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Easter Reflection

Eastertide
Luke 24:13-35
Lakeshore Interfaith Center, Ganges
April 19, 2009
Historical Jesus; Forgiveness; Easter
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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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Forgiveness: Possible? Moral?

Midweek Lent
Luke 7:36-50
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 24, 1999
Lent, Nature of God, Forgiveness, Grace
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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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Brazen to the End

Midweek Lent
Luke 23:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 10, 1999
Lent, Forgiveness, Purgatory
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Father, forgive them...

Midweek Lent
Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 24, 1999
Grace, Lent, Forgiveness
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Paul: Civil War; The Human Dilemma

Eastertide III
Acts 8:1, ;9:14; Romans 7:19, 24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 18, 1999
Inclusive, Transcendence, Forgiveness, Grace
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Freedom

Palm Sunday
Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 05, 1998
Way of Peace, Palm Sunday, Forgiveness, Freedom
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The Integrity of Saying ?No

Lent II
Psalm 8:6; Luke 23:39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 23, 1997
Lent, Forgiveness, Inclusive Grace
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The Strength of Surrender

Lent III
Luke 23:42-43
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 02, 1997
Lent, Unconditional Love, Inclusive Grace, Forgiveness
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A Dream Embodied

Lent IV
Luke 23:34; I Peter 2:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 26, 1995
Nature of God, Community of Grace, Forgiveness, Inclusive Grace
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A Dreamer's Final Appeal

Lent V
Luke 19:41-42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 02, 1995
Way of Jesus, Sermon on the Mount, Forgiveness, Historical Jesus
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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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?Today...Paradise...

Lent II
Luke 23:32-43
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 27, 1994
Apocalyptic, Forgiveness, Transforming Love
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Creation: God's Risky Decision - Dream or Nightmare?

Pentecost XVIII
Lamentations 3: 21-23; Romans 5: 4-5; 8:24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 25, 1994
History of Israel, Creator, Covenant, Forgiveness, Faith
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Suffering: Can It Be Vicarious?

Midweek Lent
Isaiah 53:1-11; Hebrews 12:1-2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 17, 1993
Hebrew Servant Poems, Forgiveness, Nature of God, Grace
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The God Who Forgives

Lent V
Psalm 130:4; Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 28, 1993
Nature of God, Forgiveness, Transforming Grace
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Jesus Died Because of Our Sins, Not For Them

Palm Sunday
Zechariah 9:9-10; Luke 19: 28-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 04, 1993
Inclusive Love, Grace, Nature of God, Presence of God, Forgiveness, Atonement
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Nothing to Pay

Pentecost XI
Luke 7:42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 23, 1992
Nature of God, Parable, Transforming Love, Inclusive, Forgiveness
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God's Mercy for the Asking

Pentecost XII
Psalm 130:3-4; Luke 18:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 30, 1992
Parable, Nature of God, Mercy, Sin, Forgiveness, Human Nature
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All is Grace

Pentecost XIII
Jonah 4:2, 4, 11; Matthew 20: 15-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 06, 1992
Jonah, Forgiveness, God of Grace, Sin, Unconditional Love
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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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Hell?

Advent III
Isaiah 66:24; Luke 1:51-52
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 13, 1992
Hell, Justice, Forgiveness, Grace
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God's Love: A ?Yes' That Conquers Our ?No'

Easter Sunday
I Corinthians 15:21, 22, 28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 15, 1990
Easter Sunday, Love, Universal Grace, Forgiveness, Resurrection, Transformation
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Freedom's Gift: Grace

Lent V
Isa 42:1-7; Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 12, 1989
Lent, Forgiveness, Radical Grace of God, Way of Jesus, Non-exclusive, Nature of Religion
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Universal Salvation

Lent III
Isaiah 49:6; John 12:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 06, 1988
Lent, Inclusive Grace, Universal Grace, Judgment, Forgiveness
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The ?Now' of the End

Advent III
II Corinthians 6:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 11, 1988
Advent, Eschatology, Salvation, Forgiveness, Unconditional Grace, Apostle Paul
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Costly Obedience

Lent II
John 12:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 15, 1987
Lent, Followers of Jesus, Suffering of Jesus, Forgiveness, Andr_ Trocm_, Vision
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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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March 02, 1986
Way of Jesus, Theology, Unconditional Love, Human Nature, Christian, Self-Esteem, Forgiveness
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It is An Easter World

Eastertide III
I Corinthians 15:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 13, 1986
Eastertide, Resurrection, Eschatology, Sin, Forgiveness, Freedom, Hope, Shalom, Community of Faith
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I Wish I Could Start Over

Pentecost XII
II Corinthians 15:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 10, 1986
Parable, Prodigal Son, Forgiveness, Nature of God, Sin, Unconditional Love
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God is Easy to Live With

Pentecost XV
Psalm 103:13-14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 31, 1986
Psalms, Praise, Nature of God, Covenant, God of Grace, Human Nature, Worship, Forgiveness, Unconditional Grace
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The God Who Forgives Us

Pentecost IX
Micah 7:18-19; Romans 11:33-36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 28, 1985
Micah, Hebrew Scriptures, Sin, Forgiveness, Nature of God, Grace, Prophets, Trust, Judgment, Transformation
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God's Grace in Our Gloom

Reformation Sunday; Pentecost XXII
II Corinthians 5: 19, 20; 6:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 27, 1985
Reformation, Grace of God, Genesis, Hebrew Scriptures, Sin, Forgiveness, Freedom, Judgment, Creation
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Why I Believe in Purgatory

Advent III
I Corinthians 3:14-15; Luke 12:47-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 15, 1985
Advent, Purgatory, Judgment, Forgiveness, Death, Eternity, Nature of God, Salvation, God of Grace
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The Place of Confession in the Christian Life

Psalm 32:1; I John 1:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 22, 1982
Transformation, Alcoholics Anonymous, Grace, Confession, Forgiveness
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