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Sermon: Your Call Cannot Be Completed as Dialed
“Your Call Cannot Be Completed as Dialed” (January 25, 2015) Sometimes, God calls us to our vocation with a fancy, funny, unavoidable moment; other times, with the long, slow, persistence throughout...
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Sermon: The Valley of Transfiguration
“The Valley of Transfiguration” (Feb 15, 2015) The disciples encounter a revelation of who and what Jesus is on the mountaintop, but this is not the only story of God’s revelation in Jesus? Can we...
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Sermon: When All is Lost
A fire consumed the building in February of 1992 The original structure of LUMC “When All is Lost” (March 1, 2015- 23rd anniversary of the burning of Lebanon UMC) Church member Jeanette H. remembers...
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Sermon: Prohibitions and Promises
“Prohibitions and Promises” (March 8, 2015) Not only do we tend to resist being told what to do, but we strip faith of its power when we reduce it to a series of do’s and don’t’s. What if, instead, we...
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Sermon: Shout Out!
“Shout Out!” (March 29, 2015 – Palm Sunday) Jesus says that if every voice of his supporters were silenced, the very stones themselves would shout out. We reflect on how rocks are powerful metaphors...
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Sermon: Life All Around
“Life All Around” (April 5, 2015 – Easter) Life is all around us, and death never has the final say! (Mark 16:1-8; John 20:1-18) — I was without my direct mic wire– sorry for the poorer quality...
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Sermon: With My Own Eyes
“With My Own Eyes” (April 12, 2015) Thomas wants to see Jesus with his own eyes. Given how drastically our experiences (including what we see) can vary, is that such a bad thing? How often does the...
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Sermon: One Voice
“One Voice” (April 26, 2015) We are all called by one shepherd, to a shared calling. If your heart is like my heart, take my hand… (John 10:11-18)
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Sermon: What’s to Stop Me?
“What’s to Stop Me?” (May 3, 2015) While we tend to see so many labels and categories, fragmenting humanity into different boxes, Jesus and his early followers broke down these barriers and eliminated...
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Sermon: Wind, Water, Flame
“Wind, Water, Flame” (May 24, 2015, Pentecost) We talk about the Holy Spirit in curious ways– ways that perhaps betray our discomfort with it’s unpredictable, life-shaking nature. Are we ready to let...
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Sermon: Embarrassingly Out There
“Embarrassingly Out There” (May 31, 205) We do not usually feel comfortable talking about our faith. Maybe like Jesus’ family, trying to reign him in when he started preaching and healing all over the...
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Sermon: Prayer, Interrupted
Prayer, Interrupted (June 28, 2015) With grief and sorrow, and the commitment not just to pray, but to act, we lift our laments for the attack on Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South...
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Sermon: The Outer Reaches
“The Outer Reaches” (July 5, 2015) Jesus’ interruptions as he goes about his ministry of teaching and healing serve to remind us that we are called to the margins– to be distracted and take notice of...
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Sermon: Crumbled Grace
“Crumbled Grace” (September 6, 2015) A woman came to Jesus, begging for healing for her child, and she was Syrian… I mean, Syrophoenician. Dare we believe, even in the face of global crisis, that the...
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Sermon: All Means All
“All Means All” (September 13, 2015) We begin a sermon series on the Beloved Community, examining the marking of the people of God, being formed into community. The first aspect of this community is...
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Sermon: Got Your Back
“Got Your Back” (September 20, 2015) Part of what it means to live in Beloved Community is to lift one another up in prayer and with encouragement. This week, we are invited to try both. Have you held...
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Sermon: Standing in the River
“Standing in the River” (September 27, 2015) In a message inspired by and based upon the Bible studies of Rev. Grace Imathiu at RMN/MFSA’s Convocation “Gather at the River,” we remember and commit to...
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Sermon: Gathered in the Name
“Gathered in the Name” (October 4, 2015) In some ways saving the best for last, we reflect on how the Beloved Community is centered on Christ, gathered together in his name and living lives modeled...
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Sermon: Defined by Generosity
“Defined by Generosity” (November 15, 2015) It’s silly, really, to think that we could live our lives free from the fear and worry around money. But God calls us to joyful, almost laughable, leaps of...
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Sermon: Simeon, Anna, and Expectation
“It Takes a Village: Simeon, Anna, and Expectation” (November 29, 2015) Jesus was born into a community, a context, a village, and the people in that context and community are important. The prophets–...
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