Watch the Throne ~ Revelation 13: 2-4; 21: 1-6
Sunday, December 31st, 2017Shannon Headen’s sermon “Watch the Throne” begins around the 20 minute mark. Over the last few years, I’ve been wrapped up in an HBO series called Games of Thrones. Similar to the Lord of the Rings saga, it’s full of epic battles, dragons, giants and magic. Of course, there are villains and heroes, princes and […]
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Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Heading towards Midnight ~ Joshua 24: 1-3, 14-25 and Matthew 25: 1-13
Sunday, November 12th, 2017The sermon, Heading towards Midnight, begins around the 32 minute mark, with musical selections “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning” (soloist Beth Zych and percussionist Chris Vandall) at around 28 minutes and Tom Trenney’s “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” (soloist Mark Schmidt) at 54 minutes. These are hard texts to […]
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Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »>Every Blessing in Abundance ~ 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15
Sunday, October 22nd, 2017Listen to the entire service online including, about 32 minutes in, Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz Jr.’s sermon Every Blessing in Abundance on 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15. The last six weeks have been a revelation to me. Six weeks ago, on Tuesday, Sept. 5 we welcomed Lenor Garcia into our church family. A stranger, an […]
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