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Love and Obedience – Easter 6
Love and Obedience Easter 6 T John 14:15-21 INI Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers of the congregation! As many of you mothers know...
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The Door to Eternal Life – Easter 4
The Door to Eternal Life Easter 4 T John 10:1-10 INI A couple weeks back, Pope Leo the fourteenth was before a crowd of Catholics and Muslims gathered at the Basilica of Our Lady of...
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Christ Makes Himself Known in Ordinary Ways – Easter 3
Christ Makes Himself Known To Us in Ordinary Ways Luke 24:13-35 T Easter 3 INI How does the Lord make Himself known to us? How does He lead and guide us in this life? ...
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Born Again to a Living Hope – Easter 2
Born Again To A Living Hope Easter 2 T John 20:19-31 INI Alleluia, Christ is Arisen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! All throughout the Scriptures, baptism and faith in Christ is called a ‘new birth’....
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Because He Lives, So Do You! – Easter Sunday
Because He Lives, So Do You Easter Sunday T Matthew 28:1-10, Col 3:1-4 INI Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is the most unique event in all...
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Eating and Drinking Redemption – Maundy Thursday
Eating and Drinking Redemption Maundy Thursday T All Texts INI You have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus. We use that word all the time in church – redeemed. It means purchased. Jesus has...
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Messianic Expectation – Palm/Passion Sunday
Messianic Expectation Palm/Passion Sunday T Matthew 26-27 INI Messianic expectation was at an all-time high in Jesus’ day. The Romans occupied their lands. They taxed the Jewish people at unreasonable rates. Corruption was rampant. So,...
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Delayed for Belief – Lent 5
Delayed for Belief John 11:1-53 T Lent 5 INI ‘Why did you wait so long?’ That’s basically what Mary and Martha asked Jesus in the Gospel lesson. They sent word to Jesus that their brother,...
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Re-Creating the Blind to See – Lent 4
Re-Creating the Blind to See Lent 4 T John 9:1-41 INI The man in the Gospel lesson was born blind. Physically, his eyes hadn’t been given their intended function. His eyes were there – but...
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Enemy of God Made Bride of Christ
Enemy of God Made Bride of Christ Lent 3 T John 4:1-30, 39-42 INI When I went to seminary in Fort Wayne, there was always a joke amongst the single guys, that if they...