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Dear Sarah: A Letter About Forgiveness at Christmastime - Dec 14, 2006
(A few days ago I received a letter that took over a month to finally reach me. It came from someone I have never met. Because of the unusual nature of the letter, I began to think about the question, “What does forgiveness mean at Christmastime?” This week’s message is actually th ... More
Don't Bet On It: Gambling And The Christian Faith - Jul 25, 1991
"Gambling is inevitable.” So began the introduction to the final report of the Commission on the Review of National Policy Toward Gambling. “No matter what is said or done by advocates or opponents of gambling in all its various forms, it is an activity which is practiced, or endorsed, b ... More
God’s Scapegoat: “Buried” - Leviticus 16 - Mar 28, 2004 - 651
“I believe in Jesus Christ ¼ who suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.” The Apostles’ Creed This is a sermon based on a word that doesn’t seem necessary. We know Jesus died. We know he rose from the dead. If we know what happened on F ... More
When God Comes Near: “I Believe in the Holy Spirit” - John 7:37-39 - May 16, 2004 - 655
“On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, ‘If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.’ By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who ... More
The Positive Power of Forgiveness: “I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins” - Psalm 130:3-4 - Jun 13, 2004 - 659
If you know a bit about church history, you know that before Martin Luther became the father of the Protestant Reformation, he was a Catholic priest. As part of his training, he spent years studying Greek, Hebrew, Latin, the church fathers, and the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church. By all accou ... More
