Leaves of Grace
2009 March

Deryl Fleming
March 29, 2009
Mark 2:  1–12
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Where is home for you?  When I moved to Northern Virginia, I was surprised at the number of people who spoke of plans to retire “back home,” which meant their place of birth or upbringing.  For me home is where I live, be it Texas or Virginia.
I remember a piece […]

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Preached by Beth Braxton
March 22, 2009
John 4: 7-10; 16-29
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It is Lent, a season of reflection, of walking with Jesus in the wilderness of life.  We are in quit a wilderness – there is anger about AIG’s bonuses of more than $100,000,000. to their executives with tax payers money.  It makes us most angry because we […]

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Preached by MaryAnn McKibben Dana
March 15, 2009
Acts 2:14, 22-39 (selected verses)
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When I talk to colleagues and friends about what kind of church Burke Presbyterian Church is, I always say that BPC is a church that says, “Yes.” Ours is a very permission-giving congregation. This is by no means a given among churches. A church that […]

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Deryl Fleming
March 8, 2009
Luke 5: 1-11
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In the Virginia countryside near Charlottesville is a sign directing drivers to the Effort Baptist Church.  E f f o r t.  Just thinking about it makes me tired.  Aren’t you glad it isn’t the Effort Presbyterian Church?  Of course it would be a Baptist church, though Baptists also claim […]

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Preached by Beth Braxton
March 1, 2009
Acts 9:1-19
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I have always been a bit skeptical and I might say jealous of people who have had a dramatic conversion story.  I have had some fairly dramatic experiences of God’s grace, which I have shared with you through the years, one being the power of prayer when lost in […]

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