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Starting Abraham negotiating? with God over destruction of Sodom in Genesis 18:20-33, for reasons not widely known, Father Jeff Paul pivots and opens up the Lord’s Prayer that you probably never heard, the version found in Luke 11:1-13
Fresh words on eternal truths available below for listening now or downloading for later.
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Jesus has Good News for those who dare reach out beyond expectation and convention and look like a fool like Mary did in Luke 10:38-42. (And as Abraham and Sarah did in Genesis 18)
For we are not just expected to commune with Jesus and receive the hospitality of God, but we are expected to risk sharing that hospitality with our neighbors.
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The Rev. Kim examines the way of peace out of the chaos of our lives and our potential for joy using Galatians 5:1-25, the Parable of Two Wolves, and the wisdom contained in a refrigerator magnet. The audio of the scripture reading at the beginning is soft, but that is just to develop your patience. The audio of the sermon that follows is better.
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On June 19, 2016, Father Jeff Paul reflects on our identity when we encounter Christ as he explores how the world was in Jesus’s time and who we are when we meet Christ in our time. Today’s scripture is from Luke 8:26-39.
Father Jeff told the good folk in the early service that Jesus went out to meet the demon possessed man out of compassion, another suggestions was offered…listen to that possibility and the rest of the sermon below.
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On June 12, 2016, drawing on the parables in Luke 7:36 – 8:3 and 2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:15 Father Jeff guided us on how we can “maintain the posture of the open hand toward a world that scares us”. (Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear by Scott Bader-Saye)
Each one of us have experienced the reality that a Godly, righteous and sober life and can live right next to a life that self-will run riot. For us in community, when we catch ourselves (or are caught) we have an opportunity to repent and be forgiven, a way out—a relationship with God.
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Starting with reading John 15:26-16:15 Canon Theologian Chuck McCray goes 25 million light years to Galaxy M106 and 25 million years back in time as leads us to experience what cannot be known, listen to the sermon now in the player below or use the link to download to your device for listening later.
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