Tag: Faith
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“Wisdom’s Rallying Cry”
Theme: Wisdom calls us together to live faithful lives so that God’s guideposts will keep us safely on the right path, freeing us to delve into the deeper meaning of our lives. Proverbs 1:20-33 (NRSV): Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. At the busiest corner she cries out;…
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“The Miracle within Us”
Theme: A community of faith can transform lives through God’s love, the grace of Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV): When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not…
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“Convinced by Care”
Theme: It was not the miracle of his feeding the five thousand, or even his walking on water, that convinces us that Jesus is Christ, it is his gracious care for us, even saving our lives, here and now, that moves us to faith. John 6:1-21 (NRSV): After this Jesus went to the other side…
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“Rise Up and Follow – A Stewardship Sermon”
Theme: Follow your faith in God with renewed commitment – even in times like these. Joshua 3:7-17 (NRSV): The Lord said to Joshua, ‘This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so that they may know that I will be with you as I was with Moses. You are…
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“Rocky’s Reward”
Theme: Whether faith comes as a gift, or as the result of a lifetime of persistent worship and prayer, in our faith-seeking, Christ rewards all by welcoming us into his church: Christ’s loving community that loves the world. Matthew 16:13-20 (NRSV): Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,…
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“Accepting the Exception”
Theme: Great faith is persistent, even in the face of God’s silence, God’s challenges, because God is all-loving and gracious to those who put their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Matthew 15:21-28 (NRSV): Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Just then a Canaanite woman from that…
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“Faith Walk”
Theme: God’s Revelation to us through Christ encourages us to have Faith in Jesus and his saving grace that we can find in the worshipping community we call church even in turbulent times. Matthew 14:22-33 (NRSV): Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side, while he…
Ellen Clark Clemot 