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Confession of Faith series I. Introduction A wedding is a great day of celebration and it always amazes me that so much effort is put into a wedding. The reason I wonder is because a wedding is just a beginning. Now it is great to celebrate the beginning, but it is just the day when a marriage starts…

I. Introduction When I grew up, I loved going to church. I had good friends at church and it was great to go to boys club and later to youth, to be involved in VBS and to teach Sunday School. I enjoyed good relationships, there was a sense of purpose and meaning in the work we did and I grew in my relationship…

Introduction This week I heard on the radio that Sidney Crosby is already on the front cover of some magazine and already has product endorsements. I suspect he is on his way, young as he is, to becoming famous like Lemieux and Gretzky. There are many people whose names we recognize because they are…

I. Introduction After some of the hurricanes in the southern United States, we have seen images of people, like that above, of people who were stranded and waiting for help. The man in this picture clearly cannot help himself, is in great trouble and needs someone to rescue him. That is the bottom line…

I. Introduction On Wednesday, I attended the Remembrance Day service at the school. We heard “In Flanders Fields” read, heard the senior choir sing and heard from a war veteran. On Friday, many of you had a day off and perhaps some of you attended services or watched them on TV. This week, we have been…

I. Introduction When I was in Bible School, a group of us attended a Pentecostal church. We went out of curiosity and wondered what we would see there. I have to admit that I don’t really think that I experienced the power of the Spirit of God in that church that morning. It seemed to us more like a…

I. Introduction The Lion, The Witch and Wardrobe is coming out in theatres on December 9 and that is one movie I want to see. I have read the Narnia Chronicles, as I suspect many of you have. In fact, I understand we now have them in the church library. They are great stories and have some great spiritual…

Introduction It is clear that you can’t get anywhere if you are pulling in different directions. The same is true when it comes to the work of God. This morning, we are going to begin a series of messages on the EMC Confession of faith. Each Sunday until just before Christmas, we will look at different…

Introduction George – I have been looking forward to preaching at the picnic and I am so glad that we are outside. I love outdoors and so this is always such an enjoyable service. The thing that it allows us to do is to look not only at the written text of God’s word, but also the natural text of God’s…