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Seeing is Believing

Epiphany II
II Kings 6:17; John 14:9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 16, 1994
Epiphany, Spiritual Quest, Historical Jesus, Critical Thinking, Spiritual Dimension,Grace
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The Secret's Out

Epiphany I
Isaiah 49:6; Ephesians 3:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 09, 1994
Epiphany, Revelation, Transformation, Light, Inclusive, Pluralism, Grace
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The Grace To Recognize the Future

Christmastide II
Luke 2:32
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
January 02, 1994
Grace, Presence of God, Prophetic Voice, Liberation Theology, Justice, Transformation of the World
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Guilt: Pride's Last Holdout

New Years Eve
Philippians 3:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 31, 1993
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How Can We Keep From Singing!

Christmastide I
Luke 2:13
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 26, 1993
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Incarnation

Christmas Eve
John 1:14; II Corinthians 5:19
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 24, 1993
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Come, Lord Jesus!

Advent IV
Isaiah 11:9; Luke 1:52; Revelation 21:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 19, 1993
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God With Us in the Meantime

Advent III
Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1: 23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 12, 1993
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The God of the End

Advent II
Ecclesiastes 3:2, 20; I Thessalonians 4:14
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
December 05, 1993
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The God of Our Beginnings

Advent I
Jeremiah 31:31,34; Revelation 21:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 28, 1993
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A Flood of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day
II Corinthians 9:11-12
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 25, 1993
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The Embrace of Grace

Pentecost XXV
Job 4:7; Philippians 2:1-4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 21, 1993
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We Just Don't Get It

Pentecost XXIV
Isaiah 49;6; Romans 3;21-22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
November 14, 1993
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Word and Wind and World

Reformation Day & All Saints Day; Pentecost XXII
Jeremiah 31:31, 33; II Corinthians 3:3, 17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 31, 1993
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Sheer Joy - A Celebration of Ministry

Pentecost XXI
I Chronicles 29:22
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 24, 1993
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For Love of the World

Pentecost XX
Matthew 5:44-45; Isaiah 44:15-16
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 17, 1993
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A Community of Inclusivity

Pentecost XIX
Hosea 11:8; Revelation 1:10-11; Luke 4:17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 10, 1993
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In the Awe of Worship

Pentecost XVIII
Isaiah 6:8; Revelation 1:10-11
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
October 03, 1993
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Breaking Through; The Future Emerging

Pentecost XVII
Isaiah 43:18-19; Acts 11:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 26, 1993
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Prayer during Group Tour in Nauplia, Greece

Group Tour in Greece
September 19, 1993
Prayer, Wonder, Emergence, Awareness, Community
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Hallowed Time That Hallows Time

Pentecost XIV
Genesis 2:3; Mark 2:27
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
September 05, 1993
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The Care of the Soul II

Pentecost XIII
I Kings 19:4; Mark 14:33
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 29, 1993
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The Care of the Soul

Pentecost XII
Jeremiah 2:13; Matthew 6:23
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 22, 1993
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Can We Talk?

Pentecost XI
Genesis 11:7; Acts 2:6-8
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 15, 1993
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If God Sent the Rainbow, Who Sent the Flood?

Pentecost X
Isaiah 43:2
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 08, 1993
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Memories With A Future

Pentecost IX
Genesis 9:13; I Corinthians 11:24-25
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
August 01, 1993
Sacrament, Ritual
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Who Says God Says?

Pentecost VIII
Amos 7:13; Luke 4:21
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 25, 1993
Prophecy, Revelation, Word of God, Trust
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Something's Happening

Pentecost VII
Esther 4:14; Mark 9:40
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 18, 1993
Community of Faith, Global Community, Pluralism, Inclusiveness
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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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The Promise and Peril of a New Age Aborning

Pentecost V
Isaiah 65: 23, 25; Romans 11: 32, 36
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
July 04, 1993
Global Community, Shalom, Freedom, Interdependence
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Not Converted - Just Amazed By Grace

Pentecost IV
Acts 9:5; Philippians 3:10
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 27, 1993
Pentecost IV, Conversion, Reformation, Spiritual Growth
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Can I Be Included?

Pentecost III
Deuteronomy 23:1; Isaiah 56:7; Acts 8:37
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 20, 1993
Pentecost III, Inclusive, Spirit of God, Pluralism
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The Risk of Seeing Too Soon

Pentecost II
Matthew 23:37; Acts 7: 54-55
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 13, 1993
Pentecost II, Spirit of God, Inclusive, Community of Faith, Universality
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The Spirit Beyond All Human Religion

Trinity Sunday
John 4: 21-24; Acts 10:34-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
June 06, 1993
Trinity, Community of Faith, Global Community, God of Grace
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Spirit Embodied Humanly

Pentecost Sunday
Numbers 11:19; John 14:12, 18; Acts 2:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 30, 1993
History of Israel, Universal Grace, Non-exclusive, Pentecost
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All This and Heaven Too!

Ascension Sunday
Luke 24:51; Romans 8:31-39
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 23, 1993
Liturgical Calendar, Followers of Jesus
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Would You Know My Name If I Saw You In Heaven?

Eastertide VI
John 20: 16; Revelation 22:4
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 16, 1993
Transcendance, Transforming Love
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Family Values, Jesus' Style

Mothers' Day; Eastertide V
Mark 3:35; John 21: 16-17
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
May 09, 1993
Transformation, Diversity, Community of Faith, Unconditional Love
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The Human Face of God

Eastertide III
Acts 3: 14-15
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 25, 1993
Faith, Followers of Jesus, Presence of God
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Good News

Eastertide II
Luke 1:1-14; 24:13-17, 28-35
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 18, 1993
Resurrection, Way of Jesus, Gospel, Nature of God, Christian Community
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The Faith of Jesus Vindicated

Easter Sunday
Ezekiel 37:9; Romans 1:4; Mark 16:6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 11, 1993
Way of Jesus, Hope, Followers of Jesus, Nature of God
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Suffering: The Need For Another

Maundy Thursday
Luke 22; 14-24
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
April 08, 1993
Community of Faith, Passover, Suffering, Job, Empathy
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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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Suffering: Nevertheless...

Midweek Lent
Romans 8:18-39; Mark 14:32-42
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 31, 1993
Suffering, Unconditional Love of God, Way of Jesus
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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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Suffering: Is One Abandoned?

Midweek Lent
Job 23:3; Mark 15:34
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 24, 1993
Suffering, Job, Theodicy, Nature of God
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By What Authority...Or Who Says So?

Lent IV
Jeremiah 7:1; Mark 11:27-28
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 21, 1993
God of Grace, Way of Jesus, Non-exclusive Nature of Religious Authority
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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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Smashing Idols - Again and Again

Lent III
Mark 3:5-6
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 14, 1993
Unbrokered Presence of God, Nature of Religion, Followers of Jesus, Inclusive
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Suffering: Is It Punishment?

Midweek Lent
Job 8:1-6; 21:7-26; 22:1-5; 23:1-10; 42;7-9
Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI
March 10, 1993
Suffering, Nature of God, Orthodox Belief, Sin
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