September 18, 2011 – 11:59 pm
Have you looked at our vision for St. Mark’s lately? I have, and it is absolutely ridiculous! We want to make disciples, transform lives of children and youth, update our facilities, relieve hunger in our community and around the world, and launch an alternative worship service. Whew! I get tired just thinking about that list. [...]
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Read Sermon – September 18, 2011: Joint Labor of Love
September 4, 2011 – 11:59 pm
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, people of all ages: we have an exciting announcement to make! Reality TV is coming to St. Mark’s. Starting this Sunday with the hit series Rules of Engagement we will experience a wonderful year of Reality TV. For more on this announcement join us on Sunday as we study Romans [...]
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Read Sermon – September 4, 2011: Rules of Engagement: Lessons in Love – The One Rule
August 28, 2011 – 11:59 pm
This Sunday our Hot Summer Reads Series starts to really heat up as we encounter the story of Moses and The Burning Bush(Exodus 3:1-15). For many Moses is a big time biblical hero. We hear his name and the image of Charlton Heston in the movie The Ten Commandments comes to mind. But do you [...]
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Read Sermon – August 28, 2011: The Usual Suspects
August 21, 2011 – 11:59 pm
We continue our Hot Summer Reads sermon series with the second half of Joseph’s story. Last week we read how a family was torn apart by jealousy, revenge, and the ultimate deception, and Pastor Ben challenged the congregation to examine ourselves and identify places where we have feuds within our own relationships. We will now turn [...]
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Read Sermon – August 21, 2011: Secret Identity
August 14, 2011 – 11:59 pm
We begin a three week sermon series entitled Hot Summer Reads with a story from Genesis 37:1-28 - Family Feud: a family torn apart by jealousy, revenge, and the ultimate deception . In week two we will look at the conclusion to the story – a heartwarming tale of how one man’s reunion with his family saved their [...]
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Read Sermon – August 14, 2011: Family Feud
August 7, 2011 – 11:59 pm
Psalm 126, Habakkuk 2:1-2 , and John 15:1-4
Author, speaker, and workshop/retreat leader Enuma Okoro shares her thoughts on The Discipline of Dreaming.
Enuma was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria, Ivory Coast and England. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University Divinity School where she served as Director for the Center for Theological Writing. She [...]
Read Sermon – August 7, 2011: Guest Speaker Enuma Okoro on the Discipline of Dreaming
“Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.”
Did you know that the story of Jesus’ multiplying the bread and fish is the only miracle story found in all [...]
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Read Sermon – July 31, 2011: A Love That Satisfies
Usually when we think of heaven, images of mansions and gold streets come to mind, but in our passage this week, Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 , Jesus presents a strikingly different picture of the Kingdom of Heaven. Instead of harps and angels, we are told the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed and a little [...]
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Read Sermon – July 24, 2011: Not Your Fairytale Heaven
Not only do kids say the darndest things, they also have a knack for asking the darndest questions. But they aren’t the only ones. We adults do it too, especially when it comes to matters of faith. Listen, as we explore the question, Where is God? To guide our search for answers we will read Psalm [...]
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Read Sermon – July 17, 2011: Hardly Looking for God
Do you like to play and or dig in the dirt? We are going to do just that! In the lesson, Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23, which is often referred to as the Parable of the Sower , Jesus tells about a sower who went out to sow some seed. In that spirit, we are going to sow some [...]
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Read Sermon – July 10, 2011: Seed-y and Soil-y Matters
