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A Letter To Jerusalem
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 7, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Walking The Talk
Contributed on Aug 7, 2011
God calls us to be the kind of people who both act and speak out of love.
Our missionaries Bev and Jesse Rich were here two weeks ago, on furlough from Uganda. They spoke briefly during the service, and after the service they showed a video of their ministry and answered our questions. It was all fascinating, God is doing some amazing things there, but one of the ...read more
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2. Playing Favorites
Contributed on Aug 10, 2011
Trying to secure our status in God's sight by checking off a list of church activities won't give us enough credit to get away with looking down on our neighbor.
Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his autobiography that during his student days he read the Gospels seriously and considered converting to Christianity. He believed that in the teachings of Jesus he could find the solution to the caste system that was dividing the people of India. So one Sunday he decided ...read more
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3. Faith That Works
Contributed on Aug 10, 2011
What you believe governs what you do; if you don't do what Jesus commands, you don't really believe what he says. Or some other belief is stronger.
As many of you know, my mother is coming to visit me in a couple of weeks. As a matter of fact, she'll be playing for the Sunday service on the 23rd. And guess what? I'm going to finish emptying out my boxes before she arrives. This is because I know my mother, and I know she'll be here. ...read more
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4. Cheap Talk And Free Speech
Contributed on Nov 24, 2022
Words have power. And whether that power accomplishes good or evil depends on where it comes from, and what it is intended to do.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.” You’ve all heard that saying, haven’t you? We’ve probably all used it, in fact - usually when a child comes home from school upset because someone called her a bad name. We do distinguish between words and actions. That is what ...read more
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5. More Than A Ritual
Contributed on Nov 24, 2022
Most of us can’t change ourselves. But God can change us, if we mean it.
On the night before he was betrayed, Jesus washed his disciples feet. This was a menial task, a task performed only by the very lowest house slave. And his disciples were shocked. They weren’t objecting to having their feet washed - far from it. It was the sort of courtesy a good host would make ...read more
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6. To What End?
Contributed on Nov 24, 2022
Both the arrogant rich and the suffering poor get the same message: “today is not all there is.”
Almost every commentator and preacher I looked at while preparing this sermon splits this passage of James into two parts. The first part, v. 1-6, is a discussion of the danger of depending on wealth. The second part, v. 7-11, typically focus on patience. Well, I’m going to buck the trend. Because ...read more
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7. Sick Or Tired?
Contributed on Nov 24, 2022
We are to pray in faith: not in particular outcomes, but in God. It is up to God to determine whether spiritual, emotional, or physical healing is needed.
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." So said Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The American colonists were declaring themselves free of one powerful authority and committing themselves to another. They expected to be ...read more