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What We Value Most…(03/17/13 Sermon)
Philippians 3:4b-14 4 If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the…
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Unconditional Love and Grace(03/10/13 Sermon)
Kenneth E. Bailey has written a marvelous book in which he seeks to provide Middle Eastern insights into the understanding of the story of Prodigal Son. Bailey has worked in the Middle East most of his life. He understands its culture and has a grasp of the languages so that he has access to eastern…
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Being aware and faithful to God (03/03/13 Sermon)
1 Corinthians 10:1-13 10I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,3and all ate the same spiritual food,4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank…
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Temptations and Faith (02/17/13 Sermon)
Luke 4:1-13 4Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. 3The devil said to him, “If you are…
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A Prayerful Life (02-10-13 Sermon)
The Prayerful Life Luke 9:28-36 28Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.29And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.30Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.31They…
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Local Talent fixes rattle!
On a cold February afternoon, Bob Conway, Bob Hungerford and Clark Goff met to try to correct the rattle in the organ pipes when certain tones were played. Bob Hungerford has worked on pipes before. They succeeded in tightening some of the fastening by which the pipes attach to the pins in the case and…
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Love, the Best Gift (020313 Sermon)
Love, the Best Gift 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Five year old Johnny Quinn loved his big brother, Tommy. The doctor told Johnny that his brother was very sick and needed a blood transfusion, and the doctor asked: “Johnny, would you be willing to give some of your blood to your brother?” Johnny gulped hard, his eyes…
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Nurturing Passionate Sprirituality
Rolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Ctr. NURTURING PASSIONATE SPIRITUALITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2013 REGISTER TODAY!! register by 2/27/13 and receive a $10 discount. After 2/27/13: registration fee is $60 per person Rolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Ctr. 660 Great Pond Road North Andover, Massachusetts 01845 978-682-8815 You are receiving this email from thestaff@rollingridge.org because you…
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A Spirit-Filled and Spirit-Blessed Community (012713 Sermon)
Spirit-Filled and Spirit-Blessed Community A man said to the Lord, “is it true that in your scale of reckoning a thousand years is like a minute?” The Lord assured him that it is. “And is it true that in your weights and measures, a thousand dollars is like a penny?” Again, the Lord assured him…