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“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 [...]
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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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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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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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The search for a suitable spouse is as old as time. The methods may change but the struggle to find ‘the one’ is universal and has spanned across many generations. In our text for Sunday, Genesis 24 , Isaac is without a wife. This is a huge problem. God promised Abraham – Isaac’s father – that [...]
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Justin Time, our bus driver from Main Street for Vacation Bible School will be back and ready to share about all that happened at St. Mark’s during Vacation Bible School! He will lead us as we read and study Psalm 25: 4,5 . We will hear all about how Jesus makes a difference in our lives [...]
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Our God is Good! Genesis 1:1-2:4 This Sunday is Trinity Sunday in the church year where we look at the relationship of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In Genesis 1, we see our God clearly present: creating something out of nothing, sustaining, preserving, and providing for that which was created, ordering the chaos, [...]
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Birthday parties are almost always a blast. On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the birthday of the church! We recount the birth story of the church – the first Pentecost – as it is told in Acts 2:1-21. But we do not just look at history. We too, along with our confirmands, experience the pouring out of [...]
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Read Sermon – June 12, 2011: PENTECOST SUNDAY “No One’s Coming!”
Micah 4:1-4 So far, we have looked at the challenges facing the planet and God’s people. We conclude our Re-Creation 101 sermon series with the theme of PEACE. The Prophet Micah provides us with a picture of peace. He paints a vision of what God intends for our world. The sad reality is that our world does [...]
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Read Sermon – May 29, 2011: Re-Creation 101: A Peace of Work
Re-Creation 101: Care is NOT an Option Isaiah 58:6-12 We continue our sermon series on the care of creation. Often when the topic of creation care comes up our minds go directly to how we care for the environment. But we sometimes forget that care of creation means all of creation – humankind included. We [...]
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Read Sermon – May 22, 2011: Re-Creation 101: Care Is Not An Option
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