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Feb 2021
Sermon for February 21, 2021 +++++++ I enjoy the musicals staged by the students of Northland Pines. The hard work of the students, both on stage and behind the stage is a marvel of talent, skill, and dedication. This year’s musical, “The School of Rock”, I figured I would have to miss. Attendance was restricted to parents of cast members, another example of a “Covid-casualty”. I could have planned to view the production virtually through a live-stream, but I am not computer savvy and it would not be the same as......
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Jesus, Our Advocate- Sermon for February 14, 2021
Sermon for February 14, 2021 ++++++++ The Today’s Show weatherman Al Roker was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostrate cancer last year. When he informed his wife Deborah about this diagnosis she...
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Recharge with Prayer- Sermon for February 7, 2021
Sermon for February 7, 2021 ++++++++ The newspaper article read “Laredo, Texas held the bleak distinction of having one of the most severe outbreaks of COVID-19 of any city in the United States. As...
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The Authority of Jesus
Sermon for January 31, 2021 +++++++ It seems it is on the news every night. We see pictures of the new President signing executive orders. A few days ago he had a whole...
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May Love Be Our Legacy- Sermon for January 24, 2021
Sermon for January 24, 2021 ++++++ Last week we saw on the news the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. The ceremony was...
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January 17, 2021 Sermon
Sermon for January 17, 2021 +++++++ Years ago a member of the congregation was disgusted with a sermon I delivered. Her disgust focused on one word I said: prostitute. It is truly a...
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Jesus, Light of the World- Sermon for Jan. 10, 2021 from Pastor John
Sermon for January 10, 2021 +++++++++++ In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, among Finnish heritage people, the message of Communism had a strong appeal during the 1930’s. This was the decade of 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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Christmas Cannot be Canceled
Sermon for December 27, 2020 +++++++ “Christmas Eve is the Super Bowl for our choir”, so said the Music Director of St. James Catholic Church in Louisville, Ky. This is a large parish...
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Here is Hope- Sermon for December 20, 2020 from Pastor John
Sermon for December 20, 2020 +++++++ Samantha Power has a heart for impoverished and beaten down people. She started her career as a war correspondent during the terrible conflict in Bosnia when innocent...
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