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The Secret of Dying Well

All Saints Day; Pentecost XXI
II Timothy 4:6-8; Luke 23:44-49
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 02, 2003
Compassion, Forgiveness, Meaning
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God, Freud and Fathers

Fathers' Day; Pentecost IV
Psalm 103; Luke 11:1-13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 16, 2002
Compassionate God, Religion as a human construct
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Do We Need God To Be Good?

Lent V
Luke 6:36; Romans 12:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 18, 2001
Compassion, Inclusive, Lent
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The Freedom to Embrace

Pentecost VI
Hosea 11:1-9; Romans 11:25-36; Luke 23:32-34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 08, 2001
Exclusivism, nature of God, compassion
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Religion: Its Use and Abuse

Pentecost XVI
Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 25:31-46
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 23, 2001
Nature of religion, Postmodern, Compassion
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Freedom and Commitment in a Global Society

Pentecost IV
Galatians 5:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 02, 2000
Diversity, Inclusive, Global Community, Compassion
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Religion Made On Earth

Pentecost VII
Isaiah 44:18; Acts 17:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 23, 2000
Religion as a Human Construct,Pluralism, Compassion
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The Experience of God in a Pitiless Universe

Pentecost XII
Job 38:2; Job 42:3; Luke 13:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 27, 2000
Compassion, Justice, God
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Action and Attitude Have Consequences

Midweek Lent
Luke 19:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 03, 1999
Lent Forgiveness, Nature of God, Compassion
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God, Can't You Do Something?

Lent IV
Mark 14:36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 14, 1999
Divine Intention, Justice, compassion, Nature of God, Way of Jesus
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Paul: Simply Wrong About History?

Eastertide IV
I Thessalonians 4:16-17; I Corinthians 15:22-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 25, 1999
Eschatology, Resurrection, Justice, Compassion
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Paul: A Larger God and a Grander Vision

Pentecost IV
Ephesians 2:14-16; 4:4-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 13, 1999
Theology of Grace, Inclusive, Compassion
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Jesus: The Grain of the Universe

Pentecost V
Genesis 1:2, 15-19; John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 20, 1999
Mystery, Divine Intention, Way of Jesus, Compassion
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All Are Welcome Here

Pentecost VI
Isaiah 42:1-4; Luke 15:1-2, 25-32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 27, 1999
Theology of Grace, Inclusive, Compassion
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The Church Must Die or Die

Pentecost XI
Ezekiel 37:14; John 12:24, 43; 13:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 01, 1999
Authority, Spirit, Compassion
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Keep Caring - It Matters

Pentecost XXII
Jeremiah 22:15-16; James 1:27; Matthew 25:40
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 17, 1999
Community of Faith, Compassion, Theology of Grace
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Insight, Courage and World Transformation

Christian Unity Sunday; Epiphany IV
Acts 26:1-9; John 12:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 26, 1997
Epiphany, Transforming the World, Compassion, Justice
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That's the Answer; What's the Question?

Eastertide III
Acts 3:12, 16; Acts 4:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 13, 1997
Inclusive Grace, Pluralism, Compassion
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The End of Religion

Pentecost IV
Isaiah 58:6-7; Luke 10:25; Jeremiah 22:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 15, 1997
Nature of Religion, Compassion
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Divine Improvisation - Human Wonder

Pentecost V
Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 8; John 1:1-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 22, 1997
Re-imagining the Faith, Compassion, Nature of God
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Religion: Has It a Future?

Pentecost XIX
Jeremiah 7: 1-7;, 11-15; Mark 13:1-2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 28, 1997
Nature of Religion, Compassion, Wonder, Awareness, Story
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Living Before the Face of God: The Social Dimension

Pentecost XXVI
Micah 6:8; Matthew 6:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 16, 1997
Prophetic Voice, Nature of Religion, Inclusive, Compassion
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The News Is Too Good Not To Tell

Eastertide III
Isaiah 49:6; John 9:5, 25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 21, 1996
Grace, Community, Compassion, Followers of Jesus, Revelation
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Our Little Systems Have Their Day

Eastertide V
Acts 7:51; John 4:21-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 05, 1996
Presence of God, Spirit, Community of Compassion, Inclusive Grace
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A Song of Quiet Trust

Thanksgiving Sunday; Pentecost XXVI
Psalm 131; Matthew 11:25-30
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 24, 1996
Trust, Nature of God, Community of Grace, Compassion
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The Death of a Dream

Palm Sunday
Mark 15:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 09, 1995
Compassion, Inclusive, Palm Sunday, Followers of Jesus
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Life Broken and Poured Out

Advent I
Luke 15:51-52; I Corinthians 13:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 03, 1995
Advent, Liturgical Calendar, Community of Compassion, Incarnation, Emergence
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Love's Vulnerability

Christmas Eve
Luke 2:12; I John 4:16; I Corinthians 13:4-8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 24, 1995
Advent, Love at the Core of Reality, Justice, Compassion
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?Father, Forgive Them

Lent I
Luke 23:32-38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 20, 1994
Forgiveness, Grace, Compassion of God, Transforming Love
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What It Takes To Make a Heretic

Pentecost VII
Job 6: 25-26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 10, 1994
Wisdom Literature, Hebrew Scriptures, God of Compassion, Nature of God
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God of the Abandoned

Lent II
Mark 1:41
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 07, 1993
Religious Authority, God of Grace, Community of Compassion, Inclusive
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Abba

Pentecost IX
Psalm 103:1-22; Gal. 4:6; Mark 1:35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 09, 1992
Parable, Mystery, Nature of God, Trust, Compassion
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God Loves People: To Be Human Is Enough

Pentecost XVIII
Psalm 103:14; Romans 5:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 11, 1992
Love of God, Forgiveness, Non-exclusive, Compassion
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