Monthly Archives: June 2010

Sermon – June 27, 2010: The Case of the Would-Be Follower: “But Lord…I Have a Really Good Excuse!”

The reading from Luke 9:57 – 62 invites us into reflecting on the work of being a follower of Christ. Christ calls, “Follow me!” But the people who hear the call pull out nothing but outrageous excuses. Discipleship is hard work. Grace is free, but it’s not cheap. When have we responded to God with the [...]

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FEVER

I’ve got a fever!  No, not a 100 degree plus temperature but rather I’ve got World Cup Fever!  Recently my emotions and mood have been tied to the roller coaster that is USA soccer!  One of the biggest challenges is that the games come on at either 10 am or 2:30 pm EST.  What’s with [...]

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Sermon – June 20, 2010: Gotta be…Rock Solid

Rock Solid Inc. General Contractors took over St. Mark’s for Vacation Bible School. With Hank the Hammer’s help and over 90 plus servants – 170 children learned how to be wise builders. They were taught to build their rock solid foundations upon The Rock – Jesus Christ. After securing a solid foundation they were then taught the [...]

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Sermon – June 13, 2010: Our Deepest Fear

We fear many things in life. We fear things at school, work, home, and even things at church. What do people think of me? Will I fit in? What am I going to do to make money? What will the future hold? We don’t realize that our deepest fear is none of the above. Our [...]

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Sermon – June 6, 2010: A Gracious Interruption

Death, Despair, and Desperation process through our lives and our community more often than we would like. But do we stop and take notice? Furthermore are we moved to interrupt all of this death, despair, and desperation with compassion, hope and love? Or do we simply march on with the business of life? In our [...]

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