Category Archives: Sermons

To love is to live again

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all so much for coming here today. I hope you’re enjoying the holiday weekend, and that you can take some time off to relax and rest. I’m still getting over COVID, as you can probably … Continue reading

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Who knows you best?

Good morning, Friends! I’ve got a really simple message for you this morning. God is everywhere. And God knows everything. That’s it! We can all go home now! God is everywhere. And God knows everything. You’re all still here? Nobody … Continue reading

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Lift up your eyes

Good morning, Friends! I’m so glad you’re here this morning! It’s good to be back from vacation. Actually, I was back here last Sunday. But when I came back, I had a lot of urgent things to deal with. The … Continue reading

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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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