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Easter 2024

Easter 2024 The oppressive gloom of the grave, Darkness and the smell of worms, Cocoon the corpse in hopelessness, And then … His heart beats! Decay was driven back as His blood Raced through His veins. Living lungs expanded Having inhaled death He exhaled life. His recently deaf ears heard the grinding Of the sepulchral stone Rolling away from the tomb’s mouth, The one who lay within burst forth. Bright eyes viewed the early morning. It was the first day and death was defeated. His pulse quickened as The very blood that paid the price Of atonement, Forgiveness, Salvation, Courses once again. The victory was won! He could not lay here any longer, So He rose triumphant To find His own To tell them Good News; “The three days are done!” Women, who came to do for the dead, Became messengers for the Living One. Disciples, cowering in an upper room, Were restored and sent as witnesses to testify. The message would get out. ...

Advent 1 - December 1, 2024

They say that patience is a virtue. I like to think that I am a patient person, but I’ve been known to complain that the Keurig machine takes too long to make my coffee. I don’t like to wait. Do you? Our culture is not good at waiting. I know I saw Christmas decorations for sale before Halloween. And now we are preparing to celebrate Christmas. As we do, remember that the world loves a particular version of Christmas. They like minimal Jesus, over-the-top decorations and lights, sweets, treats, gifts, and a lots of profit kind of Christmas (the financial kind, not so much the Biblical kind.) Even here at church, and it’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas, but all season long, you know I will keep talking about Advent. The decorations will go up today. But we approach the season with a bit of reserve. ...

Thanksgiving Eve - 2024

Listen to the sermon here . “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.” – Inigo Montoya That’s how I feel about our reading from Deuteronomy tonight. There is too much backstory about Moses and Israel and God’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt! - Exodus 1-15 - “Prince of Egypt” or “The Ten Commandments” serve as pretty good summaries. - Summed up – God rescued his people with mighty deeds, plagues, and death. Pharaoh set the Israelites free but then pursued them to take them again, and at the Red Sea, God delivered them once again by parting the sea and allowing Israel to cross on dry ground. But when the Egyptian army came after them, God brought the waters down upon them and drowned them to save His people. - Then Moses led Israel for 40 years. o God brought them to the edge of the Pr...

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