Category Archives: Sermons

Quakers and freedom (4th of July)

Good morning, Friends! The Fourth of July isn’t really a church holiday. The Fourth of July is more about family and fireworks, picnics and patriotism. I always loved the Fourth of July when I was a kid. The whole town … Continue reading

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All things new

Good morning, Friends! Welcome again to this special time of worship. Ministry and Counsel had this idea that we all might enjoy being outdoors for a change. You remember, we did this, back during the pandemic. We couldn’t worship indoors, … Continue reading

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I stand at the door and knock

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all so much for coming this morning. We always like to see you! For the last few months, we’ve been celebrating the 250th anniversary of Springfield. We’ve been hitting all that history stuff pretty hard … Continue reading

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Study war no more

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship today. I know it’s been kind of overcast today, and many people were looking forward to sunshine for the holiday weekend. So thank you for being here today. As you … Continue reading

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What did we learn?

This month we’ve had a couple of all-hands-on-deck, knock-out events here at Springfield. They’ve been fun and they were exhilarating, but now we’re all kind of catching our breath. Our 250th birthday was just two weeks ago, and then the … Continue reading

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Redeemed by love

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming today. Everything Christians do is always in the light of Easter. We read about other stories and other times in the Bible. But it’s always part of the build up to the … Continue reading

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Three Easter stories

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming last Sunday. And thank you all for coming this morning. In some ways, it’s more important to be here on the Sunday after Easter, than it is to be here on Easter … Continue reading

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Come and see. . .

Good morning, Friends! Once again, happy Easter! We’re so glad that you’re here! Easter is one of the three biggest holidays in the entire Christian year. There’s Christmas – the birth of Jesus. There’s Easter – when Jesus rose from … Continue reading

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The Prodigal Son

Today’s Bible story is one which almost everybody knows. If you were to ask a random sample of people to name just one of the parables of Jesus, the one story they would be most likely to name, would be … Continue reading

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A community of faith

Good morning, Friends! I hope you’re all doing well this week. I hope you all enjoyed a bit of corned beef and cabbage this week, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day! Every now and then, I ask us to think … Continue reading

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