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Seeing is Believing: When the Word Becomes Flesh

Ordination Service for Bill Freeman
Micah 6:608; I Corinthians 13; John 1:1-5, 14, 18
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Belding, Michigan
May 07, 2006
God is love, Divine Intention
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The Emergence of the Sacred in Human Being

Muskegon Council for the Arts & Humanities Festival
Torrent House, Muskegon
October 04, 2004
New Paradigm, freedom, divine intention
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Religion: Response To Mystery Emerging Naturally

Pentecost XII
Psalm 8; Acts 17:16-23; John 1:1-5, 14-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 31, 2003
Divine Intention, Natural Religion, Divine Mystery
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Looking For God in All the Wrong Places

Advent III
Isaiah 40:4,5; John 1:1-5, 14, 18; 14:8-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 14, 2003
Divine Intention, Nature of God, Gospel of Thomas
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The Deeper Truth of Incarnation

Advent IV
I John 1:1-4; 4:7-8; John 1:1-5, 14-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 22, 2002
Divine Intention, Incarnation, Way of Love
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Why Jesus?

Lent VI
II Corinthians 4:6; John 1:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 25, 2001
Inclusiveness, Divine Intention, Way of Jesus
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An Invitation to Life

Easter Sunday
John 5:24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 15, 2001
Resurrection, Divine Intention, Sacred, Love
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Creation Emerging: Tending the Garden

Earth Day; Eastertide II
Genesis 1:1, 31; John 1:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 29, 2001
Trinitarian Nature of Religion, Earth Day, Divine Intention
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The Human Face of God

Eastertide III
John 1:18; Colossians 1:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 06, 2001
Incarnation, Divine Intention
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Don't Do It For God's Sake

After 9-11; Pentecost XV
Jeremiah 29:4-13; Ephesians 3:14-21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 16, 2001
Non-violence, Divine Intention, Human community
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A Child

Advent IV
Hebrews 1:1-4; Luke 2:1-7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 23, 2001
Advent, Divine Intention, Incarnation, Pluralism
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The Face and the Flesh

Lent I
John 6:51; II Corinthians 4:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 12, 2000
Lent, Divine Intention, Way of Jesus, Awareness
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1 + 1 + 1 = 1 to the Higher Power

Trinity Sunday; Pentecost II
John 1:1, 14, 18; John 14:9; II Corinthians 3:18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 18, 2000
Jesus Movement, Divine Intention, Father's Day, Spirit
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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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I Really Can't (Choose Not To) Follow

Lent V
Mark 8:34; I Peter 2:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 21, 1999
Non-violence, Justice, Grace, Divine Intention
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Jesus: Episode or Epiphany?

Eastertide II
John 1:1, 14, 17; II Corinthians 4:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 11, 1999
Cosmic evolution, Divine Intention, Epiphany, Incarnation
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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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Hope

Epiphany III
Jeremiah 32: 1-17; Romans 8: 18-31, 35-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 25, 1998
Prophetic Voice, Hope, Divine Intention, Emergent Evolution
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Mystery Embodied

Trinity Sunday; Pentecost III
Exodus 25:8; I John 4:16; John 1:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 21, 1998
Divine Intention; Embodiment of Love, Love, Mystery
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When Hope is Almost Gone

Advent III
Malachi 3:1; 4:2; Luke 1:78-79
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 14, 1997
Prophetic Voice, Justice, Inclusive Grace, Divine Intention
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To Bring Justice

Advent II
Isaiah 11:1-0; Luke 1:46-56
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 08, 1996
Advent, Justice, Eschatology, Way of Jesus Divine Intention
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To Bring Peace

Advent III
Micah 4:1-5; Luke 1:67-80
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 15, 1996
Peace, Global Community, Advent, Shalom, Divine Intention, Inclusive
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To Bring Joy

Advent IV
Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 2:1-20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 22, 1996
Advent, Incarnation, Joy, Divine Intention, God of Love
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Dream On!

Easter
Acts 10:34-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 16, 1995
Easter, Divine Intention, Inclusive, Table Fellowship, Community of Grace
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Global Mission In a New Key

Pentecost VI
Isaiah 58: 6; Acts 1:4-8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 11, 1993
Global Community, Divine Intention, Inclusive, Shalom, Interdependence
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Weaving Our Way Into God's Story

Pentecost XIX
Isaiah 55:11; Acts 11:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 18, 1992
Scripture, Word of God, Prophetic, Divine Intention, Trust
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Creations' Goal: Sabbath Rest

Pentecost IX
Genesis 2:2-3; Isaiah 65:23, 25; Revelation 21:3; 22:2-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 24, 1988
Creator, Nature of God, Divine Intention, Hebrew Scriptures, History of Israel, Sabbath, Shalom, Grace
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A Song of Serenity

Pentecost VI
Psalm 8:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 19, 1987
Psalms, Trust, Divine Intention, Tradition, Stewardship
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The Insight That Makes Praise Irrepressible

Pentecost X
Psalm 103:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 09, 1987
Psalms, Divine Intention, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Creator God, Praise
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Finding Our Destiny in God's Gracious Purpose

Pentecost XII
Esther 4:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 23, 1987
Nature of God, Sovereign Grace, Hebrew Scriptures, Divine Intention, Salvation, Wisdom Literature, Providence of God
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His Light, Our Life

Christmastide II
John 1:4-5, 9; Isaiah 9:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 05, 1986
Light, Christmastide, Mystery, Divine Intention, Creator, Jesus
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Life Turned Upside Right

Lent III
Philippians 3:10-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 02, 1986
Lent, Transformation, Divine Intention, Covenant of Grace, Community of Faith
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Human Community in the Image of God

Peace Sunday; Pentecost XXI
Phillipians 2:1-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 20, 1985
Creation, Image of God, Community of Grace, Faith, Hebrew Scriptures, Divine Intention, Covenant, Shalom
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The Judgment That Aims at Salvation

Pentecost XXV
Genesis 6:5-6; 8:21; Isaiah 54:8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 17, 1985
Hebrew Scriptures, Genesis, Judgment, Flood, Divine Intention, Noah, God's Radical Love
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World Convulsion and the Exciting Vision of Faith

Psalm 33:1-5; 10-22; Revelation 15:1-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 05, 1981
Interdependence, Global Community, Faith, Liberation, Peace, Freedom, Divine Intention
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God, Cosmos, Grace and Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day
I Chronicles 29:9-18; Ephesians 1:1-10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 26, 1981
Gratitude, Worship, Thanksgiving, Grace of God, Divine Intention, David
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