Author Archives: Josh

The Empty Tomb (Easter)

Good morning, Friends! Happy Easter! On Easter Sunday, I don’t like to give a long message. Mostly, we celebrate. We sing a lot. We rejoice. Re-joice. Back when I was taking English class in school, they would call that a … Continue reading

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From Our Own Graves

Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his … Continue reading

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Praying God’s Presence

Good morning, Friends! This coming week is St. Patrick’s Day. How many of you here have some Irish ancestry? I read somewhere that over 30 million people in America have Irish blood in their family – that’s almost 10% of … Continue reading

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Holy Ground

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord … Continue reading

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Calming the storm

Good morning, Friends! For the last two months, we’ve been talking about prayer. There’s a reason for that. Prayer is the foundation of the Christian life. Christians are supposed to pray a lot – in fact, we’re supposed to be … Continue reading

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What Jesus CAN’T Do

Jesus went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that … Continue reading

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Heart Stuff

Good morning, Friends! Today is Valentine’s Day, and just for a change, I thought we could spend a little time looking at hearts during worship. A lot of people sent out cards and greetings this week saying, “Won’t you be … Continue reading

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Teach us to pray

Good morning, Friends! I’m glad to see you all here this morning. Back in January, we started talking about prayer, which is a very important subject, and something we all need to know about. Today we’re going to be looking … Continue reading

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Moving mountains

Good morning, Friends! I want to talk about prayer with you this morning. Prayer is supposed to be at the heart of our life together. We all discover new things, we’re all on different journeys, and we all come from … Continue reading

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Light

Good morning, Friends! Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great holiday season. We had a wonderful visit with our daughter and her boyfriend, and we enjoyed all our presents. It seems a little sad to take down … Continue reading

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