyrus, Pharaoh, Pharaoh's daughter
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Joseph’s Story: God Meant It For Good (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
It all starts with a dream, ends up in a nightmare, and somehow ends happily ever after. It’s the ridiculous story of the life of Joseph that never seems to be typical but somehow shows us the miraculous love of … Continue reading
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Jacob’s Story: Broken People Make Great Starts (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
The sun is just starting to come up over the hills in the distance, and he can see the figure of the angel walking away into the mist of the early morning dew. Lying battered and bloody, Jacob lays beside … Continue reading
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Tagged Jacob, Jars of Clay, wrestling with angels
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Aliens & Strangers (Sunday’s Sermon Today)
The question in the psychological evaluation went something like this: “When you arrive at a new place, do you barge right in and take over or do you lurk at the back until you’ve assessed everyone?” Somehow, neither answer sounds … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Sermons, Theology
Tagged Abraham, aliens, Ephesians, I Peter, immigration, strangers
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