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Aug 2021
Sermon for August 1, 2021 +++++++++++++++++++ The summer Olympics are riveting to watch, whether it is swimming races, track and field, gymnastics, soccer, basketball or other favorite events. Sports offer a lot of drama because of the skill of well-trained athletes competing for coveted medals. A great deal of media hype was placed on Simone Biles, perhaps the most decorated gymnast in the world. A great weight of expectation was placed upon her to win gold for the United States. But then she left the competition no longer sure of herself.......
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Sermon for August 8, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for August 8, 2021 +++++++++ Sports have been in the news a great deal due to the Olympics. But I read a story about the humbler venue of High School football. The...
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Sermon for August 22, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for August 22, 2021 ++++++++ How many of you remember your Confirmation Day? For me it was sometime in the spring of 1967. My parents had me wear a white shirt with...
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Sermon for June 13, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for June 13, 2021 +++++++++ A major news story of late is the severe drought in the Southwest. On the CBS Morning News the other day a farmer from Utah was interviewed....
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Sermon for May 16, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for May 16, 2021 +++++++ I saw a commercial for Jeep featuring a variety of people, satisfied customers, driving the various models. The commercial spoke of people all across the land that...
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The Abiding Love of God- Sermon for May 2, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for May 2, 2021 +++++++ In my Canadian days religion was taught in the public school, probably a World religions class. A confirmation student approached me and told me she knew a...
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Choose the Jesus Choice- Sermon for April 25, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for April 25, 2021 ++++++ Rev. Al Lingren teaches theology at Garrett Theological Seminary, a Methodist institution. With years of schooling and equipped with a Ph.D he readily could field tough questions...
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Living as Children of God- Sermon for April 18, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for April 18, 2021 ++++++++++ Much media attention has been shown with the trial of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, accused of excessive force resulting in the death of George Floyd. On the...
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Think Easter- Sermon for April 11, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for April 11, 2021 ++++++++ This is certainly a beautiful time of year, and I do not only mean the season of Spring. It is Easter, a seven-week long festival on the...
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Christmas and Creation- Sermon for January 3, 2021
Sermon for January 3, 2021 ++++++ While volunteering at CARITAS last Wednesday a co-worker told me about a Christmas decoration next door to the church he liked. It was not a generic “Happy...
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