Sermon

“God, who delivers me”

The moral of the Little Engine That Could is to believe in oneself. Today’s scripture lessons teach us to believe not in man who could not but in the Great God who can. Romans 7:21-25 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 […]
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Magdalene (12 Women Series)

They say, “Out with the bad and in with the good.” The scriptures for today say, “Out with evil and in with God.” 1 Samuel 16:14-17, 21-23 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil […]
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Uncrushed

Time Pressure Can Squeeze the Truth, is the title of a Wall Street Journal article about how quick responses tend to be less honest. Today’s scripture readings speak about a truth from God that endures under pressure.  Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished
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Healed (12 Women Series)

Studies have shown that people who hold to some kind of faith recover more rapidly and more completely. The scripture readings for today call attention to the gift of faith that God gives us through his word and the many signs of his presence in our lives. Exodus 4:29-31Moses and Aaron brought together all the
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