Author Archives: Josh

The Light of the World

Good morning, Friends! Happy New Year! I hope you’re all doing well. The youth group rang in the New Year during their lock-in here on Tuesday night. They rang the old school bell outside at midnight and woke up the … Continue reading

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Kingly gifts

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all had a merry Christmas! Did Santa bring you anything fun or special this year? This whole business of gifts at Christmas time is really interesting. Some families open their presents at midnight on … Continue reading

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God’s plan

Good morning, Friends! We’ve had a whole month to get ready for Christmas. We always need to remember that even though we have all these Christmas activities and Christmas plans, it all started with a bunch of people who had … Continue reading

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What does Christmas mean?

Good morning, Friends! We’re starting to get pretty close to Christmas. It’s a busy time of year. It’s a time with a lot of different pressures. It’s easy for us to get overwhelmed with all the holiday stuff, the family … Continue reading

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Prepare the way

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all well this week. It’s good to see you! I appreciate everyone who makes the effort to come to worship. I know it’s not easy for everyone. I hope that we’ll all be blessed … Continue reading

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Prince of Peace

Good morning, Friends! We have suddenly moved into the season of Advent! If you read the Springfield newsletter that came out this week, you know that there are a lot of words that are connected to Advent. The word Advent … Continue reading

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What is Advent? (December 2019)

A few definitions: Ad-vent – a new beginning, a coming or arrival Ad-vance – to move or jump forward, to raise in rank, to make progress Ad-vantage – to gain a more favorable position Ad-ventitious – something unusual coming from … Continue reading

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The power of giving thanks

Good morning, Friends! Today’s Scripture reading comes from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament, which is a book most people have never read. It’s about the time when God’s people were wandering in the desert for forty years, … Continue reading

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And none shall make them afraid

Note: this was given as a children’s message at Springfield Friends. It was so interesting to both the children and the adults that it became the main message for the day. I learned the story from one of the oldest … Continue reading

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God is always generous

Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. … Continue reading

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