Mark 1:9-15 Before I begin my sermon today, I would like to spend some time talking about Lent. What is Lent? -Lent is the forty-day period before Easter -It is a time to deepen your relationship with God -It is based on the 40-days Jesus spent in the desert after he was baptized -Also the 40 years the Israelites […]
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Joel 2:12-17 I have recently been watching a lot of Hell’s Kitchen. Has anyone seen that show? To sum it up, a bunch of aspiring chefs come together to prove their skill in a series of competition while a famous chef named Gordon Ramsey yells at them and tells them what bad cooks they are. In […]
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February 18th, 7 p.m. Join us for a time of reflection and renewal as we worship together on Ash Wednesday. Worship will include prayer, singing and imposition of ashes. There will be a short meditation called, “Life is Short, More Forgiveness.” Lay down your burdens and lighten your load as we begin the journey through Lent.
Mark 1:29-39 A man recently told me the story of when he was a young boy and his parents would invite his neighbors over each Sunday for dinner, and then they would all sit around the table holding hands as they said grace. The man told me, that one Sunday, one of the loneliest guests, […]
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Since starting the Shoreline Soup Kitchen and Pantries over twenty-five years ago (read more here), we have hosted weekly dinners for community members at our church. We host dinners on Monday nights at 5:30 p.m. and are currently looking for more volunteers. One day of training is required for the volunteers. If this is something […]
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Moving Our Prayers Together - An Interplay Approach InterPlay offers us simple forms and incremental steps toward moving our prayer life into the physical realm. There is a sacred bond formed and a heightened Divine Presence felt when we pray together and witness to one another. Prayer is central to every faith tradition, and InterPlay, […]
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Mark 1:21-28 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Have you ever felt like an outsider? We may feel like outsiders when we start a new job, when everyone has done something – like buy an IPhone – except us, or when we are struggling with problems that we don’t feel comfortable sharing with others. We feel like outsiders […]
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Mark 1:14-20 What catches me by surprise in today’s Scripture is the quickness with which the disciples respond to Jesus. He walks down the beach, invites them to follow him and they respond immediately: Yeah I am in! What surprises me about their response is that they already have lives established. They have friends and family nearby and […]
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