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Reformation Day Sermon–“How to Get the Most out of Worshiping God”
Though the years, a lot of questions have been asked to me about worship. Probably more questions about worship than anything else–except the Bible. Here is my attempt to explain what we do and how we do it. This is not the only way to worship but it is one of the ways. Here’s the…
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In Memoriam–Chalmers L. Kemerer, Sr. 1928-2011
On Thursday afternoon we learned of the death of Chalmers L. Kemerer, Sr. He died in Forbes Hospital after a lengthy battle with leukemia. The service is today, Monday, October 31st, at 1 p.m. at Hill’s Church. Wolfe-von Geis funeral home is handling the arrangements. Mr. Kemerer has a large family. I would ask that…
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Thursday Morning Update–October 27
Good morning friends of Emmanuel Church, Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. is an all-ages Halloween Party at the Church. Everyone is invited. We will begin with a short lesson in the sanctuary, then move on to games and snacks, end with apple bobbing. Everyone is invited to dress up for the costume parade and we…
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Sermon of October 23th–Hanging Out the Wash
Matthew 22:34-40: 34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ 37He said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with…
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Thursday Update–October 22, 2011
Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are enjoying the beautiful colors of the autumn season. Saturday is the St. Vincent Gristmill/College tour. We will meet at church at 10 a.m. and car pool over to the college. Cost of the tour is a dollar per person. Lunch will be on your own at either the…
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Sermon of October 16th–“Echo”
This morning’s sermon was a pretty straightforward exegesis of 1 Thessalonians 1:1-8. At the end of the sermon, I got a little more free with the material. See if you can hear when it starts to go in a different direction: Echo “I, Paul, together here with Silas and Timothy, send greetings to the church…
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Sermon of Sunday, October 9, 2011–“Regrets Only”
This is a challenging parable of judgment. As with any parable, there’s probably more on the page than could ever be mined and it doesn’t always have to be internally consistent. Jesus often spoke in very broad terms–camels passing through the eye of the needle, people harvesting enormous amounts of grain, and so on. What…
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Emmanuel’s Emergent Experience–October 30th at 6:30 p.m.
Bring photos/items that remind you of who and what you’ve lost and we will create together a “Living Icon.” The Service will end with a candlelight procession to the graveyard.
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Thursday Morning Update–October 6, 2011
Good Afternoon friends of Emmanuel Church, Saturday morning is the PA Cleanways–we will meet at the church parking lot at 9 a.m. to clean Hill’s Church Road from the church down to Old William Penn Highway. We should be finished by mid-morning. Sunday’s Worship at 10:15 deals with the parable of the Wedding Banquet, a…
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Sermon of October 2, 2011–“What Have You Lost?”
Paul starts sharing a few personal stories, and then moves into a great theological statement of praise. Unintentionally, I followed the first half of Paul’s formula (autobiography) pretty closely. How well I managed to finish with a great theme of praising God, well, you’ll have to judge for yourself. The sermon is here: What Have…
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