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Thursday Morning Update–June 23, 2011
Good morning, Sunday marks the 191st Anniversary of Emmanuel Reformed Church. To mark the occasion, we are going to have our Annual Homecoming Service. Two quilts will be on display–a 98 year old quilt listing the members of that time period (I’m sure you’ll recognize some of the names, particularly the last names.) And a…
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Sermons of June 12th and 19th–Pentecost and Trinity Sundays
Here are two sermons looking at the last two Sundays: First is an exposition of what I think might be going on at Pentecost and the second is an attempt to define a mission for the Christian Church in a way we can all understand. I hope that you will find these two sermons illuminating:…
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Thursday Morning Update–June 9, 2011
Good morning friends, Tonight is MOOK–Meaningfully Obeying Our King–at Norwalk Daily Grind. We meet at 7 p.m. We will be discussing Christianity in fiction–using Flannery O’Connor’s story “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” and a short story I wrote. Tomorrow and Saturday is the Penn West Conference Annual Meeting. The Conference is our…
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Sermon of June 5, 2011–“Rising Futures”
In this sermon I tried to wrestle with the account of Jesus’ Ascension in the Book of Acts–The Ascension is a ‘strange’ holiday; because we Protestants don’t usually celebrate it or perhaps because there are so few Ascension-specific rituals. I hope you enjoy this sermon: Rising Futures
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Thursday Morning Update–June 2, 2011
Hello friends of Emmanuel Reformed, Blessings to you on this beautiful Thursday afternoon! June Newsletters went out this week–and one note of clarification–those who cannot make it to church will still get theirs by mail. We are no longer doing the bulk mailing but are asking those who can to come and pick them up…
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Sermon of May 29–“Signs of Spirituality”
The American Church is in trouble. At least according to the book UnChristian by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons. People of my generation and under have left the church in droves, preferring a more generic ‘spirituality’. In my sermon, I wrestle with the idea of ‘Spirituality’ in the Gospel of John, Chapter 14, and along…
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Sermon of May 22–“Way, Truth, Life”
John 14 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will…
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Sermon of May 15th–Good Shepherd Sunday
10‘Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls…
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Thursday Morning Update–May 12, 2011
Dear Friends of Emmanuel Church, Things are busy around here and I’d like to highlight a few events coming up in the next couple of weeks: This Sunday, May 15th is Good Shepherd Sunday and the scripture comes from Psalm 23 and John 10. Special music will be provided by Shawn Hanks and Pastor Joseph.…
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