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By Faith
MaryAnn McKibben Dana
July 26, 2009
Genesis 15:1-6
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
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Paul Jones remembers the day that he found faith—or perhaps I should say, the day faith found him.
By the time I heard the story, at a conference in Colorado, Paul Jones was a seminary trained theologian and ordained monk in the Trappist order. Over the course of his […]
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Out of the Whirlwind
MaryAnn McKibben Dana
July 12, 2009
Mark 4:35-41
Job 38:1-11
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Many of you asked me this spring whether there would be a sermon series this summer like the Harry Potter one and the Children’s Lit one. And as you can see, I decided not to do one. I gave it a lot of thought, and nothing really felt authentic […]
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You Are My Witnesses
Beth Braxton
April 26, 2009
Luke 24: 36b–48
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“You are witnesses of these things,” said Jesus. These things being suffering, resurrection and the power of repentance and forgiveness of sins. To witness is “to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception.” Yes–The disciples–personally experienced with their own lives the power of repentance, forgiveness, and they saw […]
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Easter People in a Good Friday World
Beth Braxton
April 12, 2009
Mark 16: 1–8
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Are you afraid?––Afraid to share this God News that Christ is risen? For the past six weeks of Lent, there have been nineteen small groups in our church involved in conversation about prayer and faith sharing through the study of the book, Unbinding Your Heart. Actually the point of the […]
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Faith vs. Fact
Beth Braxton
February 22, 2009
Genesis 2:4b - 25, Hebrews 11:1f.
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When I was in high school in Atlanta, I had an older cousin named Mason who I idolized. He was a student at Georgia Tech and drove a convertible, which I loved to ride in! I’ll never forget the day we were together and he said to […]
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Perplexed and Ponderous
MaryAnn McKibben Dana
December 21, 2008
Luke 1:5-23, 1:26-38
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During our preaching class in seminary, we spent some time on reading scripture. The professors made the rather obvious point that we make interpretive choices, and those choices should inform how we deliver the reading of the text. For example, if Jesus is angry, you shouldn’t read the text […]
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When You Feel Trapped
Deryl Fleming
October 5, 2008
Philippians 4:4-7
Part Five of “Faith for Tough Times: A Sermon Series”
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If this is the fifth sermon in the series “Faith for Tough Times,” grounded in the book of Exodus and the saga of Moses and the Israelites out of Egypt and on to the promised land, why is my text in Philippians? […]
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When God Seems Absent
Beth Braxton
September 21, 2008
Exodus 16:2-15
Part Three of “Faith for Tough Times: A Sermon Series”
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Today is the third sermon in our series “Faith for Tough Times.” I know God did not want us to just dabble in the tough times of the past with crossing the Red Sea and wandering in the wilderness, he provided […]
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When You Can’t See the Future
Deryl Fleming
September 14, 2008
Exodus 14:14-29
Part Two of “Faith for Tough Times: A Sermon Series”
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This is the second sermon in our series “Faith for Tough Times.” Last Sunday Mary Ann, like Moses, led us through the story of Passover, the last meal of the Israelites in Egypt. Today’s story is of Moses following the leading God […]
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Saved by Doubt
Deryl Fleming
August 10, 2008
Matthew 14:22-23
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Miraculous healing stories are one thing. Walking on water is quite another. Many of us have seen, heard or experienced healing that was nothing short of miraculous. And we all know about mind/body connections and have witnessed mind over matter happenings. Walking on water is something else. […]
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