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Remembering with hope

Good morning, Friends! This morning we’re having a special time to remember the people in our meeting who have died during the past three years. We remember them on Memorial Sunday, but that’s a more public type of occasion. This … Continue reading

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The Light of the world

Good morning, Friends! Happy New Year! How many of you stayed up till midnight on Friday to watch the ball drop? Our family always does, but it seems like it gets harder for my wife and myself to stay awake … Continue reading

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Christmas gifts

Good morning, Friends! Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a good day yesterday.Did you get anything nice for Christmas? Last week I invited people to bring one of your presents to show everyone this morning. It doesn’t matter what … Continue reading

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Angel visits

Good morning, Friends! We are getting very close to Christmas. Not just the presents and the family gatherings and all the fun stuff. We’re getting close to Christmas itself, the reason for all the celebration. Jesus was born about 2,000 … Continue reading

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Prepare the way

Good morning, Friends! It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! I know the weather is still warm here in North Carolina. And outside, it still looks like fall. But we are, in fact, moving slowly but steadily in the … Continue reading

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Promises, promises. . .

Good morning, Friends! We’ve already done quite a lot at worship here today. I don’t want to go into overtime, so what I want to say today is going to be fairly short. Every year during the Christmas season, we … Continue reading

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Choose life

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. I hope you’re doing well! Today we’re going to finish up the series we’ve been doing for the last three months, about famous characters from the Old Testament. Actually, this isn’t … Continue reading

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The forgotten story of Sodom

Good morning, Friends! For the last couple of months, every Sunday we’ve been looking at different people from the Old Testament. These are our spiritual ancestors, the people who shaped our faith. They were the pioneers, who learned things about … Continue reading

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The still, small voice

Good morning, Friends! We are so blessed to be here. Thank you all for coming today! I’ve got another Old Testament story for you today. This time, it’s about the prophet Elijah, who lived about 8 or 900 years before … Continue reading

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Those who are for us are more than those who are against us

Good morning, Friends! I hope you all have had a great week! Today is Hallowe’en. It doesn’t often fall on a Sunday. I don’t know if you already know about the history of Hallowe’en. Years ago, the church identified really … Continue reading

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