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The Mission, should you choose to accept it... 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”…

Fasting — The God infused life! How many of you are tea drinkers? Now, let me clarify my question: How many of you like to drink Hot Tea? For those of you who don’t, let me paint you a picture… I have hot water… (pour water into a cup) and I have a tea bag… What would happen if I just dip this tea bag…

Hypocrite — Actor — One who pretends to be what one is not 1 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. Everyday, we have a choice to make… Amen? Either we will place ourselves in obedience to God, or to our own…

What does it take to see good things happen in our lives? What does it take to see God move in us? … in the lives of our families? … in the lives of our neighbors? “A soldier fighting over in Iraq received a letter from his girl friend that said she was breaking up with him. She also asked him to send…

A man was walking through a cemetery when the epithet on a tombstone caught his eye. It read: “As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you are sure to be. So may I say, as now I lie, Prepare yourself to follow me.” The man took a piece of chalk out of his pocket… (I don’t know why he was carrying…

“I shall be telling this with a sigh… Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that… has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost We have a choice to make in life… amen? The entire point of the Sermon on the Mount is a challenge to that…

There is a tavern in a small college town that — every Parent’s day — runs this ad in the campus newspaper: “Bring your parents for Lunch Saturday. We’ll pretend we don’t know you!” The campus chaplain came up with a brilliant ad of his own: “Bring your parents to chapel on Sunday. We’ll pretend we know…

Your mission… should you choose to accept it.... 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. That’s our mission, Amen? That is the mission of each and every Christian, in this world,… Would you agree? If that is the mission… and at least 50% of the…

Our mission — your mission — should we choose to accept it.... 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the…

If you had to name what the single most detrimental activity to the testimony of the Church is, what would you say? (hypocrisy…) But… What is hypocrisy rooted in? (Judgment) Is there anyone in this world who is not guilty of judgment? — and by “judgment” I mean passing judgment - being critical of others?…

This world is full of worry…or anxiety… of concern… isn’t it? We don’t have to look far… Just turn on the TV and we see it: Death… destruction… oppression… aggression… violence… inflation… health concerns… Anger, Fear, and Division are running rampant! Is it any wonder that so many people today are being…

Called to Follow Following God isn’t easy, is it? It’s not… I have searched this book from cover to cover… looking for where it says: “Follow Christ… It’s going to be easy… It’s going to be great!… Jesus will instantly change everything .... He’ll make it all … Perfect!!! Sure it says: 28 “Come to me,…

Some things matter to us, Some things don’t. Here’s a little “memory” quiz: Name the last 5 Academy Award winners for Best Actor. Name the last 5 winners of the Miss America contest. Name the last 10 winners of the World Series. “NO!” Can’t answer those? Not many people can. Try these: Name a few teachers…

23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” 25 When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished…

Mission Possible Mission Possible May 20, 2012 Dunt dunt duh duh dunt dunt.. For many of us, particularly those of my generation, this is a very familiar theme. While we didn’t watch a lot of TV at my house, this was a can’t miss for both my parents and grandparents. This show was a thriller - every…

Many of you remember the old TV program Mission: Impossible , and some of you have become acquainted with it through the more recent movie versions starring Tom Cruise. Basically, the television program revolved around an agent — originally by the name of Dan Briggs and later replaced by Jim Phelps —…

We have gone over what those who creep into the church are like lately. We have seen that their beliefs are based on feelings and emotions and what they want. These people will twist and turn truth to fit the mold they want. They do this through slow movements and some through abrupt and bold movements.…

The God of the Possible Genesis 18:1-4 , 9-18 Jeremiah 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: Some messages we are going to try to hit a heavy subject about enduring, some days we are going to…

Intro There’s an old saying that carries a lot of truth, “Life is hard, then you die .” We joke about it, but that’s because there’s more truth in there than we like to admit. Sometimes life is harder for one person than it is another and we see in this how unfair life can really be. Another cliché that…

(S1) Jesus’s came to shake things up—His entrance into the world, would disrupt the norm, turn humanities ways on its head—Change the order of things “30 But many who are the greatest now will be least important then, and those who seem least important now will be the greatest then.” In today’s gospel,…

Who likes Change? For some people, a change is a good as a vacation. For the rest of us, change is difficult. Especially if the change is being forced on us. If we have to change, then please, at the very least, let us as least be in control of the change. The worst though, is when we don’t understand…

God's extravagent love toward the evil world makes belief in Christ possible.

“I believe!” “I don’t believe!” Which is it? Ever caught in such tension? You believe, but then you are not certain that you really believe. Faith either grows strong, or it becomes weak. It never stands still. Where is your faith on a scale, say, from extra certain and strong, to weak, faltering, on…

What is a mystery? What is God's mystery? What is possible for both Jews and Gentiles thanks to Jesus?

Intro It is good to come and gather together to pray, and to worship. Prayer and Worship help us to align our hearts and minds with Him. We recognize that He is God. We seek His kingdom and will, and realize that magnifying Him is exactly what we need to get us through this life. Magnifying Him is what…