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Date |
Title |
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| 10/05/04 |
Gifted to Serve |
...we read that every believer is given
spiritual gifts for the purpose of... |
| 09/28/04 |
Celebrate World Communion Sunday |
Nearly 70 years ago, on November 1, 1936,
World-Wide Communion Day was born. In the winter of 1935, a group of
ministers met to ... |
| 09/06/04 |
Youth Ministry 2 |
...Youth Ministry is everything done in and
through the church that is for, by and with youth. ... |
| 08/31/04 |
Youth Ministry |
Last Friday was a special time for this
congregation. Our new Youth Pastor, Rachel Threadgill met with a group of
interested adults and youth to begin making plans for our expanded
ministry with children and youth.... |
| 09/13/04 |
Church Loyality |
Sunday we began Church Loyalty Month. Church
Loyalty Month is a time of special emphasis during which we will renew our
loyalty to the church and its ongoing purpose of demonstrating the love of
God and inviting all persons to respond by accepting Jesus as their
Savior. ... |
| 08/31/04 |
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| 08/24/04 |
Party Time |
I like to go to parties. They’re fun!
They’re relaxing – and many times they’re ... |
| 08/17/04 |
Bent |
In Luke’s
Gospel (13.10-17)we meet a woman with no name. A woman who was bent and
... |
| 08/10/04 |
The Race We Run |
...we are to “run with
determination and endurance the race that God has set before us”... |
| 08/03/04 |
It’s ALL About Praise! |
FROM Elder Debbie Whitener
Have you ever really looked at Psalm 150? It’s all about ... |
| 07/27/04 |
It is
your life and your money for God’s Work.
(Is God getting His money’s worth?)
|
FROM Elder Marvene Caldwell
What is your attitude towards a person who seems
to have it all? Do you... |
| 07/20/04 |
Hello Goodbye |
We experience this pattern
over and over again - until... |
| 07/13/04 |
Time Management |
Time management used to be
all the rage. Every-where people were ... |
| 07/06/04 |
In Worship |
Sunday was a day of many
different experiences and mixed feelings. Just as worship was beginning
... |
| 06/29/04 |
Representing Jesus |
Isn't it fantastic?
Jesus was... |
| 06/22/04 |
Your
God Is Too Small |
In his incredible little
book, “Your God Is Too Small”, J. B. Phillips attempts to do two
things:... |
| 06/15/04 |
Celebrate You |
"You are worth
celebrating. You are worth..." |
| 06/08/04 |
Grace is
Amazing
|
"See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God. . . |
| 06/01/04 |
Co-Creating
|
...as we celebrated God’s gift of the
Holy Spirit to the church at Pentecost! ... |
| 05/25/04 |
Happy Birthday |
-- just like you and me -- the church has a birthday.
This Sunday -- PENTECOST -- is the church’s birthday... |
| 05/18/04 |
Ascension Day |
If you’re reading this on Thursday, it is
Ascension Day -- the 40th day after Easter – the day when Jesus went in
power to be with God forever. It is also ... |
| 05/11/04 |
Why Things Happen |
”Life is hard.” This is the first ... |
| 05/04/04 |
The Eleventh Commandment |
... provides us
with a grand opportunity to explore one of the Lessons from Scripture ... |
| 04/27/04 |
Easter Mystery |
Easter is a
mystery --
the greatest mystery of faith! ... |
| 04/20/04 |
Good Shepherd |
The fourth Sunday
of Easter is always "The Sunday of the Good Shepherd", and ... |
| 04/13/04 |
Faith |
Easter brings us
face-to-face with... |
| 04/06/04 |
Holy Week |
Time is a curtain
that ... |
| 03/30/04 |
Lead Us Not into
Temptation
|
Now, we come to
the last petition of the prayer Jesus taught his Disciples ... |
| 03/23/04 |
Steps to Forgiveness |
We probably have no more
difficult issue to deal with than the issue of forgiveness |
| 03/16/04 |
Daily Bread |
All of this helps me to
understand why Jesus chose bread as a symbol of ... |
| 03/09/04 |
God's Kingdom and Will |
...what it means to
live in a kingdom. ... |
| 03/02/04 |
Pray For |
I asked God to ... |
| 02/24/04 |
Teach Us to Pray |
The purpose of prayer is ... |
| 02/10/04 |
Growing Spiritually |
Faith has been defined as, ... |
| 02/03/04 |
Favorite Child |
While we are not God's only children, we
are loved each one -- individually -- as if we were the only one! |
| 01/27/04 |
The Forgiving Father |
Once a story has a title, that's about ... |
| 01/20/04 |
Spiritual Gifts |
the Apostle Paul speaks at length about
spiritual gifts and about how we should regard them. ... |
| 01/13/04 |
Do You See God? |
"Where is God?" "How can I
find God?" These are some of the questions we ask as we... |
| 01/06/04 |
What Time Is It? |
What time is it? When we hear that question, ... |
| 12/30/04 |
God Calls |
It is called Epiphany, and it ... |
| 12/23/03 |
Christmas Celebration |
I am celebrating!!! ... |
| 12/16/03 |
Advent Love |
Christmas is rushing toward us like a
freight train |
| 12/09/03 |
Advent Joy |
Sunday was such a spectacular day... |
| 12/02/03 |
Advent Peace |
The Second Sunday of
Advent is "PEACE SUNDAY", and on this day ... |
| 11/25/03 |
Advent Hope |
Someone has said that time exists
so everything can’t happen at once. Our lives ... |
| 11/18/03 |
Gifted to Give |
“Juxtaposition” – now there’s a word!
One of the meanings of juxtaposition is, ... |
| 11/11/03 |
Gifted to Serve |
One of our newer members came to me and
said, “Wes, I never realized that church could be so much fun. I’ve
belonged to several churches, and they were OK, but I never felt like I
did anything but go to meetings. They had committees for everything.
Here, I don’t go to meetings – I do ministry. I’m doing the things that I
think God wants me to do.... |
| 11/04/03 |
Sacred Living |
...this unnamed woman, who trusts God
with all that she has, raises several questions for us:... |
| 10/28/03 |
All
Saints Day |
... this Sunday is “All Saints’
Day”, and we will be remembering our “saints” who died during the last
year.... |
| 10/21/03 |
Bent |
I thank you for the deep honor of being your Pastor.... |
| 10/14/03 |
Our
Church Mission |
... many churches struggle and
flounder over their purpose – their mission – what God wants them to do
... |
| 10/06/03 |
Who We Want To Be |
As we began our great journey in faith,
we put together a statement of our Vision for us as a church. I believe
we will be helped now to remember ... |
| 09/30/03 |
A Community of Joy |
This coming
Sunday is World Communion Sunday; and since ... |
| 09/23/03 |
Why Am I Disciple of Christ? |
Several people have
requested a copy of my personal statement, “Why am I a Disciple of
Christ?”
First, ...
|
| 09/15/03 |
What Disciples Believe |
"...as we continue to think and learn
about what it means to be a Disciple of Christ." |
| 09/08/03 |
Basic Beliefs |
"First, churches don't believe --
people believe. Second..." |
| 08/18/03 |
Teach Us to Pray |
"The purpose of prayer is to
connect us with God. Prayer is, after all, conversation with God. It is
not magic...." |
| 08/11/03 |
Celebrate the Temporary |
"I still can’t believe
that its happening. This is not the way we had it planned...." |
| 08/04/03 |
The
Bread Is on the Table |
"Sometime
this week we will all make a trip to the store to buy some bread..." |
| 07/28/03 |
Causes of Doubt |
"According to Mark Littleton, there are at least five
causes of doubt. The first is..." |
| 07/21/03 |
Using What You
Have |
"The Gospel Lesson for this week (John 6.1-21) is the
only miracle that Jesus did that is described in all four gospels...." |
| 07/14/03 |
Why Things Happen |
"Life
is hard.” This is the first sentence in Scott Peck’s classic, “The Road
Less Traveled”... " |
| 07/07/03 |
Reconciliation |
"In
every poll the hymn, “Amazing Grace”, easily finishes in the top five. It
is one of the great songs of the church, and it is also one of the great
paradoxes." |
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| 05-19-03 |
I
ASKED GOD |
"I asked
God to ..." |
| 05-12-03 |
FAITH FRAME |
"...we are discovering
the faith which... " |
| 05-05-03 |
GOOD
SHEPHERD |
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" |
| 04-28-03 |
Resurrection Work |
"Right now the resurrection work is going
on ..." |
| 04-14-03 |
FROM
DEATH TO FAITH |
"What is striking about the first Easter
day is that ..." |
| 04-07-03 |
HOLY
WEEK |
"Jesus chose to lay down his life in
surrender to the death-forces of this world so that the life-forces of God
's great love could be set free in our lives." |
| 03-30-03 |
GET
RIGHT WITH GOD! |
"One slip, and, ready or not, you meet
your Maker -- so you better be ready!" |
| 03-24-03 |
TIME
TO PRAY |
"I think that this is the
time to come together – together in prayer" |
| 03-03-03 |
Lent |
Lent is a period of time
that is set aside for spiritual growth and renewal |
| 02-24-03 |
Cross of Jesus |
The distance between God
and humanity had grown so wide that everywhere people were falling through
the cracks |
| 02-03-03 |
A Meditation Upon Isaiah 40.26
by Dr. Wes Morgan
The passage read by President Bush remembering those on the Columbia |
Columbia - Seven of God’s
Creation left a vapor trail across the sky when they became light and
energy in another form and returned to Home where they are Remembered –
Eternal among the stars – leaving tears in our eyes – aching in our hearts
– and seven new reasons to lift up our eyes and look to the heavens. |
| 02-03-03 |
Another Worship Service? |
When and why are we going
to start another worship service? |
| 01-27-03 |
Jesus Teacher |
Do you know Mary Gross, or
Floyd Auld, or Margaret Bitner? |
| 01-20-03 |
Future Rushing |
Our future is rushing
toward us! |
| 01-13-03 |
God's Call |
This is the time when we,
the church, celebrate the showing forth -- the manifestation -- the
revelation of God with us in Jesus the Christ. |
| 01-06-03 |
Epiphany |
Epiphany celebrates the
manifestation of God in human life |
| 12-30-03 |
New Wine |
“For all that has been,
‘Thanks!’ For all that will be, ‘Yes!’” |
| 12-16-02 |
Christmas Is So
Close |
Some thoughts on the
season. |
| 12-09-02 |
Peace and Joy |
The second Sunday of Advent
is Peace Sunday |
|
12-02-02 |
Maranatha |
Advent has started |
