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Secure Enough to Forgive

Lent IV
Psalm 137:9; Luke 23:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 17, 1996
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The Struggle to Discern the Will of God

Lent II
Luke 4:12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 03, 1996
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Hope is Life's Turbulence

Midweek Lent
Psalm 42:5
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 28, 1996
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Face Set - Steely Will and Gracious Heart

Lent I
Luke 9:51
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 25, 1996
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Home on the Far Side of the Valley

Ash Wednesday
Psalm 23:4,6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 21, 1996
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A Whole Life Plan

Mardi Gras Sunday
Nehemiah 8:10; Matthew 11:18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 18, 1996
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Birth Pains

Epiphany IV
Ezekiel 37:14; John 3:7
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 28, 1996
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A Question Full of Anguish

Epiphany III
Matthew 11:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 21, 1996
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Star Trek

Epiphany I
Gen. 1:3; Ephesians 3:9; Matthew 2:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 07, 1996
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Face to Face

New Year's Eve
Psalm 16:5, 11; Matthew 1:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1995
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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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Can We Be Both Truthful and Hopeful?

Advent III
Isaiah 9:2; I Cor 13:13; Luke 1:79
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 17, 1995
Advent, Journey of Faith, Hope, Love at the core of reality, Presence of God
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When the Crisis Comes - It's Too Late

Advent II
Isaiah 11:9; I Corinthians 13:13; Luke 1:37
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 10, 1995
Advent, Shalom, Emergence, Trust, Faith, Love
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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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Thanks For the Memories

Thanksgiving Day
Philippians 1:3, 6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 23, 1995
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Dancing With God

Thanksgiving Sunday; Pentecost XXIV
Psalm 149:3; Luke 15:24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 19, 1995
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God Has More in Store For Us

Pentecost XXII
II Corinthians 4:12; 5:1
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 05, 1995
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Life is Not a Trivial Pursuit

Pentecost XX
Gen. 1:1; Isaiah 65:17; I Cor. 15:58; Rev. 21:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 22, 1995
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No One is Excluded

Pentecost XIX
Romans 2:1; Luke 18:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 15, 1995
Inclusive Love, Unconditional Love, Community of Grace
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No One Need Despair

Pentecost XVIII
II Kings 7:9; Romans 11:32; Mark 1:45
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 08, 1995
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That Not One Little One Be Lost

Pentecost XVII
Jeremiah 22:16; Matthew 18:10, 14; 19:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 01, 1995
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Imagine That!

Pentecost XV
Psalm 78:2; Matthew 20:16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 17, 1995
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Moses: Violent for a Cause

Pentecost XIII
Exodus 1:8; 2:23-24; 3:4; Luke 12:51
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 03, 1995
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Joseph: Breaking the Cycle of Violence

Pentecost XII
Genesis 45:4; Romans 12:21; Matthew 5:44, 48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 27, 1995
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Jacob: Expletive Deleted

Pentecost XI
Genesis 27:38
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 20, 1995
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Sarah and Hagar: Manipulation, Meanness and Bitter Fruit

Pentecost X
Genesis 16:4; 21:9; Galatians 5:26
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 13, 1995
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Finally Home

Pentecost VIII
Isaiah 43:18-10; Revelation 21:3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 30, 1995
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Noah: Tipsy Sailor

Pentecost VII
Genesis 6:1-8; 9:1-7; 9:20-29; II Corinthians 4:7-15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 23, 1995
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Cain: Sin Crouches at the Door

Pentecost VI
Genesis 4:1-16; I John 4:7-21; Matthew 5:44-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 16, 1995
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Adam and Eve - Mudslide or Emergence?

Pentecost V
Genesis 2:17; Revelation 22:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 09, 1995
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Founding Vision: Floundering

Independence Day Weekend; Pentecost IV
Isaiah 58:12; Romans 12:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 02, 1995
Shalom, Transformation, Inclusive, Global Community
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Beyond Our Wildest Dreams!

Pentecost II
Isaiah 40:28-31; Ephesians 3:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 18, 1995
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Dreams Don't Die

Pentecost
Acts 2:17; John 20:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 04, 1995
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God, Nation and the Integrity of Leadership

Eastertide VI
Psalm 33:10; Jeremiah 37:17; John 21:18, 22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 28, 1995
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Baptized into Christ: Called to Maturity

Eastertide V
Luke 24:51; Ephesians 4:15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 21, 1995
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Portraits in Flesh

Eastertide IV
Genesis 1:26; II Corinthians 3:2-3
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 14, 1995
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The Dawn of a New Age: The Ground of Hope

Eastertide I
Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 65:17; Rev. 21:1; Matthew 28:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 23, 1995
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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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Olivet to Calvary

Maundy Thursday
No text listed on tape
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 13, 1995

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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When God is Absent

Midweek Lent
Psalm 88; Job 38:1-18
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 05, 1995
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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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Longing to Learn the Will of God

Midweek Lent
Psalm 40; Mark 14:32-42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 29, 1995
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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 Portrait of God

Lent III
Luke 15:20
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 19, 1995
Nature of God, Way of Jesus, Inclusive, Transforming Love
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It Is All Right

Midweek Lent
Psalm 103; Ephesians 3:14-21; Matthew 5: 43-48
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 15, 1995
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A Dream Declared

Lent II
Luke 4: 18-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 12, 1995
Lent, Way of Jesus, Shalom, Transforming the World
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Retrieving a Dangerous Dream

Lent I
Luke 22:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 05, 1995
Lent, Historical Jesus, Way of Jesus, Inclusive, Justice
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From Feasting to Fasting

Mardi Gras Sunday
Ephesians 1:17-19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 26, 1995
Liturgical Calendar, Community of Faith, Psychology
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Epiphany Eyes

Epiphany V
Luke 4:18; Romans 1:16; Acts 28:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
February 19, 1995
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