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Marriage is…
Text: Genesis 2: 24 Marriage Sunday The other day I heard this story. A husband got up to make something special for breakfast. His wife was still asleep. He went to heat something up in the frying pan. It made a little smoke-well that’s what he said. The smoke detector went off and woke her up. Good morning, honey! […]
Let Your Light Shine
Text: Isaiah 58: 6-12 This kind of word is important for us to hear from time to time. There is a part of us that would reduce our Christianity down to nothing more than a label and some ritual we follow when we come together. Call it a rut or a wrong turn. We Christians can and do sometimes make […]
God has Come to Help His People
Text: Luke 7: 11-17 People sometimes don’t realize how true the words are that come from their mouths. Someone blurts out, thank God. Another says my God without even thinking or meaning those words as a prayer. Now certainly we shouldn’t use God’s name in a careless, mindless way. But there’s more. Thank God! You betcha. Thank God. He’s involved […]
Renew Me Lord, By Your Spirit and Your Word
Text: Psalm 51: 10-12 I don’t know about you, but for me a new car is a special thing. When I drive it off the lot, I try to be so careful. Listen to that engine run so smooth. Look how that paint gleams. Smell that interior. But as time goes by something changes. I’m not as careful as I […]
Christ High Ascended, Now in Glory Seated
Text: Acts 1: 1-11 They happen all the time. Homecomings. You see families at the airport reunited. You see them returning in uniform to their loved ones. Homecomings. Last year, those world class littleleaguers in Petaluma were welcomed home with a parade. Well today we celebrate another homecoming. Forty days after Jesus rose from the grave, he took his disciples […]