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Sharing our welcome

Good morning, Friends! It’s another beautiful Sunday at Springfield! I had a couple of interesting visitors yesterday morning. I was out pulling vines off the bushes on the side of the building, when a car pulled up out of the … Continue reading →

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Always be ready

Good morning, Friends! I’m so glad to see you all again. Sunday morning is a high point of my week! I hope it is for you, too. Last Sunday we talked about working on our welcome. We always need to … Continue reading →

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Working on our welcome

Good morning, Friends! How are you all doing today? I appreciate that you made the effort to be here this morning! Today I’ve got a short scripture for you, and then I want us all to think about it. It’s … Continue reading →

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The real McCoy

Good morning, Friends! I’m so glad to see you all this morning! We started reading the Sermon on the Mount about 6 weeks ago. Today we’re going to finish it. Over the last 6 weeks, Jesus talked about prayer, about … Continue reading →

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Seek. . .ask. . .knock!

This month we’ve been looking at the Sermon on the Mount in the gospel of Matthew. Everything that Jesus says is good, but the Sermon on the Mount is the “best of the best”. And it’s all together in one … Continue reading →

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The higher way

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. This week a lot of us have been remembering the events which happened 25 years ago. To many of us, it still seems like yesterday. I remember one story, from the … Continue reading →

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Bark chips and tree trunks

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all doing well this week. I think people really enjoyed last week’s message, where Jesus told us not to be so anxious all the time. “Don’t worry about what you’re going to eat and … Continue reading →

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Wisdom about worrying

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Last Sunday I said that I want to focus on a few simple things, and we talked for a while about prayer. The simplest prayers are often the best ones. Prayer … Continue reading →

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Simple prayers

August 23, 2026: back to school! First assignment: what did I do on my vacation? My wife and I got in a car and we drove for a zillion miles till we got to Syracuse, New York. It was all … Continue reading →

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We, the People

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship this morning. I hope you were all able to get some sleep last night during all the fireworks. It’s been a noisy weekend so far! As you all know, our … Continue reading →

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