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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
“You Are Cordially Invited” Luke 14:12-24 Rev. Armen Hanjian Chilmark Community Church November 1, 2015 This will be a good sermon because I am dealing with an area in which I am quite an expert – that of making excuses. It would have been a great sermon – – but I was pretty busy this…
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Bishop’s All Saints letter
Together in Christ Nov. 1, 2015 My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Today we observe and celebrate All Saints’ Day! Though we may each define saint differently, I think we can all agree that saints are change-agents or “balcony people.” “Balcony people”…
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ATTENDING TO THE MARGINS, October 25, 2015
“Attending to The Margins” Mark 9:30 – 37 Chilmark Community Church October 18, 2015 Rev. Vicky Hanjian When I was a kid, I used to hate getting book reports and tests back from my teacher. There were always those annoying and sometimes downright upsetting little comments in the margins – – written in red ink…
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Graceful Boundaries 10/11/15
GRACE-FULL BOUNDARIES 2 Kings 5:1-14 Luke 17:1-19 October 11, 2015 Chilmark Community Church Rev. Vicky Hanjian A few years ago, our son had the experience of a sudden and frightening plummet from robust health into being in a hospital bed while literally dozens of practitioners teamed up to try to figure out what was wrong.…
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OPATCO sermon October 4,2015
“OPATCO” Exodus 3: 1-7 Luke 16:19-31 Chilmark Community Church October 4, 2015 Rev. Vicky Hanjian One of the more memorable courses that I took in seminary was titled “Church and Community”. It was taught by an equally memorable professor named David Graybeal. Dave was “mensch”. He was wise and he definitely practiced what he taught.…
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CRAVING by Armen Hanjian September 28,2015
Craving Num. 11:1-2,4-5,18-20,31-34 Matt.5:1-12 92715 When Jesus shared the Beatitudes, he wasn’t addressing children or youth; he was talking to adults who had sharpened their focus regarding life and its meaning. This is particularly true with the beatitude that stated: “Blessed (that is, “happy”) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall…
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What if it’s all about forgiveness? Sept. 20, 2015
“WHAT IF IT’S ALL ABOUT FORGIVENESS?” CHILMARK COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Vicky Hanjian September 20, 2015 JOHN 20:19 – 31 What if it’s all about forgiveness? We can’t escape the theme of forgiveness in the JESUS story. As he was dying, Jesus forgave his tormentors on the cross. In his second post resurrection appearance, he greeted…
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You Shall Be Holy September 13,2015
“You Shall Be Holy….” Leviticus 19:1-3, 9 –19, 33 Chilmark Community Church September 13, 2015 Rev. Vicky Hanjian Imagine being a somewhat cantankerous collection of tribal peoples newly freed from generations of slavery, trying to find the way through a hostile wilderness, following a leader they aren’t sure that they can trust. Imagine being Moses,…
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What’s Going on Here? September 6,2015
“What’s Going On Here?” 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Chilmark Community Church –UMC September 6, 2015 From time to time, Armen and I have the pleasure of house sitting for friends who live above Squibnocket Pond. From the living room window I can see the glittering water, the hills and stone walls, the movement of the sun…